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Chris Blocker returns to the podcast to share his wealth of literary knowledge.  This Reading Around the World episode focuses on Europe, and Chris has a wide range of authors and titles that cover the entire continent.

Every three weeks in 2018, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. Listeners are encourage to read along throughout 2018 and participate in Reading Around the World and 2Book Topeka. 

• Reading Around the World episodes feature recommendations for books from a region to help listeners explore reading selections from locations around the United States and the world.
• Special ” 2Book Topeka Book Club” episodes will discuss books from the library’s community reading program. 

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future topics please comment on our blog posts or send us an email at [email protected].

For the latest in our "Reading Around the World" series we were thrilled to have Liz Rodriguez and Irene Caballero with us to talk about Mexico.  In this episode they discuss books by authors from Mexico as well as other Spanish language authors from all around the world. 

Every three weeks in 2018, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. Listeners are encouraged to read along throughout 2018 and participate in Reading Around the World and 2Book Topeka. 

McCarter Elementary School students Kivrin, Nicholas, Rachel, and Travis join us to discuss one of our recent 2Book Topeka selections, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.

Michelle, Meg, and Sara join us to talk about one of our current 2Book Topeka selections, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline.  

Every three weeks in 2018, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. Listeners are encourage to read along throughout 2018 and participate in Reading Around the World and 2Book Topeka. 

• Reading Around the World episodes feature recommendations for books from a region to help listeners explore reading selections from locations around the United States and the world.
• Special ” 2Book Topeka Book Club” episodes will discuss books from the library’s community reading program. 

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future topics please comment on our blog posts or send us an email at [email protected].

Our new season of Hush is dedicated to our Reading Around the World challenge.  In our first episode of this new series we start with the Midwest United States. We are starting close to home with this new reading challenge and bringing in a favorite guest, Professor Thomas Fox Averill, to share his Midwest favorites and other reading recommendations.

Every three weeks in 2018, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. Listeners are encourage to read along throughout 2018 and participate in Reading Around the World and 2Book Topeka. 

Reading Around the World episodes feature recommendations for books from a region to help listeners explore reading selections from locations around the United States and the world.

It's a supersized version of Hush this episode as Kelli, Megan, and Miranda join us to discuss the best books of 2017.

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As we near the end of our Reading Bingo series, Chris Blocker joins us to give some thoughts and recommendations about the "A Classic" square.

Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. In each interview, the guest makes recommendations for one square from the “Reading Bingo”  card. Listeners are encouraged to read along throughout 2017 and mark their own Reading Bingo cards. Use the podcasts, show notes, book displays in the library and book lists in the library catalog to discover what other people are reading and recommending.

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future topics please comment on our blog post or send us an email at [email protected].

Reading Bingo! with Kelli Smith and Betty Jean Neal who recommend the 2Book Topeka book “The Alienist” by Caleb Carr as your choice for “A Book with a Mystery” square.

Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. In each interview, the guest makes recommendations for one square from the “Reading Bingo”  card. Listeners are encouraged to read along throughout 2017 and mark their own Reading Bingo cards. Use the podcasts, show notes, book displays in the library and book lists in the library catalog to discover what other people are reading and recommending.

Bestselling author Jay Asher joins us to talk about his book Thirteen Reasons Why, being a writer, his new book Piper, and much more.

Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. In each interview, the guest makes recommendations for one square from the “Reading Bingo”  card. Listeners are encouraged to read along throughout 2017 and mark their own Reading Bingo cards. Use the podcasts, show notes, book displays in the library and book lists in the library catalog to discover what other people are reading and recommending.

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future topics please comment on our blog post or send us an email at [email protected].

Reading Bingo! with three returning HUSH guests: Julie Nelson, Emily Hopkins and Craig Paschang, who discuss the 2Book Topeka title The Devil in the White City: Murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson and recommend it as your choice for the “A Book Set in the Past” square.

The fall 2Book Topeka books The Devil in the White City and The Alienist are connected by a time period (1890s) and crime.

Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, and Miranda Ericsson with special guests from the library and community. In each interview, the guest makes recommendations for one square from the “Reading Bingo”  card. Listeners are encouraged to read along throughout 2017 and mark their own Reading Bingo cards. Use the podcasts, show notes, book displays in the library and book lists in the library catalog to discover what other people are reading and recommending.