The Book Isn't Necessarily Better: A Library Podcast

Bangarang! The librarians discuss J.M. Barrie's charming tale of adventure and arrested development, Peter Pan. In this episode: How did Barrie's life and friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family shape his story? Why is Hook beloved by 90s kids and abhorred by Steven Spielberg? Does Peter whittle down kids to fit into trees? And how much spice is too much spice?!

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Join Roxanne and Mikayla as they celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by discussing The Joy Luck Club and Crazy Rich Asians. In this episode, discover how Kevin Kwan drew from his very own life story to write Crazy Rich Asians, where Amy Tan drew inspiration for her characters, and get some great recommendations of Asian American & Pacific Islander authors you can check out from the Community Library Network.

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One comedy, one tragedy. Mikayla and Roxanne talk about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet. In our first ever Shakespeare episode: Sir Kenneth "Smoky" Branagh's best comedic scene ever; tons o' puns and bawdy/body humor from the bard; what is a sonnet and why are you reading me one?; and sixteenth-century friars are not to be trusted (an important life lesson brought to you by your friendly neighborhood librarians)!

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Mikayla and Roxanne are joined by special guest Amanda Brown to discuss Lois Lowry's famous dystopian novel The Giver. In this episode, we'll talk about Jeff Bridges' decades long hopes and dreams for The Giver movie, which books we would bring to a deserted island, and maybe, just maybe, Amanda will change the minds of the podcast gals with her fresh perspective on watching The Giver with her kiddos.

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Join Mikayla and Roxanne as they celebrate National Poetry Month by discussing the many adaptations of the mythic Odyssey and the few but bold adaptations of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. In this episode, discover whether there's a difference between a fiddle and a violin,  learn about the "amazing" special effects of the Cats movie, and listen to the librarians bicker (per usual) over what exactly is a Siren.

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Inconceivable! Mikayla and Roxanne are joined by special guest Nathan to talk about that classic tale of true love, high adventure, fencing, fighting, and fascinating characters: The Princess Bride by William Goldman. In this episode, we'll attempt to describe the ruritarian romance (try saying that five times fast) genre; talk about our most-loved quotes from the best-cast, most lovably campy movie to ever receive an Oscar snub (thanks a lot, Kevin Bacon!); and clue you into which parts of the book are must-reads and which you can skip in favor of the timeless film.

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Enjoy this bonus episode with special guest, Jennifer! Jennifer, manager of the Post Falls Library, chats with Mikayla and Roxanne about her love of Wuthering Heights. In between talking about fussbudgets and sociopaths, we'll attempt to find answers to these important questions: Which movie version has the best corpse face make-out scene? Where does Tom Hardy's Heathcliff fall on the Tom Hardy Mumble Scale™? And which Brontë sister even wrote this book, anyway?!

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Mikayla and Roxanne talk about the unlikable female characters Amy Dunne from Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and the ensemble cast of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies. In this episode: Can you match the decade to its widespread cultural fear? Is "chick lit" an acceptable moniker, and who gets to read it? Is it ever okay to judge a book by its beautifully rendered artwork? And why is "Gillian Flynn Hill" (that's Gillian with a G, Flynn with an F) the site of our greatest skirmish?

Just a heads up that we are very new to podcasting - please excuse our dust as we learn the tricks and trade of audio recording!

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Join Mikayla and Roxanne as they discuss the life and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Mikayla tells us about the (many) adaptations of The Great Gatsby, while Roxanne gives us the low-down on the big differences between the movie and short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Along the way, we learn about the "lost" 1926 film version of The Great Gatsby that Fitzgerald hated and discover the horrors of state fair butter sculptures.

See the trailer for the "lost" 1926 film: https://youtu.be/XGx-78RRu5g

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Mikayla and Roxanne explore exquisitely written stories with monstrous characters, featuring Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange. In this episode, you'll catch a Stanley Kubrick double feature; find out what U2, David Bowie, and Andy Warhol have in common; and finally discover how to pronounce "Nabokov" (or maybe not!). As a special treat, we'll teach you a horrorshow Nadsat version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"--you'll be a hit at parties!

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