In The Good Books with Luke Bateman

The love goes on! Luke continues to unpack the literary relationships that give us all the feels.
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Hopeless romantics, meet Luke.
These are the books that make your heart ACHE — from the secret locker room romance of Heated Rivalry to the emotional wrecking ball that is The Song of Achilles and more…
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Join The Good Books Club as Luke reviews C.M. Nascosta's spicy read, 'Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic'.
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Paullina Simons talks how her life shaped her writing, The Bronze Horseman, her new book The Bell and the Blade, and why she writes 'love in loveless times'
[00:43] - Paullina on finding Luke
[02:21] - Paullina’s early life
[05:34] - How Paullina’s love of stories began
[07:35] - Paullina’s earliest literary loves: The Three Musketeers, Les Miserables, the Count of Monte Cristo
[12:22] - Paullina’s first story
[15:15] - Why Paullina is drawn to writing about hardship and resilience
[17:13] - Victor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’
[18:48] - The Bronze Horseman
[25:00] - The Bell and the Blade
[33:22] - What is Paullina’s favourite out of everything she’s written?
[35:38] - what Advice would Paullina give to an aspiring writer?
[36:21] - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
[39:35] - Paullina’s Good Book
[40:45] - Ordinary People by Judith Guest
[41:06] - Shopgirl by Steve Martin
[41:50] - Paullina’s relationship to fantasy
[42:49] - The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
[43:07] - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
[44:38] - What’s next?
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Struggling to start a habit or stay motivated?
Hear all the practical, no-pressure advice and proven hacks to help anyone discover the joy of reading and make it a daily practice.
(00:00) Intro
(00:31) Listener Audio
(02:20)Why Reading is Important
(05:11) Mindset Tip #1: Drop the Shoulds
(07:33) Mindset Tip #2: The 50 Page Rule
(08:33) Mindset Tip #3: Develop a Reading Identity
(09:52) Medium Tip #1: Audiobooks are Not Cheating
(12:22) Medium Tip #2: Invest in a Portable Reader
(14:12) Habit Tip #1: Habit Stacking
(15:16) Habit Tip #2: Replace Your Scrolling
(16:14) Habit Tip #3: Make it Social
(18:20) Consistency Beats Intensity
(20:35) Share Your Reading Tips and Tricks
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