Dallas Public Library personal librarians Kat and Misty talk comfort reads, David Sedaris and Billy Holliday impressions, the cast of Mad Men being good at being terrible men from the 60s, and the Human Centipede.

Titles mentioned in this episode include:

• Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch

• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman

• Becoming by Michelle Obama

• Flight of the Conchords

• Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris

• Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris

• Mad Men

• Boys for Pele by Tori Amos

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Human Centipede

• On the Road by Jack Kerouac

• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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In our first ever live podcast recording we celebrate Juneteenth! University of Texas at Austin professor Dr. Peniel Joseph and personal librarian James. talk about Juneteenth, Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Black Lives Matter.

Dallas Public Library personal librarian, Jessica and author Talia Hibbert discuss romance, Disney princess costumes, and Poppin’ Fresh. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Monique and Haley discuss poetry, Iron Heart, France, and The Bachelor. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarian, Misty talks to author Gail Carriger about quarantine snacks, archaeology, and the difference between Vegemite and Marmite. Ask a Personal Librarian to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Jessica and Carlos talk about Dungeons & Dragons, books with the ambience of the D&D realm and the characters they play in the role-playing game. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Rudy and Jessica talk about video games, books inspired by video games and how easy it is to get lost in a fictional world.. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Audrey and Monique talk about the #ownvoices movement. They explore young adult literature with queer, disabled, People of Color and other diverse groups as the heroes of novels, rather than the sidekicks. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Jessica and Kat talk about books where the main character has a disability, steampunk and life as a land mermaid. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext

Dallas Public Library personal librarians, Brandon and Carlos talk sci-fi, fantasy, and how they don't love Harry Potter, but they still have recommendations for you if you do. Ask them to pick your next read, listen or watch by visiting www.dallaspubliclibrary.org/dplwhatsnext