North Liberty Library episodes:

• December 02, 2025Next Reads: "My Fairy God Somebody"

  My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen

  Read Alikes:

  Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

  Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

  Finding Jupiter by Kelis Rowe

  ...more

  

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• November 26, 2025Love, Light & Lit: What's Happening in the City of Lit?

  Guest: John Kenyon

  Website: www.iowacityofliterature.org

  One Book Two Book (February 21-22, 2026): https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/onebooktwobook/

  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowaCityofLit/

  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iowacityoflit/

  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/iowacityoflit.bsky.social

  ...more

  

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• November 25, 2025Next Reads: "Family Week"

  Family Week by Sarah Moon

  Read Alikes:

  Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbaila

  Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper

  The House That Whispers by Lin Thompson

  ...more

  

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• November 18, 2025Next Reads: "The Reappearance of Rachel Price"

  The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

  Read Alikes:

  Kill Creatures by Rory Power

  Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus

  Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

  ...more

  

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• November 11, 2025Next Reads: "Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting"

  Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown

  Read Alikes:

  Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee

  Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist

  Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

  ...more

  

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• November 04, 2025Next Reads: "Bittersweet in the Hollow"

  Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall

  Read Alikes:

  Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

  The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst

  All That's Left to Say by Emery Lord

  ...more

  

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• October 29, 2025Love, Light & Lit: Meet Me at the Library

  Guest: Shamichael Hallman

  Website: https://northlibertylibrary.org/digital-history/

  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shamichael

  Substack: https://shamichael.substack.com/

  ...more

  

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• October 28, 2025Next Reads: "Weird Sad and Silent"

  Weird Sad and Silent by Alison McGhee

  Read Alikes:

  Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan

  Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

  Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

  ...more

  

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• October 21, 2025Next Reads: "Bad Creek"

  Bad Creek by Peyton June

  Read Alikes:

  Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar

  She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

  The Haunted by Danielle Vega

  ...more

  

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• October 14, 2025Next Reads: "Aarzu all Around"

  Aarzu All Around by Marzieh Abbas

  Read Alikes:

  Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

  Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

  The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

  ...more

  

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