Booklist's Shelf Care

On this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Karen Toonen, Collection Services Manager at the Naperville Public Library (IL) about how her library’s circulation changed during lockdown, and what she did about it; Audio Editor Heather Booth shares the five essentials of business books on audio; and Adult Books Editor Donna Seaman shares what she’s reading and loving. Here’s what we talked about: Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank by Elin Hilderbrand, Andriana Trigiani, et al. It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark. The Cult of We by Eliot Brown. Bridgerton, aka The Duke and I by Julia Quinn. Naked in Death by JD Robb. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. Read by the author. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin. Read by Robin Miles. All Together Now: A Newfoundlander’s Light Tales for Heavy Times by Alan Doyle. Heather’s Tips for Selecting Business Books on Audio: 1) Look to the stars! 2) Look to the *other* star