Maggie's Book Bites

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

Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Maggie & Victoria are in conversation about books that have twisters inside. Titles included in this episode are:

The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana by Janis Thornton

F5: devastation, survival, and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century by Mark Levine

Chasing Helicity (series) by Ginger Zee

Into The Storm by Reed Timmer

Jack Vs. The Tornado by Amanda Cleary Eastep

The Mighty Whirlwind by David Wagler

The Man Who Caught The Storm : The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras by Brantley Hargrove

The Rescuer by Dee Henderson

Scream Blue Murder by Susan Page Davis

The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs In Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop by Tristan Cooley

Shatterproof: Three Deadly Tornadoes and the Towns that Survived Them by Katrina Hoover

The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum

What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South’s Tornado Alley by Kim Cross

The Weather Could Be Verse (Poetry) by Gary Sieber, Meteorologist

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Maggie & Pat are in conversation books with an animal on the cover - an Expand Your Horizons task. Titles included in this episode are:

Coyote Lost & Found by Dan Gemeinhart (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan

The One And Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (series)

Piglet: The Unexpected Story Of A Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family by Melissa Shapiro

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts

Shark Heart by Emily Habec

The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler (Moose Springs, Alaska series)

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions From Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Maggie & Sarah are in conversation about books sharing a common topic of gardening. Titles included in this episode are:

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Camille T Dungy

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimerer

Flower Farming for Profit: The Complete Guide to Growing a Successful Cut Flower Business  by Lennie Larkin

A Garden Called Home by Jessica Lee (picture book)

Garden Wonderland: Create Life-changing Outdoor Spaces for Beauty, Harvest, Meaning, and Joy by Leslie Bennett

Gifts From Georgia’s Garden: How Georgia O’Keeffe Nourished Her Art by Lisa Robinson (picture book)

The Girl from Earth's End by Tara Dairman

The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd

The Keeper Of The Bees by Gene Stratton Porter

The Red Garden: Stories by Alice Hoffman

Simply In Season: Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less by Mary Beth Lind & Cathleen Hockman-Wert

Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T Dungy

Until The Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future by Ginny Yurich

The Words In My Hands by Asphyxia