Bethany sits down with UK author Cathy Wilson to talk about her latest book Emily Carr and Raven: In the Darkness of Her Dreams. They chat about writing, what inspired the book and how she works long distance with her fellow author and artist Ruth MacLean, who is based in Ontario.

Notes:

Emily Carr and Raven: In the Darkness of Her Dreams available here:

https://www.ailsapress.com/product/emily-carr-and-raven/

Bethany and Rebecca sit down to talk tropes - what are they, some favourites and not-so-favourites.

Notes:

TV Tropes

Archive of Our Own

February is the shortest month, but it's also known for giving us the blues...

...but we have a cure foe that! Dramatic Readings!

What is a Dramatic Reading, you ask? Take a listen and find out.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Laird Take a Bride by Lisa Berne

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flowers

Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn - find the audiobook here

In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston

In this episode, Bethany sits down with her co-worker, Rebecca, to talk about Dungeons and Dragons in the library. They talk about what table top role playing games (TTRPGs) are great, and why they fit in library (both on and off-line) and how to get started playing.

We talk about fiction a lot as librarians - but non-fiction deserves some time in the spotlight too!

In this episode, Bethany goes over a selection of titles from a list of Staff Picks.

All titles mentioned in this episode are available through the NBPL in print, audiobook or e-book format via e-reading apps like Libby and cloudLibrary.

Find the full list here: 

Titles from this episode:

Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga

Redrum the Innocent by Kirk Makin

Bird by Bird: some instructions on writing and life by Anne Lamott

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Woman Who Wasn't There: the true story of an incredible deception by Robin Gaby Fisher

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Word by Word: the secret life of dictionaries by Korey Stemper (ebook on Libby)

Gather 'round everyone, we've got a spooky tale to tell...

We had a great response to our Spooky Halloween Short Story contest and our winner has been chosen!

As part of the prize, the winner could choose to have their story read on a special episode of the podcast, so here we are!

We hope you enjoy!

If you would like to read the other entries, we've put them together in an anthology available here.

Many thanks to everyone who entered and gave permission to have their story published.

It's Fall! And that mean's it's the perfect time to curl up with a good book.

In this episode, Bethany gives fall reading recommendations, no matter what kind of read you want - cozy, spooky or scary.

All titles mentioned in the episode are available at the North Bay Public Library in print, audiobook or through e-reading apps such as Libby or cloudLibrary.

Books from this episode:

Books for When You Want to Feel Cozy:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichart

Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay

Books for When You Want a Bit of Magic:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Books for When You Want to Be Scared:

The Shining by Stephen King

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

Books to Read on a Dark and Stormy Night:

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

Want more? Here's our updated Fall Reads book list.

Welcome back to Book Marks! Get ready for another season of book talks with NBPL staff.

Want to know what one of our staff read this summer? Bethany shares five books that she read this summer.

All books mentioned in the episode are listed in the show notes:

The Tomb of Zeus by Barbara Cleverly

Unraveled: the life and death of a garment by Maxine Bedat

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson

In this episode of Book Marks, we’re going to talk book series. It can sometimes be intimidating or confusing to get into a book series, especially if you’re not sure where to start. This short episode will give some tips for finding your next book series, including some online resources and some recommendations. All titles mentioned in this episode will be listed in the show notes.

Series titles mentioned in this episode:

Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich

Her Royal Spyness series by Rhys Bowen

Decker and Lazarus series by Faye Kellerman

Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall-Smith

The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

Carve the Mark duology by Veronica Roth

Mystery

Veronica Speedwell Mysteries by Deanna Raybourn – start with A Curious Beginning

Sci-Fi

The Indranan Wars Trilogy by K.B. Wagers – start with Behind the Throne

Romance

The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert – start with Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Historical Fiction

The Cousin’s War series by Phillippa Gregory – start with The White Queen

Thriller

Jack Reacher series by Lee Child – start with Killing Floor

Other resources:

FantasticFiction.com

The StoryGraph

WhatShouldIReadNext.com

Welcome to the seventh episode in our Writing Workshop series!

In this episode, Jared will talk about the importance of doing research for your writing.

Find the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QVZLX5AxFjk

Find the North Bay Writers' Group here: https://www.facebook.com/North-Bay-Writers-Group-117874080121761 or search @NorthBayWritersClub on Facebook.

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