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Dallas Public Library personal librarian Audrey chats with author of Dumplin’, Puddin’, Side Effects May Vary, and Faith: Taking Flight; Julie Murphy. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext Authors and titles mentioned in this episode include: • Fault in Our Stars • Faith: Taking Flight • Lily Anderson • Amy Spaulding • Leah Johnson’s You Should See Me in a Crown

Dallas Public Library personal librarians Rudy and Morgan discuss the Spoken Word, nail polish and sour cream, Hank the Cowdog, and of course David Sedaris. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext Authors and titles mentioned in this episode include: • Maya Angelou • Joy Harjo • Charles Simic’s Mirrors at 4 a.m. • Sarah Vowell & This American Life • Hank the Cow Dog by John R. Erickson • Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern • Kate Beaton • Tracy K. Smith • Frank O’Hara • David Sedaris

Dallas Public Library personal librarian Jessica chats with author James Venhaus about the size of football players, Hamilton, and of course, the Night Owl Society. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext Books and plays mentioned in this episode include: • Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman • A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante • Tom King’s Batman • Brian Michael Bendis’ Superman • Watchmen by Alan Moore, John Higgins, & Dave Gibbons • James Venhaus’ Night Owl Society • John Lewis & Andrew Aydin’s March • They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott • Art Spiegelman’s Maus

Dallas Public Library Personal Librarian Rudy and award-winning Science Fiction author Ken Liu discuss Ken’s writing methods, the realities of the Singularity, and the origin of Silk Punk. Titles mentioned in this episode include: • The Paper Menagerie • The Grace of Kings • The Hidden Girl and Other Stories • Unconquerable Sun

Dallas Public Library personal librarians Kat and Misty talk comfort reads, David Sedaris and Billy Holliday impressions, the cast of Mad Men being good at being terrible men from the 60s, and the Human Centipede. Titles mentioned in this episode include: • Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman • Coraline by Neil Gaiman • Becoming by Michelle Obama • Flight of the Conchords • Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris • Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris • Mad Men • Boys for Pele by Tori Amos • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald • Human Centipede • On the Road by Jack Kerouac • Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs • Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

In our first ever live podcast recording we celebrate Juneteenth! University of Texas at Austin professor Dr. Peniel Joseph and personal librarian James. talk about Juneteenth, Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Black Lives Matter.

Dallas Public Library personal librarian, Jessica and author Talia Hibbert discuss romance, Disney princess costumes, and Poppin’ Fresh. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Monique and Haley discuss poetry, Iron Heart, France, and The Bachelor. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarian, Misty talks to author Gail Carriger about quarantine snacks, archaeology, and the difference between Vegemite and Marmite. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Brandon and Carlos talk sci-fi, fantasy, and how they don't love Harry Potter, but they still have recommendations for you if you do. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext