Reading Interview Episode 4: Anthony Bosman

Reading Interview Episode 4: Anthony Bosman

Jun 13, 2018 | Interviews

Welcome to the Reading Interview Series, where I chat with bookworms, avid readers and learners, to unpack their reading habits and philosophy. Anthony Bosman is my guest in this episode, a mathematician, professor, and a self-proclaimed, unashamed geek!

 

Physicist Alan Lightman wrote a meditation on science and spirituality.
 

 

 
“For me, there is room for both a spiritual universe and a physical universe, just as there is room for both religion and science. Each universe has its own power. Each has its own beauty, and mystery. A Presbyterian minister recently said to me that science and religion share a sense of wonder. I agree.”
 

 

 
This quote kept popping into my mind during this conversation with Anthony Bosman, a mathematician and assistant professor at Andrews University. He’s very passionate about his field, as you’ll hear in this interview. So naturally we talked about math quite a bit. If math gives you an uneasy feeling, hang in there for a few minutes and we’ll eventually get to his reading life and how that influences his teaching and life philosophy. Please enjoy this conversation with Anthony Bosman.
 

 

 
Connect with Anthony:
 

4. Reading Interview Series: Anthony Bosman

Mentioned Books, Authors, Podcasts, and Links
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott
Flatterland by Ian Stewart
Political Tribes by Amy Chua
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
 

 

 
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Reading Interview Episode 3: Kendra Stanton Lee

Reading Interview Episode 3: Kendra Stanton Lee

Mar 21, 2018 | Interviews

Kendra Stanton Lee is my guest for this 3rd episode of the Reading Interview Series, where I chat with bookworms, avid readers and learners, to unpack their reading habits and philosophy. She’s a freelance writer based in Boston, but really, there’s not one thing that can describe her. She’s a teacher, writer, calligrapher, and entrepreneur. You’ll love this conversation with her. We talked about her reading life, some contemporary and important books, her writing life, and her experience with the publishing world. My personal favorite part is towards the end of the episode where we talk about intercultural relationships. Stick around to the end for that.

Connect with Kendra:

Kendra’s blog: www.kendraspondence.com
Twitter: @Kendraspondence
 
 

 

3. Reading Interview Series: Kendra Stanton Lee

Mentioned Books, Authors, Podcasts, and Links

Blubber by Judy Blume
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Promise by Chaim Potok
American girl books
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
 
 
 
Minute Markers:
Kendra’s life story in books [1:27]
Her approach to guide her kids to love reading [11:36]
How she discovers new books, favorite genres [15:20]
What makes her break up with a book [18:18]
Why an author’s voice is important [21:24]
Contemporary books that are important for women to read [22:36]
Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her novel Americanah, rocks [22:59]
Why Between the World and Me is required reading [28:23]
The book that made a man moved away from sitting next to Kendra on the subway [33:14]
Kendra’s approach to writing; why writing is important to her [36:50]
Using daily occurrences as inspiration for writing; finding humor in life [40:50]
How she found/developed her voice in writing [45:20]
Experience with the publishing world through her book project a few years ago [47:40]
Intercultural relationships [49:09]
Why conversations on intercultural relationships/families are important [53:55]
Intercultural relationships from a faith perspective [56:24]
What raises up cultural conversations in her family [58:55]
Why messy conversations are sometimes necessary [1:00:08]
 
 

 

 

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Picture: Kendra Stanton Lee
 
 

 

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Reading Interview Episode 2: Amy Ratsara

Reading Interview Episode 2: Amy Ratsara

Jan 18, 2018 | Interviews

This is the second episode of the Reading Interview Series, where I chat with bookworms, avid readers and learners, to unpack their reading habits and philosophy.

 

 

In this episode I chat with Amy Ratsara. She is an attorney in the state of Michigan, who is a good friend. We love to talk about books and podcasts we like. One of the main reasons I want to interview her is her background in history and law, and we talk a lot about reading history in this conversation. For those of you who are thinking about or currently attending law school, she has some great tips on reading case laws and preparing for class. Hope you’ll enjoy this episode. As usual, all the books and links mentioned in the interview can be found below.

 

Connect with Amy on Twitter and Instagram: @amyratsara

2. Reading Interview Series: Amy Ratsara

Mentioned Books, Authors, Podcasts, and Links

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Living History by Hillary Clinton
Madam Secretary by Madeleine Albright
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Path of Loneliness by Elisabeth Elliot
House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Hidden Christmas by Timothy Keller
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
The Desire of Ages by Ellen White
The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller
American girl books
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
 
 
 
Minute Markers:
Childhood reading [1:08]
How her reading changed as she grew older [4:16]
Discovering her love of history [12:00]
Why history is important and inexhaustible [15:41]
How she picks books and resources now [21:00]
Good audiobooks she listened to recently [23:27]
Continual learning in law [26:26]
Reading tips for law students, how to annotate passages [30:15]
Applying the reading tips for general reading [36:31]
How to learn the historiography of a topic [37:25]
Debates on how history is popularized [40:20]
Bias in biographies [43:43]
Methods to select books to buy/borrow/purge [46:48]
What she’s reading right now [51:37]
Resources for people who want to start learning about American History [53:55]
How 2017 impacted her reading habits [57:15]
How to keep learning [1:00:39]
 
 

 

 

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