The Bookmark

In this episode, Melanie Hickey of Saint Jude Hospice answers questions from Health Information Librarian Lissa Staley, who then promotes some popular books about hospice care and memoirs from hospice volunteers. Whether you have had an experience with someone in hospice care or you usually avoid thinking much about death and dying, this podcast will enlighten and entertain!

Authors Aimee L. Gross, Sky Kendall, Roxanna Namey, and Marian Rakestraw join us to talk about their participation in the 2014 Community Novel Spirits of Oz.

Authors Brian W Allen, Elaine Greywalker, and Dennis E. Smirl join us to talk about their participation in the 2014 Community Novel Superimposed.

Library movie expert Brian Adams joins us to talk about Film Noir and discusses his favorite movies in the genre.

Looking for something good to read but don't have time to finish a 500 page tome?  How about a title that is classified as a young adult or kids book that is also perfect for adults.   Natalie Moreland joins us to recommend some great books found in the kids library that adults will love. 

Miranda and Natalie stop by to talk about summer reading and the exciting new program that will allow participants to have fun and earn badges in a wide variety of categories.

Librarian and music expert Tim Volpert joins us to talk about what's going on in the world of music and discuss his favorite albums of the past year.

Topeka poets Leah Sewell and Israel Wasserstein stop by to talk about their writing and read some of their poems in this episode that you won't want to miss.

In anticipation of the season 4 premiere of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Lisa Brien, Megan Johnson, and Kelli Smith stop by to have a lively discussion about the books, the TV series, and all things Game of Thrones related.

In honor of National Women's History month, Miranda Ericsson joins us to talk about some of her favorite books about notable women.