Susan Lyons
Co-Host of Eclectic Readers
In between reading, I am a mom of two bookworms-in-training. I am one of three founders of the Eclectic Readers Book Club where the podcast grew from. Not only do I love reading books, but I also love bookish culture. You can also find me on Litsy, @ruri_kaichou.
Susan Lyons has hosted 65 Episodes.
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Episode 22: The Bees: I Hope There is a Bee Heaven
September 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 10 mins
What are your #BookConfessions? Susan, Jeannette, and Meredith divulge some of theirs and are buzzing with thoughts for the discussion of Laline Paull's 'The Bees.'
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Episode 21: Eclectic Readers Special: Interview with JD Lakey
August 31st, 2016 | 35 mins 45 secs
We interview JD Lakey, author of the Black Bead Chronicles. We delve deep into the world and find out it is made up of more than psychics, the importance of their matriarchal society and a whole lot more. We also discuss her unusual inspiration to help her write.
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Episode 20: The Name of the Wind: We Tell Him What We Want, What We Really Really Want
August 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 22 mins
Susan is super excited about new kids’ books, while we prescribe reading with a singalong to help Tara resist a reading slump. We weigh binge-reading versus serialized reading, and find out that Mere might just become a serial reader. On the other hand, Jeannette just wants to binge read all the series. All of them. We then discuss at length Patrick Rothfuss’s lengthy 'The Name of the Wind,' and kindly request more answers and more 'Spice' in Kvothe’s life.
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Episode 18: Annihilation: Are You Feeling a Brightening?
July 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 3 mins
Jeannette is nesting, Tara isn't sure what city she is in, and Susan is spreading her spores - Area X style! We discuss the books we felt peer pressured into reading, ask the question 'What is it?' (a lot), and try to fill in the blanks that Annihilation leaves in its wake. Join us as we chat about this sci-fi thriller mystery and try to discern the truth of Area X.
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Episode 17: The Star-Touched Queen: You Know You’re in the Underworld When...
June 15th, 2016 | 59 mins 55 secs
It’s our first podcast-iversary! We talk about our upcoming read-a-thon and special ‘Cursed Child’ episode (use #EclecticPotter on Twitter to send us your ‘Cursed Child’ questions) and our favorite mythologies before we delve into ‘The Star-Touched Queen.’
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Episode 15: A Sense of an Ending: Meh.
May 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 8 mins
We announce a fun event! We talk about moms in the literary world, awesome and crazy. Then we discuss the book where we sensed an ending but it still left us 'meh'.
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Episode 13: Anna Karenina: Come for the Adultery, Stay for the Agricultural Tips
March 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 4 mins
Meredith goes BookBub crazy. Susan invites J.K. Rowling to Denver for cake and podcasting. Jeannette asks Finnish listeners to correct her pronunciation. Also! Have you ever lied about reading a book? We discuss the most lied-about books, try to dissect the dense, moody passion of Anna Karenina, and challenge readers to read books with crazy titles and tell us about them.
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Episode 12: City of Bones: We All Feel Weird
February 15th, 2016 | 1 hr 18 mins
Susan makes her triumphant return! Jeannette dislikes the Shadowhunters TV series, but we all like the Magicians show! Also, Tara tweets with Scott McCloud, and Book Bingo is back! Meredith breaks it down if you want to play along at home.
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Episode 10: Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: I Really Wanted to Like Martin!
December 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 9 mins
We welcome guest host, Meredith, to the podcast! We talk about the start of the Eclectic Read-a-thon starting the evening of Dec 19. We list our book wish list for Christmas; just message us for our addresses. And we discuss emotions during the high school years.
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Episode 9: The Golem and the Jinni: Not the Kind of People You Want to Blackmail
November 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 11 mins
We explore humanity through the discussion of two magical characters. Things get philosophical. Susan gets a new Kindle, and Jeannette makes Tara mad. Also! We introduce our Eclectic Readathon, which YOU can join!
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Episode 8: One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Dream-like Trance
October 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 4 mins
We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a classic Hispanic author. We’re not sure if we like being in a dream-like state while following the Buendia family. Ursula is awesome, the women are great, and the men kinda suck.
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Episode 7: The Magicians: Why You Shouldn’t Write Yourself into Your Novels
September 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 15 mins
Publishers are tricksy with comparisons. Placing books in certain genres can also be misleading. Also, everyone agrees that Quentin sucks and Alice is amazing.
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Episode 6: Girl on the Train: How Creepy is Too Creepy?
August 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 8 mins
People watching gone wrong. We discuss the different issues each women have in the book and how awful the men can be. Also, when does people watching become creepy? And some books we did not really enjoy.
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Episode 5: Kushiel’s Dart: It’s not JUST about Sex
July 15th, 2015 | 1 hr 12 mins
In this episode, we discuss Kushiel’s Dart, and give you useful life tips for setting sale prices! Susan and Tara assign Jeannette some summer reading, Jeannette reads at odd times and places, and Tara shares her sexy reading habits.
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Episode 4: Ready Player One: The Book With An Extra Life
July 1st, 2015 | 1 hr 7 mins
In this episode, we discuss one of our favorite Eclectic Readers books of all time: Ready Player One. We chat about dystopias, book blockbusters, and Hollywood’s problem with body positive casting.
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Episode 2: The Miniaturist: In Which We Found the Secret Tulip Society
June 14th, 2015 | 1 hr 6 mins
In this episode, we love on our libraries, vote for our favorite book club reads, and discuss Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist. Susan defines the difference between observation and being a total creeper, Tara licks language from a bowl, and Jeannette shares a cool Kindle tip!