2024 is nearly over and in this episode Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam talk about their favorite reads from the past year and their reading goals for 2025. In this episode we talked about: Cloistered: My Years as a Nun by Catherine Coldstream The Celebrants by Steven Rowley Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America by Harry N. MacLean The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Deliver Me From Nowhere...
Dec 26, 2024•42 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam discuss their recent reads. We talked about: ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHDBook by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death by Madison Reyes and Spencer Henry Starter Villain by John Scalzi We also mentioned: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Ologies Podcast (Thanatology Episode) https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thanatology...
Aug 26, 2024•44 min
In this episode librarians Andy and Sam discuss the dreaded "book hangover" as well as some of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Warren Zanes Horror Movie by Paul G. Tremblay We also mentioned: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Our Missing He...
Jul 01, 2024•47 min
In this episode librarians Briony, Sam, and Sarah talk about their recent reads and what they're excited to read about this summer. In this episode we talked about: Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta The Duke and I by Julia Quinn The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld We also mentioned: Throne of Glass Novel series by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses Book series by Sarah J. Maas Bridgerton Novel series by J...
May 31, 2024•31 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson Everyone on this train is a suspect by Benjamin Stevenson James by Percival Everett Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack We also mentioned: Everyone this Christmas has a secret by Benjamin Stevenson Erasure by Percival Everett American Fiction (Film) Dr. No by Percival Everett Trees by Percival Everett Finn by Jon Clinch...
Apr 26, 2024•36 min
In this episode librarians Briony, Sam, and Sarah discuss the book "Hey Hun - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multi-Level Marketing" by Emily Lynn Paulson. They also talk about: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amada Montell LuLaRich (Documentary Movie) Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
Mar 13, 2024•45 min
Librarians Andy and Sam discuss their recent reads and their favorite book to movie/tv show adaptations In this episode we talked about: World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy Mister Magic by Kiersten White Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans by Kenneth Womack We also mentioned: Dune by Frank Herbert Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein ...
Feb 29, 2024•32 min
Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their recent reads and how they rate books. In this episode we talked about: The Word Is Murder (Book 1: Hawthorne and Horowitz Series) by Anthony Horowitz Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul G. Tremblay Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan by Alex Pappademas Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah We also mentioned: The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Mus...
Dec 22, 2023•45 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam talk about what makes a book scary and give some recommendations for spooky, scary, and horror books! In this episode we talked about: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger We also mentioned: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slayin...
Oct 12, 2023•37 min
In this episode librarians Andy and Sam discuss some of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian The Hunger by Alma Katsu We also mentioned: When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B. J. Novak The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Th...
Aug 30, 2023•45 min
Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam talk about a few of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Natural History: Stories by Andrea Barrett Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dedere...
Aug 01, 2023•42 min
Librarians Briony, Sam, and Sarah talk about what books they're excited about and a few of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann Firekeeper's DaughterNovel by Angeline Boulley Warrior Girl UnearthedBook by Angeline Boulley The Pioneer Woman Cooks--Dinner's Ready! 112 Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Slightly Impatient Home ...
Jun 30, 2023•30 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam talk about reading "the classics" and then discuss their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green We also mentioned: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Jane ...
Jun 12, 2023•43 min
In this episode Librarians Andy and Sam discuss listening to music while reading and talk about their recent reads. In this episode we talk about: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Three Miles Down by Harry Turtledove Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Galatea by Madeline Miller We also mentioned: Crime Junkie (Podcast) A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Circe by Madeline Miller
May 01, 2023•43 min
In this episode librarians Andy and Sam talk about author visits and readings, and discuss some of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley We also mentioned: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman High Fidelity by Nick Hornby Lincoln in th...
Mar 29, 2023•42 min
In this episode Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam talk about books that have left a lasting impression, as well as some of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz Lost Boy by Christina Henry Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy We also mentioned:...
Feb 27, 2023•31 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Sam, and Sarah start off with a conversation about re-reading books and then discuss some of their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson We also mentioned: Jane Austen The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice The Lord of the Rings by J. R....
Jan 19, 2023•37 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam talk about their recent Halloween and spooky, scary, horror reads. In this episode we talked about: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay Hide by Kiersten White Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Mad...
Oct 26, 2022•33 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Emma, and Sam talk about their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell An Island by Karen Jennings We also mentioned: You remind me of me by Dan Chaon Ill Will by Dan Chaon The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor...
Jul 19, 2022•33 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam talk about Where the Crawdads Sing and it's soon to be released movie adaptation, and some of their recent reads. In this episode we talk about: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood by Jessi Klein Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian We also talked about: You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein...
Jun 22, 2022•32 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam talk about their recent reads. In this episode we talked about: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth by Elizabeth Williamson What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Hell of a Book: A Novel by Jason Mott Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski Relentless: Secrets of the Sporting Elite by Alistair Brownlee We also ...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr
In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam discuss a wide range of books and celebrate Black authors for Black History Month 2022. In this episode we talked about: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani Black Buck by Mateo Askar...
Feb 11, 2022•56 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Keri, Sam, and Sarah talk about their favorite books they've read during 2021 and preview some books they're excited about in 2022. In this episode we talked about: Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea Sergeant Salinger by Jerome Charyn Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American...
Dec 16, 2021•55 min
In this episode of Long Overdue Librarian's Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their favorite books written by Native American authors and highlight many more books written by Native American's. In this episode we talked about: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline There There by To...
Nov 12, 2021•39 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam talk about their most recent spooky, scary, suspenseful, horror, and otherwise Halloween reads! In this episode we talked about: The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbø When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson edited by Ellen Datlow The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in ...
Oct 15, 2021•49 min
In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam and Briony discuss their work on the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Literary Award and Children's Book Award committees. They discuss the overall winners and some of their favorites. For more information about the awards and links to all of the winners visit: https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/wla-literary-awards The books we talked about were: Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (Literary Award Winner) All Adults Here by Emma Straub Real Life by B...
Sep 29, 2021•31 min
In this graphic novel special episode Sam, Sarah, Briony, Megan, Keri, and Penny chat about graphic novels for all ages. In this episode we talked about: The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang Smile by Raina Telgemeier Sisters by Raina Telgemeier Guts by Raina Telgemeier Drama by Raina Telgemeier Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel Series by Multiple Authors Nat Enough by Maria Scivan Click by K...
Aug 18, 2021•36 min
In this very special (and very long!) episode of Long Overdue Sam is joined by Barbara and Melody from the North Shore Library in Glendale, WI where Melody hosts "Book Chat at North Shore Library," which Barbara and Sam started in 2018. In this episode we talk about books we've changed our minds about and get unexpectedly deep when discussing books we thought we loved and later realized we don't like all that much. Also just a warning, when we talk about the Twilight book series we discuss toxic...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min
In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam discuss their most recent reads over the summer. In this episode we talked about: The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett Graff The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson Girl in the Walls by A. J. Gnuse We also mentioned: In the Garden ...
Jul 16, 2021•44 min
In this episode Sam, Keri, Laura, and Sarah talk about the Summer Reading Program for 2021 and, of course, talk about some of their favorite reads and books they're excited about! In this episode we talked about: Pumpkin by Julie Murphy The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy All Adults Here by Emma Straub The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang We also mentioned: Dumplin', Puddin' and Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy M...
Jun 14, 2021•32 min
