The Book Drop

This week on The Book Drop we share some of the latest and greatest news stories from the book world, offer up dramatic readings of Nora Roberts’ blog and write the titles of our memoirs for query of the week. 

Don't forget to check out the OPL events calendar for upcoming events:
Online Family Storytimes, Monday through Saturday 

We're  getting ready to discuss our first book for our podcast book club, "Leave the World Behind" by Rumaan Alam. Check out the book before our discussion episode on March 12th.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep42

This week we go looking for friends in fiction, discuss the overuse of trauma bonding in adult literature and question if we might possibly be your parasocial friends. We also give Anna unfair grief about her pop culture blind spots and pick our fictional BFFs for query of the week.

Don't forget to check out the OPL events calendar for upcoming events:
OPL Reading Challenge Book Club on Tuesday, March 9th.
Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 25th.

We're  getting ready to discuss our first book for our podcast book club, "Leave the World Behind" by Rumaan Alam. Check out the book before our discussion episode on March 12th.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep41

This week we talk about weirdest movies to see on Valentine’s day, share some of our favorite romance and relationship adaptations, and although absent, Elly drops her spicy take on Barry Jenkins movies. We also get to know out listeners a bit better by the romance tropes they’d write themselves into for query of the week.

Don't forget to check out the OPL events calendar for upcoming events:
OPL Reading Challenge Book Club on Thursday, February 18th and Tuesday, March 9th.
Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 25th.

We're also getting ready to discuss our first book for our podcast book club, "Leave the World Behind" by Rumaan Alam. Check out the book before our discussion episode on March 12th.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep40

This week we share all the newsletters, email blasts,  social media accounts, websites and publications we follow to stay up-to-date on new books and publishing news. We also talk about the ultimate James Baldwin playlist and imagine the late, great Ursula K. Le Guin as an Instagram influencer. And we share our favorite childhood books for query of the week.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep39

This week we kick off the 2021 OPL Reading Challenge with the Read a Book with Illustrations category. OPL Arts & Culture Librarian Mark Sorensen also shares his knowledge about visual storytelling and we all talk about the historical and public figures we'd like to start fan clubs for for query of the week.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep38

For even more recommendations for the Read a Book with Illustrations category, check out this list  — http://bit.ly/bookwillustrations

The Book Drop is back for Season 2! This week we share our plans for the new season, offer an update on curated bookshelves and make educated and wildly speculative predictions for the book world in 2021. We also talk about new year reading goals for query of the week.

Don't forget to check out the OPL events calendar for upcoming events:
OPL Reading Challenge Book Club on Thursday, January 21st and Tuesday, February 9th. 
Virtual Book Bash on Thursday, February 25th.

All the books, articles and resources we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep37

On the final episode of season one of The Book Drop we talk about winter reading aesthetics, share our plans for next season and talk about our favorite season one episodes for query of the week. 

The podcast team would also love to hear your thoughts on season one and what you'd like to hear in the second season.  Fill out our short survey here — http://bit.ly/TBDs1Survey

In the last regular episode of the season the podcast team looks at the year in reading, explore our own 2020 reading and give ourselves awards for reading accomplishments both big and small.  We also share our best reads of the year for query of the week.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep35

This week on The Book Drop we finish up the 2020 Reading Challenge with our picks for nonfiction graphic novels. We also share our favorite childhood cartoons and talk about being seen in animation for query of the week.

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep34

This week we talk about Korean Wave and share our favorite cultural exports from South Korean. We also share dream vacations for query of the week. 

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — https://bit.ly/TBDep33