On this episode, Greg and Dan bring on their first guest to discuss her school library career, recommend new new books (How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, Raised Fists: 10 Stories of Sports Star Activists by Chloe Celerin and Karim Nedjari, & The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes), and show up for another strong Dogwood book: Allies edited by Shakirah Bourne & Dana Alison Levy.

On this episode, Greg and Dan celebrate the new year with new books (Ronit & Jamil by Pamela L. Laskin & Reunion by Christopher Farnsworth) and choose their favorite nominees for YA readers in the first annual Gateway Book Draft.

On this episode, Greg and Dan give the gift of new books (Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey and Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin), discuss the merits of reorganizing fiction genres in the library, and are investigate one of their favorite Dogwood nominees of the year: Chasing the Truth by Ruby Shamir.

On this episode, Greg and Dan are thankful for new books (All Systems Red by Martha Wells and Unrig by Daniel G. Newman with art by George O’Connor), share a cool new idea (Lit Loot Boxes), shout out a new education podcast to check out (Where the Whiteboards Are), and are determined to talk about the next Dogwood nominee of the year: Determined to Stay by Jody Sokolower.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (The Hourglass Throne by KD Edwards and Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang), illustrate why reading graphic novels is big right now, get excited for the Denny O'Neill award nominees coming in 2024, and speak at a normal volume about the next Dogwood nominee of the year: From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry by Paula Yoo.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Cemetery Boys and What I Carry), begin what will be a much longer conversation on MO Senate Bill 775, and explore our second Dogwood nominee of the year: You Don't Have to be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves edited by Diana Whitney.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Of Wolves and Men and Seconds), answer listener mail, and start the school year with an in-depth look into the Tulsa Massacre through the first Dogwood nominee of the year, Black Birds in the Sky.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Best of Me and Blackout), update the world on Greg's Exemplary Library achievement, throw out some ideas for weeding your collection, search for (and find) a pretty great story in the Gateway-nominated Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, and celebrate the highlights of the 2021-22 Gateway list in the inaugural award segment named after this show's patron saint.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (All of Us Villains and X-Men: Grand Design), give advice on the Exemplary Library process, look into reviewing Dogwood books next year, and set out our finest China to dig into the Gateway-nominated With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Vesper Flights and The Stranger in the Lifeboat), find ways to make award-nominees more accessible to patrons, and grab our rescue dogs to search for the truth in the Gateway-nominated The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.