Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries Podcasts

The council discusses graphic novels that they have enjoyed this month in honor of the library's Crosshatch reading challenge which runs through May 6, 2023. Titles discusses are:

• Archie comics vs. the Riverdale TV show
• Amulet
• Darth Vader comics
• American Born Chinese
• Persepolis
• X-men
• Hawkeye
• Excalibur
• Big Nate

The teen council discusses romance books in Young Adult and when adding romance to an adventure story elevates both genres. They also discuss what they are currently reading. Books discussed are as follows:

In the Woods by Tana French As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Plague by Michael Grant The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Diviners by Libba Bray Legendborn & Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Mondays Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson We also include a snippet of our interview from January 2023 with Librarian Jen Blair. Most of the audio was unusable but a full transcript can be read at https://library.cedarmill.org/teens/chowder-chat-interview-district-librarian-jen-blair/

The Teen Council met on Dec. 12, 2022 to discuss their favorite books, movies and music of the year. Some of the titles mention are as follows:

Books

• The Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
• Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
• Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte
• Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
• City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
• Eragon - Christopher Paolini
• The Light in Hidden Places - Sharon Cameron
• All My Rage - Sabaa Tahir
• Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel
• Lobizona - Romina Garber

Movies & TV

• In the Heights
• The Swimmers
• Wednesday
• Friends
• The Private Affair
• The Great British Bake Off
• Is It Cake
• Adventures of Merlin
• Grey's Anatomy
• The Conjuring
• How to Get Away With Murder
• Evolution of Lactose
• Stranger Things
• Black Panther 2
• Riverdale
• Marvel TV shows
• The Batman
• Batman the Dark Knight

Music

• Midnights - Taylor Swift
• Yet to Come - BTS
• Pink Venom - Blackpink
• Jung Kook - Dreamers
• Shut Down - Blackpink
• Anson Seabra
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Harry Styles
• Conan Gray
• James Arthur
• Heartbreak Anniversary, For Tonight, Lie Again - Giveon

Staff from the Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries gather in December 2022 to discuss our favorite books, movies, TV, games, music and more from 2022. You can place holds on these titles on our website.

Topics discussed are:

1:12 Our favorites:

• Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow – Mark
• Nona the Ninth – Christine
• The Monk & Robot series – Marti
• Vespertine - Sabrina
• The Darkness Outside Us – Will
• Isla to Island – Laura B.

7:42 Bethany Library Favorites

• The Stars Did Wander Darkling - Christine
• Demon Copperhead
• Nightmare Alley and Cabinet of Curiosities

11:03 Books for Children

• Mel Fell - Laura B.
• The Used-to-be Best Friend
• The Marvellers

13:26 Books for Teens

• Iron Widow – Will
• Firekeeper's Daughter – Christine
• All My Rage - Mark
• Teen Council favorites - Mark

17:11 Graphic Novels and Manga

• Devils Candy – Sabrina and Christine
• The Well – Mark
• The Nice House on the Lake – Marti
• Play It Cool, Guys – Christine
• The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza - Laura B.

22:10 Fiction for Adults

• The Spear Cuts Through Water – Marti
• Less is Lost – Will
• Remarkably Bright Creatures – Laura B.

24:36 Nonfiction for Adults

• Confessions of a Bookseller - Christine
• Worn: A People's History of Clothing- Sabrina
• The Flag the Cross and the Station Wagon – Will
• Emma Dreams of Stars (GN) – Laura B.

28:15 Movies, TV and Streaming

• Bullet Train - Marti
• Turning Red
• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Andor – Mark
• The Offer - Mark

33 Music and Podcasts

• The World ep 1: Movement - Sabrina
• Cool People Who did Cool Stuff - Mark

35:22 Video Games & Online Games

• Unrailed! - Sabrina
• Redactle - Sabrina

37:15 Board Games

• Wingspan - Mark
• Terraforming Mars – Mark

38:34 Our Favorites part 2

• I Must Betray You – Mark
• Home is Where the Heart is (Good Dog) - Laura B.
• Princess Floralinda and the Forty Flight Tower- Sabrina
• This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch - Christine

The teen council discusses book facts, news and their favorite YA historical fiction and nonfiction in this month's episode of Chowder Chat. Books discussed include A Brief History of Time, Meemaw, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Cellar, The Diviners, Light in Hidden Places, Bamboo People, Night, I Survived..., and the Lovely War.

Our teen council recommends their favorite scary reads and spooky films in this month's 5th season kick off podcast. Find a new favorite like Sawkill Girls. Maybe one of their favs will lead you to a new favorite as well.

The teen council talks about summer reading and how you can participate along with some of their favorite series to read in the summer like Sarah Maas.

Parent Information Series 2022

Local writer Afton Nelson is interviewed by the Teen Council about what it takes to write as a profession. She talks about how to be a freelance writer, what it's like to be a ghostwriter, how she approaches writing for publications and writing her own novel.