Book Lounge by Libby Ep #3 -- Jill, Todd, and Sheila
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Featured Librarians
Jill, Todd, and Sheila
Intro (0:00-1:55)
Recent Reads (1:56-16:33)
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker
Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Readers Advisory Recommendations (16:34-24:40)
Books to celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day
- A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini
- The Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
Audiobook road trip recommendations for someone who likes storyteller comedians and humorous biographies like Amy Poehler's Yes Please
- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
- Dad is Fat and Food by Jim Gaffigan
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
- You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs
- The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman
- The Wordy Shipmates and Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Books for someone who likes "wizards and stuff." Favorite series is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher which starts with Storm Front.
- Hounded by Kevin Hearne. Book 1 of The Iron Druid Chronicles
- Bloodlist by P. N. Elrod. Book 1 of The Vampire Files
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Book 1 of The Kingkiller Chronicle
- The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. Book 1 of The Heir Chronicles
Pre-Pubs and Other Books (24:41-End)
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
Booked by Kwame Alexander
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Book 1 of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Series
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
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