Books and Brews Podcasts Episode #41: Nancie Laird Young

Books and Brews Podcast

Nancie Laird Young grew up as an Army BRAT and traveled with her family across the United States, Europe and the Far East. Eventually she grew up, married (twice), had three great daughters, and various careers in human services, academic administration, advocacy for people with disabilities. These led to contributions to books and magazine articles about the Internet, which eventually led to positions in Community/Social Media Management, Content Development, and Strategy at WashingtonPost.com, Edmunds.com, LifetimeTV.com, and AOL/Time Warner among others. After leaving the corporate world she moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, presumably to care for her aging father. The story of how she reconnected with her father and rediscovered herself is the topic of her memoir Tea with Dad, Finding Myself in My Father’s Life (Green Writers Press/Green Place Books, June 2021). Young is principle among others in the formation of a new small, independent press expected to open for submissions in late 2023. www.nancielairdyoung.com

Nancie’s Readings:

• Moving Home from the Prologue – 11:54
• No More Baseball – 27:37
• About the Heart – 42:01

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

• Free the Bib, Lift Bridge Brewery (paired to Moving Home) – 9:22
• Twins Pils, Summit Brewing Company (paired to No More Baseball) – 25:16
• Shock Top, ABInBev, (Paired to About the Heat) – 40:47

Interview Highlights:

• Compromising—again – 18:35
• Thinking about death – 33:05
• A good life--being satisfied – 47:05
• Getting to know our parents – 51:08

COMING NEXT MONTH: Robert Bidinotto, Vigilante Author

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology
• Release of Saint in the Cellar by Laura Vosika and Chris R. Powell, available in print, ebook, and hard cover.

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.