{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65257b22305ba80012a30807/6ac4344e22e4cb85bd67da23?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 93: Tomes & Tonics & The Magic of Storytelling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65257b22305ba80012a30807/1791413127501-224839ee-3884-4789-bbd2-4b1f3f4cb0b0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>*Queue a bird of prey sound effect* for this week&#39;s episode of Tomes &amp; Tonics! We&#39;re still buzzing from finishing Dead Beat and CANNOT WAIT to dive into this one next week. But first, Christina announces our next bingo pick, we catch up on our latest reads, with this being Christina&#39;s lightest reading week in a hot minute, and dish the latest bookish news and learn some fun history facts on this week&#39;s Past Pages segment. Then we chat all about our latest bingo pick, Kristin Hannah&#39;s historical fiction novel, &quot;The Four Winds.&quot; From the resilient characters to the tragic arcs, from the Great Depression to communism in Hollywood, we discuss the historic context behind Kristin Hannah&#39;s sweeping story of Elsa and her fight to protect her family in the face of unsurmountable difficulty, including one our least favorite male characters we&#39;ve read in a while. So grab some Cooper&#39;s Hawk or your fave mocktail and tune in for another episode of Tomes &amp; Tonics!</p>","author_name":"lauren tracey"}