This week Tayla is joined by Elena and Angela, two members of the American Library Association’s 2024 Emerging Leaders cohort. They discuss the program and how they hope to influence library advocacy happening on behalf of the organization. They also discuss when to jump into long-running book series and watching podcasts on YouTube. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What author alive or dead would you like to meet and why?

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Books

All the Odes by Pablo Neruda

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri

Trust by Hernan Diaz 

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

I Had That Same Dream Again by Yoru Sumino and Izumi Kirihara   

Blue Giant Vols. 1-2 by Shinichi Ishizuka

Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J, Maas

The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells

The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan

A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin

AV

Deadloch (2023- ) 

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie & Katya (YouTube)

Tiny Meat Gang (YouTube)

Random Order Show (YouTube)

Brittany Broski (YouTube)

Oh No Ross and Carrie (podcast)  

Fantasy Fangirls (podcast)

Other

ALA Emerging Leaders Program

No Flying, No Tights