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This fun and informative podcast focuses on books, reading, and Mississippi’s libraries. The Pod Squad members cover a wide variety of book/library-related topics, and some take listeners across the state to visit libraries. Find out what makes Mississippi one of the most literature-rich states in the country.
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Join Shellie, Riley, and Charlie as they discuss what exactly makes a book a good beach read. Is it the themes or locations of the book? Is it the genre of the book? Or, is it something else entirely? Tune in to find out!
Books mentioned:
Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
The Humans by Matt Haig
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
Piglet by Lottie Hazel
The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Join Charlie and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of special collections and just what makes them so special. Listen as they talk about the various collections and kits that can be borrowed by patrons and libraries, including board games, costumes, hand puppets, story walks, and more!
For more information regarding our special collections and kits, you can contact Charlie Simpkins at (601) 432-4498
Join Zach as he looks back at some of our recent MLC Moments which focus on our collection of WPA files.
Join Tracy and Shellie on this episode of Shelf Absorbed as they discuss what they've been reading and watching lately.
Books mentioned:
The Impossible Life of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Foe by Iain Reed
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reed
Stoner by John Williams
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
How Strange a Season by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman
The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
Domestic Work by Natasha Tretheway
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
Join Katie, Charlie, and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of podcast development. Listen as they talk about what you need to make a podcast, how to get started, and all the other behind the scenes magic.
Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Charlie as they discuss Novels in Verse. Listen in while they talk about novels in verse as well as their favorite poems and verse novels!
Books and Poems mentioned:
The Crossover – Kwame Alexander
Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur
The Night Library of Sternendach – Jessica Levai
Dreaming of You – Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Bull – David Elliot
We Are All So Good at Smiling – Amber McBride
Ain’t Burned All the Bright – Jason Reynolds
Chlorine Sky – Mahogany Browne
Sharp Teeth – Toby Barlow
Join Tracy and Shellie as they talk about their favorite short stories! What makes a good short story? What makes them memorable? Learn all that and more on this episode!
Stories mentioned include:
"Dear Sister" by Deesha Philyaw
"The Field of Blue Children" by Tennessee Williams
"The Man Who Loved Flowers" by Stephen King
"Parker's Back" by Flannery O'Connor
"Portrait of a Girl in Glass" by Tennessee Williams
"Up in Michigan" by Ernest Hemingway
Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist
Join Katie, Shellie, and Tracy as they discuss bookish podcast other than your favorite, Stacks and Stories. Listen as they talk about what makes a good podcast, how the length of a podcast episode affects the best time to listen, and more, so stay tuned.
Podcasts Mentioned
Celebrity Memoir Book Club
If Books Could Kill
Maintenance Phase
Overdue
Read with Jenna
Reading Through Life
Shonen Flop
What Should I Read Next
This episode is all about Pride and Prejudice and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Join Tracy and Russell as they dive into regency romance and comedy horror, examining their own prides and prejudices along the way.
Books discussed:
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith
Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk about their favorites in this year's crop of Magnolia Book Award nominations!
Books discussed in this episode include:
Alone written by Megan E. Freeman
Four for the Road written by K.J. Reilly
Fox and Chick: Up and Down and Other Stories written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
I Must Betray You written by Ruta Sepetys
Listen to the Language of the Trees written by Tera Kelley, illustrated by Marie Hermansson
The Lucky Ones written by Linda Williams Jackson
The Most Magnificent Idea written and illustrated by Ashley Spires
Stella Keeps the Sun Up written by Clothilde Ewing, illustrated by Lynn Gaines
Join Tracy and Shellie on this newest episode of Shelf Absorbed as they talk about their favorite books of 2023 and the books they're looking forward to in 2024!
Books mentioned in the episode:
The Anthropocene Review by John Green
I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object by Laurie Colwin
My Murder by Kate Williams
Chenneville by Paulette Jiles
Join Katie and Russell as they talk about long books, long book series, and everything big and chonky!
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Stand by Stephen King
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
Join Katie and Riley as they discuss memoirs and why they like them. Listen in as they talk about death, eels, families, ships, and more, so stay tuned.
Books Mentioned
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
I'm A Terminal Cancer Patient, But I'm Fine by Hilnama
I Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk their favorite picture books: past classics, current faves, and new books they're looking forward to!
Titles discussed in this episode include:
Beatrice Likes the Dark by April Genevieve Tucholke, illustrated by Khoa Le
Doña Flor by Pat Mora, illustrated by Raul Colón
¡Fiesta! A Festival of Colors by Duncan Tonatiuh
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
Hot Dog by Doug Salati
Noodle Conquers Comfy Mountain by Jonathan Graziano; illustrated by Dan Tavis
Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen, illustrated by Minnie Phan
The video of April Genevieve Tucholke reading Beatrice Likes the Dark can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIHB-LO2Wbg
Join Tracy and Zach as they discuss what kooky structures and narrations mean to them, why they like them, and some of their favorite examples, so stay tuned.
Books Mentioned
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe
John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Amanda's a fan of YA and hasn't read much horror. Riley's a fan of horror and hasn't read much YA. Join us at Amanda & Riley each read a recommended book from the other's favorite genre and discuss their forays into the wider world of reading!
Join Alex and Amanda as they talk all things book covers! From books that are better than their cover, covers that are better than their books, cover reprints that are just kind of bad, cover trends, and cover marketing, they cover (get it?) almost everything in the wide world of book design!
As a note, Alex mentions a book with an orange cover set on Jupiter that she can't remember the title of. This book is The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older.
Books mentioned in this episode
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Anna & the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Old Enough by Haley Jacobson
My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
The Wayfairer series by Becky Chambers
The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Tia Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries series by Mia P. Manansala.
The Donut Legion by Joe R. Lansdale.
Join Riley, Shellie, and Tracy as they discuss dark academia, why they enjoy it, and if not, what they do enjoy that’s adjacent.
Books Mentioned
Blue Angel by Francine Prose
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Possession by A.S. Byatt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessel
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Join Alex and Tracy as they discuss the influential children’s book writer Beverly Cleary. Listen as they talk about their favorite books by her, toothpaste, wigs, and bad accents.
Join Katie and Natalie as they discuss why they prefer nonfiction to fiction, what their favorite nonfiction reads are, and more.
Books Mentioned
1776 by David McCullough
A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy by Joyce Kaufman
Educated by Tara Westover
The Encyclopedia of the Cat edited by Bruce Fogle
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
A Promise Land by Barack Obama
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
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