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Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen chat with Ela Staff for gift/giving ideas for this holiday season. Sorry this guy is so late! Hopefully it will help with some last minute gift ideas or give you ideas of things to get yourself. 00:00:09 Meet Anne00:01:22 ANNE'S BOOK 1: The Legendary Harry Caray: Baseball's Greatest Salesman by Don Zminda00:03:04 ANNE'S BOOK 2: Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers00:05:35 ANNE'S BOOK 3: The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration by Roger D. Launius00:08:31 Meet Erica00:09:25 ERICA'S BOOK 1: The Nutshell Studies Of Unexplained Death by Corinne May Botz00:15:46 ERICA'S BOOK 2: The Driver by Hart Hanson00:19:31 ERICA'S BOOK 3: Essential Oils For A Clean and Healthy Home by Kasey Schwartz00:22:16 Meet Amanda00:23:36 AMANDA'S BOOK 1: Live Green: 52 Steps For A More Sustainable Life by Jen Chillingsworth00:29:02 AMANDA'S BOOK 2: Dear Girls by Ali Wong00:30:33 AMANDA'S BOOK 3: Good Talk: A Memoir In Conversations by Mira Jacob00:32:11 AMANDA'S BONUS BOOK 4: Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert00:38:26 Meet Gus00:39:04 GUS'S BOOK 1: Acid For The Children: A Memoir by Flea00:41:36 GUS'S BOOK 2: My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor by Keith Morris00:44:06 GUS'S BOOK 3: The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released For The Nintendo Entertainment System by Chris Scullion00:49:04 Meet Brenda00:49:47 BRENDA'S BOOK 1: Middlewest Book Two by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona, illustrated by Mike Huddleston00:51:15 BRENDA'S BOOK 2: Up, Down All-Around Stitch Dictionary by Wendy Bernard00:54:23 BRENDA'S BOOK 3: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder 00:57:25 Three Ya Later!
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen chat with Ela Staff for gift/giving ideas for this holiday season. Sorry this guy is so late! Hopefully it will help with some last minute gift ideas or give you ideas of things to get yourself. 00:00:09 Welcome to Booksgiving00:02:44 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 1: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (First Folio edition)00:08:30 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 2: First Folio Theatre / American Writers Museum00:12:07 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 3: Good Society - A Jane Austen Roleplaying Game00:14:58 BECCA'S BOOK 1: Lovely War by Julie Berry00:17:49 BECCA'S BOOK 1a: Love From A To Z by S.K. Ali00:18:27 BECCA'S BOOK 1b: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo00:19:08 BECCA'S BOOK 2: Effin' Birds: A Field Guide to Identification by Aaron Reynolds00:22:41 BECCA'S BOOK 2a: Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht00:25:49 BECCA'S BOOK 3: Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World by Richard Kreitner00:28:52 Meet Katie00:29:21 KATIE'S BOOK 1: 101 Things To Do Before You Grow Up and 101 Things to Do Outside00:31:28 KATIE'S BOOK 2: Cook In A Book illustrated by Lotta Nieminen00:35:15 KATIE'S BOOK 3: Dory Fantasmagory: Tiny Tough by Abby Hanlon00:40:50 Meet Natalie00:41:16 NATALIE'S BOOK 1: Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore00:44:51 NATALIE'S BOOK 2: Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler00:50:20 NATALIE'S BOOK 3: Our Castle By The Sea by Lucy Strange00:55:18 Three Ya Later!
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen put a call out to all attendees of the 2019 Illinois Library Association Conference and they delivered with favorites from across the state! 00:04:09 Meet Amanda Kendall00:06:56 Meet Carey Gibbons00:13:25 Meet Donna Block00:16:58 Meet Elizabeth Elsbree00:19:12 Meet Jez Layman00:25:05 Meet Joe Marcantonio00:31:50 Meet Kathy Caudill00:34:44 Meet Magan Szwarek00:39:26 Meet Nancy McKay00:40:35 Meet Emily Porter00:48:26 Meet Nanette Donahue00:51:49 Meet Quinn Stitt00:57:09 Three Ya Later!Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comShownotes: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, we talk with Cyndi Robinson, the Deputy Director of the Illinois Library Association, about time, history, and what a library association is and what it does for libraries and their patrons. 00:00:59 Meet Cyndi Robinson 00:03:34 BOOK 1: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman00:14:14 BOOK 2: Little Stranger by Sarah Waters00:22:50 BOOK 3: Broken Places by Tracy Clark00:27:57 What is a library association anyway?00:40:43 First library memory00:42:36 How do you find your next great read?00:45:51 What post-Civil War historical fiction book comes to mind?00:46:56 Bookish Quote00:51:23 What post-Civil War historical fiction book comes to mind? (postscript)Shownotes: eapl.org/threebooksEmail: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. We had so much fun talking about Children’s Book Buzz with Katie that we invited her back for an entire episode filled with sweet reads. 2:45 Book 1: Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai9:45 Book 2: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal15:25 Book 3: The Pastry Queen by Rebecca Rather34:52 Bookish QuoteShow notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooksThree Books Social Media:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. The Children’s Department held their own Book Buzz program in June. Becca, Christen and Ela Staff chat about their selections for Book Buzz and all of the program fun! 0:00:39 Meet Katie0:01:59 What is Children’s Book Buzz0:10:17 Katie’s Books0:10:27 My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas0:14;46 Nature Anatomy 0:17:52 Stephanie W’s Books0:18:01 Never Let You Go by Patricia Storms 0:19:46 That’s Not My Bee and Are You There Little Fox?0:20:17 Anna’s Books0:20:22 The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas 0:21:19 Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed 0:22:16 Carol’s Books022:23 Alpaca Lunch and Brave Little Finn by John and Jennifer Churchman0:24:26 Jillian’s Books0:24:34 You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino 0:25:34 The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Daywalt0:26:53 Anne’s Books0:27:03 Hello Kitty Presents: The Fairytale Collection0:28:27 Brenda’s books as read by Becca0:28:58 Star Wars: Are You Scared, Darth Vader? By Adam Rex0:29:37 Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Roverby Markus Motum0:30:25 Karie B’s Books0:30:37 Hilo Series Book 10:31:36 Hilo Series Book 5- Everything went Wrong0:32:13 Lorraine’s Books0:32;17 Pick a Pup by Marsha Wilson Chall 0:33:26 When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano0:34:43 Michelle B. Books0:34:46
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Booklist’s Audiobook Editor and all around amazing librarian Heather Booth talks about book creation as an ecosystem, being read to and how that has fed into her experience and passion for audiobooks, and more. 00:00:34 Meet Heather Booth 00:03:57 Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia00:11:06 Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas by Lillian and Russell Hoban00:19:11 Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett (narrated by John Lee)00:32:03 Heather’s reviews for Booklist00:36:17 Favorite Audiobook Narrators00:38:41 Recommending Audiobooks00:54:52 Bookish QuoteShow notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooksThree Books Social Media:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, it's just Christen and Becca . . . and possibly a ghost? 00:03:39 The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee00:07:31 The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee00:13:28 Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik 00:21:35 The ILA YASF Tournament of Books00:23:22 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 00:26:40 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black00:35:53 C2E2 00:41:32 What’s wrong with Jane Austen adaptations?00:44:41 Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal 00:51:54 Pride by Ibi Zoboi00:54:32 Every Day by David Levithan 00:59:57 Good Riddance by Eleanor Lippman01:05:11 Recap of books01:05:37 The Tolkien Exhibit in New York01:12:25 Bookish QuoteShow notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Ela staff member Monica Perez talks about growing up in Spain, learning to make Illinois her home, and more. 0:00:27 Introducing Monica Perez0:08:22 Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute 0:12:09 About Ana María Matute0:15:27 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez0:27:34 The Time in Between by María Dueñas0:38:36 The Time In Between on Netflix0:42:35 Buying Books in Other Languages0:44:28 America’s Multilingual culture0:47:16 Growing up in Spain0:56:41 Bookish QuoteTitles Discussed: Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time in Between by María DueñasThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie BarrowsShow notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. AJ Pine aka Amy Pine talks about being a former English teacher, current librarian, and published author of REAL BOOKS. 0:00:46 Meet Amy/AJ Pine0:02:58 Jandy Nelson – The Sky is Everywhere, I’ll Give You the Sun0:09:13 Landy Taylor- Daughter of Smoke and Bone0:14:44 Rainbow Rowell- Fangirl0:25:13 Book Clubs 0:29:23 Reading as a writer0:33:47 Writing as AJ Pine0:37:23 Her first romance - If Only0:41:05 Getting Romance published0:43:04 So what’s up with those books covers (dem abz tho)0:46:54 Her third series (romantic cowboys!)0:53:28 Other writing interests0:57:48 Misconceptions about Romance Show Notes: eapl.org/threebooksContact Us:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becca, Christen, and staff involved with the new Book Buzz program chat about their selections for Book Buzz and the program fun!01:00 What is Book Buzz?08:27 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik & Tin Man by Sarah Winman - Christen10:44 February Preview12:06 How to be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery - Anne13:04 You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld - Anne14:36 Sadie by Courtney Summers - Amanda16:36 My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Amanda18:02 The End of the World Running Club by Adrian C. Walker - Brenda19:04 Best Bear Ever by Liz Climo - Brenda19:32 All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - Erica20:52 Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T Lee - Erica21:32 Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessia Bruder - Christy23:13 Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan - Katie24:35 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover - Gus26:56 The Long Haul by Finn Murphy - Lorraine29:09 Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley - Melissa30:30 Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott - Midge32:04 Ghosted by Rosie Walsh - Renee33:17 Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney - Renee34:49 Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - Becca37:28 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green - BeccaThree Books Social Media:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspodShow notes: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becky Spratford is back with her best books of 2018, books she’s looking forward to in 2019, and recommendations of how to buy books for gifts! 0:00:23 Welcome Back Becky0:01:29 How Becky Chose her booksBecky's Best of 20180:03:28 Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay0:05:57 Best Audio Book: There, There by Tommy Orange0:08:37 Most Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBecky's Looking Forward to in 20190:13:05 Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]0:14:23 The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]0:18:33 Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]0:20:32 How to gift books0:34:20 Gifting Poetry0:46:04 Nobody buys us books as gifts L0:47:51 Books Becky is Giving Her Kids0:50:39 Books for Becky’s SO0:53:11 What Christen is excited to give0:54:32 What Becca is excited to give0:56:06 In defense of Graphic Novels1:00:02 Board Books as Gifts1:02:48 Ela Book BuzzBecky’s Three Books:Best of 2018Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul TremblayBest Audio Book: There, There by Tommy OrangeMost Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteLooking Forward to in 2019:Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]Additional show notes: eapl.org/threebooksThree Books Social Media:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. We have invited staff from all over the Library to share what they are giving this holiday season.EPISODE 14 BOOKSGIVING- revised times 01:38 Thoughts on Last Year’s Books04:48 Katie and Natalie Join Program0:5:17 Meet Natalie07:39 Meet Katie09:05 Natalie Book One: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins12:32 Katie Book One: Windows by Julia Denos and illustrated by E. B. Goodale17:18 Natalie Book Two: A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Lane Smith 22:44 Katie Book Two: Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey25:37 Natalie Book Three: Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden, illustrated by Brenna Thummier31:19 Katie Book Three: Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech38:11 Meet Amanda38:52 Amanda Book One: A Princess in Theory40:13 Christen Book One: My Lady’s Choosing: Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curan (Quirk Books) 42:05 Becca Book One: Dumplin’ and Puddin’ by Julie Murphy 47:02 Amanda Book Two: Gmorning Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun48:43 Christen Book Two: The Astrology of You and Me by Gary Goldschneider (Quirk books)52:47 Becca Book Two: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang 55:34 Amanda Book Three: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton58:53 Christen Book Three: Herding Cats by Sarah Anderson (vol 3 of Sarah’s Scribbles) 1:02:53 Becca Book Three: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson and Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson1:09:59 Gus Book One: Educated by Tara Westover1:12:59 Gus Book Two: I Will Find You by Joe Kenda1:17:08 Gus Book Three: The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak1:21:56 Meet Anne1:22:43 Anne Book One: Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin1:24:15 Anne Book Two: Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization by Meera Lee Patel1:27:45 Anne Book Three: From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen by Snoop Dogg1:34:08 Closing ThoughtsMore show notes - www.eapl.org/threebooks
Erica Christianson, Assistant Director at Ela Area Public Library, and makes the case for listening to and enjoying audiobooks. You’re already listening to a podcast - give it a try! 01:03 Meet our guest Erica Christensen02:07 The twist in this episode03:33 Cool story about books05:43 Opinions about Jim Dale07:28 Audiobook 1- Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl09:32 Christen mentions Strange Stars13:35 Audiobook 2- Spoonbenders17:04 Erica’s other favorite books of 201820:44 Audiobook 3- Marsh King’s Daughter23:45 Erica’s favorite narrators27:24 Christen’s top 3 audiobook performances32:51 Christen’s audiobook narrator crush34:34 Becca’s 3 Audiobooks38:56 Becca’s Narrator crush39:40 Speeding up audiobooks- pro or con?47:46 Erica’s QuoteErica’s Three Books: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (read by the author)Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (read by Ari Fliakos)Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne (read by Emily Rankin) Other Titles/Information Discussed: Rootabaga Stories by Carl SandburgThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienHarry Potter (read by Jim Dale)The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (read by Jim Dale) Mr. Men & Little Miss Books by Roger Hargreaves (read by Jim Dale) Discworld Series (and Tiffany Aching) by Terry Pratchett (read by Stephen Briggs)Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded by Jason HellerShrill by Lindy West (read by the author) GuRu by RuPaul Charles (read by the author) Bossypants by Tina Fey (read by the author)Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (read by the author) You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author) Everything Is Trash (But It’s Okay) by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author) All Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerThe Immoralists by Chloe BenjaminSavvy by Ingrid LawNOS4A2 by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew) The Fireman by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew) Christine by Stephen King Check out Hoopla for audiobooks! Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.comTwitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Laura Dooley-Taylor, talks about growing up a school librarian’s daughter, and nerdy book experiences. Becca thinks everything is lovely. Come on an indie bookshop tour with us! 00:28 Meet Laura Dooley Taylor 01:40 How she chose her books 02:12 Book 1: Christina Katerina and The Box 07:34 Book 2: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 11:23 The Great American Reads List 13:30 Book 3- A Man Called Ove 17:17 Other books by Frederik Backman 18:50 Laura’s first library experience 21:26 Christen’s Birthday Bookstore tour 24:30 Favorite Bookstores in Chicago 32:39 Cool Bookstores outside of IL 41:46 Bucket List Bookstores 45:02 Laura’s Book Quote Laura’s Three Books: Christina Katerina and the Box by Patricia Lee Gauch A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman Other Titles/Information Discussed: Not A Box by Antoinette Portis Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell PBS - Great American Reads - http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/ Beartown by Fredrik Backman Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman Ramona Quimby Series by Beverly Cleary Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw by Patricia Reilly Giff Indie Bookstores: Town House Books - St. Charles, IL - http://www.townhousebooks.com/ The Book Cellar - Chicago, IL (Lincoln Square) - https://www.bookcellarinc.com/ Women & Children First - Chicago, IL (Andersonville) - https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com Book Riot - Chicago Bookstore Day Challenge - https://bookriot.com/2018/04/27/chicagos-bookstore-day-challenge/ Map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ck7GmN_ItXd7JwKc860yHjuN_AU&ll=41.9366125454651%2C-87.66829617987128&z=12 Independent Bookstore Day - http://www.indiebookstoreday.com Anderson’s Bookshop - https://www.andersonsbookshop.com Read Between the Lynes - Woodstock, IL - https://www.readbetweenthelynes.com InkLink Books - East Troy, WI - https://easttroy.org/business/inklink-books/ 2894 On Main - East Troy, WI (restaurant) - https://www.2894onmain.com East Troy Railroad Museum - East Troy, WI - https://www.easttroyrr.org The Elegant Farmer - Mukwonago, WI - https://www.elegantfarmer.com Square Books - Oxford, MS - https://www.squarebooks.com The Dial Bookshop - Chicago, IL (Downtown) - https://www.dialbookshop.com Russian Tea Time - https://russianteatime.com Powell’s Books - Chicago, IL & Portland, OR - https://www.powells.com Best Indie Bookstores by State Lists (it turns out there are tons of these lists): Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/2017/04/28/book-riots-favorite-bookstores-in-all-50-states-dc/ Huffington Post - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/50-of-the-best-indie-bookstores-in-america_us_58fe472ae4b06b9cb9192bb3 Real Simple - https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/travel/local-bookstores Books & Brews - Indianapolis, IN - https://www.booksnbrews.com Books & Books - Miami, FL - https://booksandbooks.com Carmichael’s Bookstore - Louisville, KY - https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com Chinatown|Chicago Public Library - https://www.chipublib.org/locations/20/ Ch
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our host (just Becca this time) chats about three popular/favorite books. Author Maggie Lehrman talks about her new book (The Last Best Story), high school memories, highway overpasses, stream of consciousness poems and more!
00:32 Maggie Lehrman Introduction
02:25 The Last Best Story
04:53 Local Inspirations in The Last Best Story
11:12 How His Girl Friday Inspired The Last Best Story
13:57 Word Association Game
17:34 Book 1: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
21:30 Book 2: Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
25:42 Book 3: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia
27:58 Experiences with Rita Williams Garcia
31:50 Why she chose her three books
32:38 Why Last Best Story was set aside for 10 years
36:20 Notable Books she has edited
40:07 The Editing Process
43:16 Maggie’s Library Story
52:37 Maggie’s Quote
Maggie’s Books:
The Last Best Story
The Cost of All Things
Maggies’s Three Books:
Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (Lafayette! out October 16, 2018)
Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale (out March 12, 2019)
The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters (out April 16, 2019)
In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon (out Feb. 26, 2019)
The Bachman Books: Rage / The Long Walk / Roadwork / The Running Man by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King)
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Watching:
His Girl Friday (Available on Hoopla!)
Find Maggie:
http://www.maggielehrman.com
@maggielehrman on Twitter
@maggielehrmanauthor on Facebook
Contact us!
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
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Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. They talk about what they’re reading this summer and get three book recommendations from Ela Staff.
0:2:28 Staff Picks Part 1
0:5:27 Becca is STILL reading Children of Blood & Bone
0:6:49 Staff Picks Part 2
0:9:23 Christen Book One- The Tin Man by Sarah Winman
0:13:31 Christen Book Two: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
0:22:53 Christen Book Three: The Murderbot Diaries (Series) by Martha Wells
0:33:22 Books to TV news- Sanditon by Jane Austen
0:34:55 Staff Picks Part 3
0:36:51 Becca doesn’t do summer reading
0:37:52 Becca Book One: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
0:48:24 Becca Book 2: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
0:52:13 Becca Book 3: The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell with writing from ten other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, and Barbara Perez Marquez
1:02:38 Staff Picks Part 4
1:05:16 Closing Notes
Additional books mentioned by Christen and Becca -
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
The Martian by Andy Weir
Raina Telgemeier graphic novels
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Watching -
Mindhunter
“An Origin Story” by Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye
Other Info -
Project Voice - http://www.projectvoice.co
The Cardboard Kingdom Projects and Info - https://chadsellcomics.com/thecardboardkingdom/
STAFF PICKS
Staff Picks Part 1
The New books by Nora Roberts
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffen
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Whahong
The Poppy War by RF Quang
The Swedish Art of Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
The Long Haul by Finn Murphy
The Real Queen Elizabeth by Andrew Maher
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Mare
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
The Fallen by David Baldacci
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
The Neuroscientist That Lost her Mind by Barbara K. Lipska
Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Daves
Love and Other words by Christina (Hobbs) Lauren
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Staff Picks Part 2
A Lullaby of Summer Things by Natalie Reif Ziarnik
The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall
The Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea by Lynne Rae Perkins
Staff Picks Part 3
Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka Mac Bennett
Dory and the real true friend by Abby Hanlon
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Staff Picks Part 4
Americanah- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Summer in Orcus by T Kingfisher
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones
We Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Home of the Unwanted girls by Joanna Goodman
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
Three Books- Contact Us:
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Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our host (just Becca this time) chats about three popular/favorite books. Our TWO guests this month, Adam Gottlieb and Corey Dillard, talk about poetry, spirituality, Winnie the Pooh, chocolate cake and more!
0:00:28 Guest Introductions
0:04:32 About the Louder than a Bomb Festival
0:10:12 Adam Book 1- The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu
0:13:49 Middle School Transformations thru reading
0:16:30 Corey Book 1: The Tao of Pooh
0:24:58 Pooh in China
0:26:36 Corey Book 2: The Thief of Always
0:35:27 Adam Book 2: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
0:45:21 Adam Book 3: Climbing Poetry
0:50:33 “Living” Poetry
0:51:41 Teaching Poetry the right way
0:55:07 Corey Book 3: Hurdy Gurdy by Tim Seibels
1:10:13 What Corey is Reading Now
1:11:00 Up with Thoughts by W. Kamau Bell
1:14:04 American Gods by Neil Gaiman
1:15:22 What Adam is reading
1:23:53 Adam’s Poem
1:26:18 Corey’s Poem
1:29:50 Word Play
1:31:13 Final Credits
Corey’s Three Books
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
Hurdy-Gurdy by Tim Seibles
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Adam’s Three Books
The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu trans. Brian Browne Walker
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Climbing PoeTree (self-titled poetry collection)
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (Pinhead)
Books of Blood by Clive Barker
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman [TV Tie-In] Narrated by George Guidall
Injustice 2 (Volume 1) by DC Comics
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius by Kwame Dawes
World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts: A Project of the International Religious Foundation
The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions by Philip Novak
Everyday Holiness by Alan Morinis
Chuang Tzu trans. Burton Watson
That One Black Kid by Corey Dillard
Watching -
Climbing PoeTree
Def Poetry Jam
Louder Than A Bomb (documentary)
Listening to -
Midnight, the Coyote, Down in the Mouth (poem) by Tim Seibles
Natasha In A Mellow Mood (poem) by Tim Seibles
Living Colour (Music Group)
Nursery Rhyme (poem) by Adam Gottlieb
Token (poem) by Corey Dillard
T-WAAP - http://www.twaap.org
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Jen Eberle, talks about the Babysitters Club, transitioning from teacher to school librarian, and her feelings on everything from Summer Reading to foxes.
0:00:25 Introducing Jen Eberle
0:01:15 Why Jen loves books
0:02:27 Jen’s education background
0:04:51 BOOK 1- Life of Pi
0:10:56 BOOK 2- Option B
0:12:43 Why best sellers get a bad rap
0:19:46 BOOK 3- Eleanor and Park
0:27:03 Jen’s first library experience
0:30:34 What Jen is reading now
0:34:51 Jen’s Teacup animal
0:42:46 I hate Holden Caulfield
0:47:57 The Outsiders is not great literature
0:52:49 The right kind of summer reading for kids
1:00:04 Getting kids to be “popcorn” readers
1:15:12 Closing Thoughts
Jen’s Three Books:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Bible
Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
Holding Up The Universe Jennifer Niven
A Step From Heaven by An Na
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok (stated as Lost In Translation)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Spliced by Jon McGoran
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" a poem by Robert Frost
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Shoe Books Series by Noel Streatfeild
The Baby-Sitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Saving Marty by Paul Griffin
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
V.C. Andrews (author)
Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Listening To -
Stay Gold by Stevie Wonder
Three Books Social Media:
Show notes: eapl.org/threebooks
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk about the books they are most excited about in the upcoming months. This episode will be broken into two parts for your listening ease.
00:03:26 The Book Buzz Categories
00:05:13 Lord of The Rings Debate
00:05:51 Children of Blood and Bone
00:06:26 Harry Potter comparison
00:10:05 Why this book is important
00:12:18 Children of Blood & Bone plot discussion
00:21:47 Audiobook info
00:24:12 Literary Fiction Book Buzz
00:24:50 Book One: The Fruit of the Drunken Tree
00:25:11 Why you should judge this book by its cover
00:35:11 Book Two: There, There
00:41:41 Book Three: The Female Persuasion
00:47:47 Better examples of Intersectional feminist fiction
00:48:02 Street by Anne Petrie
00:48:02 Aya
00:50:45 Americanah
00:55:42 The Optimistic Decade