Book Me! Team

The Team

LINDSAY GLOADE-RAINING BIRD, Host (Seasons 9+)

Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird is a mixed-Cree writer, editor, and book reviewer.

Raised by Lawrencetown beach waves, educated at Dalhousie University, and settled smack dab in the "Hub of Nova Scotia" (Truro) with her husband and two kids. Here she practices passionate trial and error gardening, crowds every available surface with books, and never hesitates to make a joke at her own expense.

Her book reviews and other writings have been found at The Coast, Atlantic Books Today, CBC, bookshelf.ca and Broken Pencil.

AMANDA GALLAGHER, Producer/Editor

Amanda is a reading-obsessed human who adores nature, animals, singing and the simple things in life. By trade, she is a writer and multimedia specialist with over fifteen years experience in traditional and new media. Her education spans the fields of management, marketing, HR, TV, radio and journalism. To date she has amassed numerous production and performance credits spanning over 50 hours of broadcast content, including serving as writer/director on five feature-length documentaries. Her work has screened at festivals and can be found on networks and streaming platforms worldwide.

Amanda also serves as Media Mentor for Digitally Lit, an online engagement strategy that empowers young Atlantic Canadians to engage their peers with local books, promoting literacy in digital spaces.

COSTAS HALAVREZOS, Host (Seasons 1-8)

Best known as the former host (1987–2010) of CBC Radio’s Maritime Noon, Costas Halavrezos grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, where his parents operated Nick's Coffee Counter. Nick’s introduced him to people from all walks of life, an ideal training ground for public broadcasting. Following retirement from CBC Radio, Costas returned to his retail roots and became a spice merchant at the Brewery Market in Halifax for six years.

These days, along with hosting the Book Me! podcast, Costas auditions for voice-over work from his home studio. Costas loves pickup basketball, playing bass with the BBQ Kings, cooking for friends, and tending his grapevines in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

SPECIAL THANKS

A big thank you to the talented Gerald Gloade-Raining Bird for composing and performing his song 'Little Whirlwind Woman,' which serves as Book Me's theme music for seasons 9+.

Thank you to musician Don Ross for "Dracula and Friends," the podcast theme music featured in seasons 1-8.
Already a Canadian musical icon, Don Ross has toured internationally for the last 3 decades, bringing his trademark groove-based style to audiences across Canada and the USA, Europe, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, India and Australia. While Don plays about a dozen other instruments, he is best known for his ground-breaking work as a solo “finger-style” guitarist. To learn more about Don Ross and his new band "Don Ross Louder Than Usual," please check out www.donrossltu.com.

Thank you to the entire Nimbus Publishing team for their ongoing help and support.