We think we can all agree that February is just a weird month, right? Right. So it only stands to reason that this episode of Top Shelf Librarians is a little extra weird, right? Good, we're glad you agree! This month Brittany gets cringier than usual, Heather admits heartburn will be a factor, and we absolutely slay this episode. We explore reading related injuries, the natural lesbian habitat, and Heather teaches Brittany that doodlebugs are, in fact, real and gay af. 

Prepare yourself for the return of Brené Brown and Jeff Bezos, and of course, our Beautiful Bear Bast*rd, Craig. 

Told you things were gonna get weird...

Book Mentions:

Brittany:

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading Practice by Paulette Perhach

Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women by Marianne Monson

Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer's Path by Nicole Gulotta

Your First 1000 Copies: A Step-by-Step Guide to Marketing Your Book by Tom Grahl

The Salem Clique: Oregon's Founding Brothers by Barbara S. Mahoney

Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival by Peter Stark

Heather:

Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Illustrated by Jason Griffith

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

As ever, thank you to Shane Ivers of Silvermansound.com for the use of VHS Dreams as our intro and outro music.