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Three Books is a podcast about books produced by the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, IL. Hosted by librarians Christen and Becca.
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen chat with Ela Staff for gift/giving ideas for this holiday season.
Sorry this guy is so late! Hopefully it will help with some last minute gift ideas or give you ideas of things to get yourself.
00:00:09 Welcome to Booksgiving
00:02:44 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 1: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (First Folio edition)
00:08:30 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 2: First Folio Theatre / American Writers Museum
00:12:07 CHRISTEN'S BOOK 3: Good Society - A Jane Austen Roleplaying Game
00:14:58 BECCA'S BOOK 1: Lovely War by Julie Berry
00:17:49 BECCA'S BOOK 1a: Love From A To Z by S.K. Ali
00:18:27 BECCA'S BOOK 1b: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
00:19:08 BECCA'S BOOK 2: Effin' Birds: A Field Guide to Identification by Aaron Reynolds
00:22:41 BECCA'S BOOK 2a: Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
00:25:49 BECCA'S BOOK 3: Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World by Richard Kreitner
00:28:52 Meet Katie
00:29:21 KATIE'S BOOK 1: 101 Things To Do Before You Grow Up and 101 Things to Do Outside
00:31:28 KATIE'S BOOK 2: Cook In A Book illustrated by Lotta Nieminen
00:35:15 KATIE'S BOOK 3: Dory Fantasmagory: Tiny Tough by Abby Hanlon
00:40:50 Meet Natalie
00:41:16 NATALIE'S BOOK 1: Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore
00:44:51 NATALIE'S BOOK 2: Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler
00:50:20 NATALIE'S BOOK 3: Our Castle By The Sea by Lucy Strange
00:55:18 Three Ya Later!
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen chat with Ela Staff for gift/giving ideas for this holiday season.
Sorry this guy is so late! Hopefully it will help with some last minute gift ideas or give you ideas of things to get yourself.
00:00:09 Meet Anne
00:01:22 ANNE'S BOOK 1: The Legendary Harry Caray: Baseball's Greatest Salesman by Don Zminda
00:03:04 ANNE'S BOOK 2: Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers
00:05:35 ANNE'S BOOK 3: The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration by Roger D. Launius
00:08:31 Meet Erica
00:09:25 ERICA'S BOOK 1: The Nutshell Studies Of Unexplained Death by Corinne May Botz
00:15:46 ERICA'S BOOK 2: The Driver by Hart Hanson
00:19:31 ERICA'S BOOK 3: Essential Oils For A Clean and Healthy Home by Kasey Schwartz
00:22:16 Meet Amanda
00:23:36 AMANDA'S BOOK 1: Live Green: 52 Steps For A More Sustainable Life by Jen Chillingsworth
00:29:02 AMANDA'S BOOK 2: Dear Girls by Ali Wong
00:30:33 AMANDA'S BOOK 3: Good Talk: A Memoir In Conversations by Mira Jacob
00:32:11 AMANDA'S BONUS BOOK 4: Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
00:38:26 Meet Gus
00:39:04 GUS'S BOOK 1: Acid For The Children: A Memoir by Flea
00:41:36 GUS'S BOOK 2: My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor by Keith Morris
00:44:06 GUS'S BOOK 3: The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released For The Nintendo Entertainment System by Chris Scullion
00:49:04 Meet Brenda
00:49:47 BRENDA'S BOOK 1: Middlewest Book Two by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona, illustrated by Mike Huddleston
00:51:15 BRENDA'S BOOK 2: Up, Down All-Around Stitch Dictionary by Wendy Bernard
00:54:23 BRENDA'S BOOK 3: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
00:57:25 Three Ya Later!
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen put a call out to all attendees of the 2019 Illinois Library Association Conference and they delivered with favorites from across the state!
00:04:09 Meet Amanda Kendall
00:06:56 Meet Carey Gibbons
00:13:25 Meet Donna Block
00:16:58 Meet Elizabeth Elsbree
00:19:12 Meet Jez Layman
00:25:05 Meet Joe Marcantonio
00:31:50 Meet Kathy Caudill
00:34:44 Meet Magan Szwarek
00:39:26 Meet Nancy McKay
00:40:35 Meet Emily Porter
00:48:26 Meet Nanette Donahue
00:51:49 Meet Quinn Stitt
00:57:09 Three Ya Later!
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Shownotes: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, we talk with Cyndi Robinson, the Deputy Director of the Illinois Library Association, about time, history, and what a library association is and what it does for libraries and their patrons.
00:00:59 Meet Cyndi Robinson
00:03:34 BOOK 1: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
00:14:14 BOOK 2: Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
00:22:50 BOOK 3: Broken Places by Tracy Clark
00:27:57 What is a library association anyway?
00:40:43 First library memory
00:42:36 How do you find your next great read?
00:45:51 What post-Civil War historical fiction book comes to mind?
00:46:56 Bookish Quote
00:51:23 What post-Civil War historical fiction book comes to mind? (postscript)
Shownotes: eapl.org/threebooks
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. We had so much fun talking about Children’s Book Buzz with Katie that we invited her back for an entire episode filled with sweet reads.
2:45 Book 1: Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai
9:45 Book 2: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
15:25 Book 3: The Pastry Queen by Rebecca Rather
34:52 Bookish Quote
Show notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books Social Media:
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. The Children’s Department held their own Book Buzz program in June. Becca, Christen and Ela Staff chat about their selections for Book Buzz and all of the program fun!
0:00:39 Meet Katie
0:01:59 What is Children’s Book Buzz
0:10:17 Katie’s Books
0:10:27 My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas
0:14;46 Nature Anatomy
0:17:52 Stephanie W’s Books
0:18:01 Never Let You Go by Patricia Storms
0:19:46 That’s Not My Bee and Are You There Little Fox?
0:20:17 Anna’s Books
0:20:22 The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas
0:21:19 Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
0:22:16 Carol’s Books
022:23 Alpaca Lunch and Brave Little Finn by John and Jennifer Churchman
0:24:26 Jillian’s Books
0:24:34 You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
0:25:34 The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Daywalt
0:26:53 Anne’s Books
0:27:03 Hello Kitty Presents: The Fairytale Collection
0:28:27 Brenda’s books as read by Becca
0:28:58 Star Wars: Are You Scared, Darth Vader? By Adam Rex
0:29:37 Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Roverby Markus Motum
0:30:25 Karie B’s Books
0:30:37 Hilo Series Book 1
0:31:36 Hilo Series Book 5- Everything went Wrong
0:32:13 Lorraine’s Books
0:32;17 Pick a Pup by Marsha Wilson Chall
0:33:26 When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano
0:34:43 Michelle B. Books
0:34:46
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Booklist’s Audiobook Editor and all around amazing librarian Heather Booth talks about book creation as an ecosystem, being read to and how that has fed into her experience and passion for audiobooks, and more.
00:00:34 Meet Heather Booth
00:03:57 Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
00:11:06 Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas by Lillian and Russell Hoban
00:19:11 Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett (narrated by John Lee)
00:32:03 Heather’s reviews for Booklist
00:36:17 Favorite Audiobook Narrators
00:38:41 Recommending Audiobooks
00:54:52 Bookish Quote
Show notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books Social Media:
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, it's just Christen and Becca . . . and possibly a ghost?
00:03:39 The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
00:07:31 The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
00:13:28 Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
00:21:35 The ILA YASF Tournament of Books
00:23:22 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
00:26:40 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
00:35:53 C2E2
00:41:32 What’s wrong with Jane Austen adaptations?
00:44:41 Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
00:51:54 Pride by Ibi Zoboi
00:54:32 Every Day by David Levithan
00:59:57 Good Riddance by Eleanor Lippman
01:05:11 Recap of books
01:05:37 The Tolkien Exhibit in New York
01:12:25 Bookish Quote
Show notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Ela staff member Monica Perez talks about growing up in Spain, learning to make Illinois her home, and more.
0:00:27 Introducing Monica Perez
0:08:22 Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute
0:12:09 About Ana María Matute
0:15:27 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
0:27:34 The Time in Between by María Dueñas
0:38:36 The Time In Between on Netflix
0:42:35 Buying Books in Other Languages
0:44:28 America’s Multilingual culture
0:47:16 Growing up in Spain
0:56:41 Bookish Quote
Titles Discussed:
Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Time in Between by María Dueñas
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Show notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. AJ Pine aka Amy Pine talks about being a former English teacher, current librarian, and published author of REAL BOOKS.
0:00:46 Meet Amy/AJ Pine
0:02:58 Jandy Nelson – The Sky is Everywhere, I’ll Give You the Sun
0:09:13 Landy Taylor- Daughter of Smoke and Bone
0:14:44 Rainbow Rowell- Fangirl
0:25:13 Book Clubs
0:29:23 Reading as a writer
0:33:47 Writing as AJ Pine
0:37:23 Her first romance - If Only
0:41:05 Getting Romance published
0:43:04 So what’s up with those books covers (dem abz tho)
0:46:54 Her third series (romantic cowboys!)
0:53:28 Other writing interests
0:57:48 Misconceptions about Romance
Show Notes:
eapl.org/threebooks
Contact Us:Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becca, Christen, and staff involved with the new Book Buzz program chat about their selections for Book Buzz and the program fun!
01:00 What is Book Buzz?
08:27 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik & Tin Man by Sarah Winman - Christen
10:44 February Preview
12:06 How to be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery - Anne
13:04 You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld - Anne
14:36 Sadie by Courtney Summers - Amanda
16:36 My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Amanda
18:02 The End of the World Running Club by Adrian C. Walker - Brenda
19:04 Best Bear Ever by Liz Climo - Brenda
19:32 All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - Erica
20:52 Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T Lee - Erica
21:32 Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessia Bruder - Christy
23:13 Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan - Katie
24:35 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover - Gus
26:56 The Long Haul by Finn Murphy - Lorraine
29:09 Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley - Melissa
30:30 Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott - Midge
32:04 Ghosted by Rosie Walsh - Renee
33:17 Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney - Renee
34:49 Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - Becca
37:28 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green - Becca
Three Books Social Media:
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Show notes: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becky Spratford is back with her best books of 2018, books she’s looking forward to in 2019, and recommendations of how to buy books for gifts!
0:00:23 Welcome Back Becky
0:01:29 How Becky Chose her books
Becky's Best of 2018
0:03:28 Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
0:05:57 Best Audio Book: There, There by Tommy Orange
0:08:37 Most Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Becky's Looking Forward to in 2019
0:13:05 Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]
0:14:23 The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]
0:18:33 Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]
0:20:32 How to gift books
0:34:20 Gifting Poetry
0:46:04 Nobody buys us books as gifts L
0:47:51 Books Becky is Giving Her Kids
0:50:39 Books for Becky’s SO
0:53:11 What Christen is excited to give
0:54:32 What Becca is excited to give
0:56:06 In defense of Graphic Novels
1:00:02 Board Books as Gifts
1:02:48 Ela Book Buzz
Becky’s Three Books:
Best of 2018
Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Best Audio Book: There, There by Tommy Orange
Most Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Looking Forward to in 2019:
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]
The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]
Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]
Additional show notes: eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books Social Media:
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. We have invited staff from all over the Library to share what they are giving this holiday season.
EPISODE 14 BOOKSGIVING- revised times
01:38 Thoughts on Last Year’s Books
04:48 Katie and Natalie Join Program
0:5:17 Meet Natalie
07:39 Meet Katie
09:05 Natalie Book One: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
12:32 Katie Book One: Windows by Julia Denos and illustrated by E. B. Goodale
17:18 Natalie Book Two: A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Lane Smith
22:44 Katie Book Two: Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
25:37 Natalie Book Three: Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden, illustrated by Brenna Thummier
31:19 Katie Book Three: Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
38:11 Meet Amanda
38:52 Amanda Book One: A Princess in Theory
40:13 Christen Book One: My Lady’s Choosing: Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curan (Quirk Books)
42:05 Becca Book One: Dumplin’ and Puddin’ by Julie Murphy
47:02 Amanda Book Two: Gmorning Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun
48:43 Christen Book Two: The Astrology of You and Me by Gary Goldschneider (Quirk books)
52:47 Becca Book Two: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
55:34 Amanda Book Three: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
58:53 Christen Book Three: Herding Cats by Sarah Anderson (vol 3 of Sarah’s Scribbles)
1:02:53 Becca Book Three: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson and Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
1:09:59 Gus Book One: Educated by Tara Westover
1:12:59 Gus Book Two: I Will Find You by Joe Kenda
1:17:08 Gus Book Three: The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak
1:21:56 Meet Anne
1:22:43 Anne Book One: Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
1:24:15 Anne Book Two: Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization by Meera Lee Patel
1:27:45 Anne Book Three: From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen by Snoop Dogg
1:34:08 Closing Thoughts
More show notes - www.eapl.org/threebooks
Erica Christianson, Assistant Director at Ela Area Public Library, and makes the case for listening to and enjoying audiobooks. You’re already listening to a podcast - give it a try!
01:03 Meet our guest Erica Christensen
02:07 The twist in this episode
03:33 Cool story about books
05:43 Opinions about Jim Dale
07:28 Audiobook 1- Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
09:32 Christen mentions Strange Stars
13:35 Audiobook 2- Spoonbenders
17:04 Erica’s other favorite books of 2018
20:44 Audiobook 3- Marsh King’s Daughter
23:45 Erica’s favorite narrators
27:24 Christen’s top 3 audiobook performances
32:51 Christen’s audiobook narrator crush
34:34 Becca’s 3 Audiobooks
38:56 Becca’s Narrator crush
39:40 Speeding up audiobooks- pro or con?
47:46 Erica’s Quote
Erica’s Three Books:
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (read by the author)
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (read by Ari Fliakos)
Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne (read by Emily Rankin)
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Harry Potter (read by Jim Dale)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (read by Jim Dale)
Mr. Men & Little Miss Books by Roger Hargreaves (read by Jim Dale)
Discworld Series (and Tiffany Aching) by Terry Pratchett (read by Stephen Briggs)
Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded by Jason Heller
Shrill by Lindy West (read by the author)
GuRu by RuPaul Charles (read by the author)
Bossypants by Tina Fey (read by the author)
Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (read by the author)
You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author)
Everything Is Trash (But It’s Okay) by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The Immoralists by Chloe Benjamin
Savvy by Ingrid Law
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew)
The Fireman by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew)
Christine by Stephen King
Check out Hoopla for audiobooks!
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Laura Dooley-Taylor, talks about growing up a school librarian’s daughter, and nerdy book experiences. Becca thinks everything is lovely. Come on an indie bookshop tour with us!
00:28 Meet Laura Dooley Taylor
01:40 How she chose her books
02:12 Book 1: Christina Katerina and The Box
07:34 Book 2: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
11:23 The Great American Reads List
13:30 Book 3- A Man Called Ove
17:17 Other books by Frederik Backman
18:50 Laura’s first library experience
21:26 Christen’s Birthday Bookstore tour
24:30 Favorite Bookstores in Chicago
32:39 Cool Bookstores outside of IL
41:46 Bucket List Bookstores
45:02 Laura’s Book Quote
Laura’s Three Books:
Christina Katerina and the Box by Patricia Lee Gauch
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
PBS - Great American Reads - http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Ramona Quimby Series by Beverly Cleary
Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw by Patricia Reilly Giff
Indie Bookstores:
Town House Books - St. Charles, IL - http://www.townhousebooks.com/
The Book Cellar - Chicago, IL (Lincoln Square) - https://www.bookcellarinc.com/
Women & Children First - Chicago, IL (Andersonville) - https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com
Book Riot - Chicago Bookstore Day Challenge - https://bookriot.com/2018/04/27/chicagos-bookstore-day-challenge/
Map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ck7GmN_ItXd7JwKc860yHjuN_AU≪=41.9366125454651%2C-87.66829617987128&z=12 Independent Bookstore Day - http://www.indiebookstoreday.com
Anderson’s Bookshop - https://www.andersonsbookshop.com
Read Between the Lynes - Woodstock, IL - https://www.readbetweenthelynes.com
InkLink Books - East Troy, WI - https://easttroy.org/business/inklink-books/
2894 On Main - East Troy, WI (restaurant) - https://www.2894onmain.com
East Troy Railroad Museum - East Troy, WI - https://www.easttroyrr.org
The Elegant Farmer - Mukwonago, WI - https://www.elegantfarmer.com
Square Books - Oxford, MS - https://www.squarebooks.com
The Dial Bookshop - Chicago, IL (Downtown) - https://www.dialbookshop.com
Russian Tea Time - https://russianteatime.com
Powell’s Books - Chicago, IL & Portland, OR - https://www.powells.com
Best Indie Bookstores by State Lists (it turns out there are tons of these lists):
Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/2017/04/28/book-riots-favorite-bookstores-in-all-50-states-dc/
Huffington Post - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/50-of-the-best-indie-bookstores-in-america_us_58fe472ae4b06b9cb9192bb3
Real Simple - https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/travel/local-bookstores
Books & Brews - Indianapolis, IN - https://www.booksnbrews.com
Books & Books - Miami, FL - https://booksandbooks.com
Carmichael’s Bookstore - Louisville, KY - https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com
Chinatown|Chicago Public Library - https://www.chipublib.org/locations/20/
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Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our host (just Becca this time) chats about three popular/favorite books. Author Maggie Lehrman talks about her new book (The Last Best Story), high school memories, highway overpasses, stream of consciousness poems and more!
00:32 Maggie Lehrman Introduction
02:25 The Last Best Story
04:53 Local Inspirations in The Last Best Story
11:12 How His Girl Friday Inspired The Last Best Story
13:57 Word Association Game
17:34 Book 1: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
21:30 Book 2: Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
25:42 Book 3: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia
27:58 Experiences with Rita Williams Garcia
31:50 Why she chose her three books
32:38 Why Last Best Story was set aside for 10 years
36:20 Notable Books she has edited
40:07 The Editing Process
43:16 Maggie’s Library Story
52:37 Maggie’s Quote
Maggie’s Books:
The Last Best Story
The Cost of All Things
Maggies’s Three Books:
Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (Lafayette! out October 16, 2018)
Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale (out March 12, 2019)
The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters (out April 16, 2019)
In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon (out Feb. 26, 2019)
The Bachman Books: Rage / The Long Walk / Roadwork / The Running Man by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King)
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Watching:
His Girl Friday (Available on Hoopla!)
Find Maggie:
http://www.maggielehrman.com
@maggielehrman on Twitter
@maggielehrmanauthor on Facebook
Contact us!
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
eapl.org/threebooks
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. They talk about what they’re reading this summer and get three book recommendations from Ela Staff.
0:2:28 Staff Picks Part 1
0:5:27 Becca is STILL reading Children of Blood & Bone
0:6:49 Staff Picks Part 2
0:9:23 Christen Book One- The Tin Man by Sarah Winman
0:13:31 Christen Book Two: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
0:22:53 Christen Book Three: The Murderbot Diaries (Series) by Martha Wells
0:33:22 Books to TV news- Sanditon by Jane Austen
0:34:55 Staff Picks Part 3
0:36:51 Becca doesn’t do summer reading
0:37:52 Becca Book One: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
0:48:24 Becca Book 2: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
0:52:13 Becca Book 3: The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell with writing from ten other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, and Barbara Perez Marquez
1:02:38 Staff Picks Part 4
1:05:16 Closing Notes
Additional books mentioned by Christen and Becca -
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
The Martian by Andy Weir
Raina Telgemeier graphic novels
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Watching -
Mindhunter
“An Origin Story” by Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye
Other Info -
Project Voice - http://www.projectvoice.co
The Cardboard Kingdom Projects and Info - https://chadsellcomics.com/thecardboardkingdom/
STAFF PICKS
Staff Picks Part 1
The New books by Nora Roberts
Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffen
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Whahong
The Poppy War by RF Quang
The Swedish Art of Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
The Long Haul by Finn Murphy
The Real Queen Elizabeth by Andrew Maher
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Mare
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
The Fallen by David Baldacci
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
The Neuroscientist That Lost her Mind by Barbara K. Lipska
Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Daves
Love and Other words by Christina (Hobbs) Lauren
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Staff Picks Part 2
A Lullaby of Summer Things by Natalie Reif Ziarnik
The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall
The Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea by Lynne Rae Perkins
Staff Picks Part 3
Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka Mac Bennett
Dory and the real true friend by Abby Hanlon
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Staff Picks Part 4
Americanah- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Summer in Orcus by T Kingfisher
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones
We Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Home of the Unwanted girls by Joanna Goodman
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
Three Books- Contact Us:
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our host (just Becca this time) chats about three popular/favorite books. Our TWO guests this month, Adam Gottlieb and Corey Dillard, talk about poetry, spirituality, Winnie the Pooh, chocolate cake and more!
0:00:28 Guest Introductions
0:04:32 About the Louder than a Bomb Festival
0:10:12 Adam Book 1- The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu
0:13:49 Middle School Transformations thru reading
0:16:30 Corey Book 1: The Tao of Pooh
0:24:58 Pooh in China
0:26:36 Corey Book 2: The Thief of Always
0:35:27 Adam Book 2: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
0:45:21 Adam Book 3: Climbing Poetry
0:50:33 “Living” Poetry
0:51:41 Teaching Poetry the right way
0:55:07 Corey Book 3: Hurdy Gurdy by Tim Seibels
1:10:13 What Corey is Reading Now
1:11:00 Up with Thoughts by W. Kamau Bell
1:14:04 American Gods by Neil Gaiman
1:15:22 What Adam is reading
1:23:53 Adam’s Poem
1:26:18 Corey’s Poem
1:29:50 Word Play
1:31:13 Final Credits
Corey’s Three Books
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
Hurdy-Gurdy by Tim Seibles
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Adam’s Three Books
The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu trans. Brian Browne Walker
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Climbing PoeTree (self-titled poetry collection)
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (Pinhead)
Books of Blood by Clive Barker
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman [TV Tie-In] Narrated by George Guidall
Injustice 2 (Volume 1) by DC Comics
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius by Kwame Dawes
World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts: A Project of the International Religious Foundation
The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions by Philip Novak
Everyday Holiness by Alan Morinis
Chuang Tzu trans. Burton Watson
That One Black Kid by Corey Dillard
Watching -
Climbing PoeTree
Def Poetry Jam
Louder Than A Bomb (documentary)
Listening to -
Midnight, the Coyote, Down in the Mouth (poem) by Tim Seibles
Natasha In A Mellow Mood (poem) by Tim Seibles
Living Colour (Music Group)
Nursery Rhyme (poem) by Adam Gottlieb
Token (poem) by Corey Dillard
T-WAAP - http://www.twaap.org
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Jen Eberle, talks about the Babysitters Club, transitioning from teacher to school librarian, and her feelings on everything from Summer Reading to foxes.
0:00:25 Introducing Jen Eberle
0:01:15 Why Jen loves books
0:02:27 Jen’s education background
0:04:51 BOOK 1- Life of Pi
0:10:56 BOOK 2- Option B
0:12:43 Why best sellers get a bad rap
0:19:46 BOOK 3- Eleanor and Park
0:27:03 Jen’s first library experience
0:30:34 What Jen is reading now
0:34:51 Jen’s Teacup animal
0:42:46 I hate Holden Caulfield
0:47:57 The Outsiders is not great literature
0:52:49 The right kind of summer reading for kids
1:00:04 Getting kids to be “popcorn” readers
1:15:12 Closing Thoughts
Jen’s Three Books:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Bible
Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
Holding Up The Universe Jennifer Niven
A Step From Heaven by An Na
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok (stated as Lost In Translation)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Spliced by Jon McGoran
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" a poem by Robert Frost
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Shoe Books Series by Noel Streatfeild
The Baby-Sitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Saving Marty by Paul Griffin
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
V.C. Andrews (author)
Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Listening To -
Stay Gold by Stevie Wonder
Three Books Social Media:
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Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk about the books they are most excited about in the upcoming months. This episode will be broken into two parts for your listening ease.
00:03:26 The Book Buzz Categories
00:05:13 Lord of The Rings Debate
00:05:51 Children of Blood and Bone
00:06:26 Harry Potter comparison
00:10:05 Why this book is important
00:12:18 Children of Blood & Bone plot discussion
00:21:47 Audiobook info
00:24:12 Literary Fiction Book Buzz
00:24:50 Book One: The Fruit of the Drunken Tree
00:25:11 Why you should judge this book by its cover
00:35:11 Book Two: There, There
00:41:41 Book Three: The Female Persuasion
00:47:47 Better examples of Intersectional feminist fiction
00:48:02 Street by Anne Petrie
00:48:02 Aya
00:50:45 Americanah
00:55:42 The Optimistic Decade
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk about the books they are most excited about in the upcoming months. This episode will be broken into two parts for your listening ease.
00:00:35 Young Adult Book Buzz
00:00:49 Blood Water Paint Readers guide
00:02:26 Furyborn
00:10:19 The Belles
00:17:44 Dread Nation
00:21:57 Comic & Graphic Novels Book Buzz
00:23:27 Manfried the Man
00:28:32 Bingo Love
00:31:47 I am Alphonso Jones
00:39:17 Sci Fi/ Fantasy Book Buzz
00:39:21 The Power
00:43:48 Spinning Silver
00:53:11 The Book of M
1:01:30 Closing Thoughts
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Veronda Pitchford, talks about her love of food, reality tv, and (more than anything else) libraries.
0:00 Show begins
0:37 Guest Introduction
1:17 Veronda talks about Veronda
3:27 How she chose her three books & the theme
5:10 Book One
7:42 Book Two
13:41 Book Three
18:51 First Library Memory
23:47 The hosts recommend a book to Veronda
34:00 Using electronic resources in the library
38:33 The Goodreads challenge/Indy Press books
38:50 How to get Biblioboard
44:55 ShoutMouse
50:02 Book recommendation- Rad Dad
54:21 Favorite Quotes
1:02:41 Recap of Veronda’s three books
Veronda’s Three Books:
Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis
Love, Loss and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Additional Titles Discussed:
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Audio read by Lin-Manuel Miranda
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Bingo Love by Genevieve FT, Jenn St-Onge, and Tee Franklin
Bibliboboard books
Super Sikh by Eileen Kaur Alden, Supreet Singh Manchanda, and Amit Tayal “Loves Elvis. Hates bad guys.”
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler (illustrated by David Lee Csicsko)
One Lonely Camel by Rashaan Edwards, Sejal Mobley DaQuan Smith and Zorita Workman
Rad Dad - Contributors include: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Cory Doctorow
Watching -
Top Chef
The Good Place
Eating -
Demera Ethiopian Restaurant
Listening To -
Entry Of The Gladiators - Julius Fucik
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk with Brenda Gornick about her three book choices, reading as a family, her library journey, and her writing.
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk with Brenda Gornick about her three book choices.
0:09 Intro
0:21 Guest Intro
2:55 Three Books- tough to choose just 3
3:34 Book One
7:18 Book Two
10:05 Book Three
14:57 How all three books relate to each other
17:32 Sharing Books with her teens
28:45 Choosing appropriate books to share with your kids
32:39 Brenda talks about her writing
37:37 Choosing books for the “to read” pile
44:09 What she is reading now
46:14 First library memories
51:04 Quotes
Brenda’s Three Books:
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
Additional Titles Discussed:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Death Note by Oba Tsugumi
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Zabuza)
Monster by Naoki Urasawa
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Discworld Series by Pratchett
The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger
Murder At The Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Euphoria by Lily King
Brenda's Writing:
New Girl In Town
Enduring the Waking World
Drabble: The Secret Lives of Guinea Pigs
Watching:
The Americans
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk with Catherine Knight about her three book choices.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:30
Guest Introduction 0:30 to 2:26
Hipster Chickens 2:26 to 3:36
Catherine’s Three Books 3:36 to 20:40 Book 1 3:36 to 8:14
Book 2 8:14 to 13:30
Book 3 13:30 to 20:40
Fun with Language 18:24 to 20:40
Reading and ADHD 20:40 to 30:33
The Impacts of Reading 30:33 to 35:16
Connecting to the World 35:16 to 39:49
New Traditions and Poetry 39:49 to 48:55
Reading Out Loud 48:55 to 56:00
Quotes and Conclusion 56:00 to 58:3
Catherine’s Three:
Anne Books by Lucy Maud Montgomery
All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon
Additional Sources:
Web: eapl.org/threebooks
Social Media: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter - @threebookspod
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen sit down with Ela Library's very own Business Librarian, Melissa Keegan, to discuss her three book choices and other cool projects she's working on.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:25
Guest Introduction 0:25 to 1:30
Melissa's Three Books 1:30 to 8:34
Book 1 1:30 to 3:42
Book 2 3:42 to 5:40
Book 3 5:40 to 8:34
Why these three books? 8:34 to 9:11
Were there others on your list? 9:11 to 10:36
Melissa’s Top 3 Books 10:36 to 10:49
The Beauty of Books 10:49 to 13:54
Roses are Read Bookstagram 13:54 to 19:40
Hygge 19:40 to 21:01
Word Wrap 21:01 to 24:36
Deciding What’s Next 24:36 to 29:06
This Year’s Challenge 29:06 to 30:20
Quotes and Conclusion 30:20 to 33:56
Melissa's Three:
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Artemis by Andy Weir
Additional Sources:
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Melissa Keegan’s Social Media:
Roses are Read Instagram
The Word Wrap Etsy Store
Social Media:
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Twitter - @threebookspod
Instagram - @threebookspodcast
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month is a two part special to celebrate Booksgiving! Part two features book recommendations and gift experiences for teen fiction and nonfiction, children's fiction and nonfiction, as well as bonus book themed gifts.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:25
What To Expect In Booksgiving Part 2 0:25 to 0:42
Teen Fiction 0:42 to 2:11
Teen Nonfiction Blurb 2:11 to 3:17
Back to Teen Fiction 3:17 to 7:18
Teen Nonfiction 7:18 to 8:25
3rd to 5th Grade Fiction 8:25 to 13:01
Children’s Nonfiction 13:01 to 15:53
Middle School and Up Fiction 15:53 to 16:24
Chapter Books 16:24 to 18:13
For Elephant and Piggie Fans 18:13 to 26:12
Poetry 26:12 to 27:17
Picture Books 27:17 to 33:16
Book Themed Gift Ideas 33:16 to 40:35
Conclusion 40:35 to 43:04
Young Adult
Diviners Series by Libba Bray
The Reckoners Series (Steelheart is Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Words in Deep Blue by Catherine Crowley
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Theodore Gray - The Elements, Molecules and Reactions
3-5 Grade Fiction and Comics
HiLo by Judd Winick
Bone Series by Jeff Smith
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Pedro & Me by Judd Winick
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey
The Big Sparkly Box of Unicorn Magic: Phoebe and Her Unicorn Box Set Volume 1-4 by Dana Simpson
Science Comics published by MacMillan
Science Comics: Rockets (Defying Gravity) by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded by DK Books
LEGO DC Comics Superheroes Character Encyclopedia by DK Books
LEGO Batman: Visual Dictionary by DK Books
Batman Character Encyclopedia by DK Books
Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by David Wiesner
Beginning Chapter Books 1-2nd Grade
Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
Junie B Jones by Barbara Park
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems
Ballet Cat by Bob Shea
Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea
Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt by Ben Clanton
Picture Books
Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals
First Stories: A Fairytale Board Book Series, Illustrated by Dan Taylor
Sleep Tight Farm: A farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle, Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
Cat on the Bus by Aram Kim
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano
Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis
Leave Me Alone! By Vera Brosgol
Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro
Cate’s Magic Garden by Betsey Coffeen and Samantha Smith
Bookish Gift Ideas
Ex Libris Board Game
StoryCubes
Paperback Board Game
Out of Print - website with delightful literary-themed goods
Ideal Bookshelf - pins, totes, mugs and prints. Bookshelves include things like “Jane Austen” or “Harry Potter” (US and UK), cookbooks, design, kids and more. Or request a custom bookshelf for the book lover in your life!
Book Box Subscriptions! - Owl Crate, Bookish Box --
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month is a two part special to celebrate Booksgiving! Part one features book recommendations and gift experiences for adult fiction and non-fiction.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:24
Booksgiving Explanation 0:24 to 3:30
Adult Fiction 3:30 to 15:54
Adult Non-fiction 15:54 to 49:18
Wrapping Up 49:18 to 49:59
Conclusion 49.59 to 50:58
Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
Amanda Wakes Up by Alyson Camerota
Devotions by Mary Oliver
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer
The Long Haul by Finn Murphy
Unique Eats and Eateries Chicago by Matt Kirouac
Smitten Kitchen Every Day
Craft Coffee: A Manual by Jessica Easto
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, A Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard
Killlers of the Flower Moon
Born A Crime by Trever Noah
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore by Jared Yates Sexton
Unbelievable by Katy Tur
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying-Up by Marie Kondo
The Gentle Are of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
National Geographic The Photo Ark
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson by Joel Sartore and Douglas H. Chadwick
Playing with Super Power by Sebastian Haley and Megan Marie
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. In episode one, the library world's horror maven, Becky Spratford, talks about why we need horror and her three horror book choices.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:35
Guest Introduction 0:36 to 2:02
Learning About Horror and Why We Need It 2:03 to 6:43
Approaching Horror 6:44 to 10:38
Becky’s Three Books 10:39 to 25:28
Book 1 11:06 to 13:02
Book 2 16:56 to 20:39
Book 3 20:44 to 25:12
What Becky is Reading Now 25:29 to 33:09
A Gateway Book to Horror 33:10 to 38:55
Library Origin Story 38:56 to 43:51
Where to Find Becky 43:52 to 45:47
Featured Books Review 45:48 to 46:20
Conclusion 46:21 to 47:40
Becky Spratford’s Three:
Bird Box and Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
The Ruins by Scott Smith
In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson
Additional Sources:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller
The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Becky Spratford’s Social Media
RA For All
RA For All Horror
Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Three Books will also feature a wide variety of guests on the show to talk about their own favorite books and why.
Introduction 0:00 to 0:20
How did Three Books start? 0:32 to 2:42
Type of guests to expect 2:43 to 3:32
Timeline of the show 3:33 to 4:22
Becca’s three books 4:23 to 6:38
Christen’s three books 6:39 to 7:36
Re-reading books 7:37 to 8:23
Featured books review 8:24 to 9:04
Conclusion 9:05 to 10:04
Becca’s Three:
Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Christen’s Three:
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Additional Sources:
My Favorite Things is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Step Aside Pops by Kate Beaton