Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Garret, Sarah, & Maggie are in conversation about books with untraditional characters, plots & settings. Included in this episode are:

-The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Greene

-The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

-Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

-Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

-The House In The Cerulean Sea duology by T.J. Klune

-In 27 Days by Alison Gervais

-Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

-The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis

-A Silent Voice Vol. 1 by Yoshitoki Oima

-Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

-This Is How Lose The Time War by Amal El- Mohtar and Max Gladstone

-Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

-Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Victoria & Maggie are in conversation about biographies and memoirs. Included in this episode are:

-Between Two Trailers by Dana Trent

-Born Standing Up  & Number One Is Walking by Steve Martin

-Brace For Impact by Gabe Montesanti

-But You Don’t Look Arab: And Other Tales of Unbelonging by Hala Gorani

-In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA Unmasked by Jonna Mendez

-Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia’s War against the West by John Sullivan

-The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets by Sarah Miller

-Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood by Cheryl Diamond

-So Anyway…: A Memoir by John Cleese

-Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee’s Search for Home by Mondiant Dogon

-The Watchmaker’s Daughter: the True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom by Larry Loftis

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Michelle & Maggie are in conversation about books written by or featuring Deaf & Hard of Hearing characters. Included in this episode are:

- Dust by Alison Stein

- El Deafo by Cece Bell

- A Game Most Foul by Alison Gervais

- Quiet Beautiful Things by Samantha Christy

- Show Me A Sign trilogy by Ann Clare LeZotte

- The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

- Sugaring Off by Gillian French

-T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte

- Wonderstruck by Ben Selznick

- The Words In My Hands by Asphyxia

- Would Like To Meet by Rachel Winters

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about some of their recent Non-Fiction reads. Included in this episode are:

-A Fever In The Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

-Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

-Heartbreak: A Personal And Scientific Journey by Florence Williams

-Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson

-How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity by Jill Burke

-Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks To Embrace Your Limitations And Make Time For What Counts  by Oliver Burkeman

-The Small And The Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed The Course Of History, From The Founding To The Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon

-Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water by Vicki Valosik

-World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Garrett & Maggie are in conversation about books sharing a topic of Vigilantes & Whistleblowers across several different genres. Included in this episode are:

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Batman graphic novels

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu (YA)

The Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh

Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown

Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers by Deborah Tuerkheimer

The Girls I’ve Been duology by Tess Sharpe

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (YA)

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Brittney & Cherie join Maggie in conversation about their favorite reads of 2024. Included in this episode are:

The Bookshop: A History Of The American Bookstore by Evan Friss

Homestead Tsunami by Joel Salatin

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros

Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3) by Abby Jimenez

Lowcountry Lost by T.I. Lowe

Lula Dean’s Little Library Of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

The Modern Pioneer Cookbook by Mary Bryant Shrader

Old Fashioned on Purpose by Jill Winger

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

The Soul of America by Jon Meacham

Storm Kings: America's First Tornado Chasers by Lee Sandlin

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

The World of all Creatures Great & Small by James Steen and Jim Wight

A Year Of Living Constitutionally by A.J. Jacobs

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Wanda, the owner of Bella's Books & Curiosities joins Maggie in conversation about books set in small businesses. Included in this episode are:

Before We Were Us by Denise Hunter

The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson

A Death In Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery series) by Annelise Ryan

The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy by Nora Roberts

Just For The Summer by Melody Carlson

The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar

Lulu’s Cafe by T.I. Lowe

The Secrets of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox

Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas

Multiple Cozy Mystery Series

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Kelbi and Maggie are in conversation about some of their favorite Parenting Books. Titles in this episode include:

The Artful Parent : Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity by Jean Van’t Hul

Bringing Up Bébé : One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman

The Danish Way of Parenting : What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids by Jessica Joelle Alexander & Iben Sandahl

Declutter Like A Mother : A Guilt-Free, No-Stress Way to Transform Your Home and Your Life by Allie Casazza

Expecting Better : Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster

Outdoor Kids In An Inside World : Getting Your Family Out Of The House And Radically Engaged With Nature by Steven Rinella

Preparing Your Daughter For Womanhood : A Guide For Moms by Robin Jones Gunn

Raising Worry-Free Girls : Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World by Sissy Goff

To Have and To Hold : Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by Molly Millwood

Until The Streetlights Come On : How A Return To Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids For An Uncertain Future by Ginny Yurich

Podcasting fromt he Nappanee Public Library, Brittney and Maggie are in conversation about books with a shared Climate Change theme. Titles in this episode include:

Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World by John Vaillant

Haven Jacobs Saves The Planet by Barbara Dee

The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects For Creating Self-Sustaining Garden Ecosystem by Stephanie Rose

The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government over Climate Change by Elizabeth Rusch

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, staff have shared a few of their childhood favorites. Titles in this episode are:

The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene

Ruby Hollar by Sharon Creech

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Blueberries For Sal

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Holes by Louis Sachar