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A diverse range of podcasts created by the Prince George Public Library in Prince George, British Columbia. Find us at pgpl.ca. We gratefully acknowledge that we conduct our work on the ancestral lands of the Lheidli T'enneh.

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Anthropodermic bibliopegy - The practice of binding books in human skin.

Our guest Kay breaks down the history behind this haunting practice and we discover that its mysteries aren't just skin deep.

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Check This Out is a podcast where each episode a special guest tells us about a Prince George Public Library itemthat has captured their interest and why we should check it out! 

This week we dive into Five Little Indians by Michelle Good. Our special guest today is Kym Gouchie. Kym is a multi-talented award-winning artist with ancestral roots in the Lheidli T’enneh, Cree, and Secwépemc Nations.

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week, we are joined by Alex, who recommends To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Christopher Paolini.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Christopher who is recommending Ask Iwata by Satoru Iwata.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Sarah who is recommending All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Kailyn who is recommending The Black Witch by Laurie Forest.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! For Indigenous History Month we will be featuring books written by Indigenous authors. This week we are joined by Sierra who is recommending Peace Pipe Dreams by Darrell Dennis. Trigger Warning: This week we also discuss Residential Schools.

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June is National Indigenous History Month! To celebrate, Darcie and Raghu discuss great books written by Indigenous authors that you can borrow from our library collection. In our final episode, we discuss Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice.

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June is National Indigenous History Month! To celebrate, Darcie and Raghu discuss great books written by Indigenous authors that you can borrow from our library collection. This week we discuss Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! For Indigenous History Month we will be featuring books written by Indigenous authors. This week we are joined by Darcy who is recommending Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline.

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June is National Indigenous History Month! To celebrate, Darcie and Raghu discuss great books written by Indigenous authors that you can borrow from our library collection. This week we discuss This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt.

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June is National Indigenous History Month! To celebrate, Darcie and Raghu discuss great books written by Indigenous authors that you can borrow from our library collection. This week we discuss Tomson Highway's play, The Rez Sisters.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! For Indigenous History Month we will be featuring books written by Indigenous authors. This week we are joined by Amy who is recommending In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience by Helen Knott.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Larissa who is recommending A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Austin who is recommending Severance by Ling Ma.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Daniel who is recommending Dune by Frank Herbert.

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Welcome to Read this Book! A Prince George Public Library Podcast. Every two weeks, we will be joined by a member of the PGPL staff to hear a recommended title, and find out why we should read this book! This week we are joined by Laura, who is recommending My Lady's Choosing by Kitty Curran & Larissa Zageris. 

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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Join us for Spooky Storytime for Adults; the Prince George Public Library podcast featuring your stories of the unnatural, the supernatural and the uncanny that will chill and thrill you.

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For the final episode, Luke and Darcie tackle The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole.

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A panel of community members review They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School by Bev Sellars

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada' 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation,  the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary  leaders from coast to coast.

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A panel of community members review The Bear by Claire Cameron.

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada's 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation,  the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast.

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A panel of community members review Elizabeth Hay's A Student of Weather.

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada's 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation, the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast.

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A  panel of community members reviews Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada's 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation,  the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast.

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A  panel of community members review Kamal Al-Solaylee's book Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone).

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada's 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation,  the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast.

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A panel of community members reviews the memoir Breaking Away: A Harrowing True Story of Resilience, Courage and Triumph by Patrick O'Sullivan.

This initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada's 150th, a collaboration between the Prince George Community Foundation,  the Government of Canada, the City of Prince George, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast.

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Luke and Darcie review the book Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta.

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Luke and Darcie review Eternity Martis' book They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up.

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Luke and Darcie review Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Americanah.