Welcome to Dark Fascinations, previously Beyond the Book, the podcast that deep dives into the true stories popular fiction is based on. This month Jodi and Brianna take a look at Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian, a book loosely based on the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy and the study of psychopathy.

You can check out your own copy of Never Saw Me Coming at an SSJCPL branch nearest you here: https://stks.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/ssjcpl/search/results?qu=never+saw+me+coming&te=ILS.

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Welcome back to the A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This month our book club theme was Winter Romance and the book we read was One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston.

One Last Stop is about a young woman named August who meets the love of her life in the Q train in New York. The only foil is that Jane may be a time traveler.

Join us next month as we read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley.

To continue the conversation go to goodreads.com search SSJCPL.

For more library news visit https://ssjcpl.org.

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Welcome back, campers! This episode, Michael and special guest Kathy Layfield discuss Lee Cronin’s 2017 supernatural horror film, The Hole in the Ground. To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at Kanopy. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free!

Special thanks to Speaker Negotiations for our beautiful intro/outro music.

Welcome to Beyond the Book, the podcast that deep dives into the true stories popular fiction is based on. This month Jodi and Brianna take a look at Quiet Dell by Jayne Anne Phillips, a book based on the infamous Great Depression Lonely Hearts Killer.

You can check out your own copy of Quiet Dell at an SSJCPL branch nearest you here: https://stks.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/ssjcpl/search/results?qu=quiet+dell&te=ILS.

Links to more information and the trial transcript.

https://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=articles_hurherald&id=64267%7B

https://wvexplorer.com/2022/02/21/harry-powers-serial-killer-west-virginia/

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Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This month we read Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Arsenic and Adobo is a character driven cozy mystery set around food.

Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup and is suddenly tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, while also dealing with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a rom com romp to a Agatha Christie case.

Arsenic and Adobo is the first novel in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries series.

To continue the conversation visit goodreads.com and search SSJCPL. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. Happy reading!

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Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Gissella Maltos discuss Yeon Sang-ho’s 2016 record setting zombie film, Train to Busan.

To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at hoopladigital.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free!

Special thanks to Speaker Negotiations for our beautiful intro/outro music.

Welcome to Beyond the Book, the podcast that deep dives into the true stories popular fiction is based on. This month Jodi and Brianna take a look at Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood based on the killings of Nancy Montgomery and Thomas Kinnear in 1840s Canada.

You can check out your own copy of Alias Grace at an SSJCPL branch nearest you here: https://stks.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/ssjcpl/search/results?qu=alias+grace&te=ILS.

Links to more information and the trial transcript. 

https://aliasgracerivendell.weebly.com/grace-marks--case.html

https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/267434/the-trials-of-james-mcdermott-and-grace-marks-at-toronto-u#

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Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! For the spookiest month of the year we read an equally spooky book, Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky.

Imaginary Friend is a story about familial love and obligation, ghosts both real and imaginary, and an epic battle of good vs. evil.

Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news.

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Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Jodi Crawford discuss Ti West’s 2011 supernatural horror, The Innkeepers.

To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com or hoopladigital.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get in on all the horror fun? Join Horror Club at ssjcpl.org.

Special thanks to Speaker Negotiations for our beautiful intro/outro music.

Welcome to Beyond the Book, the podcast that deep dives into the true stories popular fiction is based on. This month Jodi and Brianna take a look at The Long Drop by Denise Mina and the true crime story of serial killer Peter Manuel the Beast of Birkenshaw. 

You can check out your own copy of The Long Drop at an SSJCPL branch nearest you here: https://stks.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/ssjcpl/search/results?qu=the+long+drop&te=ILS.

For more library news visit ssjcpl.org. 

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