Top 5 fictional librarians
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 42
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Episode description
Many people are intrigued by the depiction of their profession in popular fiction, and none more so than librarians, like this week’s guest Owen Stephens.
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (06:35) - Owen's pick: Bunny Watson
- (12:13) - Mark's pick: Horace Worblehat
- (18:33) - Owen's pick: Lirael
- (24:02) - Mark's pick: Mrs Phelps
- (28:26) - Owen's pick: Oswald Bates
- (34:32) - Mark's pick: Brooks Hatlen
- (39:06) - Owen's pick: Tammy 2
- (45:22) - Mark's pick: Joe Bookman
- (48:00) - Breaktime
- (51:00) - Building the final list
- (52:16) - Honourable mentions
- (01:04:00) - More of Owen Stephens
You can follow @ostephens on Twitter, or find him working on the Folio open source library project.
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