The Checkout Stack

By Maria Skogen

The Checkout Stack is for library lovers and bookworms everywhere. Each episode Maria interviews a new librarian to discuss their recent reads, get book recommendations, and learn how their library

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How many episodes does The Checkout Stack have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

The Checkout Stack episodes:

April 14, 2025A Different Kind of Romance With Jenny in HI
Recent Reads

Maria: Maisie Dobbs by Jacquiline Winspear

Jenny: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
Recommendations

New: First-Time Caller by B.K Borison

Backlist: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal

Local Author: Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakmito
Book End: A Different Kind of Romance:

Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane

Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly

The Stolen Child by Ann Hood
https://www.librarieshawaii.org/
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38min
March 31, 2025Boost Your Mental Health With Kris Hickey in OH
Recent Reads:

Maria: Liars by Sarah Manguso

Kris: Sirens by Emilia Heart
Reccommendations:

New: Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Backlist: Terrace Story by Hilary Leitcter

Local: There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqip
Book End: Boost Your Mental Health

Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson

10% Happier by Dan Harris

The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
https://www.columbuslibrary.org/school-help/
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36min
March 17, 2025Appalachian Fiction with Natalie Seabolt in WV
Recent Reads:

Maria: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Natalie: The Bear by Andrew Krivak
Reccommendations:

New: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

Backlist: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

Local: Night Watch by Jayne Ann Phillips
Book End - Appalachian fiction that connects the people, landscape, and mountain culture:

The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Given Ground by Ann Pancake
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56min
March 03, 2025BL Manga with Kelley in FL
Recent Reads:

Maria: Family Family by Laurie Frankel

Kelley: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Recommendations:

New Book: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews

Backlist Book: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Local Author: Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Irarte
Book End: BL Manga

Go For It, Nakamura! story and art by Syundei, translated by Amber Tamosaitis

Seven Days, Monday-Sunday, art by Venio Tachibana, story by Rihito Takarai, translated by Adrien Beck

Our Dining Table, story and art by Mita Ori, translated by Amber Tamosaitis
Orange County Library Website
Orange County Book Clubs
18th Annual SouthWest Author Series
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35min
February 17, 2025Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi With John Alford in TX
Recent Reads

Maria: Sandwich by Catherine Newman

John: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Reccommendations:

New: The Women by Kristen Hannah

Backlist: Circe by Madeline Miller

Local Author: Loren by Jessica Harden
Book End - Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
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29min
February 03, 2025Dark Romances With Tara in MT
Recent Reads:

Maria - Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

Tara - Cash by Jessica Peterson
Recommendations:

New - Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Backlist - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Local - Wildest Dreams by Kristen Proby

Local - Pursuit of Innocence by Bethany Rosa
Book End: Dark Romance

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

PenPal by JT Geissinger
FMC Books Website - https://www.fmcbooks.com/
FMC Books Insta - https://www.instagram.com/fmc.books/
How to reach Tara - [email protected]
How to reach Mara - [email protected]
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30min
January 20, 2025Jukebox Heroines with Kaite in MO
Recent Reads:

Maria - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Kaite: This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
Reccommendations:

New - My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past,Present, and Future by Alice Randall

Backlist - Infinitum by Tim Fielder

Local - Secrets of the Tsil Cafe by Thomas Fox Averill
Book End - Jukebox Heroines: Novels of Women in the Music Industry

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
Show Links:
YouTube: Kansas City Public Library
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale Author event with Tim Fielder
My Black Country Author event with Alice Randall
My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
Kaite Also made an extended book list on her Jukebox Heroines theme, check it out for more titles!
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43min
January 06, 2025Celebrity Memoirs with Carla in UT
Recent Reads:

Maria - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Carla - The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller
Recommendations:

New Title - The Small and Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil rights Movement by Sharon McMahon

Backlist Title - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Local Author - The Unwedding by Ally Condie
Book End: Celebrity Memoir

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
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32min
December 23, 2024Books to Reset in the New Year With Kelly in WI
Recently read

Maria: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Kelly: Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garden
Recommendations:

New book: Sandwich by Catherine Newman

Backlist book: Winter Solstice by Rasaumde Pilcher

Local Author: Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy
Book End: Books to Reset in the New Year

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

The PLAN by Kendra Adachi

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://waukeshareads.org/
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22min
December 09, 2024Winter Reads with Maddie in WY
Recently read

Maria: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Maddie: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Book Reccomendations:

New book: You Like it Darker by Stephen King

Backlist book: Animal Farm by George Orwell

Local Author: Cowboys and East Indians: Stories by Nina McConigley
Book End: Cozy Winter Reads

The Shining by Stephen King

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan
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39min

FAQs about The Checkout Stack:

How many episodes does The Checkout Stack have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.