Researcher, creative side-hustler, and Top 5 Co-host, Chris Paek discusses summer reading memories and lessons learned (or left behind) from the sibling mystery series The Boxcar Children by Gertrude C. Warner

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Writer, non-profit runner, and professor Liz Lin discusses the insightful, and formative lessons found in popular American series The Baby Sitter's Club by Ann M. Martin.

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Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins shares the lessons and memories he has from Defoe's tale of survival Robinson Crusoe

Poems recited or mentioned by Billy Collins:

"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W.B. Yeats

"Only Child" by Billy Collins from The Rain In Portugal

"Robinson Crusoe" by Elizabeth Bishop

"Names" by Billy Collins

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Introduction, part IX. before Chapter 1, I'm children's book lover Katherine Kwong introducing this show that's been almost two years in the making. Hear by bookshelf confession, hope for the show, some thank you and what you can expect on Season 1 of This Book That Book!

Welcome to This Book That Book! A new show interviewing people about formative books from their childhood. It's a conversation both rigorous and reflective as guests recount what made a book so special and why it continues to be a favorite now that they're "all grown up." Tune in for discussions on The Babysitter's Club, The Golden Compass and more!

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