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Jodi joins the show to recommend a number of novels in verse and graphic novels... both of which make for excellent summer reading!

A local author shares about her latest book, her sources of inspiration, and her writing process!   You can learn more about Yulanda Braxton and her books here: https://www.yulandabraxton.com/ 

Join us as we get to know one of our friendly, local elementary librarians. Come for the book recommendations, stay for the info about early childhood literacy! 

Katie and Lesley co-review a book by Carl Sagan's daughter, Sasha Sagan. The book is a meditation on how rituals can serve as a celebration of life and natural wonder even from a secular perspective. 

Brandy, who typically does not read romance, fell in love with Meg Cabot's Little Bridge Island Book Series. She and Cherie discuss the trilogy that's set in the Florida Keys. 

Jake rejoins the show to review a teen book... that just didn't quite fulfill his Fantasy/D&D needs like he had hoped. 

Kevin Troller rejoins the show to review a couple of biographies by Mike Pence and George W Bush.

Chazley and Lesley chat about grief, family, and some delicious Korean food with Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner.

Lu joins the show to review a book she's featuring for Tween Book Club that describes three natural disasters that are occurring due to climate change. 

Jake reviews a book that is filled with fun facts about animal senses and how they perceive the world in unique and interesting ways. 

Cherie joins to talk about orcs, lattes, and cozy fantasy with Legends and Lattes. 

Sam review Cormac McCarthy's two latest books, which are tied together by their main characters.

Chazley reviews a science fiction title that was published in 2020 that feels like something of a mixture between The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale. 

Rachel joins the show to discuss three popular nonfiction titles by Bill O'Reilly: Killing Jesus, Killing Lincoln, and Killing Kennedy. 

Jake joins us to discuss a graphic memoir about working in the oil and gas industry named Ducks by Kate Beaton.

There are no book reviews in this episode... instead, we gathered a few library staff members to talk about how many books we plan to read in 2023 as well as how we plan to choose those reads. 

Chazley reviews 22 books she read that were published in 2022... all in under 22 minutes!

Jamie joins the podcast to test out her "box of chocolates" book review game and reviews six books in total: A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel; Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick; The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran; Book Lovers by Emily Henry; Becoming Duchess Goldblatt (again!) by Anonymous; and The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. 

Sabrina reviews a graphic novel that is an uplifting and humorous examination of the universal experiences of moms with small kids. 

Sam and Chazley review V. E. Schwab's latest book that features an "other side of the gate" that may feel familiar to some readers.