The Bookmark

In our 100th episode Meredith Snepp joins us to talk about titles to fulfill the "A Book with Alternating Narrators" square on your reading bingo card. We also wish Autumn Friedli a fond farwell as this is her last episode as co-host of Hush. 

Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Thad Hartman, Lissa Staley, Miranda Ericsson and Autumn Friedli 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 guest Julie Nelson to recommend titles for “A Book with a Medical Theme.”  Every three weeks, join librarian hosts Miranda Ericsson, Autumn Friedli, Thad Hartman, and Lissa Staley 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.

In 2017 Hush will focus on helping you complete your "Reading Bingo" card. In each interview, the guest will make 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.  In our first episode of 2017 Jacob Ziegler joins us to recommend titles for "A Book Over 500 Pages".

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

It's a supersized version of Hush this episode as Kelli, Megan, Miranda, and Stephanie join us to discuss the best books of 2016.

Natalie joins us to talk about the Karen Hesse book Witness, which is made up of a series of poems about a small Vermont town during the early 1920s when the Ku Klux Klan is trying to infiltrate the town.  Join us for a discussion of this thought provoking book. 

We were thrilled when our guests Marian Rakestraw and Diana Marsh selected Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book for the latest in our series of "You Made Me Read It" episodes.  Join us for a discussion of this wonderful book.

It's almost November, so on the podcast that means one thing; National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).  In this episode Lissa slides over to the guest chair to talk about the book No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty as a way to get everyone excited about NaNoWriMo.

We were thrilled to be joined by award-winning author and Washburn University professor Thomas Fox Averill.  He selected the novel Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier for our latest installment in our "You Made Me Read It" series of episodes of Hush.

Michelle recommended the book "Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology" by Eric Brende.  Join us for a lively discussion of the book and whether or not we could live without technology.

Lisa Brown joins us to discuss the narrative nonfiction bestseller The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger.