Notes From the Library

It's been a while, but Emma is back and episodes are returning. To kick off the return, Emma is giving an update from the Read Around the World series. Tune in to hear which books she's read as she checks off Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Palestine, Turkey, Sweden, and the United States from her list of countries.

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April is over, and Emma is here to discuss the books she read this month. From tackling more of the International Booker Prize to memoirs to an ARC of a book she never expected to get, it was an interesting month of reading.

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March is over, and Emma is here to discuss the books she read this month. From tackling the International Booker Prize to the newest addition to the Hunger Games series, it was an interesting month of reading.

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In this episode, Emma talks about the newly translated novella The Beggar Student by Osamu Dazai. Tune in to talk about the surprising humor that Dazai has in this book and how much she enjoy his books.

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In this special episode, Emma is talking about Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as well as the journalist Edward R. Murrow and her own novel that all tie together with Brutus being the center of all three. Tune in to listened to this special Ides of March episode.

Links referenced in the episode:

Edward R. Murrow's original broadcast and speech: Here

Scene from Good Night and Good Luck movie: Here

Julius Caesar from Great Performances PBS: Here

Great Performances "The fault dear Brutus...": Here

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2025 is here, and in this episode, Emma is talking about the six books she read during January and February. Tune in to hear which books they are and which one has become one of her all-time favorites!

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In this episode Emma is talking about the funny but heartwarming volume 2 of a series about a man and his pet fish. Tune it to talk about this fantasy novel in which a man gets transported into a book as the main character's pet fish and their relationship evolves from there as the pet fish isn't really a pet fish but a man! It is equal parts funny and heartwarming, a series you won't want to miss out on.

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Happy 2025!

2024 was a year of reading! Tune in to talk about the books Emma read and the different genres she explored.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In today's episode Emma is talking about Small Things like These by Claire Keegan. Tune in to talk about the book, history, the movie staring the one and only Cillian Murphy, and Emma's experience with meeting Claire Keegan once!

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In today's episode Emma is talking about A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang which is a historical book based on the Legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beautities of Ancient China. Tune in to talk about Emma's mixed opinions on that book and was parts she liked and didn't to find out of this book is for you or not.

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