Montgomery County Public Libraries

Recording Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Guests: Susan Moritz, Program Manager for Virtual Services and Lisa Navidi, Librarian at Davis Library

Items of interest mentioned during this episode - 

NovelistPlus - Online tool for discovering new books. Includes adult and children's books.   

Readers Cafe - MCPL website for discovering you next favorite book. 

What Do I Check Out Next? - Personalized book suggestions based your preferences.

Notable Quote: Reader's advisory is "connecting the right reader to the right book at the right time. 

Books, movies and television shows mentioned during this episode -

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall. Librarian Susan Mortiz referred to this book as a "cozy mystery." Cozy mysteries tend to downplay sex and violence, and the stories often take place in a small, interconnected community. 

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

Downton Abbey (DVD)

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Rogue One (in theaters)

Rogue One (the novelization) by Alexander Freed

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell

Where'd You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple

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