Books & Banter

Jess can taste the desperation, and Janine is against basing her judgment of books on her caffeine consumption, in today's episode, featuring Crossbones by Kimberly Vale.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on September 5, 2023.

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Jess thinks serial killers should have the courtesy to let the press give them their nicknames, and Janine wonders why someone who calls himself “The Illusionist” is using chess pieces, in this podcast installment, featuring The Pawn by Steven James.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on August 22, 2023.

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Janine’s role on the podcast is revealed as snack-bringer and explaining the most basic parts of the books to Jess, and Jess has logistical questions about the use of bones in amplifying magic in this week's podcast, featuring the graphic novel Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo, part of the Grishaverse.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on August 8, 2023.

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Jess is too crabby for books where no one dies, and Janine gets deeply invested in someone else's relationship, in this week's podcast, featuring Happy Place by Emily Henry.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on July 25, 2023.

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Janine sees no need for anyone to own five shovels, and Jess thinks a human equivalent of fainting goats would be hilarious, in this week's podcast, featuring Amish Vampires In Space by Kerry Nietz.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on July 11, 2023.

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Jess needs a butler, Janine briefly channels her inner Mr. T, and both are in the same boat... with no idea of where they're going, in this week’s podcast, featuring the Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on June 27, 2023.

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Janine discovers there's an actual sport called "hurling," and Jess wants to line up all the crabs on the beach and make them fight, in this episode, featuring Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on June 13, 2023

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Janine almost jinxes Matthew Perry, and Jess suggests renaming the podcast "Naive and Cynical" to reflect the hosts' characters, in this episode, featuring Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry.

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

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Michelle calls Matthew McConaughey "delicious," Janine discovers Carl Sagan smoked weed, and Jess sends an unscientific translator to the corner with their crayons in this episode, featuring Contact by Carl Sagan.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel as a Between the Lines podcast on May 16, 2023

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Jess has no problem imagining being smuggled out of a bar and leaving hidden in the trunk of her own car, Janine bemoans the fact that there will likely never be a companion memoir by William, and both are rather punchy in this week’s episode, featuring Spare by Harry, Prince of Cornwall.

This episode was originally posted on South Central Regional Library's youtube channel on May 2, 2023.

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