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- Apr 14, 202537 min
A Different Kind of Romance With Jenny in HI
Recent Reads * Maria: Maisie Dobbs by Jacquiline Winspear * Jenny: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan Recommendations * New: First-Time Caller by B.K Borison * Backlist: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal * Local Author: Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakmito Book End: A Different Kind of Romance: * Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane * Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly * The Stolen Child by Ann Hood https://www.librarieshawaii.org/
- Mar 31, 202535 min
Boost Your Mental Health With Kris Hickey in OH
Recent Reads: * Maria: Liars by Sarah Manguso * Kris: Sirens by Emilia Heart Reccommendations: * New: Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix * Backlist: Terrace Story by Hilary Leitcter * Local: There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqip Book End: Boost Your Mental Health * Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson * 10% Happier by Dan Harris * The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu https://www.columbuslibrary.org/school-help/
- Mar 17, 202555 min
Appalachian Fiction with Natalie Seabolt in WV
Recent Reads: * Maria: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes * Natalie: The Bear by Andrew Krivak Reccommendations: * New: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich * Backlist: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson * Local: Night Watch by Jayne Ann Phillips Book End - Appalachian fiction that connects the people, landscape, and mountain culture: * The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister * Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver * Given Ground by Ann Pancake
- Mar 3, 202534 min
BL Manga with Kelley in FL
Recent Reads: * Maria: Family Family by Laurie Frankel * Kelley: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Recommendations: * New Book: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews * Backlist Book: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune * Local Author: Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Irarte Book End: BL Manga * Go For It, Nakamura! story and art by Syundei, translated by Amber Tamosaitis * Seven Days, Monday-Sunday, art by Venio Tachibana, story by Rihito Takarai, translated by Adrien Beck * Our Dining Table, story and art by Mita Ori, translated by Amber Tamosaitis Orange County Library Website [https://ocls.org/] Orange County Book Clubs [https://ocls.org/book-clubs/] 18th Annual SouthWest Author Series [https://ocls.org/18th-annual-southwest-author-series/]
- Feb 17, 202528 min
Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi With John Alford in TX
Recent Reads * Maria: Sandwich by Catherine Newman * John: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Reccommendations: * New: The Women by Kristen Hannah * Backlist: Circe by Madeline Miller * Local Author: Loren by Jessica Harden Book End - Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi * All Systems Red by Martha Wells * Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey * We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
- Feb 3, 202529 min
Dark Romances With Tara in MT
Recent Reads: * Maria - Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne * Tara - Cash by Jessica Peterson Recommendations: * New - Quicksilver by Callie Hart * Backlist - Book Lovers by Emily Henry * Local - Wildest Dreams by Kristen Proby * Local - Pursuit of Innocence by Bethany Rosa Book End: Dark Romance * Lights Out by Navessa Allen * Phantasma by Kaylie Smith * PenPal by JT Geissinger FMC Books Website - https://www.fmcbooks.com/ FMC Books Insta - https://www.instagram.com/fmc.books/ How to reach Tara - tara@fmcbooks.com How to reach Mara - thecheckoutstack@gmail.com
- Jan 20, 202542 min
Jukebox Heroines with Kaite in MO
Recent Reads: * Maria - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley * Kaite: This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter Reccommendations: * New - My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past,Present, and Future by Alice Randall * Backlist - Infinitum by Tim Fielder * Local - Secrets of the Tsil Cafe by Thomas Fox Averill Book End - Jukebox Heroines: Novels of Women in the Music Industry * The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner * Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid * The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton Show Links: YouTube: Kansas City Public Library [https://www.youtube.com/@kclibrary] Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMTUHwkLfoE] Author event with Tim Fielder My Black Country [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTRSlHFtQc] Author event with Alice Randall My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YhsRlC9fJgRiRDPOJpifH] Kaite Also made an extended book list on her Jukebox Heroines [https://kclibrary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/703461058_kaites_kcmo/2690089738_jukebox_heroines_women_and_the_music_industry] theme, check it out for more titles!
- Jan 6, 202531 min
Celebrity Memoirs with Carla in UT
Recent Reads: * Maria - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors * Carla - The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller Recommendations: * New Title - The Small and Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil rights Movement by Sharon McMahon * Backlist Title - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah * Local Author - The Unwedding by Ally Condie Book End: Celebrity Memoir * Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis * I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy * Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
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The Checkout Stack is for library lovers and bookworms everywhere. Each episode Maria interviews a new librarian to discuss their recent reads, get book recommendations, and learn how their library impacts the community it serves. This podcast is a celebration of the reading life, join us to make sure your library checkout stack is always piled sky high.
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