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Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Electric Kingdom by David Arnold.  For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!

Email us at [email protected] and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.

Designed for adults and older teens with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Gwinnett County Public Library’s Open Your World Book Club welcomes readers and aspiring readers to join together for reading, listening, and discussion of one book over the course of each 6-8 week session.

Join our hosts Katharine, Patty, and special guest host, Erin, as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott and share some of their favorite books from local high school required summer reading lists. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!

Email us at [email protected] and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.

Lynn Cullen's novel Mrs. Poe was named a Book of the Week by People Magazine, an NPR Great Read, an Indie Next List selection, Oprah Book of the Week, and Best Book of the Year by Atlanta Magazine. Twain's End was a People Magazine Book of the Week.  Her novels have been translated into seventeen languages and she has appeared on PBS American Masters. Her newest novel, The Sisters of Summit Avenue is a moving and heartfelt tribute to mothers, daughters, and sisters everywhere. In this episode, she discusses her early memories of libraries, her writing process, why she likes writing about strong women throughout history, and her upcoming book, The Woman with the Cure.

On June 18, 1990, the new Lawrenceville Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library opened, measuring almost 30,000 square feet, including space for the library’s administrative offices. In this episode, staff members from the Lawrenceville Branch staff chat about the branch, its programs and services, and the community it serves. 

Unfortunately we do not have a new episode for you today. We were unable to record the episode due to a fire/HVAC issue in our building! Check back on July 18th for our next episode that will cover both American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott and our required reading segment where Sarah, Patty, and I each take a look at some of the summer required reading titles from our local high schools.

Email us at [email protected] and recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.

Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorite books featuring LGBTQ+ authors, topics, and award winning titles. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!

Email us at [email protected] and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.

Authors Annotated is a Gwinnett County Public Library podcast, where we chat with authors about their work, their creative processes, and their love of libraries.

Martin Padgett has written books, features, product reviews, and news for 30 years and is the author of A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution. He earned his MFA in narrative nonfiction writing from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was named a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow. He is a PhD candidate in History at Georgia State University. Marty lives in Pensacola Beach with his husband, their cat, and an overflowing file of future story ideas.

Each year since 2017, Gwinnett County Public Library has hosted the Teen Film Challenge, which encourages customers ages 13-19 to submit their creative video work of any genre! In this episode of the podcast, we chat with former TFC winner Sebastian Soler about his stop motion animation work, his experience with the TFC, and his current college work toward a career in filmmaking. 

Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the novel A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!

Email us at [email protected] and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.