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Thursday, December 23, 2010

ABC Book Review Video - Best Books of 2010 Mini Clip

 
We recorded this video as an intro for the Best Books of 2010 and 50 Book Challenger Celebration at Twinsburg Public Library. Hear more from other librarians on Wednesday, January 5 at 7pm. Win prizes, sign up for the 50 Book Challenge, enjoy refreshments and book talk! Enjoy!

Note: Since we forgot to introduce ourselves, Cari is on the left; Beth is on the right :)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Episode 77: Mockingjay Discussion

Have you read MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins? Listen to this special discussion podcast, with guest hosts Jen Koudelka, Alison McCarty and Missy O'Malley. Click here to listen. You may need to turn up the volume on your computer.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Episode 76: Carol and Cari Dish

In this new episode of the ABC Book Reviews Podcast, Cari and guest host, reference librarian Carol, discuss topics from decorating to mysteries to philosophy! Click here to listen.

(yes, I realize now that we skipped episode 75! Way to number, Cari! -CD)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Podcast Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the ABC Book Reviews Podcast winners:
Pray for Silence - won by Diana Mangum
The Snow Globe - won by Kim Levicky
Waking Up in Dixie - won by Kathy Cox
Please stay tuned for more giveaways in our next podcast!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Episode 74: Win Free Stuff!

Beth and Cari talk about their latest reads and give you the opportunity to win: Win Free Stuff!

Galley books up for grabs, courtesy of Macmillan Publishing and Library Rep Talia Sherer:
The Snow Globe by Sheila Roberts
Waking up in Dixie by Haywood Smith

Audiobook up for grabs, courtesy of author Linda Castillo:
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

Leave a comment here, on Facebook, or on the Twinsburg Public Library blog (blogs.twinsburglibrary.org) to win! Deadline is August 23 - winners will be announced August 24.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Episode 73: What We Really Think! On Censorship

Beth and Cari talk about #1b1t - One Book One Twitter and a controversial article called "Twilight and Abusive Relationships"

Click here to listen: What We Really Think!
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: May 26, 2010

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Giver by Lois Lowry
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Nickel and Dimed: Undercover in Low-wage America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Before I Die by Jenny Downham

The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyers

Monday, May 3, 2010

Episode 72: Future of Books, Libraries, and Reading

Don't miss the program, the Future of Books, Reading, and Libraries on Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Beth and Cari chat with Karen Tschudy, former Twinsburg Public Library Director from 1984 - 2008, about the future of books. Their thoughts on ebooks, the iPad, and downloadable media.

Click here to listen: Future of Books
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: April 26, 2010

We do apologize if the podcast is choppy. We were experiencing some technical difficulties.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Episode 71: YA Afterlife Fiction or "You're Dead, Now What?"

Beth and Cari talk about various books their reading and their criteria for giving up on a book. They also rate different Jodi Picoult books.

Click here to listen: Afterlife Fiction
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: March 26, 2010

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
If I Stay by Gail Foreman
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen

Friday, March 26, 2010

Episode 70: What We're Reading, What Not to Read, and More

Beth and Cari talk about various books they're reading and their criteria for giving up on a book. They also rate different Jodi Picoult books.

Tournament of Books for 2010! Check out the website http://www.themorningnews.org/tob/.

Click here to listen: More Recent Reads
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: March 26, 2010

Lowboy by John Wray
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Under the Dome by Stephen King
The Ultimate Sandman, Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman
The Art of Eating In by Cathy Erway
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman
Aqua Yoga by Francoise Barbira Freedman
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
The Giver by Lois Lowery

Want to read:
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Starcrossed (YA Mythology Trilogy) by Josephine Angelini

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Episode 69: Book Tournament

Beth and Cari talk about the Tournament of Books for 2010! Check out the website http://www.themorningnews.org/tob/.

Click here to listen: Book Tournment
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: February 8, 2010

Books from the 2009 Tournament

A Mercy by Toni Morrison
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This is Where I leave you by Johnathon Tropper
Halfbroke Horses by Jeanette Walls
Chronic City by Johnathan Lethem
The Year of the Flood by Margarat Atwood
The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
Fever Chart by Bill Cotter
Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Big Machine by Victor LaValle
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
Burnt Shadows by by Kamila Shamsie
The Help by Kathrine Stockett
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
Lowboy by John Wray

Monday, February 8, 2010

Episode 68: Book Stuff, Miss Mash, and Whatnot or "How tall is my friend Steve?"

They're BACK! Beth and Cari talk about what they're currently reading and go off on an anti-technology rant even though they're Facebook and WOW addicts. Also, NAME THIS SEGMENT! Come up with a catchy name for this podcast!

Click here to listen: Book Stuff
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: February 8, 2010

Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carroll
Monster by A. Lee Martinez (not Walter Dean Myers)
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley* Newbery Award Winner!
The Awakening by Kate Chopin* Join the Centennial Book Discussion on Feb 15, 2pm or 7pm @ TPL!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Crazy Busy by Edward M. Hallowell

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