Three Books

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becca, Christen, and staff involved with the new Book Buzz program chat about their selections for Book Buzz and the program fun!

01:00 What is Book Buzz?
08:27 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik & Tin Man by Sarah Winman - Christen
10:44 February Preview
12:06 How to be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery - Anne
13:04 You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld - Anne
14:36 Sadie by Courtney Summers - Amanda
16:36 My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Amanda
18:02 The End of the World Running Club by Adrian C. Walker - Brenda
19:04 Best Bear Ever by Liz Climo - Brenda
19:32 All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - Erica
20:52 Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T Lee - Erica
21:32 Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessia Bruder - Christy
23:13 Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan - Katie
24:35 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover - Gus
26:56 The Long Haul by Finn Murphy - Lorraine
29:09 Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley - Melissa
30:30 Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott - Midge
32:04 Ghosted by Rosie Walsh - Renee
33:17 Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney - Renee
34:49 Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - Becca
37:28 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green - Becca

Three Books Social Media:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter - @threebookspod

Show notes: eapl.org/threebooks

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Becky Spratford is back with her best books of 2018, books she’s looking forward to in 2019, and recommendations of how to buy books for gifts!

0:00:23                        Welcome Back Becky
0:01:29                        How Becky Chose her books

Becky's Best of 2018
0:03:28       Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
0:05:57       Best Audio Book: There, There by Tommy Orange
0:08:37       Most Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Becky's Looking Forward to in 2019
0:13:05                        Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]
0:14:23                        The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]
0:18:33                        Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]

0:20:32                        How to gift books
0:34:20                        Gifting Poetry
0:46:04                        Nobody buys us books as gifts  L
0:47:51                        Books Becky is Giving Her Kids
0:50:39                        Books for Becky’s SO
0:53:11                        What Christen is excited to give
0:54:32                        What Becca is excited to give
0:56:06                        In defense of Graphic Novels
1:00:02                        Board Books as Gifts
1:02:48                        Ela Book Buzz

Becky’s Three Books:
Best of 2018
Best Horror Book: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Best Audio Book: There, There by Tommy Orange
Most Fun I Had Reading a Book All Year: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Looking Forward to in 2019:
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken [Feb]
The Bird King by G Willow Wilson [March]
Josh Malerman's newest- Inspection [April]

Additional show notes: eapl.org/threebooks

Three Books Social Media:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter - @threebookspod

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. We have invited staff from all over the Library to share what they are giving this holiday season.

EPISODE 14 BOOKSGIVING- revised times

01:38  Thoughts on Last Year’s Books

04:48  Katie and Natalie Join Program
0:5:17  Meet Natalie
07:39  Meet Katie
09:05  Natalie Book One: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
12:32  Katie Book One: Windows by Julia Denos and illustrated by E. B. Goodale
17:18  Natalie Book Two: A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Lane Smith 
22:44  Katie Book Two: Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
25:37  Natalie Book Three: Anne of Green Gables:  A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden, illustrated by Brenna Thummier
31:19  Katie Book Three: Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

38:11  Meet Amanda
38:52  Amanda Book One:  A Princess in Theory
40:13  Christen Book One: My Lady’s Choosing: Interactive Romance Novel by Kitty Curan  (Quirk Books) 
42:05  Becca Book One:  Dumplin’ and Puddin’ by Julie Murphy 
47:02  Amanda Book Two: Gmorning Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun
48:43  Christen Book Two: The Astrology of You and Me by Gary Goldschneider (Quirk books)
52:47  Becca Book Two: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang 
55:34  Amanda Book Three: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
58:53  Christen Book Three: Herding Cats by Sarah Anderson (vol 3 of Sarah’s Scribbles) 
1:02:53  Becca Book Three: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson and Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

1:09:59  Gus Book One: Educated by Tara Westover
1:12:59  Gus Book Two: I Will Find You by Joe Kenda
1:17:08  Gus Book Three: The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

1:21:56  Meet Anne
1:22:43  Anne Book One: Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
1:24:15  Anne Book Two: Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization by Meera Lee Patel
1:27:45  Anne Book Three: From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen by Snoop Dogg

1:34:08             Closing Thoughts

More show notes - www.eapl.org/threebooks

Erica Christianson, Assistant Director at Ela Area Public Library, and makes the case for listening to and enjoying audiobooks. You’re already listening to a podcast - give it a try!

01:03                           Meet our guest Erica Christensen
02:07                           The twist in this episode
03:33                           Cool story about books
05:43                           Opinions about Jim Dale
07:28                           Audiobook 1- Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
09:32                           Christen mentions Strange Stars
13:35                           Audiobook 2-  Spoonbenders
17:04                           Erica’s other favorite books of 2018
20:44                           Audiobook 3-  Marsh King’s Daughter
23:45                           Erica’s favorite narrators
27:24                           Christen’s top 3 audiobook performances
32:51                           Christen’s audiobook narrator crush
34:34                           Becca’s 3 Audiobooks
38:56                           Becca’s Narrator crush
39:40                           Speeding up audiobooks- pro or con?
47:46                           Erica’s Quote

Erica’s Three Books:
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (read by the author)
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (read by Ari Fliakos)
Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne (read by Emily Rankin) 

Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Harry Potter (read by Jim Dale)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (read by Jim Dale)
Mr. Men & Little Miss Books by Roger Hargreaves (read by Jim Dale)
Discworld Series (and Tiffany Aching) by Terry Pratchett (read by Stephen Briggs)
Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded by Jason Heller
Shrill by Lindy West (read by the author)
GuRu by RuPaul Charles (read by the author)
Bossypants by Tina Fey (read by the author)
Yes, Please by Amy Poehler (read by the author)
You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author)
Everything Is Trash (But It’s Okay) by Phoebe Robinson (read by the author)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The Immoralists by Chloe Benjamin
Savvy by Ingrid Law
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew)
The Fireman by Joe Hill (read by Kate Mulgrew)
Christine by Stephen King

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Email: [email protected]
Twitter - @threebookspod

 Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Laura Dooley-Taylor, talks about growing up a school librarian’s daughter, and nerdy book experiences. Becca thinks everything is lovely. Come on an indie bookshop tour with us! 

00:28 Meet Laura Dooley Taylor
 01:40 How she chose her books 
 02:12 Book 1: Christina Katerina and The Box 
 07:34 Book 2: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 
 11:23 The Great American Reads List 
 13:30 Book 3- A Man Called Ove 
 17:17 Other books by Frederik Backman 
 18:50 Laura’s first library experience 
 21:26 Christen’s Birthday Bookstore tour 
 24:30 Favorite Bookstores in Chicago 
 32:39 Cool Bookstores outside of IL 
 41:46 Bucket List Bookstores 
 45:02 Laura’s Book Quote 

 Laura’s Three Books: 
 Christina Katerina and the Box by Patricia Lee Gauch 
 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 
 A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman 

 Other Titles/Information Discussed: 
 Not A Box by Antoinette Portis 
 Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell 
 PBS - Great American Reads - http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/ 
 Beartown by Fredrik Backman 
 Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 
 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman 
 Ramona Quimby Series by Beverly Cleary 
 Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw by Patricia Reilly Giff 

 Indie Bookstores: 
 Town House Books - St. Charles, IL - http://www.townhousebooks.com/ 
 The Book Cellar - Chicago, IL (Lincoln Square) - https://www.bookcellarinc.com/ 
 Women & Children First - Chicago, IL (Andersonville) - https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com 
 Book Riot - Chicago Bookstore Day Challenge - https://bookriot.com/2018/04/27/chicagos-bookstore-day-challenge/ 
 Map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ck7GmN_ItXd7JwKc860yHjuN_AU&ll=41.9366125454651%2C-87.66829617987128&z=12 Independent Bookstore Day - http://www.indiebookstoreday.com 
 Anderson’s Bookshop - https://www.andersonsbookshop.com 
 Read Between the Lynes - Woodstock, IL - https://www.readbetweenthelynes.com 
 InkLink Books - East Troy, WI - https://easttroy.org/business/inklink-books/ 
 2894 On Main - East Troy, WI (restaurant) - https://www.2894onmain.com 
 East Troy Railroad Museum - East Troy, WI - https://www.easttroyrr.org 
 The Elegant Farmer - Mukwonago, WI - https://www.elegantfarmer.com 
 Square Books - Oxford, MS - https://www.squarebooks.com 
 The Dial Bookshop - Chicago, IL (Downtown) - https://www.dialbookshop.com 
 Russian Tea Time - https://russianteatime.com 
 Powell’s Books - Chicago, IL & Portland, OR - https://www.powells.com 
 Best Indie Bookstores by State Lists (it turns out there are tons of these lists): 
 Book Riot - https://bookriot.com/2017/04/28/book-riots-favorite-bookstores-in-all-50-states-dc/ 
 Huffington Post - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/50-of-the-best-indie-bookstores-in-america_us_58fe472ae4b06b9cb9192bb3 
 Real Simple - https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/travel/local-bookstores 
 Books & Brews - Indianapolis, IN - https://www.booksnbrews.com 
 Books & Books - Miami, FL - https://booksandbooks.com 
 Carmichael’s Bookstore - Louisville, KY - https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com 
 Chinatown|Chicago Public Library - https://www.chipublib.org/locations/20/ 
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