Worth Reading Wednesdays

In the tenth episode, Tori and Nicole talk about some new books including inspirational young adult fiction picks as well as some new romance and mystery titles that will appear on library shelves soon. Plus, a new juvenile graphic novel, young adult science fiction, fun socks and a great place to grab some lunch! 

The resources discussed in this episode are listed below:

Quantum by Patricia Cornwell; 

The Scorpion's Tail by Preston & Child; 

NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson; 

Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins;

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner;

Neighbors by Danielle Steel;

Wyoming Heart by Diana Palmer; 

Wyoming True by Diana Palmer;

Vivid by Beverly Jenkins;

Confessions in B Flat by Donna Hill;

The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack;

The Dark Veil by James Swallow;

Star Trek Discovery TV show; 

The Expanse TV show;

The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey;

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey; 

Forever Hidden by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse;

A Picture of Love by Beth Wiseman;

Twins by Varian Johnson, illustrated by Shannon Wright;

Viral Parenting: A Guide to Setting Boundaries, Building Trust, and Raising Responsible Kids in an Online World by Mindy McKnight;

Left Behind: The Kids series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye;

Sticks and Stones by Dianne Beck;

Fallen Leaves by Tessa Emily Hall;

Warcross by Marie Lu;

The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain;

John's Crazy Socks

Cafe on Main

Nicole and Tori welcome another guest to Worth Reading Wednesdays who brings some reads from beloved Mississippi authors, including the latest from Angie Thomas and others. Other rumblings include worries about library hauntings, maintaining the habit of wearing a mask, creepy kudzu growth, and more! The books and resources discussed in this episode are listed below:

Ten Lessons for A Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria;

National Archives Flu Pandemic of 1918 photo gallery published in The Atlantic;

The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library's Quarantine Holiday Special;

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas;

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas;

Friendly City Books;

The Rose that Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur;

Fugly by Claire Waller;

Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith;

The Fighter by Michael Farris Smith;

Nick by Michael Farris Smith;

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald;

The Great Gatsby movie directed by Baz Lurhmann;

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury;

HBO's Fahrenheit 451 television series;

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain;

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath;

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky;

William Faulkner;

Isis and Osiris: To the Ends of the Earth, an Egyptian myth by Jeff Limke, illustrated by David Witt;

Graphic Myths and Legends series;

The Storygraph;

Everlasting Comfort Lumbar Cushion;

Bombas and Balega socks

Tori and Nicole dive into some new and favorite reads for the new year in episode 9 and talk about their intentions for the year ahead. Below are the books and resources Tori and Nicole cover in this episode:

Libraryland: It's All About the Story edited by Ben Bizzle and Sue Considine;

Librarian Tales: Dispatches from the Stacks by William Ottens;

Take Care of Your Type: An Enneagram Guide to Self-Care by Christina S. Wilcox;

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson;

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park;

Among Us game;

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow;

Charmed TV series;

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Netflix series;

Practical Magic movie;

Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse by Catherine Reef;

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew, illustrations by Joe Morse;

Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard;

The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey and with Michaela Angela Davis;

The Prince of Egypt movie;

Humans by Brandon Stanton; 

Humans of New York;

The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained edited by Sam Atkinson;

Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey; 

NexGuard Bandage Tape;

Avachara: Avatar Character Maker

In the first episode of 2021, Nicole and Tori talk about some books that have helped them pause for self-reflection. Nicole speaks about her discovery of the enneagram system and how it helped her learn more about herself, while Tori focuses on a book that helped her understand how people process pain within their family units. 

Legend movie

CLPLS Winter Reading Challenge

Take Care of Your Type: An Enneagram Guide to Self-Care by Christina S. Wilcox

Yourenneagramcoach.com

It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide by Cath Ennis

Tori and Nicole are back with a special guest! Circulation Coordinator Wil'Lani graces the podcast with her presence and shares her love of all things true crime. In this episode, Nicole provides a quick run-down of some new books at the library as well as some graphic novel picks, while Tori sheds some light on newer children's literature that deserves a second look. The resources talked about in this episode are listed below:

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System #WinterReads2021 Challenge;

No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox;

Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant;

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett;

The Pillars of the Earth Series by Ken Follet; 

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz;

Piece of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke;

Stuff You Should Know podcast;

The Acadia Files: Summer Science (Book 1) by Katie Coppens, illustrated by Holly Hatam;

Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story by Marc Tyler Nobleman, illustrated by Melissa Iwai;

The Last Podcast on the Left podcast;

The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski with illustrations by Tom Neely;

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon;

Everything Everything movie;

Run Hulu movie;

The Act Hulu mini-series;

Mindhunter Netflix series;

Genetics: A Graphic Guide by Stephen Jones and Boren Van Loon;

Harleen by Stjepan Šejić;

Suicide Squad movie;

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel;

Virgin River Netflix series;

Virgin River series by Robin Carr;

Return to Virgin River by Robin Carr;

Cetaphil face wash;

Lucifer TV show

In episode five, Nicole and Tori recommend books that help to combat racism while celebrating the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System's latest funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council via its Anti-Racism Reading Shelf grant. The grant is financially supported by Mississippians and the National Endowment for Humanities.

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye, illustrated by Jessica Gibson;

The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love, and Truth edited by Wade and Cheryl Willis Hudson;

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo;

How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal M. Fleming;

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon Young;

Ethic by Ashley Antoinette;

Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette;

How Long ‘til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin;

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin;

On the Corner of Hope and Main by Beverly Jenkins;

The Blessings Series by Beverly Jenkins;

Be My Eyes mobile application;

Ray film;

Gametime SideKicks

In episode four, Tori and Nicole suggest some reads for Christmas time. They talk about a Christmasaurus, traditional Christmas stories, and spicy Christmas romances! 

The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher;

The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury;

Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich;

Gremlins movie;

Dickens’ Christmas: A Victorian Celebration by Simon Callow;

Young Victoria film;

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens;

A Very Merry Romance by Brenda Jackson;

The Madaris Family Saga by Brenda Jackson;

Naughtier Than Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey;

Naughty or Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey;

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle;

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green;

Looking for Alaska by John Green;

Paper Towns by John Green;

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green;

Hobby Lobby;

I AM Affirmations mobile application

Nicole and Tori follow up on their current reads in episode 3 and about how they can't get enough romance in their lives! New young adult reads are recommended as well while the ladies look at why people of all backgrounds should read books about people who don't look like them. Finally, they dive into two non-book recommendations that have had an impact on them and their personal experiences behind them. Listed below are the books, series, and other things mentioned in this episode: 

Author Jason Reynolds;

Patina by Jason Reynolds;

Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson;

Danielle Steel;

The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature edited by Russ Kick; 

The Betrothed by Kiera Cass; 

The Selection Series by Kiera Cass; 

The Pretenders by Rebecca Hanover; 

The Similars by Rebecca Hanover; 

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus; 

Fugly by Claire Waller; 

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon; 

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng; 

Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee, illustrated by Dung Ho;

My First 1000 Words / Mis primeras 1000 palabras: A Picture Word Book / Un libro de palabras translated by Laura Collado Píriz;

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett; 

The Librarian is In podcast by The New York Public Library;

Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine and illustrated by Claudia Davila;

The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida;

Wattpad;

A Different World TV show;

The Newsroom TV show; 

Meet Me in St. Louis movie   

Tori and Nicole are back with new current reads and more recommendations. The ladies take on topics such as whether DNFing is as scandalous as society tells us it is, how children’s literature started out wild, the contentions that arise in relationships discovered through DNA testing, and Alex Trebek’s recent passing. Listed below are the books, series, and other things mentioned in this episode:

The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith;

Love in Catalina Cove by Brenda Jackson;

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky;

Book Riot Article about DNFing;

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman;

Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich;

The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature edited by Russ Kick;

Little Red Riding Hood;

Alice in Wonderland;

Cinderella;

Grimm’s Fairy Tales;

Uncle Remus Stories by Joel Chandler Harris;

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia;

Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library;

The Lost Family: How DNA Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland;

The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend;

Delivery Man (2013) starring Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt;

The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt;

The Answer Is...:Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek;

Roll With It by Jamie Sumner;

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager;

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett;

My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun;

Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds;

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds;

The Ghost Series by Jason Reynolds;

Kale Salad Animals Instagram Account;

Webtoons;

The Wrath and the Dawn by Reneé Ahdieh

In the first Worth Reading Wednesday episode, Nicole and Tori talk all about what's new at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System, what they've been reading, and books that have caught their eye over the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine. Listed below are the books, series, and other things mentioned in this episode:

Goodreads.com;

The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith;

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson;

Lizzie Borden TV Show: The Lizzie Borden Chronicles;

Lizzie Borden Chant;

The Coast to Coast Murders by James Patterson and JD Barker;

Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich;

The Sentinel by Lee Child;

Shakeup by Stuart Woods;

A Time for Mercy by John Grisham;

Camino Winds by John Grisham;

Dark Song by Christine Feehan;

The Return by Nicholas Sparks;

The Bridal Suite by Rochelle Alers;

Danielle Steel;

The Westmoreland Series by Brenda Jackson;

The Baxter Family Series by Karen Kingsbury;

Love Story by Karen Kingsbury;

Truly Madly Deeply by Karen Kingsbury;

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig;

The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer;

Cinder by Marissa Meyer;

Friendly City Books;

Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers;

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone;

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour;

Manga Classics Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen;

The Mothers by Brit Bennett;

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett;

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion;

Thriftbooks.com;

Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey;

Discord.com