Daniel joins PJ and Bonnie to talk about fantastically dark historical work The Dark Queens: the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world by Shelley Puhak.  

Pirates, ahoy!  Daniel, PJ, and Beth talk about pirates: historical, fictional, and where that stereotypical pirate sound originated.  Also, the latest news from the library. 

Clips:

Robert Newton, Long John Silver, Treasure Island

Eat Sleep Dream English, "Learn Hagrid's British Accent", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vml4OsCMxS0

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

It's Reader's Choice, so Bonnie and PJ shared their reads for the month.  Like a good mystery that ties in to a library?  Or maybe history is more your style, fiction or non-fiction.  Let's listen in on the reviews.

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

Forget the Alamo: the rise and fall of an American myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford

Many in our community are heading back to school!  Darla and PJ recall some of their childhood school memories.

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

Bonnie and PJ consider whether they would have had "frontier grit" after reading the book Frontier grit : the unlikely true stories of daring pioneer women by Marianne Monson. This book is a series of historical vignettes on the lives of women on frontiers. Lit Chat meets in person on the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm.  

Daytona, Talladega...do you know your NASCAR?  Bonnie shares about unique tracks and the cost of racing in NASCAR.  Plus news on construction and some upcoming programs at the Atascocita Branch Library. 

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

PJ and Bonnie have a lot of reading to share.  They discuss Anatomy: a love story by Dana Schwartz, Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown, The Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn, and The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata.  Meet in person for Lit Chat the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm at Atascocita Branch Library. 

Daniel visits with Director of Education from Flower Garden Banks National Marine Reserve.  Darla, PJ, and Beth talk  Summer Reading Program, and Janell shares with us her Asian American Pacific Island Heritage Month reads.  It's a packed podcast!

Resources:

https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/

Summer Reading Program

Music:

Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

This month is Reader's Choice for Lit Chat.  PJ and Bonnie share their reads over the last few weeks, though they both took turns in historical fiction -- or history that turned out to be false!  You can also join PJ and Bonnie for Lit Chat in person on the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm.

Books:

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong by James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

PJ and Bonnie share the journey through historical deaths in How They Croaked: the awful ends of the awfully famous by Georgia Bragg.  A touch grim, a little gory, they learned all about the falls of glory.