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This month Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then as a holiday gift to their listeners, Julie and Cindy ask each other the questions they've asked the brave souls who've been guests on the podcast in the past. And they end by sharing some delicious recipes they've been cooking up. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz North Main Book Notes, the library's reading blog: northmainbooknotes.blogspot.com Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) The Shining by Stephen King H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Anne Tyler Barbara Kingsolver To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Crown (Netflix) Bridgerton (Netflix) The Great British Bake Off (Netflix) Call the Midwife (PBS) All Creatures Great and Small (PBS) Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan (Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars) Life is What You Bake It: Recipes, Stories, and Inspiration to Bake Your Way to the Top by Vallery Lomas (Dark Chocolate Salted Brownies)

Julie and Cindy and their special guest Jane Fisher, the director of the library, discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library. including the library's current membership drive, and what they've been reading. Then Julie and Cindy talk to Jane about what it's like to be the library's director.  And they end by sharing some delicious recipes they've been cooking up. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Silverview by John le Carré Tinker Tailor Solider Spy by John le Carré The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John le Carré Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Passing by Nella Larsen The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han The Overstory by Richard Powers The Hidden Life of Trees: The Illustrated Edition by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst Bewilderment by Richard Powers The Promise by Damon Galgut Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery by Ross Douthat Guiding Autobiography Groups for Older Adults: Exploring the Fabric of Life by James Birren and Donna Deutchman Secrets of a Master Moderator by Naomi Henderson Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz (Brown Butter Corn Muffins) Perfect Pies: The Best Sweet and Savory Recipes from America's Pie-Baking Champion by Michele Stuart (Apple Crumb Pie) The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record by Amanda Hesser (ed.)

This month Julie and Cindy and their special guest Kayleigh Sprague discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then Julie and Cindy talk to Kayleigh about her new role as the library's Head of Teen Services.  And they end with a few chicken dishes and a delectable pastry they've been cooking up. Assembly by Natasha Brown Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead [Whitehead's 2 Pultizer Prize wins are for The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys) Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Crescent City series, Throne of Glass series) Leigh Bardugo (The Grishaverse: the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, The Language of Thorns, and King of Scars) Ninth House (Alex Stern series, Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food: More Than 100 Delicious, Super-Fast, and Easy Recipes (Sticky Lemon Chicken and Champ) The Chicken Bible: Say Goodbye to Boring Chicken with 500 Recipes for Easy Dinners, Braises, Wings, Stir-Fries, and So Much More by America’s Test Kitchen (Chicken under a Brick) Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal of Favorite Recipes by Joanne Chang (Spelt Croissants) [The Great British Bake Off on Netflix]

This month on The Bookmark podcast, Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then they talk about the epic fall publishing season and the books coming out over the next few months that they're most looking forward to reading! And they end with a few Italian dishes they've been cooking up. The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling (7 book series) The Women of Troy by Pat Barker The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter [Oct 19, 2021] Kinky Boots (Broadway musical) Pose (2018-2021 TV series) Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood by Lana Wood [Nov 9, 2021] Will by Will Smith [Nov 9, 2021] The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996 TV series) Ali (2001 movie) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006 movie) All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks [Nov 30, 2021] Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones [Nov 30, 2021] Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo [Jan. 18, 2022] Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (winner of the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction) Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki [Sept 21, 2021] A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman [Sept 28, 2021] Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen [Oct 5, 2021] Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara [Jan 11, 2022] A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Cooking Solo: The Joy of Cooking for Yourself by Klancy Miller (Chocolate Pancakes with Ganache) Cooking with Nonna: Celebrate Food & Family with over 100 Classic Recipes from Italian Grandmothers by Rossella Rago (Potato Croquettes) CookingwithNonna.com (online cooking show) The Tucci Cookbook by Stanley Tucci (Farfalle with Artichokes, Potatoes and Prosciutto) Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (7 episode TV series) Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci [Oct 5, 2021]

In this episode, Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then they talk about books that make you feel as if you've traveled to far-flung places in a nod to the fact that so many of us are choosing to skip the annual summer vacation and stay close to home. They end by sharing recipes they've been cooking and baking. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson You're Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility by Annabelle Gurwitch You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 by Annabelle Gurwitch Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock Pose (TV series) A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods (movie) The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D’Anieri I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson Notes from a Big Country: Journey into the American Dream by Bill Bryson In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson On the Road by Jack Kerouac Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes Under the Tuscan Sun (movie) A Room with a View by E.M. Forster A Room with a View (movie) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France by Peter Mayle My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now by Peter Mayle Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt Ulysses by James Joyce Relentless: Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days by David Gething My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell The Durrells in Corfu (TV series) The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway A Widow for One Year by John Irving These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (movie) Cooking Solo: The Joy of Cooking for Yourself by Klancy Miller (Chocolate Pancakes with Ganache) Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean: 125 Simple Weeknight Recipes from the World’s Healthiest Cuisine by Christopher Kimball (Rigatoni with Artichokes, Basil and Pecorino)

In this episode, Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then, in honor of Graphic Novel Month, they talk with special guest (and Julie’s pal) Sean Breen about his love for comic books and graphic novels and why everyone should give the genre a try. The Guncle by Steven Rowley Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley The Editor by Steven Rowley Popisho by Leone Ross Arsenic and Adobo: A Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery by Mia Manansala The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel The Ultimate Super Friends Companion by Will Rodgers Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen: The Annotated Edition by Leslie Klinger, Alan Moore, and Dave Gibbons A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel by Daniel Abraham, George R.R. Martin, and Tommy Patterson X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills by Brent Anderson and Chris Claremont Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel My Brother's Husband, Volumes 1 & 2 by Gengoroh Tagame and Anne Ishii Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? A Memoir by Roz Chast ComiXology.com American Library Association Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading Lists: https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/best-graphic-novels-adults-reading-list No Flying, No Tights: noflyingnotights.com Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts: Quicker, Smarter Recipes by Alice Medrich (Blueberry Cornmeal Cobbler) Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen (Sheet Pan Lamb Meatballs with Sweet & Sour Eggplant) EatingWell.com (Chicken Enchilada Skillet Casserole)

In this episode, Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library and what they've been reading. Then they talk about the joys of summer reading, what it is about summer that makes it a perfect time of year for reading, and what new books they are both looking forward to reading this summer. They end on an extra-sweet note talking about what they're baking. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan The Best of Me by David Sedaris War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Middlemarch by George Eliot Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary The Switch by Beth O’Leary Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Maidens by Alex Michaelides The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides What Fresh Hell is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman (Churros - fresh sugar crullers)  How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 Recipes by Ruth Reichl (ed). (Strawberry Shortcake)

In this episode, Julie and Cindy discuss what's new at the Wallingford Public Library, what they're reading, and then "get into it" over the Philip Roth, Blake Bailey, W.W. Norton controversy. Then they end on a sweet note talking about what they're baking. “Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture & Identity” by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi “Early Morning Riser” by Katherine Heiny “Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories” by Katherine Heiny “Standard Deviation” by Katherine Heiny “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams “In the Dream House: A Memoir” by Carmen Maria Machado “Her Body and Other Parties: Stories” by Carmen Maria Machado Jenny Lawson: thebloggess.com “Broken (in the Best Possible Way)” by Jenny Lawson “Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir” by Jenny Lawson “Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things” by Jenny Larson “Philip Roth: The Biography” by Blake Bailey “The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait” by Blake Bailey “A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates” by Blake Bailey “Cheever: A Life” by Blake Bailey “Procrastibaking: 100 Recipes for Getting Nothing Done in the Most Delicious Way Possible” by Erin Gardner, ErinBakes.com (Kitchen Sink Bars) “Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories” by Nigella Lawson (Toasted Marshmallow And Rhubarb Cake)

“XING” by Debora Kuan “Lunch Portraits” by Debora Kuan Joe Pan, joepan.com Brooklyn Arts Press, brooklynartspress.com “Sight Lines” by Arthur Sze Jennifer Mackenzie, poet “Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage” by Anne Lamott “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott “Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year” by Anne Lamott “No One is Talking about This” by Patricia Lockwood “Priestdaddy: A Memoir” by Patricia Lockwood “Let Love Rule” by Lenny Kravitz “Together in a Sudden Strangeness: America's Poets Respond to the Pandemic,” edited by Alice Quinn “The Performance of Becoming Human” by Daniel Borzutzky “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning” by Cathy Park Hong Academy of American Poets, poets.org Poets: Max Ritvo Analicia Sotelo Jenny George Jenny Xie Jericho Brown Ocean Vuong, “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel” Kate Baer Mary Oliver Sylvia Plath John Berryman Emily Dickinson, “I dwell in Possibility” Nikki Giovanni, “Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day” Elizabeth Bishop Amy Clampitt “Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Chocolate Dipped Brown Sugar Shortbread) “The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook” by Deb Perelman (Chocolate Caramel Crackers) “Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites” by Deb Perelman Angel Wong’s Kitchen, angelwongskitchen.com/taiwanese-soy-sauce-eggs.html (Taiwanese Soy Sauce Eggs)

In this episode, Julie and Cindy welcome special guest Leah Farrell to talk about what's new at the Wallingford Public Library; what they're reading; One Book, One Wallingford; and three recipes in the "Cook the Book/Bake the Book" segment. Here are the show notes: "When All is Said" by Anne Griffin "Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future" by Elizabeth Kolbert The Charles Lenox Mysteries series by Charles Finch, especially the newest book in the series (#14), "An Extravagant Death" "All Adults Here" by Emma Straub (her other books are "The Vacationers" and "Modern Lovers") "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" by Casey Cep "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote "Sally's Baking Addiction: Irresistible Cookies, Cupcakes & Desserts for Your Sweet-Tooth Fix" by Sally McKenny (available thru the hoopla app or hoopladigital.com (Nutella Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Muffins) Sally's Baking Addiction website: sallysbakingaddiction.com "An Irish Country Cookbook: More Than 140 Family Recipes from Soda Bread to Irish Stew, Paired with 10 New, Charming Short Stories from the Beloved Irish Country Series" by Patrick Taylor (Irish Soda Bread) Irish Country books by Patrick Taylor Maangchi's website:  www.maangchi.com (Kimchi) "Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking: From Everyday Meals to Celebration Cuisine" by Maangchi "Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking: Authentic Dishes for the Home Cook" by Maangchi

In this episode, Cindy and new co-host Julie talk about what's new at the Wallingford Public Library, what they're reading, the dreaded reading slump, and two sweet recipes in the "Bake the Book" segment. Here are the show notes: The Likeness by Tana French Inside Story by Martin Amis Restless by William Boyd Watchmen: The Annotated Edition by Alan Moore. Illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Edited with notes by Leslie Klinger  The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Journey--from Food Blog to Food Truck and Beyond by Martin Gapultos (Polvoron) Simple Cake--All You Need to Keep Your Friends and Family in Cake by Odette Williams (Almond Cake) hoopladigital.com (available with a Wallingford Public Library card) wallingfordlibrary.org

In today's episode, Cindy and Allison talk about all things related to home.  We share books that have a strong sense of home, discuss feel good books, and chat about two delicious recipes in the Cook the Book segment.  Here are the show notes: Empty: A Memoir by Susan Burton Untamed by Glenna Doyle Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Room by Emma Donoghue The Lake House by Kate Morton In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware The Lying Game by Ruth Ware The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hagar Cohen The Green Road by Anne Enright The Big House by George Howe Cold This is Happiness by Niall Williams The Thrush Green series by Miss Read (Thrush Green is the first book in the series) The Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny (Still Life is the first book) Books by Maeve Binchy Books by Rosamund Pilcher All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (and its sequels The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (and its companion novel The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy) Come Again by Robert Webb The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary The Switch by Beth O'Leary The Authenticity Project by Claire Poole Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child (Cassoulet) Baking Illustrated by the Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine (Fallen Chocolate Cake)

In this episode, Cindy and Allison discuss one of their greatest loves - food!  We talk about food writer memoirs, recipes, tv shows, movies, and even our favorite cooking gadgets.  Enjoy! Memoirs: My Life in France by Julia Child Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelson Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi Eat a Peach by David Chang Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball Tender is the Bone, Comfort Me with Apples, Garlic and Sapphires,  My Kitchen Year and Save Me the Plums, all by Ruth Reichl (also her  novel Delicious) The Tummy Trilogy by Calvin Trillin Heat and Dirt, both by Bill Buford Anything by M.F.K. Fisher Home Cooking and More Home Cooking, both by Laurie Colwin (also her novel Happy All the Time) Television Shows and Movies: No Reservations (Netflix) The Chef Show (Netflix) Ugly Delicious (Netflix) Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes and Weekend Escapes (Amazon Prime) Somebody Feel Phil (Netflix) The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) Julia and Julia Podcasts: The Splendid Table with Francis Lam Home Cooking with Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway Christopher Kimball's Milk Street The Sporkful with Dan Pashman Play Me a Recipe from the Food 52 blog Lunch Therapy with Adam Roberts Cookbooks: Thanksgiving 101 and Christmas 101, both by Rick Rodgers The Art of Pie and Pie Camp, both by Kate McDermott How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Silver Palate Goodtimes Cookbook by Julee Russo The New Basics by Julee Russo and Sheila Lukins The Barefoot Contessa series of cookbooks by Ina Garten Cold Weather Cooking by Sarah Leah Chase Suggested Recipes: All-Butter Pie Crust from the New York Times Brie, Sundried Tomato and Basil Pasta from [Silver Palate Goodtimes Cookbook/The New Basics] Recommended for Your Kitchen: Kitchen Aid Mixer Cuisanart Food Processor Cast Iron Skillet Dutch Oven Cooking Tongs Citrus Zester and Reamer

Thanks for listening! Here are the books, audiobooks, and movies we talked about today: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell Twice Magic by Cressida Cowell Took by Mary Downing Hahn It by Stephen King In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware One by One by Ruth Ware Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling The Strain by Guillermo del Tori Pet Semetary by Stephen King Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel by Tom Robbins Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure by James Redfield Nightmare on Elm Street movie Rob Zombie’s Halloween movie Chinese Food Made Easy by Ross Dobson (Kung Pao Chicken) Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten (Applesauce Cake with Bourbon Raisins) Betty Crocker's Cookbook (Crepes) Best Audiobooks for a Family Road Trip:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/18858892174887744/30 Great Books to Read as a Family:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/275634439673738806/

Here are the show notes from today's episdode: Broken Places and Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected, by Nnedi Okorafor Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, by Trevor Noah Come Again, by Robert Webb Vesper Flights, by Helen Macdonald Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, by Malcolm Gladwell The Whole 30, by Melissa Urban Outer Order, Inner Calm, by Gretchen Rubin Antoni in the Kitchen, by Antoni Porowski (Salty Lemon Squares) The Hot Sauce Cookbook: The Book of Fiery Salsa and Hot Sauce Recipes (Homemade Hot Sauce) - available on Hoopla Go the Events Calendar on the library's website to register for any  of the programs that we discussed in this episode of the Bookmark: http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/W/WFORD/ek.cfm?curOrg=WFORD&curHelp=ARL

Show Notes for 7/31 episode of The Bookmark: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Intimations by Zadie Smith White Teeth by Zadie Smith On Beauty by Zadie Smith TransAtlantic by Colum McCann Let the Great World Spin by Column McCann The Maze at Windermere by Gregory Blake Smith The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor A Year in the World by Frances Mayes Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Circe by Madeline Miller The Silent of the Girls by Pat Barker A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes The Furies by Natalie Haynes Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths Jodi Picoult, Anita Shreve, Kristin Hannah Adriana Trigian Elinor Lipman, Jennifer Haigh Anita Brookner, Barbara Pym, Margaret Drabble New World Sourdough: Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads by Bryan Ford 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist: The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (forthcoming Aug. 11) This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (already out) Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi (forthcoming March 2021) Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze (no US publication date) The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (already out) Apeirogon by Colum McCann (already out) The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (already out) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (already out) Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (already out) Real Life by Brandon Taylor (already out) Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler (already out) Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward (no US publication date) How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang (already out) Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell North Main Book Notes blogpost about the longlist: https://northmainbooknotes.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-2020-booker-prize-longlist.html Booker Prize 2020 Longlist Reaction Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ucGvLk0cs

Here's a list of the books we talked about on today's episode! Adult titles: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Deacon King Kong by James McBride Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Roots by Alex Haley Children's titles: I Am Brown by Ashok Banker, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe Let the Children March by Monica Clark Robinson, illustrated by Frank Morrison Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman, illustrated by Akem Young Adult titles: A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson Stamped--Racism, Antiracism and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds The Hate U Give and On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Cook the Book - Books by Black Chefs: The Red Rooster Cookbook by Marcus Samuelsson (Obama's Short Ribs) Brown Sugar Kitchen by Tanya Holland (Red Velvet Cake) Check out our summer reading programs, Park 'n' Pickup information, and computer appointment details at https://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/. Don't forget to email us with your questions about what to read next and we'll feature them on our next episode! You can reach us at amurphy@wallingfordlibrary.org and chaiken@wallingford.org. Thanks for listening!

Here is a list of the books, podcasts, recipes and other stuff we talked about on today’s show: North Main Book Notes blog post about books on racism: https://northmainbooknotes.blogspot.com/2020/06/10-books-on-race-in-america.html Wallingford Public Library’s Park ‘n Pickup Program: https://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/introducing-park-n-pickup-a-no-contact-pickup-service/ Happier with Gretchen Rubin Before Breakfast Hello Monday Bon Appetit Foodcast The Sporkful BBC Radio 4 Books and Authors The Commonsense Kitchen: 500 Recipes + Lessons for a Hand-Crafted Life by Tom Hudgens (granola) How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman (pesto) The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner Beach Read by Emily Henry Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell Dirt by Bill Buford

Here's a list of the books, movies, and recipes we talked about on today's show: Writers & Lovers by Lily King All the Ways We Said Goodbye: A Novel of the Ritz Paris by Beatriz Williams, Laurent Willig and Karen White The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Always at the Carlyle, a Kanopy documentary In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love by Melissa Clark (Red Lentil Soup with Lemon) Nigelissima by Nigella Lawson (Italian Tray Bake)

Thanks so much for listening to The Bookmark, a podcast sponsored by the Wallingford Public Library.  Your hosts are Allison Murphy, Children's Librarian, and Cindy Haiken, Reference and Readers Advisory Library.  Here's a list of the books, audiobooks, websites, and recipes we mentioned on today's show: The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel  Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro American Dirt  by Jeanine Cumins Broccoli Cheddar Soup from Smitten Kitchen, smittenkitchen.com Penne a la Vodka from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof by Ina Garten The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Send us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/allison-murphy/message