Jessica chats with James Venhaus

08/12/20 • 44 min

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

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