In this episode, PWPL's Teen Service Coordinator, Amanda Pierce, returns to talk about prom dresses, graphic novels, and why she refuses to read George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.

Amanda's summer book recommendations:

A Sky Beyond the Storm:  An Ember in the Ashes, Book 4 by Sabaa Tahir

Black Widow Volume 1:  The Finely Woven Thread & Black Widow Volume 2: The Tightly Tangled Web  by Nathan Edmondson

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

In this special Pride Month episode, published author Lilith Muraro from PWPL's Maintenance Department talks about LGTBQ+ books, authors, writing, and issues.

Lilith's book recommendation:

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Tiina Morin, manager of the Marquette Arts and Culture Center, talks about art, museums, dance, and all the doings of Art Week.

Tiina's book recommendations:

The Creative Habit:  Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

The Graveyard Book series by Neil Gaiman

The events of Art Week can be found here:

https://www.mqtcompass.com/art-week/

Art Week is made possible thanks to the support and collaboration of over 100 local artists, businesses, organizations, and other community partners. The 2021 City of Marquette Art Week is sponsored in part by the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs. For more information please contact the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center at (906) 228-0472 or email [email protected].

Circulation Librarian Maggie Barch will have you twisting and shouting for joy with the Beatles and "The Vanishing Half."

Maggie's book recommendation:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Reference Librarian Madeline Bitter talks about being abducted by aliens and her love of eco-literature.

Madeline's book recommendations:

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

A Children's Bible series by Lydia Millet

Reference Librarian Lynette Suckow gets interrogated about Western mysteries, Detroit mysteries, and the perfect murder weapon. 

Lynette's book recommendations:

The August Snow series by Stephen Mack Jones

Teen Services Coordinator Amanda Pierce stops by to talk about sushi, Teen Summer Reading, cheese plates, and Netflix. 

Amanda's book recommendations:

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life by Marissa Mullen

Heather Steltenpohl, Director of Peter White's Development Fund, talks about the Emerald City, Peter White Punch, and gratitude.

Heather's book recommendations:

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Beach Read by Emily Henry (maybe)

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Amy Salminen, Director of Circulation, stops by to talk about getting carded, historical fiction, and how she just can't get escape being a Peter White Public Library nerd.

Amy's book recommendation:

Send for Me by Lauren Fox

Anne Donohue, President of Peter White Public Library's Board of Trustees, flies in on Library Nerd One to talk about reading the last page of a book first, author crushes, and fried walleye!

Anne's book and author recommendations:

 * The Last Taxi Driver by Lee Durkee

* Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

* The Body:  A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

* Mary Doria Russell, author of:  The Sparrow, Children of God, and The Women of the Copper Country