Read This Next!: Recent Episodes
Thunder Bay Public Library
Join Laura and Nicole from the Thunder Bay Public Library for the latest edition of Read This Next! They'll share their top recommendations about different genres, topics, and styles of books. Bonus: If you're from Thunder Bay you can get them in Thunder Bay Public Library's digital and physical collections!
Check out this year's Forest of Reading Nominees with Nicole and Laura! Mystery, sci-fi, cli-fi, and more!
Nicole goes solo to share some books picked by our local teens. Everything from Stephen King, manga and more!
Wellness means many things to many people and these books discuss the ways the wellness industry effects people lives -- for better or worse.
If you're looking for science based books that are based more in reality this is the episode for you!
Satisfying, uplifting, and heartwarming are some words you could use to describe books with Found Family. You could also include, robots, hippos, and Scooby-Doo!
What does battle royale mean to you? We've compiled a list of books that we think fit the bill!
This episode was filmed in October during spooky season but we missed uploading it! Enjoy this week's extra content :)
Aside from one, this is an episode of books written by celebrities that are famous for something other than being an author!
In honour of the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's movie, Sam and Nicole tap into books that are similar to the series for those of you who need a FNAF fix.
Check out some of the cool books that are at risk of leaving our shelves! Then hear what Ruth and Nicole have been reading lately.
This week Nicole and Ruth discuss several books about surviving plane crashes, being stranded and more!
It's Pride month once again and Nicole and Ruth have quite the list of awesome LGBTQ+ books for you to check out this year!
Today we're focusing on mysteries featuring sisters... closed mysteries, murdering sisters, missing sisters and more!
There's been too many excellent books with witches lately! Here's a second round of some incredible titles!
This week Nicole and Ruth bring you a topic that our Youth Action Council thought of! Check out books set in the 1920s filled with the glamour, nightlife, and criminal activities in a variety of locations!
If you've been loving Last of Us and are dying to read more books with plagues check out today's episode with Nicole and Sam. Sleep, fire, mushrooms and more.
This is a YA heavy episode featuring sweet romances, a noraebang, a look into the K-pop world, and plenty of drama.
Meet Ruth - Read This Next's newest host filling in for Laura! This week Nicole and Ruth discuss a variety of urban fantasy novels with hints of crime.
Find out exactly what Nicole and Laura read this year and catch which books were their favourites, rec's they didn't include in the show, and a couple books they didn't enjoy.
If you're looking for books similar to Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, or really enjoy worldbuilding and overthrowing empires you'll want to check out the books in this episode.
This week we bring you fiction that takes place during the Regency Era! Think Jane Austen, Brigerton-esque politics and banter.
Laura and Nicole look at sci-fi novels and the many ways that technology has and could influence our lives -- for better or worse.
This episode includes creepy in-translation Swedish fiction, werewolves, stalkers and more!
Today Laura and Nicole celebrate the return to spooky season and Halloween by sharing some excellent horror fiction -- LGBTQ rep, hauntings, and secret pasts are only some of the interesting details included.
Today Laura and Nicole discuss both adult and young adult fiction in the world of dark academia -- witches, murder, pranks taken too far, and much much more.
These books are really good but are on the library chopping block to make room for more fun titles!
Last month we went to Indigo to buy some books with out YOUth Action Council and in this episode we're presenting a bunch of our favs with LGBTQ+ characters!
Happy Pride! We're highlighting some new comics or graphic novels that celebrate the many colours of the rainbow in this weeks episode.
So many books are being turned into movies and tv shows and the books are incredible! This episode we go through a whole bunch for you to enjoy!
This week we discuss books that came out this year that have us excited to read and are getting a lot of buzz! There's something for everyone - horror, sci-fi, urban fantasy and more!
This week we're touching on superhero novels, whether that be adaptations of Marvel and DC, creative series, and potential villains...?
Today we look at classic novels remade into something new! We hit a ton of genres so there's something for everyone!
In this episode Laura and Nicole discuss "feminist dystopias" or "spec fic that highlights how current gender roles are negative by presenting them to us in extremes". It was hard to title this episode!
Find out what the rest of the world (not just us) thought were amazing books this year!
Laura and Nicole recap their years in reading with a lot of help from GoodRead's stats! How many books did they read this year? In what genres? Dig into what a five star read is for them and lots more in this very detailed peek into their reading lives. Find show notes at tbploffthesheft.com
It's one of Nicole's favs this week as we take a trip to fairyland for high fantasy, urban fantasy, and fairies of all kinds.
Today we focus on survival stories of all kinds... trapped in the wild, raised by wolves, deserted island and more!
We finally got around to telling you all about the any incredible books that take place or feature libraries!
And it’s spooky season once again! These horror novels are devoted to the murderous rampage and full of homages (and clichés) from your favourite slasher movies. Please be aware that due to their thematic focus, these titles are inevitably at least a little gory. This means death happens on the page (no fade to black here!) and there are descriptions of wounds and violence. If that’s not your kind of reading, please look in our backlist of episodes for other suggestions!
Do you ever wish you could walk through a door and escape to another world? We've got you covered! Join Laura and guest Patience for reading suggestions that will take you away.
If you love all things Victorian we've got you covered. Fantasy, mystery, and even a book written by a Victorian period author!
Annnnnd we're back! Join us and hear about the awesome pirate books the library has to offer in our first episode of season three!
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
While we're on our break -- enjoy some reruns that haven't hit the podcast platform yet.
For our 50th episode and the last episode before September Laura and I went want to re-rec books that we highlighted but actually ended up reading!
We're half-through 2021 and it's time to see what's popular! Join us to check in on what's happening in the book world.
We couldn't narrow down what kind of mysteries we wanted to discuss so we've got a potpourri of awesome mysteries for you to try!
This one has been on the back-burner for a while but it's finally coming out! Listen in for alternate history (with a hefty dose of steampunk) recs!
This week we're celebrating all Asian authors (with a heavy dose of Asian mythology inspired fantasy!)
Enjoy this last episode of the on the screen streak! We're discussing some wonderful fantasy movies!
This week we're talking comedies on the big (and little) screen! If you're looking for some laughs, check out this episode!
We're changing things up this week by bringing you some rec's from the big (and little) screen!
This week we've pulled titles that cover some awesome topics like seduction, artificial intelligence, life at the office, and internet language!
It's Laura's turn to shout from the roof about one of her favourite genres! Today we discuss closed circle mysteries and locked room mysteries AKA mysteries that there's a set amount of suspects, and they're stuck in a location trying to figure out who the killer is!
Epic fantasy novels here we come! Join us while we talk about some awesome battles, wonderful wizards, and legendary ladies.
You know it's a good book if they're adapting it to the big screen! Check in with us to hear about the newest tv shows and movies that are being adapted from books.
We're wrapping up Women's History Month by bringing you some awesome graphics by women!
We all need some uplifting reading rec's right now. Let's discuss some lighthearted reads!
We're not the only one's with book recs! Listen in on us telling you about our co-workers favourite reads.
Some of the best and most interesting books have been translated from other languages into English -- here are some that piqued our interest.
Join us for the funny, sad, and inspiring this week when we discuss memoirs and essay collections!
It's Nicole favourite topic -- slow burn romance! And just in time for Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day is fast approaching so we're bringing you come romantic comedies that you could sum up in one sentence!
Check out our show notes at www.tbplofftheshelf.com
Let's talk about the best thrillers, contemporary and romance novels of the year as well as Nicole's top 3 reads from 2020.
Check out our show notes at www.tbplofftheshelf.com
2020 is officially over and the results are in for best books of the year! Join us this episode for the best of fantasy, sci-fi, and thrillers as well as Laura's top 3 books she read last year.
Season 1 upload
Join Nicole and Laura for a romance week edition of Read This Next, the book recommendation program from TBPL. Recorded June 2020.
If you're looking for some sweet sci-fi recs with AI or clones this is the episode for you!
Show notes: www.tbplofftheshelf.com
We're working to get our older episodes posted as soon as possible. In the meantime, find our 2019 videos on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/tbpl)!
Welcome back! This week we're discussing young adult (mostly) series that wrapped up in 2020, plus a few other notable mentions. If you're looking to binge some new books, we've got you covered.
We're working to get our older episodes posted as soon as possible. In the meantime, find our 2019 videos on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/tbpl)!