Jana, Jason, Donne, and Jess discuss books and films for all ages to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and cozy season! Recommendations include:

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Floors by Patrick Carman

Slathbog’s Gold by M. L. Forman

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Dog On It: A Chet & Bernie Mystery series by Spencer Quinn 

Real Murders: The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris 

Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson 

The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson 

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King 

Trickster (CW App)

Indian Horse (Netflix) 

Rez Dogs (Hulu)

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In this episode, library staff Jana, Jimmy, and Amber discuss what they're reading, and loving, now including the following titles: Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley, The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas, Fresh Hell by Cameron Chaney, Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk,The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, Swimming in Paris: A life in three stories by Colombe Schneck, and Turn Left at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the lost city one step at a time by Mark Adams. 

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Barb, Donne and Tracey bring an eclectic mix to the table-- from vampire hunters to mini-habits, romance to suspense, and books exploring the origins of words, foods, and video games.

Tasting history: explore the past through 4000 years of recipes, by Max Miller; When in Rome, by Liam Callanan 

Atomic Habits by James Clear (audio); Puzzled by Pan Cooke (graphic novel); Bullet by Laurel K Hamilton (Kindle)

Little Book of Video Games by Melissa Brinks;The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney by Randy Singer; Once Upon a Word for Kids by Jess Zafarris.

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Barb welcomes Alyssa, Amber and Creola, three staff from our Circulation Department, to talk about what they’re reading and loving now. And it’s mostly nonfiction, with a Contemporary Southern Gothic novel thrown in for spice!

LPL Resources mentioned:

AllData Repair and Auto Repair Source    https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/library/digital-collections/research-and-learn

Discovery Passes                                                         https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/library/discovery-passes

Library of Things                                                      https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/library/library-of-things

Titles discussed:

But First, Coffee: a guide to brewing from the kitchen to the bar, by Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen

Prague Winter: a personal story of remembrance and war, 1937-1948, by Madeleine Albright

Somebody’s Daughter: a memoir, by Ashley C. Ford

Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow

I am Bunny: how a “talking” dog taught me everything I need to know about being human, by Alexis Devine

The Last Ride of the Pony Express: my 2,000 mile horseback journey into the Old West, by Will Grant

Cultish: the language of fanaticism, by Amanda Montell

Tell My Horse: life and voodoo in Haiti and Jamaica, by Zora Neale Hurston

(all but the last title are available from the library; we can borrow that last one through interlibrary loan)

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Library staff discuss and recommend what they're reading and chat about what the Longmont Public Library has to offer. Books recommended and discussed in this episode:

My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer, by Christian Wiman; The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff; Watership Down: the Graphic Novel adapted from Richard Adams' novel by James Sturm and Joe Stutphin; Whalefall: a Novel by Daniel Kraus; The Book of Joy with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Self-Therapy by Jay Earley; Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin;18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern, Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb.

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