Welcome to Episode 7 of the Westmoreland Podcast!

In this episode we jump into how we rate the books we read and the individual systems we use to record those ratings. We reference GoodReads rating, what we like and don’t like about rating, we talk about plastic bag heads (at least, in the outtakes), and freelancing. Thanks for listening! 

Stuff We Mention

• Heidi’s Freelance Profile 
• GoodReads’ Rating System
• Jinx Game
• Black History Month
• Author Highlight: Georgette Heyer

Books We Mention

• A Grief Observed, by C.S. Lewis
• Snowdrift and Other Stories, by Georgette Heyer
• Vinegar Hill, by A. Manette Ansay
• Men Beyond the Law, by Max Brand
• H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald

Lisse’s recommendation: The Witch’s Boy, by Kelly Barnhill (narrated by Ralph Lister)
Heidi’s recommendation: A Homemade Life, by Molly Wizenberg

Next up for Lisse: If I Stay & Where She Went, by Gayle Foreman
Next up for Heidi: Using Black History Month to kick off some diverse reading with...

• A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines
• How Long until Black Future Month, by N.K. Jemisin
• Paradise, by Toni Morrison
• Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison

Stuff We Missed:
Gayle Foreman’s If I Stay Collection are not thrillers…they are romances. Just so you know. :) 

Our next episode is scheduled to release February 19th, 2021 and will feature Heidi's interview with our friend and new author CT Giles. Happy reading!

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