This week Tayla is joined by Barbara Schermack and Caroline Gangji to talk about the work the Village Common of Rhode Island does to help people age in their homes. They also discussed historical fiction and TV made for streaming. During The Last Chapter they discuss the question: What is a book that you disliked that everyone else seems to love?

Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!

BooksDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks

The Science of Surfing by Kim Dwinell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

The New Yorker

AVThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

Julia (2022- )

Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)

Dopesick (2021)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Loving (2016)

OtherThe Village Common of Rhode Island