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As librarians, books are kind of our thing. Listen in as we talk about what we're reading, make book recommendations, and all sorts of book-related fun.
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May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017
48 min
We’ve reached our 50 episode milestone! We’ll share some behind the scenes info about the podcast, and give you a preview of what you’ll be reading this summer. The episode finishes with what we’re reading this week.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
- Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (releases June 6)
– Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie
– Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie
– Anthony Horowitz books
– Foyle’s War (TV)
– Midsomer Murders (TV) - You’ll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron (releases June 6)
- People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder (releases June 6)
- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (releases June 13)
- The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (releases July 11)
- Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (releases July 11)
– Lucky Peach (magazine) - The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker (releases August 1)
– Half a King by Joe Abercrombie - See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt (releases August 1)
Halle’s picks:
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (releases June 6)
– The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
– Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (releases June 13)
- Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (releases June 13)
– Roxane Gay books
– Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay - The Windfall by Diksha Bazu (releases June 27)
– The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang - Morningstar: Growing Up with Books by Ann Hood (releases August 1)
– The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry (releases August 15)
– Book Depository
– Jenny Colgan books - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (releases August 22)
– The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
– Choose Your Own Adventure series - The Burning Girl by Claire Messud (releases August 29)
– The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
What We’re Reading This Week:
- Ann: A Castle in England by Jamie Rhodes (releases August 15)
– March series by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
– Audubon: On the Wings of the World by Fabien Grolleau and Jérémie Royer - Halle: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris (releases July 18)
– Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
May 5, 2017
May 5, 2017
36 min
We’re diving into epistolary novels, one of our favorite book formats (and, it turns out, are more than just a book of letters!). As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Ann’s picks:
- Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn
- Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
– Patricia C. Wrede books
– Caroline Stevermer books
– Jane Austen books
– Cecelia and Kate series by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
– Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke - Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock
– Griffin & Sabine series by Nick Bantock
– Morning Star series by Nick Bantock
– The Pharos Gate: Griffin & Sabine’s Lost Correspondence by Nick Bantock
– Nick Bantock books
Halle’s picks:
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
– Rainbow Rowell books - We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
– We Need to Talk About Kevin (film) - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
– Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
– Arrival (film)
– 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
What We’re Reading This Week: