Stacks and Stories

Stacks and Stories

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Stacks and Stories episodes

  • Modern Mississippi Authors

    Join Tracy and Elisabeth as they talk about their favorite modern Mississippi authors!

     

    Authors mentioned:

    • Angie Thomas
  • Brad Watson
  • Beth Ann Fennelly
  • Kiese Laymon
  • Natasha Tretheway
    • 31 min
  • Mysteries and More!

    Join Tracy as she chats with Akeylah, Amanda, and Colleen about the mystery genre. Listen as they discuss what they like about this series, and what mystery novels and shows they enjoy. 

    Books Mentioned:

    • All of Us by N.F. Carter
  • The Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George Gould and Walter Pyle 
  • A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
  • Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
  • Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries by Lisa Sanders 
  • The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher
  • The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
  • The Hardy Boys Series by Frank W. Dixon
  • It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell
  • The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris 
  • The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
  • Nemesis by Agatha Christie
  • The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith
  • Perry Mason by Earle Stanley Gardner
  • Possession by AS Byatt
  • Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
  • The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  • Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series by Mia P. Manansala
  • The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
    • 53 min
  • Another Look at Patents and Trademarks

    Join Charlie and Lawrence as they dive into the wide world of patents and trademarks! Learn about plant patents, the Batmobile, and monkeys taking selfies.

    Relevant links:

    https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/static/pages/ppubsbasic.html (patent number 3216423)

    https://patents.google.com/patent/USD205998S/en

     

    29 min
  • A Brief Look at Not-So-Brief Series

    Join Colleen, Katie, and Russell as they talk all things long book series! They talk both series involving long books as well as series that consist of ten or more books. They talk about what draws them to these long series, what types of series they enjoy, and provide recommendations for readers and each other.

     

    Books mentioned:

    • The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben
  • The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
  • The Nightlord series by Garon Whited
  • The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  • Discworld by Terry Pratchett
  • The Baby-Sitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin
  • Hank the Cowdog by Gerald L. Holmes
  • Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
  • How To Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell
  • The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon
  • Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
  • Bleach by Tite Kubo
  • Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
  • Deadpool, various writers, Marvel Comics
    • 38 min
  • Shelf Absorbed Returns! featuring Friendship

    Shelf Absorbed, a YouTube series started by the Mississippi Library Commission during the pandemic, returns as a regular podcast feature with Tracy and Shellie! Join them as they discuss books about friendships and how even adults struggle to navigate these relationships on this episode of Stacks and Stories.

    Books Mentioned

    • 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
  • The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True-Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away edited by Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell
  • Just Kids by Patti Smith
  • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan
  • Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
  • The River by Peter Heller
  • The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
    • 57 min
  • 2022 Reading Wrap-Up

    2023 is almost here! Join Tracy and Shellie as they discuss their favorite books (and a few they did not even finish) in 2022. They will also discuss a few of their reading goals for 2023. We hope you enjoy this look back at reading during 2022 on this episode of Stacks and Stories.

    Books, Authors, and Podcast Mentioned

    • Barbara Pym
  • Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
  • The Candy House by Jennifer Egon
  • Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
  • Dead Eyes (podcast)
  • An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
  • An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
  • The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
  • French Braid by Anne Tyler
  • Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
  • Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander
  • Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
  • March by Virginia Feito
  • Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
  • Recitatif by Toni Morrison
  • Scarecrow Has a Gun by Michael Kozlowsky
  • The Trees by Percival Everitt
    • 53 min
  • Picture Books

    Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk all things picture books! From old classics to newer titles, they've got recommendations for actual children as well as your own inner child.

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    • Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
  • Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
  • Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
  • Berry Song by Michaela Goade
  • The Food Group series by Jory John
  • Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
  • Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
    • 40 min
  • Gaming in Libraries

    You got game? We sure do! Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Katie as they talk about gaming in the library, from Dungeons and Dragons to Dutch Blitz. Stay tuned!

    35 min
  • Readers’ Advisory

    Readers' advisory? What is it? How do librarians do it? Do all librarians do it the same way? Join Katie as she chats with Akeylah, Elisabeth, and JD about their takes on readers' advisory.

    42 min
  • Required Reading (And Bonus Books We Dislike)

    Required reading. Those books that teachers forced you to read in school. No matter how long it's been since you were in school, there probably was that one book you loathed and that one book you loved. Join Amy, Elisabeth, Mary Rodgers, Shellie, and Tracy as they talk all things required reading—with a bonus round of other books they dislike.

    Titles mentioned in this episode:

    • Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
  • Animal Farm by George Orwell
  • A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne
  • The Man of Feeling by Henry Mackenzie
  • The Old Man & the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
  • Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
  • Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
  • The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
  • Bless the Beasts and the Children by Glendon Swarthout
  • A Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody
  • The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen
  • A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsem
    • 52 min

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