S. 7 Ep. 158 - Grant Permission to Read with guest Bethany Planton 12-7-22

This week we chat with fellow book lover and grant writer Bethany Planton who runs a book club for fellow members of her profession. When she began her own consulting company, she met several other grant writers from around the country through a twitter chat, and they quickly realized that besides sharing a profession, they also shared a love of books. The Grant Pro Bookclub started 6 years ago and has always met virtually, long before the rest of us picked up on the idea when the COVID pandemic began. We talk to Bethany about her undying love of Little Women and Louisa May Alcott, her role as a tourist ambassador for her city, and why it’s never too cold for ice cream. You can find bethany on Instagram at @bmpreads For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman 2- On Writing by Stephen King 3- Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews 4- American Gods by Neil Gaiman 5- We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter 6- The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis 7- After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis 8- Drowned Town by Jayne Moore Waldrop 9- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 10- Carol/The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith 11- Louisa on the Front Lines by Samantha Seiple 12- May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate: Travel Writing and Transformation in the Late Nineteenth Century by Julia Dabbs 13- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 14- Little Men by Louisa May Alcott 15- Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott 16- Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott 17- Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott 18- Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott 19- Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott 20- The Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott 21- Behind a Mask by Louisa May Alcott 22- March by Geraldine Brooks 23- So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow 24- Santa's Secrets by K.C. Wells 25- Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi 26- Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi 27- The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi 28- W is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi 29- The Keeper: Growing Up in Girl Sports by Kelcey Parker Ervick 30- Odder by Katherine Applegate 31- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 32- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 33- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate Movies mentioned-- 1- Little Women (directed by Greta Gerwig 2019) 2- Carol (2015) 3- The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999)