Bookies Talk: Bandits, Babies, and Brendan Slocumb

01/19/24 • 14 min

Erica and Marianne are sticking to their reading resolutions by digging into great historical fiction featuring real-life banditos and midwives. Then, Marianne gives us the inside scoop on this year's One Book, One Community series.

Titles discussed in this episode:

The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon

The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb

For details on all of the One Book, One Community events, visit 1book.org.

For personalized book recommendations, visit www.cooklib.org/bookies.

For the library's blog, visit shelflife.cooklib.org.

Email us at [email protected].

Titles discussed in this episode:

The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon

The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb

For details on all of the One Book, One Community events, visit 1book.org.

For personalized book recommendations, visit www.cooklib.org/bookies.

For the library's blog, visit shelflife.cooklib.org.

Email us at [email protected].

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Bookies Talk: Our Favorite Titles of 2023

Erica and Hannah talk about the top titles of the year, our annual Staff Favorites booklets, and the books they can't wait to read in 2024. Thanks for a great year of reading and listening!

For a copy of our Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction booklets, stop by Cook Park or Aspen Drive Library, or visit our website.

Titles discussed in this episode:

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

I am Homeless if This is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore

North Woods by Daniel Mason

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford (February 2024)

The Extinction of Irina Rey by Jennifer Croft (March 2024)

The Book of Love by Kelly Link (February 2024)

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (April 2024)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (September 2024)

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (August 2024)

Please note some upcoming titles are not yet available in the catalog - we've linked to the authors so you can enjoy their backlist while you wait!

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Bookies Talk: Immersive Stories

Readers' Advisors Erica and Amy share three recent books that bring their worlds -- a tense near-future, a legendary past, and present-day America - to life in vivid and unexpected ways.

Books featured in this episode: