Books and Bites

Each month, librarians Carrie Green and Eden Grey bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On our 8th episode, we discuss our favorite summer reads.

We discuss:

"Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter

"Today Will Be Different" by Maria Semple

"The Animators" by Kayla Rae Whitaker

"The Wangs vs. the World" by Jade Chang

"I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

"The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue" by Mackenzi Lee

"Mosquitoland" by David Arnold

Each month, librarians Carrie Green and Eden Grey bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. The theme of our seventh episode is Build a Better World.

We discuss:

"Utopia Drive: A Road Trip through America's Most Radical Idea" by Erik Reece

"Classic Kentucky Meals: Stories, Ingredients, & Recipes from the Traditional Bluegrass Kitchen" by Rona Roberts

"Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World" by Tracy Kidder

"I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

"City of Saints & Thieves" by Natalie C. Anderson

"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Plus, Shaker Lemon Pie!

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. The theme of our sixth episode is sports and exercise.

We discuss "Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body" by Jessamyn Stanley, "Booked" and "The Playbook" by Kwame Alexander, "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown, and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In our fifth episode, we talk about poetry and environmental writing. Children's Librarian Juliana Gaddis joins us with some of her favorite selections, and Reference Librarian Melissa Coulston introduces our new book club.

In our fourth episode, we talk about books inspired by fairy tales and mythology. We also talk to our Adult Programming Librarian Les Lehman about Saint Patrick.

JCPL librarians discuss their favorite diverse books and the bites and beverages to pair with them.

Each month, librarians from the Jessamine County Public Library bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In this episode, we talk about our favorite books from 2016.

Each month, librarians from the Jessamine County Public Library bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In this episode, we talk about books that make great gifts.