Ep. 44 Postcards From The Edge of Reading with Anita Martin

We probably all have memories of picking up a 25 cent postcard at a cheesy souvenir shop on a summer vacation to send to a friend or family member back home. The first postcard was invented by an Englishman in 1840 but now these iconic colorful cards have whole websites, youtube videos, and pinterest boards devoted to them with themes such as the best ways to write a meaningful message in just a few lines, postcards as a writing process, and 8 reasons you should be sending postcards right now. Our guest today, Anita Martin, puts much time and energy into melding 2 of her favorite things; postcards and books. Her website Postcards and Authors invites bibliophiles of all types, including writers, book clubs, and bookish podcasts to send a postcard that lets readers get a glimpse of who they are. Anita talks to us about how picking out a postcard can give you insight into a person’s personality, how books are just one facet of her desire to be a lifelong learner, what genre initially gave her the desire to always have a book in her hand, and how one author’s signature on his postcard made it one of her favorites. Books Discussed in this Episode: 1- Roots by Alex Haley 2- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 3- The Flying Cutterbucks by Kathleen M. Rodgers 4- Akata Witch and Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor 5- The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antartica by Laurie Gwen Shapiro 6- The Last Painting of Sara DeVos by Dominic Smith 7- It's Great to Suck at Something by Karen Rinaldi You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.