Books & Banter

Books & Banter

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Books & Banter episodes

  • Look Out For The Little Guy by Scott Lang

    Jess finds Paul Rudd’s lack of aging to be suspicious, special guest Kelly questions the health of Ant-Man’s relationship, Janine is confused by the entire book, and everyone goes off the rails in this episode of Books & Banter (formerly known as Between the Lines), this week featuring Look Out For The Little Guy by Scott

    Lang.

    To place a hold on Look Out For The Little Guy, click here.


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    Sound effects by zapsplat.com

    1 hr 22 min
  • Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes

    Janine divulges the wisdom of her mother when it comes to murder, special guest Britany prefers their murders slightly less classy and organized,… and no one is sure where Jess is (hmm. How odd.) in this episode of Books & Banter (formerly known as Between the Lines), featuring Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes.


    To place a hold on Murder Your Employer, click here.

    To read the article, 16 Employees who killed their bosses, click here.

    57 min
  • The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

    Jess finds the main character’s obsession with her future father-in-law rather creepy, and Janine thinks Thanksgiving dinner stuffing made of Timbits would be excellent in this episode of Books & Banter, this week featuring The Family Game by Catherine Steadman.


    Krampus card can be seen here.

    Bat card can be seen (second image) here.


    To place a hold on The Family Game, click here.

    The article, False confessions explained, can be found here.

    To listen to the song Jesus’ Brother Bob, click here.


    To listen to the podcast episode on The Pawn, click here.

    Spotify here.


    To listen to the podcast episodes on Verity, click here and here.

    Spotify here and here.


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    1 hr 10 min
  • Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

    Jess is looking up property prices for sinister secluded cabins, Janine explains that crocodiles feel like leather purses, and Jess and Janine lose it over the possibility of holiday-themed masks, in this episode of Books & Banter, featuring Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger.

    To place a hold on Christmas Presents, click here.

    To read the article “The true crime genre is popular, but is it ethical?“ click here.

    To place a hold on Secluded cabin, sleeps six, click here.

    To listen to the Holly podcast episode on youtube click : here.

    on Spotify: here.

    To listen to the Pawn episode on youtube, click here:

    On Spotify: here.

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    1 hr 15 min
  • The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

    Jess would take self-defense courses if she ever had to work as a kindergarten teacher, and Janine has finally read a podcast book without falling asleep in the middle of it, in this episode of Between the Lines, featuring The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter.


    To place a hold on The Blonde Identity, click here: https://tinyurl.com/5b2rvm9v


    BBC Entertainment article on post-concert amnesia here: https://tinyurl.com/ysyu9j6d


    This episode was previously published on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on November 27, 2023.


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    48 min
  • The Wager by David Grann

    Jess is still annoyed about a book she read for the podcast eleven months ago, Janine wants to go swimming, and Jess gives Janine 8 hours of homework to better understand the book, in this episode featuring The Wager by David Grann.


    This episode was previously published on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on November 13, 2023.


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    1 hr 12 min
  • Holly by Stephen King

    Jess thinks Psycho is hilarious, Janine is tired of all the half-jokes, and no one wants to hear any more about Covid, in this episode featuring Holly by Stephen King.


    This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on October 30, 2023.


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    1 hr 16 min
  • What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell

    Janine is tired of hearing about Flynn’s nose, and Jess promotes an alternative pronunciation of "chameleon" in this week's podcast, featuring What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell.

    This episode was previously published on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on October 17, 2023.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Mistborn: the final Empire by Brian Sanderson

    Jess feels about Brandon Sanderson the way Janine feels about Louise Penny, and Janine and Jess agree that anything is better than Patterson, in this week's podcast, featuring Mistborn: the Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.


    This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on October 3, 2023.


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    1 hr 17 min
  • American Predator by Maureen Callahan

    Janine has Strong Opinions about audiobook narration styles, and Jess is too crabby for that level of perkiness, ever, in this week's podcast, featuring American Predator: the Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century, by Maureen Callahan.


    This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on September 19, 2023.


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    1 hr 13 min

About Books & Banter

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Jess and Janine (aka Cynical and Naive) discuss books of all kinds. Come for the snark, stay for the tangents! (or vice versa).