This week Tayla is joined by Dave from the Central Branch and Nomi from the Auburn Branch to talk about books for adults about schools and learning. If you missed buying new pencils and a backpack for the new school year, these books will take you back to your school days. They also discuss comic book adaptations, sentient robots, and switched at birth stories. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What books are on your nightstand right now?

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!

BooksShino Can’t Say Her Name by Shuzo Oshimi

Komi Can’t Communicate by Tomohito Oda

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo

Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller

Light Years From Home by Mike Chen

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

AVThe Sandman (2022- )

Belle (2021)

Never Have I Ever (2020-2023)

Daughter From Another Mother (2021- )

Switched at Birth (2011-2017)

Solar Opposites (2020- )

Back to SchoolThe Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

The Technologists by Matthew Pearl

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey

Master Class by Christina Dalcher