In this month's Read, Watch and Listen episode our reading recs are a little bit on the dark side, Jade shares Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, David reads a collection of short horror stories originally published in 1895, The King of Yellow by Robert Chambers and Sarah listens to Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. Jade excitedly shares her love for the podcast turned Netflix show Archive 81, Sarah discusses The Drop Out on Hulu and David scares the girls by talking about the C...
Apr 29, 2022•33 min•Ep. 19
In today's episode we dish on 10 Things I Hate About You. This week we deep dive into the classic teen rom-com retelling of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and get nostalgic over cast members, Sarah and Jade love Joseph Gordon Levitt and David has the hots for Larisa Oleynik. We share our favorite scenes, characters, one-liners and will never not laugh at Bogie's infamous line, "That must be Nigel with the brie!" We talk about 90s teen movie soundtracks, the Riot Grrrl movement, what Andre...
Apr 22, 2022•39 min•Ep. 18
In today's episode we go back to 2007 to Elk River, Minnesota where we find out a young sixteen year old Juno MacGuff is pregnant. Jade shares why she picks this movie as her teen choice, we talk about what it was like watching this movie as a teen and then again as thirty-somethings, Diablo Cody, the killer movie soundtrack, teen pregnancy, Brock Turner and the #Metoo Movement and why we love Allison Janney.
Apr 15, 2022•34 min•Ep. 17
Remember the teen comedy, Out Cold? David's teen choice this week is the 2001 snowboarding flick starring Jason London, the late Willie Garson and Zack Galifianakis. A parody of Casablanca, this teen movie has an eight percent on Rotten Tomatoes, a killer soundtrack and castmates that include Lee Daniels, David Koechner, Thomas Lennon and Victoria Silverstedt. In the likes of movies from the early 2000s, it's humor is reminiscent of American Pie and EuroTrip but doesn't quite hold up. Join us as...
Apr 08, 2022•24 min•Ep. 16
We're dedicating an entire month to 90s and early 2000s teen movies and to kick start April, we're talking about the 1996 teen slasher, Scream. Sarah seems generally confused about the plot of the movie, Billy's motive to kill Sidney and Rose McGowan's death. She has a thing for Matt Lillard and Jamie Kennedy and learns that Scream is the movie that turned David into a slasher nerd. We talk about that iconic opening sequence, a few teen slashers from the 80s including Slumber Party Massacre...
Apr 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 15
Each month, David, Jade and Sarah share what they are reading, watching and listening too. Things that are making us happy this week include horror (specifically 80s horror) and slasher fiction, free romcom e-books, our shower playlists that include nostalgic pop songs and trendy Tik-Tok music, some of our favorite fictional podcasts and tv shows you should be watching like The Secrets of Crickley Hall, Killing Eve, Yellowjackets and Summer House.
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 14
In today's episode we talk about the things we wish our patrons knew. Let's face it, people who go into public libraries, they're overwhelmed, they need to print something, they are in a hurry, they're not sure what they are looking for or maybe even a little embarrassed because they haven't been a library since their first grade class field trip, fifteen years ago. We want to help you; so help us, help you. We break down school libraries versus public library organization, find creative ways wi...
Mar 18, 2022•51 min•Ep. 13
Sorry but not sorry, we're going to name drop a few authors we've gotten to meet over the years while working in libraries. From book festivals, library conferences, panel discussions and author events, Jade fangirls over Crystal Hana Kim, Aminder Dhaliwal and Jill Alexander Essbaum while Sarah freaks out (and screams on the inside) while talking to Meg Wolitzer and Aminah Mae Safi. And David gets to meet one of his top favorite authors, Don Winslow.
Mar 11, 2022•33 min•Ep. 12
Coming back from a two month hiatus we dish on what it's been like working in libraries in the time of Covid. Most people probably didn't think about public libraries when the world shut down when Covid hit in March of 2020. Tune in as Sarah, David and Jade check in on each other, discuss mental health and the struggles of working in public libraries during a global pandemic.
Mar 04, 2022•21 min•Ep. 12
Between the three of us we read almost three hundred books in 2021, so it was really hard to come up with our top five reads of the year. A combination of 2021 releases and older books, we discuss some of our favorite reads, reading diversely and what that means and our reading goals for 2022. We get a little dark talking about Westerns, but ultimately, we are adding them to our reading goals for the next year. What did you read this year and what is your reading goal for next year? ...
Dec 31, 2021•36 min•Ep. 11
Join us for a Christmas movie pop quiz and all the holiday movies we loved growing up with. David's favorite Christmas movie is Scrooged and Christmas Vacation, Jade lives for White Christmas and Sarah is devastated over the news that Kate Winslet's cozy cottage in Surrey, England is just a set. We dish on romcom holiday movies like Love Actually, The Holiday and White Christmas and get a little nostalgic with The Santa Clause and Prancer.
Dec 17, 2021•22 min•Ep. 9
Each month, David, Jade and Sarah share what they are reading, watching and listening too. Things that are making us happy this week include YA pandemic books, some of our favorite fictional podcasts and tv shows you should be watching like The Sex Lives of College Girls, Ted Lasso, Insecure and Mare of EastTown.
Dec 10, 2021•20 min•Ep. 8
Due to technical issues with the original episode that was supposed to be released today, David and Sarah recorded a short episode full of casserole and soup recipes, books we're reading, holiday movie memories and recommendations for the long weekend and music and podcasts we're listening too.
Nov 26, 2021•25 min•Ep. 7
It's our very first 'Book Recs' episodes and we couldn't let you go into the holidays without a list of reading recommendations. Make sure to stop by the library (or bookstore) and stock up on at least one bag of books for the long weekend. We're talking Teen Vampire literature, Cinderella retellings, The Vinyl Detective series, a comedy horror about a teen fat camp and zombies, and obviously a couple of 80s teen paperbacks.
Nov 12, 2021•25 min•Ep. 6
Picture LaVar Burton singing the theme song of Reading Rainbow and go down the rabbit hole of picture books with us! We talk about our favorite picture books from childhood (Sarah will never tire of Make Way for Ducklings or Stellaluna, Jade has a soft spot for Corduroy and Ping from The Story About Ping and David shares his love for Owl Moon), the history and evolution of picture books, some new favorites, and books we recommend to parents and kids. There is no shame in reading picture books, s...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 5
In our last segment of horror fiction, (don't worry we will definitely revisit this topic), we barely touch the surface of the Adult Horror Genre. From Australian author Darcy Coates to Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paul Tremblay, we share our favorite authors and why we love scary stories so much. While we don't really talk about the classics we definitely connect Shirley Jackson, Charlotte Perkin Gilman and others to modern horror writers. Stay with us as we dish on psychological thrillers, magical...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 4
David tortures Sarah and Jade with creepy clown stories and all Sarah wants to talk about is The Babysitter quartet by RL Stine. In this episode, we discuss 70s and 80s Teen Horror like RL Stine, Richie Tankersley Cusick and Christopher Pike. Then we dive down the rabbit hole of modern Teen Horror with authors like Stephanie Perkins, Courtney Summers and the subgenre of teen internet thrillers.
Oct 22, 2021•46 min•Ep. 3
In today's episode we're going back in time to the golden age of 80s and 90s Children Horror. Cue the Are You Afraid of the Dark opening song, grab a blanket and get cozy as we'll be discussing Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and why it's still the best children's horror fiction. Hear us out when we say Kid's Horror is the gateway to reading for young reluctant readers and why banning children books is harmful to both kids and librarians. We'll talk about our favorite Goosebumps books an...
Oct 15, 2021•47 min•Ep. 2
When you're a 30 year old librarian and people say, "Wait, people still do that? But you're so young!" Welcome to the Messy Bookshelf, your hosts are three millennial library workers who love talking about pop culture, nostalgia and of course books! Get cozy and join us for our premiere episode as we discuss our library origin stories.
Oct 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 1
Hey, we're three thirty-something library workers who love talking about books. In this podcast we'll be discussing pop culture, 80s and 90s nostalgia and of course all things books. Welcome to The Messy Bookshelf.
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