Melody, Alyssa, and Lizzy are back to talk about their latest reads! From pandemic-centered plots to gritting true stories, this episode covers a variety of genres, with a bonus update on how the library's reopening is going!

Books We Talked About

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Educated by Tara Westover

Severance by Ling Ma

Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

Pushout by Monique W. Morris

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Phone: 414-351-3461

Email: [email protected]

Website: mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Summer Reading

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Digital Resources

Databases: mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/database.html

Overdrive/Libby: wplc.overdrive.com/wplc-mcfls/content

Hoopla Digital: hoopladigital.com

RBdigital: rbdigital.com/milwaukeecountyfederatedwi

Melody chats with guests Dale and Stacey about their favorite comfort reads!

Books We Talked About:

Persuasion by Jane Austen

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin

The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Submit your request at https://tinyurl.com/yabudr5t or call us at 414-351-3461.

Librarians Maren, Melody, and guest, Erin, talk about what they're binge-watching during quarantine.

Shows We Talked About:

The West Wing TV show on Netflix

Four Weddings and a Funeral Hulu show

Next in Fashion Netflix show

Bon Appétit YouTube channel: Reverse Engineering and Gourmet Makes series

Game of Thrones TV show on Hulu

Pemberley Digital YouTube channel: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved series

The Umbrella Academy Netflix show

This is Us TV show on Hulu

Dollface Hulu show

K-Pop and BTS videos on YouTube

Schitt’s Creek TV show on Netflix

Parks and Recreation TV show on Netflix

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend TV show on Netflix

Also Mentioned:

A Life in Secrets by Vera Atkins

2020 film Emma

DKDKTV YouTube channel

Implicitly Pretentious YouTube channel

Good Mythical Morning YouTube channel

Binging with Babish YouTube channel

Contact Us:

Contact Us

Live chat with a librarian: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Email us: [email protected]

Leave us a voicemail: 414-351-3461

Digital Resources

Databases: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/database.html

Overdrive/Libby: wplc.overdrive.com/wplc-mcfls/content

Hoopla Digital: www.hoopladigital.com

RBdigital: www.rbdigital.com/milwaukeecountyfederatedwi

While the library is closed, Lizzy, Melody, and Alyssa are excited to bring you a podcast recorded from home! The librarians chat about books on their reading lists as well as books they will never read! Scroll through the shownotes for a list of books we discussed and other resources available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Books We Talked About

Lord of the Rings series - J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling

Three Dark Crowns series - Kendare Blake

Red Queen series - Victoria Aveyard

East series - Edith Pattou

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson

The Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan

Educated - Tara Westover

The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine

Mrs. Everything - Jennifer Weiner

The Wives - Tarryn Fisher

Lady in the Lake - Laura Lippman

Open Book - Jessica Simpson

How to Do Nothing - Jenny Odell

The Dead Queens Club - Hanna Kapin

Books We Will Never Read

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon

Girl, Stop Apologizing - Rachel Hollis

It - Stephen King

A Song of Ice and Fire series - George R.R. Martin

Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James

After You - JoJo Moyes

Small Great Things - Jodi Picoult

Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

Contact Us

Live chat with a librarian weekdays 10-5 (*hours have been changed post-recording) : http://www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Email a librarian: [email protected]

Digital Resources

Databases: http://www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/database.html

Overdrive/Libby: https://wplc.overdrive.com/wplc-mcfls/content

Hoopla Digital: https://www.hoopladigital.com

RBdigital: https://www.rbdigital.com/milwaukeecountyfederatedwi

Resources During COVID-19

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

Manage Anxiety and Stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Unemployment: https://my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov/

Educational Resources: http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/

Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/learnathome

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Melody and Lizzy welcome back former podcast host, Sam, to discuss books set in the future! In this episode, we chat about virtual reality, artificial intelligence, consumerism, and the future of our society.

Books We Discussed:

Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

We're Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Other Things We Talked About:

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Neal Shusterman at Wauwatosa Public Library: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4503795

*this event is sold out

Check out these books:

https://countycat.mcfls.org/

https://wplc.overdrive.com/

https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/

https://www.hoopladigital.com/

*Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation.

Lizzy, Melody, and Maren talk about why time travel, romance, and alternate timelines are so common in historical fiction. In this episode, we cover 6 reading recommendations as well as a look back at our favorite American Girl®️ Dolls.

In this episode we discuss:

“In Another Time” by Jillian Cantor

“Carnegie’s Maid” by Marie Benedict

“What the Wind Knows” by Amy Harmon

“The Golden Hour” by Beatriz Williams

“The Hunger” by Alma Katsu

“Prairie Lotus” by Linda Sue Park

See Linda Sue Park at the library on March 5th! https://www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/calendar.html

Check out books:

https://countycat.mcfls.org

https://wplc.overdrive.com

https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/

https://www.hoopladigital.com

*Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation.

Not in the mood for self-help books this new year? We've got you covered! Lizzy, Melody, and Maren chat about their latest narrative nonfiction reads and offer some great recommendations!

In this episode we discuss:

"The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia" by Candace Fleming

"The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets" by Sarah Miller

"Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now: Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prairie" by Christopher Ingraham

"You Have the Right to Remain Fat" by Virgie Tovar

"Rough Magic: Riding the World's Lonliest Horse Race" by Lara Prior-Palmer

"Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope" by Megan Phelps-Roper

Access these books:

https://countycat.mcfls.org

https://wplc.overdrive.com

https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/

https://www.hoopladigital.com

Follow us:

#northshorebookchat

https://www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

https://www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

*Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation.

Looking to catch up on the best reads of 2019? Lizzy, Alyssa, and Melody discuss their favorites of the year... and come up with a great gift guide for your holiday shopping!

In this episode we discuss:

"Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me)" by Gary Janetti

"Another" by Christian Robinson

"Just in Case You Want to Fly" by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson

"American Spy" by Lauren Wilkinson

"Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool" by Emily Oster

"The Queen of Sorrow" by Sarah Beth Durst *published 2018

"Trick Mirror: Reflections of Self-Delusion" by Jia Tolentino

"The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek" by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal

Amazon Prime's "The Boys"

Hulu's "Dollface"

Disney+'s "The Mandalorian"

Access these books:

https://countycat.mcfls.org

https://wplc.overdrive.com

https://meet.libbyapp.com

https://www.hoopladigital.com

Follow us:

#northshorebookchat

https://www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

https://www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

*Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation.

Welcome to Conversation #19 of Book Chat at North Shore Library!

Fall is here and librarians Alyssa and Lizzy, along with special guests Melody, Rachel, and Sam, talk about their favorite books to read during the spine-chilling season. Whether you love the horror genre, are a suspense-thriller enthusiast, or are a reluctant scary story reader we discuss something for everyone!

In this episode we discuss:

"In the Woods” by Tana French with readalikes "Dark Places” by Gillilan Flynn, “Big Sky” by Kate Atkinson, and “The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle” by Janet Fox.

"Spirit Hunters" by Ellen Oh with readalike “Small Spaces” by Katherine Arden.

"The Winter People” by Jennifer McMahon.

“Penpal” by Dathan Auerbach with readalikes “Bad Man” by the same author as well as "The NoSleep Podcast."

“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” and “More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” retold by Alvin Schwartz with drawings by Stephen Gammell.

Doctor Who

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

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Welcome to Conversation #18 of Book Chat at North Shore Library!

Are you trying to become more organized? Do you wish you had more time to do the things you love? In this episode, librarians Alyssa, Sam, and Lizzy talk about what books inspire them be and stay more organized!

In this episode we discuss:

The Home Edit: a Guide to Organizing and Realizing your House Goals by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin

Manage Your Day-to-Day edited by Jocelyn K Glei

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop

Project 333 https://bemorewithless.com/project-333/

The Curated Closet by Anuschka Rees

Daily Rituals by Mason Currey

The Real Simple Method to Organize Every Room by The Editors of Real Simple

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

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