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Our first episode is here and it's about...Podcasts. Host Susan Maguire talks to Polli Kenn and Kate Gramlich of the Lawrence Public Library (KS) about their super-fun Book Squad Podcast. Then she chats with librarian and Booklist Audio Editor Heather Booth about podcast appeal and talking to your podcast-listening patrons. Finally, she and Associate Editor for Adult Books Annie Bostrom talk about a book that is the perfect combo of light and dark.

Books we talked about:

Grimm’s Fairy Tales on audio

Sadie by Courtney Summers on audio

Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally on audio

Readalikes for Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams:

The Assistants by Camille Perri

The Bucket List by Georgia Clark

Stray City by Chelsea Johnson