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Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library Podcast

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Long Overdue is a podcast from the Franklin Public Library (WI). Join your favorite librarians for book discussions, recommendations, and more.

Episodes

Libraries, Shouts, Earthlings, and Coyotes

In this episode Librarians Sam, Andy, and Keri talk about their recent reads. We talked about: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Sergeant Salinger by Jerome Charyn Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright We also talked about: Birth of a Nation (Film) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead...

May 15, 202141 min

Wine, Starfish, Matches, and Babies

In this episode librarians Sam, Briony, and Sarah talk about their recent reads. We talked about: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury Starfish by Lisa Fipps You Have a Match by Emma Lord American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle Glaser Boardwalk Babies by Marissa Moss Come On Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together by Jeff Mauro It's Not Complicated: Simple Recipes for Every Day by Katie Lee We also mentioned: Fahrenheit...

Apr 16, 202133 min

Gods, Cousins, Indians, and Doctors

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Briony talk about some of their recent reads. We talked about: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Cousins by Karen McManus Starla Jean: Which Came First: The Chicken or the Friendship? by Alana K. Arnold The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura We also mentioned: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno...

Mar 11, 202126 min

Coffee, Follies, Stingrays, and Bearers

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Briony talk about their latest reads in the new year. We talked about: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage and Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond Stingray Afternoons: A Memoir by Steve Rushin Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas We also mentioned: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond Children of Blood and Bone by...

Feb 04, 202143 min

Spooky, Scary, Horror, and Zombies

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Keri talk about their favorite spooky, scary, or Halloween books, TV shows, movies, and more! We talked about: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul G. Tremblay The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson World War Z by Max Brooks Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Dou...

Oct 21, 202033 min

Whispers, Families, Plates, and Fires

Join Librarians Keri, Sam, and Sarah as we talk about our recent reads: The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker A Good Family by A. H. Kim The Well Plated Cookbook: Fast, Healthy Recipes You'll Want to Eat by Erin Clarke (Her blog can be found at https://www.wellplated.com/) Books Revisited: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (and the Hulu TV Adaptation) Other books and authors discussed: Mary Higgins Clark I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (and the HBO TV Adaptation) The Pioneer Wo...

Sep 08, 202031 min

Fires, Names, Castles, and Cows

Join Librarians Andy, Sam, and Sarah as we talk about our recent reads: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour by Ross Mathews The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry Other titles discussed: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence by Ross Mathews Population 485 by Michael Perry...

Aug 04, 202030 min

Tattoos, Markets, Games, and Birds

In this episode librarians Briony and Sam discuss some recent reads: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers by Scott Carney The Hunger Games (Trilogy) by Suzanne Collins The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Jul 07, 202030 min

Book Bite - Michael Crichton’s “Dragon Teeth”

Thanks for joining us for the first episode of our new series called “Book Bites.” Book bites are short episodes that profile one book or author. Today Sam is taking about Michael Crichton’s posthumously published western adventure novel “Dragon Teeth.”

May 22, 20208 min

Long Overdue - Welcome to our show

Join librarians Sam, Andy, and Sarah as they talk about their recent reads: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Suicide Woods by Benjamin Percy G'Morning G'Night by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Illustrated by Jomny Sun

Apr 08, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 1