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Loud Librarian Josh, and knowledgeable guest Dakota Kygar, return for part two of their magical journey through the world of Harry Potter. Listen in as they discuss the Malfoys, and maybe how their not all bad; Hagrid as a big fuzzy uncle; and that maybe Dumbledore should just Dumble-don't.

Loud Librarian Josh, and guest Dakota Kygar hop aboard the Loud Librarian Express to discuss the magical world of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Join them on this multi-episode discussion as they talk about school house stereotypes, why wizards don’t use guns, and how Harry and Ron are both dumb as hell.

Loud Librarian Josh Valentine is back from vacation and ready to roll! Josh discusses methods of branching in the genre world, and how your next big read might be something you didn't expect. Books come in many flavours, so it's important not to limit your style. Josh covers Romance and Non-fiction specifically, while also sharing tips about finding new books in unfamiliar genres.

Today on the Loud Librarian Podcast, Josh is joined by Infinity Break Content Director Ben Hamlin, who knows a thing or two about comics. Josh and Ben discuss whether or not comics count as actually reading, and then dig into the surprisingly complex history of comics, and comic publication. Josh made sure to read some Garfield to prepare. ~Some things we mentioned: For your Marvel Comics fix, check out Marvel Unlimited To learn more on the history of Marvel Comics, check out the book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe

This weeks Loud Librarian has Josh looking over his all-time favourite work of literature, J.R.R. Tolkien’s, “The Hobbit.” What makes it such a dear and timeless classic? Josh gets into talking about how the world of Middle Earth is far more complex than it may seem, while ferociously waving his nerd-flag, and tearing into Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation. *Spoilers* for those of you who haven’t read the book, or seen the movies. For the audiobook, check out Robert Inglis. He’s an amazing narrator.

Today on The Loud Librarian, Josh and knowledgeable guest, Abby Erickson, dig into defining classical literature, and why it may or may not be important. These two discuss in detail their experiences with reading classical literature, and how education played around that. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Woolf, and more, Josh and Abby bring all of these under the knife to closely examine just why professor’s continue to toss them at their students, and how the students might feel about that.

Get to know Josh Valentine as he walks you through the books he's been reading and what this fantastic podcast will become.