Librarians Melody and Alyssa dive into phycological thrillers this month. Their recommendations cover a variety of options from Sarah Pearse's ominous The Sanatorium to Jeneva Rose's "fluffy" page-turner The Perfect Marriage.

Recommended Titles:

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

In the Woods by Tana French

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Librarian Melody is excited to welcome Rachel of the Oak Creek Public Library to join this episode on graphic novels! Both librarians cover a handful of graphic novels for adults, from a surrealist suburban drama to a horror comedy to a mysterious whodunit to an irreverent sexy comedy. Some mature themes are discussed towards the end of the episode.

Recommended Titles:

Suncatcher by Jose Pimienta

The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire

Lucifer by Dan Watters

The Dreaming by Simon Spurrier

The Vision by Tom King

Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn

Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

Read about the love story of Wanda and Vision: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/scarlet-witch-and-vision-romance-history

Check out Oak Creek Public LIbrary’s podcast, Not Your Mother’s Library: https://soundcloud.com/notyourmotherslibrary

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Librarians Melody and Lizzy welcome back guest librarian Maren to discuss their favorite books and series written by and about women. Covering a variety of genres, they talk about poetry, memoir, children’s fantasy, "I Survived" for girls, and 21st century romance writing.

Recommended Titles:

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur.

Girl Gurl Grrrl by Kenya Hunt.

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron.

Girls Who Build by Katie Hughes.

Girls Survive series, including Alice on the Island by Mayumi Shimose Poe and Mary and the Trail of Tears by Andrea L. Rogers.

Brothers Sinister series, including The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan.

A League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore.

Spindle Cove series, including Beauty and the Blacksmith, Once Upon a Winter’s Eve, and A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare.

Visit the American Indians In Children's Literature Blog: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/

Participate in our #OwnVoices Challege: northshorelibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

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Librarians Melody and Erin explore current black voices in literature covering a variety of genres from YA fantasy to realistic fiction to American history.

Books We Talked About:

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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If you enjoy reading weird and wacky books, this episode is for you! Lizzy and Melody welcome special guest Dale to discuss a variety of reads, from a children's book about teddy bears abandoned in a landfill to the true story of the man who walked across Antarctica alone.

Books we Talked about:

Mad Max: Fury Road by George Miller

They Threw Us Away by Daniel Kraus

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

The White Darkness by David Grann

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Librarians Alyssa and Melody recommend their favorite books to add to your 2020 holiday shopping list!

Books:

"The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires" by Grady Hendrix

"The Guest List" by Lucy Foley

"Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir

Arch of Scythe series by Neal Shusterman

"Hood Feminism" by Mikki Kendall

"Unfollow" by Megan Phelps-Roper

"What's That Noise?" by Naomi Howarth

"Two Little Trains" by Margaret Wise Brown

"See, Search, Find: On the Go" by Margot Channing

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Alyssa and Melody welcome special guest and previous podcast host Barbara! Just in time for election season, the three discuss some of their favorite introductory books on politics and voting.

Titles We Discussed

What You Should Know about Politics... But Don't: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues by Jessamyn Conrad

Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College by Jesse Wegman

The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine F. Weiss

OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?: A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work by Ben Sheehan

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Alyssa, Melody, and Lizzy share their spooky reading recommendations for the season!

Titles We Discussed:

Locke & Key. Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Join our Virtual event, Wisconsin's Most Haunted Locations, on Monday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87027930092

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Grab a snack for this episode! Lizzy, Melody, and Alyssa are talking about cookbooks, recipes, and food!

Cookbooks We Discussed:

Cybele Pascal’s "Allergy Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame"

Katie Parker’s "The High-Protein Vegetarian Cookbook: Hearty Dishes That Even Carnivores Will Love"

Audrey Roberts’ "The Everything Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Cookbook: 300 Simple and Satisfying Recipes Without Gluten Or Dairy"

Mark Bitman’s "How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Food"

Stephanie Middleberg’s "The Big Book of Organic Baby Food: Baby Purées, Finger Foods, and Toddler Meals For Every Stage"

Nisha Vora’s "The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook: Wholesome, Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes Made in the Instant Pot"

Ina Garten’s "Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook"

Jenny Rosenstrach’s "Dinner: A Love Story"

Our Favorite Cooking Websites:

VeganRicha.com

ChocolateCoveredKatie.com

Recipes Available Online:

General Tso’s Soy Curls: https://www.veganricha.com/vegan-general-tsos-soy-curls/

Peanut Butter Popcorn: https://www.thekitchn.com/fall-snacking-recipe-peanut-butter-popcorn-recipes-from-the-kitchn-14558

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Alyssa, Lizzy, and Melody catch each other up on what they’ve been reading and watching this month, from Gothic horror to romance shows.

What We Talked About:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Dread Nation series by Justina Ireland

We Read Too mobile app

Virgin River Netflix show

The Umbrella Academy Netflix show

Nancy Drew CW show

Contact Us

Phone: 414-351-3461

Email: [email protected]

Website: mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

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