The Laydown Podcast

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  • 2: (Just) Books That Changed Our Lives!
    Ryan, Kelso and Hillary discuss the children's books that changed their lives, and whether or not they were pranked by a famous copy editor.

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    Current Reads:
    Kelso -
    • Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes on a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
    •  The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
    • Mindhunter by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)

      Hillary-
      • Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
      • The Lost Man by Jane Harper   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
      • Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)

        Ryan- 
        • Becoming by Michelle Obama   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
        • The Fandom by Anna Day   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)

          Books from the Future (Upcoming Titles): 
          Ryan-
          • The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Out 11/5)   (Audiobook presale on Libro.fm)
          • The Last by Hanna Jameson (Out 4/9)   (Audiobook presale on Libro.fm)

            Children's Books that Changed our Lives:

            Ryan-
            • Matilda by Roald Dahl   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
            • Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy (Out of print)
            • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone   (Audiobook narrated by Jim Dale on Libro.fm)

              Kelso-
              • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
              • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
                The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
              • The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

                • Hillary-
                • Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Mline   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)
                • Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers   (Audiobook on Libro.fm)


                  Other Books Mentioned:
                  Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman
                  Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
                  Melting Pot or Civil War by Reiham Salam

                  Extra Links:
                  Read Across America!
                  Diane Les Becquets Book Launch!
                  Dan Zane's House Party!
                  Gibson's Book Club Reads Destiny of the Republic
                  Open Discussion Book Club Reads Melting Pot or Civil War
                  34 min
                • 1: Welcome to The Laydown!
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                  Current Reads:
                  Kelso -
                  • The Nix by Nathan Hill
                  • Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 

                    Hillary-
                    • Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal Household by Adrian Tinniswood
                    • The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America by Sarah Kendzior

                      • Ryan- 
                      • The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
                      • The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

                        • Books from the Future (Upcoming Titles):
                        Kelso-
                        • Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman (Out 2/12)

                        Hillary-
                        • Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James (Out 2/5)

                        Ryan-
                        • Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott (Out 3/26)
                        • Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (Out 8/27)

                          • Best Book of 2018:
                          Ryan-
                          • An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

                          Kelso-
                          • How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

                          Hillary-
                          The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin 
                          • EDIT: it was the Hugo award, not the Nebula award, the N.K. Jemisin won for each of the Broken Earth books! 

                          Other Books Mentioned:
                          The Perfect Nanny by Lelia Slimani
                          A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
                          Bull by David Elliott
                          Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

                          Extra Links:
                          Nine Book Run of Nevermoor
                          Gaslit Nation Podcast
                          Lin-Manuel Miranda buys The Drama Bookshop
                          The Drama Bookshop (In order to purchase your drama books!)
                          Gibson's Book Club reads Hamilton
                          Vlogbrothers
                          Hope Punk Article on VOX
                          34 min

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                        A Bookstore Podcast where three booksellers from Gibson's Bookstore, and sometimes special guests, chat about all things literary and sometimes interview authors!