The ABC Book Reviews: A Beth and Cari Production

Episode 94: TBR Challenge or "Blasphemers that don't read Dickens"

2012-01-18T17:52:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Episode 94: TBR Challenge or "Blasphemers that don't read Dickens"
SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: January 18, 2012

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Raising Happiness by Christine Carter
The Black Swan by
The Tipping Point by
The Patron Saint of Liars
The Secret History
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
Doc by Mary Doria Russell
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain
The Paris Wife by Paula Mclain
The Blind Contessa's New Machine by
Gossip of the Starlings by
Pretty Little Liars by
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Poisonwood Bible
The Book Thief
Shades of Gray by Jasper Fforde
Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte
Birthmarked
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Divergent
Imaginary Girls
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

Episode 93: Books of 2011: The Best, The Worst, and Tired Endings

2012-01-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Episode 93: Books of 2011: The Best, The Worst, and Tired Endings
SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: December 19, 2011

Another book review podcast: Books on the Nightstand
Twinsburg Patch Book Reviews

Books
When She Woke by Hilary Jordan
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrence
SPOILERS for Fallen by Lauren Kate
The Lightning Thief by
Twilight by Stephenie Meyers
Future of Us by Jay Asher by Carolyn Mackler
Please Ignore Vera Diets by
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Ready Player One by Ernie Cline
Max and Annie by Sandra Philipson
The Paris Wife by Paula Mclain
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Patron Saint of Liars by Anne Patchett - Cari's favorite
Bel Canto by Anne Patchett
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater
The Postmortal by Drew Magary
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevine
Before I Go Sleep by S.J. Watson - BEST BOOK OF 2011
SPOILERS for Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
A Novel Seduction by Gwyn Cready

Twisted Endings by Huffington Post

Episode 92: Teen Books or "It was totally disgusting and gross and wierd. But awesome."

2011-12-19T13:32:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Teen Books or "It was totally disgusting and weird and gross. But awesome!"
SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: November 21, 2011

Win a free copy of The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor! Just post a comment!

The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Divergent by Veronia Roth
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Scorpio Races by Maggie Steivfater
Evermore by Alyson Noel
OUR REVIEW OF Breaking Dawn the Movie

The Case of the Missing Podcast Episodes

2011-11-25T08:25:00.001-08:00

We want to apologize for the episodes of the podcast that are missing. In our earlier days, we used a subscription to a service, Switchpod, that is no longer in existence. Switchpod migrated to another service, and we went blissfully unaware. So far, we've noticed that Episodes 3,4,5,7,9,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,25, and 26 are not available. We are in the process of getting our episodes back and we will let you know if we are successful. Thank you for listening!

As of today, our podcast had 4,178 hits! Thank you for making us feel popular, something we didn't experience so much in high school.

Beth and Cari

Episode 91: What We're Reading or "This is one of my top 3 books of this year!"

2011-11-21T11:39:00.001-08:00

Click here to listen: What We're Reading or "This is one of my top 3 books of this year!"
SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: November 21, 2011

Books We Talk About:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

Stay tuned for our reaction to Breaking Dawn: Part 1 the movie!!! and more awesome teen book reviews.

Episode 90: Book Suggester Websites or "I swerved off the road and hit a chicken because I fell asleep"

2011-10-28T07:50:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Book Suggester Website or "I swerved off the road and hit a chicken because I fell asleep"

SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: October 10, 2011

Books we talk about:
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Paris Wife by Paula Mclain
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Postmortal by Drew Magary
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Room by Emma Donoghue

Websites we talk about:
Library Thing
Novelist
GoodReads
Books and Authors
WhichBook

Episode 89: Best Blogs or "Long things I would like to share with you"

2011-10-10T14:23:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Best Blogs or "Long things I would like to share with you"

SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: August 30, 2011

What we talk about:

Blogs

Grateful Dating

Walking Identity Crisis

Librarian Mom (used to be Hatch Adventures)

Dooce

Crockpot Lady - Stephanie O'Dea

Podcasts

Books on the Nightstand

How Stuff Works

Google Listen

Totally Rad Show

Recent Reads or "The fine line of open-ended endings"

2011-09-15T13:29:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Recent Reads or "The Fine Line of Open-Ended Endings"

SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: August 30, 2011

What we talk about:

The Other Life by Ellen Meister
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Love of My Youth by Mary Gordon
Hotel of the Corner Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Before I Go to Sleep on S.J. Watson
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by
Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress by
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room with a View by E.M. Forester
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Blog Recommendation - Piling on the Books

Summer Book or "They're definitely not cool with love in that book"

2011-08-19T13:42:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Beach Books or "They're definitely not cool with love in that book"

SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: July 11, 2011

What we talk about:

Finishing up books for the summer. Great books to take to the beach.

Doc by Maria Doria Russell (possible Pulitzer winner)

An Evil Eye by Jason Goodwin

Field Gray by Philip Kerr

Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Poison Tree by William Blake

Save Me by Lisa Scottoline

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett, read by Julia Gibson

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
The Voyager (3rd in the Outlander Series) by Diana Gabaldon
Matched by Ally Condie
Crossed by Ally Condie (out in November)
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Cari's TBR book)

Episode 86: To Cull, Surrender, Seek or "I Don't Read Popular Authors"

2011-07-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Cull, Surrender, or Seek

SHOW NOTES:

Date Recorded: July 11, 2011

Cari's blog http://www.caridubiel.com/

What we talk about:

What type of reader are you? Do you only read certain genres or do you read whatever comes your way and don't bother seeking out specific titles or do you actively seek out many different genres and book to have a wide reading range? Beth and Cari talk about what type of readers they are and how to cull your digital photographs of cute kids and cats.

To Cull: cutting out certain genres that don’t interest you

To Surrender: making peace with the facts and enjoying what you can in the time that you have.

To Seek: searching for books to fill a variety of interests

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/27/137451477/you-cant-possibly-read-it-all-so-stop-trying

Episode 85: Book Stew or "Mer-vamps who drink fish blood"

2011-07-08T12:36:00.000-07:00

Is the new teen trend mer-vamps who drink fish blood? What's up with Cari's mystery novel about her cat? What does it mean when you receive a white carnation? What books are being released into film? Does Beth really skip things in her brain? Click here to listen: Book Stew
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: June 13, 2011
BOOK GIVEAWAY! Post a comment for a chance to win a copy of The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd

What we talk about:
Stephenie Meyer's new book
Cari's book, "Murder is Pudgy"

Books that are coming to film

Cari's trip to England and subsequent reading list
The decline of Sci-Fi popularity
50 Book Challenge

Books:
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
You Suck by Christopher Moore
Evermore: The Immortals by Alyson Noel
The Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Children of Men by PD James
Connie Willis books
Octavia Butler books
The City in the City by China Meiville
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
The Carbon Diaries

Episode 84: Audiobooks or "Hi, My name is Blah Blah, and I am reading Heart of Darkness"

2011-06-14T14:33:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari expound on their love of audiobooks. Great books, great narrators, and more. We apologize for the sound quality of the episode as we are working with new audio software.

Click here to listen: Audiobooks
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: June 13, 2011

Books we talk about:
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich with Lorelei King (narrator)
The Shack
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
After by Amy Efaw

Other Randomness:
Neil Gaiman's Audiobook Creation Exchange http://www.acx.com/

Episode 83: Books that Screwed Up the World or "You're Messing with Mother Nature, Dude"

2011-05-13T13:33:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari talk about the article, 6 Hugely Popular Books that Accidentally Screwed the World on Cracked.com website.

Click here to listen: Books that Screwed Up the World
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: May 9, 2011

Books we talk about:
Mein Kampf - Hitler
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Coma by Robin Cook
Plan B: A Novel by Johnathon Tropper
On the Naturalization of Useful Animals
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Fun with Dick and Jane series

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Dr. Benjamin Spock

Other stuff we talked about:

A Modest Proposal by Johnathon Swift

Sugar: the Bitter Truth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

Episode 82: What We're Reading , eReaders, & BookFlix

2011-04-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Here's what we are reading! Cari and Beth talk about eReaders and downloadable ebooks and audiobooks.
Click here to listen: What We're Reading and eReaders
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: April 3, 2011

After by Amy Efaw
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

eReaders and Audiobooks link
BookFlix

Episode 81: Books to Film

2011-03-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

Check out the upcoming film adaptations of your favorite books. Listen to what Beth and Cari are excited about!
Click here to listen: Books to Film
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: March 1, 2011

Breaking Dawn - Released November 18, 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Released December 21, 2011
Water for Elephants - April 22, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - July 15, 2011
One for the Money - July 18, 2011
The Help - August 12, 2011
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules
Jane Eyre
Red Riding Hood
The Hobbit - December 19, 2012
The Hunger Games - March 23, 2012

Comic Book and Graphic Novel Movies:
The Dark Knight Rises
X-Men First Class
The Avengers
The Amazing Spiderman
The Green Hornet
Iron Man 3
Thor

Episode 80: Book Giveaway & Top Five Love Stories

2011-02-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Beth and Cari talk about their favorite love stories. Comment for a chance to win Chocolate and Vicodin by Jennette Fulda!
Click here to listen: Love Stories
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: February 14, 2011

Here is a link to Jennette's blog: www.pastaqueen.com.

Don't miss the hilarious book trailer too!

Episode 79: Book Challenges

2011-01-27T14:38:00.000-08:00

Sign up for the 50 Book Challenge at the library! Visit Allyson's blog: http://pilethemon.blogspot.com. Challenge yourself this year with Beth and Cari and read more books you've been meaning to read.

Click here to listen: Reader Challenges
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: January 3, 2011

Cari's TBR Challenge List:
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
3. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
4. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
5. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
6. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
7. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb
8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
9. Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
10. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
11. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
12. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Beth's TBR Challenge List:
1. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCuller (been meaning to read since my high school teacher gave it to me as a graduation present)
2. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
3. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Catching Fire and Mockingjay (I put them in on one bc its a series)
6. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
7. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabrel Garcia Marquez
8. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
9. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
10. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
11. The Anne of Green Gable's series
12. Middlemarch by George Eliot

Episode 78: Best Books of 2010 and New Year's Resolutions

2011-01-05T08:23:00.000-08:00

We're BACK! Beth is back from maternity leave yet again and we are planning on doing at least two podcasts a month, so we hope you'll all stay tuned. Sign up for the 50 Book Challenge at the library! Cari beat the challenge almost three times over by reading 147 books last year!

Click here to listen: Best Books of 2010
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: January 3, 2011

Books We Read in 2010 (not necessarily published last year though)
Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer
Matched by Ally Condie FIND YOUR OPTIMAL MATCH!
Shiver by Maggie Steifvater - Book 1
Linger by Maggie Steifvater - Book 2
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Graceling by Kristin Cashore

ABC Book Review Video - Best Books of 2010 Mini Clip

2010-12-23T17:14:00.000-08:00

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 :)

Episode 77: Mockingjay Discussion

2010-10-07T07:12:00.000-07:00

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.

Episode 76: Carol and Cari Dish

2010-09-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

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)

Podcast Giveaway Winners

2010-08-24T08:31:00.001-07:00

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!

Episode 74: Win Free Stuff!

2010-08-05T07:16:00.000-07:00

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.

Episode 73: What We Really Think! On Censorship

2010-06-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

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

Episode 72: Future of Books, Libraries, and Reading

2010-05-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

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.

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

2010-04-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

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

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

2010-03-26T13:36:00.000-07:00

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

Episode 69: Book Tournament

2010-03-03T09:01:00.000-08:00

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

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

2010-02-08T17:48:00.000-08:00

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

Episode 67: Best Books of 2009

2009-12-28T10:12:00.000-08:00

Even though most of these weren't published in 2009, Beth and Cari dish on their favorite books of the year.

Click here to listen: Best of 2009
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: December 14, 2009

Midnights Children by Salman Rushdie
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
In the Woods by Tana French
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Thirteen Reasons Why
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

Episode 66: Best First Novels

2009-12-14T15:53:00.001-08:00

Beth and Cari talk about best first novels and go on a Twilight tangent and other random ravings.

Click here to listen: First Novels
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: December 14, 2009

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Help by Katherine Stockett
(Not First Novel) A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
(NFN) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(NFN) Wintergirls by Laurie Halls Anderson
(NFN) Speak by Laurie Halls Anderson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
And Sometimes Why by Rebecca Johnson (Cari thought was boring)
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
Jonathan Norrell and Mr. Strange by Susanna Clark
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Gobble Gobble

2009-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Beth and Cari will be back in December with new podcasts for the holidays!

Episode 65: Meeting Neil Gaiman

2009-11-04T08:48:00.000-08:00

Beth and Cari went to see Neil Gaiman in person on October 4 at Cleveland Public Library. Listen in on their experience, favorite books, and what he had to say...

Click here to listen: Neil Gaiman
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: October 19, 2009

Some of our favorite books by Neil Gaiman:
Interworld
Coraline
Stardust
American Gods
Anansi Boys
The Graveyard Book
I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
Sandman series
M is for Magic

Episode 64: Book Review of Audrey Niffenegger's Her Fearful Symmetry or "Creepy is Good"

2009-10-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari veer from their usual format and review just one book: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. Read the book and listen along. Post your comments!

Click here to listen: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: October 19, 2009

We begin with a death. Elspeth Noble is dead and leaves her two twin nieces, Valentina and Julia, her flat in London with the stipulation that her sister and twin, Edie, and her husband are not allowed in the flat and the twins have to live there for a year before they can sell it. Other tenants of the building await the twins' arrival: Elspeth's lover, Robert, lives in the flat below hers and is anxious to meet the two girls whom he has never met. Martin, a severe OCD case, and his wife Marjke live in the flat above and were friends with Robert and Elspeth.

What seems like an ordinary story takes a turn towards the paranormal when the reader is introduced again to Elspeth, this time as a ghost living in her flat, unseen (at first) to her two inheritors. There is mystery surrounding Elspeth's and Edie's relationship - as in what caused the rift in the sisters' relationship. The answer to which is kept in a diary in Robert's flat.

The story becomes more intriguing when Elspeth is able to communicate with the twins and as the twins develop relationships with the other tenants that knew Elspeth. Though the motivation for a secret plan hatching between one twin and the ghost seems unrealistic, it makes for a good story and will hopefully have you reading till the last page.

Episode 63: New Book Buzz

2009-10-07T07:29:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari talk about new books coming out and discuss the book Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos.

Click here to listen: New Book Buzz
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: October 3, 2009

Why My Third Husband will be a Dog by Lisa Scottolini
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger - OUT NOW!
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls (author of Glass Castle)
As It Was Written: A Novel by

Sujatha Hampton - Feb 16, 2010
Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black
Under the Dome by Stephen King
So Much for That by Lionel Shriver
Rules For My Unborn Son by by Walker Lamond
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Family Affair: A Novel by Caprice Crane

Book Discussion: Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos\

Stay tuned for the book discussion about "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger
and Beth and Cari's experience at CPL seeing Neil Gaiman in person. Spoiler - it was awesome!

Episode 62: Resources for Your Career or "Beth got a D in Thinking!"

2009-09-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari talk about the job market and how you can find tools at the library to help you start or change your career, and your future!

Click here to listen: Career Books for a New You!
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: September 28, 2009

What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles

Princeton Review 5 Minute Career Quiz

Princeton Review Guide to Careers

Episode 61: Hot September Book News or "What book have you faked reading?"

2009-09-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Listen in on exciting new book news for September and ask "What book have you faked reading?"

Click here to listen: Book News
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: September 14, 2009

Follow Beth, TPLibrarian, on Twitter!

September 1, sequel to the "Hunger Games", "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins came out! Get your copy today!

"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, author of "DaVinci Code" and "Angels and Demons", released TODAY, September 16!

Friday, September 18, Oprah newest book club book is announced! Only 3 cds on Book on CD, WHAT COULD IT BE??? We know its not "The Secret" or "The Bro Code"....hmmm

Author of "The Time Traveler's Wife", Audrey Niffenagger's new book, "Her Fearful Symmetry" is released on September 29!!!

Past Oprah books that we enjoyed:
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Night by Elie Wiesel
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Where the Heart Is Billie Letts
Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
What We're Reading Now:
Beth:
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (She will be at Cleveland Public Library on Sunday, October 18 @ 2pm)
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos (Monday, September 21, 3rd Monday Book Group)

Cari:
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

Other News


Meet Author Cinda Williams Chima at Hudson Library for Teen Read Week!

October 11, 2:00 pm @ Hudson Library and Historical Society

Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, will be at Hudson Middle School on November 21 @ 3pm

Episode 60: End of Summer Potpourri

2009-08-26T06:21:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari talk about some cool books to read on these hot days.

Click here to listen: Summer Potpourri
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: August 3, 2009

Bridget Jones Diary
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Fried Green Tomatoes
A Thousand Spendid Suns
The Namesake
The Kiterunner
To Kill a Mockingbird
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Poisonwood Bible
Joy Luck Club
Life of Pi
Lord of the Rings
Water for Elephants
Geography of Love
One Good Turn
Finding Fish
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Great Perhaps
I'm So Happy for You
The Bro Code
Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me

Episode 59: Pet Books or "My sister dresses up her cat"

2009-08-15T07:26:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari talk about cool pet books and share animal anecdotes in honor of Twinsburg Public Library's "Dogs Days of Summer". To the left, Beth's dog, Jenny and Cari and one of her kitties.

Click here to listen: Pet Books
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: August 3, 2009

Marley and Me by John Grogan
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Dog Gone It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn
Lilian Jackson Braun's Cat Mysteries (lots)
Cat Fantastic by by Andre Norton and Martin Greenberg
Catwatching by Desmond Morris
Dogwatching by Desmond Morris
Bad Cat: 244 Not-So-Pretty Kitties And Cats Gone Bad by Jim Edgar
Max and Annie Series (English Springer Spaniel books) by Sandra J. Philipson
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Barry Moser
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillio
Cat Wrangling Made Easy by Dusty Rainbolt
The Puppy Whisperer by by Paul Owens, Terence Cranendonk, and Norma Eckroate
The Dog Whisperer by Paul Owens and Norma Eckroate

Check out the Daily Chuck on http://dooce.com

Episode 58: Movies Based on a Book or "That's Such a Samantha Thing to Say!"

2009-07-09T12:27:00.000-07:00

Meet Amanda, the Twinsburg Public Library practicum student for Teen. She, Beth, and Cari chat about newly released and upcoming movies based on books. Movie Under the Stars: Marley and Me on Friday, July 24 at 9:15 pm at the library.

Click here to listen: Movies Based on Books
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: July 22, 2009

My Sister's Keeper - just released June 26
Time Traveler's Wife - in theaters August 14
The Notebook - released June 24, 2004
Where the Wild Things Are - in theaters October 16
New Moon - in theaters November 20
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - in theaters July 15
The Stand - released May 8, 1984
Inkheart - released January 23
Tale of Despereaux - released December 19
Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader - in theaters December 10, 2010
Stardust - released August 10, 2007
Coraline - released February 6
Confessions of a Shopaholic - released February 13
Sex and the City - released May 30, 2008

Check out the titles from the library once they are released on DVD!

Episode 57: Young Adult Books or "Tracy stole my notebook and she called me fat"

2009-06-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari share their latest YA titles in preparation of Battle of the Books at at Stow-Munroe Falls. Twinsburg is undefeated!

Click here to listen: Young Adult Books
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: June 18, 2009

Interworld by Neil Gaiman (Speaking at Cleveland Public Library, October 4 @ 2pm)
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
A Wrinkle in Time

Episode 56: Relationship Books

2009-06-19T11:53:00.000-07:00

Beth and Cari, amateur therapists, talk about relationship books for before, during, and after coupledom.

Click here to listen: Relationship Books
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: June 18, 2009

He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
Why Is It All About You by Sandy Hotchkiss and James F. Masterson
Its Called a Break-Up Because Its Broken Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt
Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Creating an Intimate Marriage by Jim Burns

Episode 55: New Book Buzz

2009-05-18T17:15:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: New Book Buzz
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: May 25, 2009

Listen in as Beth and Cari talk about awesome upcoming titles in fiction and nonfiction!

Episode 54: Book Potpourri

2009-05-18T17:08:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: May 18, 2009

Beth's back from maternity leave and actually had time to read! Listen in as Beth and Cari talk about books their reading and are looking forward to reading. Next episode: New Book Buzz!

Episode 53 - Chick Lit and More

2009-05-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Cari and Victoria, of the reference department, start by talking about chick lit but end up digressing in several different directions. Recorded April 16, 2009.

Click here to listen.

Show Notes:

The Givenchy Code, The Manolo Matrix, The Prada Paradox, the Demon Hunter series -
Julie Kenner
Twenties Girl, Remember Me?, the Shopaholic series - Sophie Kinsella
Best Friends Forever, Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
Love the One You're With, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof -
Emily Giffin
*I checked to see if she was coming out with a new one - it will be out in 2010.
Dexter series - Jeff Lindsay - New one comes out in the U.S. in September. The book is already out in the U.K. and Australia.
Dune Road - Jane Green - comes out this summer
The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen
Sweet Valley High series - Francine Pascal
Babysitters Club series - Ann M. Martin
Horror/thrillers - Stephen King
Your Heart Belongs to Me - Dean Koontz
Handle with Care & My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
Watermelon, Angels, Anybody Out There? - Marian Keyes
Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding

Episode 52 - Thrillers and Suspense

2009-04-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

Cari talks with guest host Carol about suspense and thrillers. Carol, a veteran of the reference department, is the suspense and thriller guru. Listen to this podcast for more raving about In the Woods, Cari's new favorite thriller, along with many new titles for suspense lovers. Recorded April 16, 2009.

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Show Notes:

In the Woods & The Likeness - Tana French
Mallory series - Carol O'Connor
The Folly - Laurie R. King
Mystery/thrillers set in Washington state - Jess Walter
Ireland mysteries - Ken Bruen
Jesse Stone series, Spenser series - Robert B. Parker
Spenser TV show starred Robert Urich. He died in 2002.
Jesse Stone made-for-TV movies starred Tom Selleck.
The Sociopath Next Door - Martha Stout
The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick
The Tenderness of Wolves - Stef Penney
Scandanavian thrillers:
Karin Fossum - Norway
Henning Mankell - Sweden - Faceless Killers
Jo Nesbo - Norway
Heartsick & Sweetheart - Chelsea Cain
The third one is Evil at Heart and comes out this fall.
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
Dexter series - Jeff Lindsay
Crime fiction - Donald Westlake

Episode 51: Carolyn Squared

2009-04-15T14:40:00.000-07:00

Technical difficulties prevented this podcast from being uploaded in a timely manner!! Recorded April 7, 2009, here is the first podcast from Beth's maternity leave, with guest host Carolyn Vana. Since Cari's name is short for Carolyn, the title is "Carolyn Squared."

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Show Notes/Books Mentioned:

David Eddings - fantasy series
The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) - Rick Riordan
Harry Potter on audio - J.K. Rowling - Read by Jim Dale
In the Woods (audio) - Tana French - Read by Steven Crossley
Buy-ology - Martin Lindstrom
Twilight series - Stephenie Meyer
The Shack - William P. Young
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
Myron Bolitar series - Harlan Coben
The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende
Try to See it My Way - B. Janet Hibbs
Alibi in High Heels - Gemma Halliday
1984 - George Orwell

Episode 50: Top Ten All Time Favorites

2009-03-24T06:45:00.001-07:00

Click here to listen: Top Ten All Time Favorites

Beth's top ten:
1. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
2. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. The Giver - Lois Lowry
5. The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis
6. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Romeo & Juliet (play) - William Shakespeare
8. Couplehood - Paul Reiser
9. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
10. Boundaries - Henry Cloud

Cari's top ten:
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
2. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
3. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon, I Mean Noel - Ellen Raskin
4. Anastasia Krupnik series - Lois Lowry
5. Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
6. Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
7. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
8. 1984 - George Orwell
9. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
10. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Runners-Up
Plain Truth / The Pact - Jodi Picoult
Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
The Dresden Files series - Jim Butcher

Other books mentioned
Anita Blake series - Laurell K. Hamilton
The Dexter series - Jeff Lindsay

Welcome Lucas Hatch!

2009-03-23T16:31:00.001-07:00

Beth's baby boy, Lucas Tyler Hatch, was born Saturday March 21st at 1:45pm. Mom, Dad and baby are doing great!

Cari will be posting the 50th (pre-recorded) podcast soon. Then, listen for Cari's podcasts with guest hosts in the next few weeks while Beth is on maternity leave.

Episode 49 - Humorous Books

2009-03-10T10:43:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Humorous Books or "Talk about People Who Made a Comeback!"
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: March 9, 2009

Beth and Cari crack themselves up talking about funny books and comedians!

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Beyond the Pale by Jim Gaffigan (audio CD)
Flight of the Conchords (audio CD and television show) - Bowie in Space
Are You There Vodka? Its Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Couplehood by Paul Reiser
Babyhood by Paul Reiser
Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy
more...

Episode 48: What Makes a Good Book? or "That would be like your Michael Connelly pizza"

2009-02-25T10:50:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: What makes a Good Book?
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: February 24, 2009

Beth and Cari expound on top Books of 2008 as posted by Neil Howland on Fiction_L. They also comment on Steven King's slam on Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and enjoy using food analogies to describe different types of books.

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: a novel by David Wroblewski

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

2666 by Roberto Bolano

Young Adult
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

Stephen King's books:
Salem's Lot, On Writing, etc.

Episode 47 - Recent Reads or "Stop Talking to the Pigeons and Tell Me Who Did It!"

2009-02-10T09:03:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Recent Reads
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: February 10, 2009

Beth and Cari chat about books they've read recently. Try the Lamaze ice cube test and tell us if it worked for you!

Your Pregnant: A Week by Week Guide from Conception to Delivery by Lesley Regan

19th Wife by David Ebershoff

Home: a Memoir of my Early Years by Julie Andrews

Church of Lies by Flora Jessop

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall

Escape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

I'll Tell You I Love You, But Then I'de Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation by M.T. Anderson

Terrier (Bekka Cooper Book 1) by Tamora Pierce

Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

Surrender by Sonya Hartnett

Episode 46: What to Read Next? Reader's Advisory

2009-01-29T12:51:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: January 26, 2009

For people who love to read, sometimes their favorite authors are exhausted and they run out of things to read. Never fear! Beth and Cari share some reader's advisory resources to help you with your "next reads".

Episode 45: Best Books of 2008

2009-01-18T13:04:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: January 18, 2009

Beth and Cari talk about the best books of the past year with TPL staff picks. A special thanks to Cheri in Georgia for her suggestion to ask our listeners about their favorite books. Post your comments or email bhatch@twinsburglibrary.org or cdubiel@twinsburglibrary.org

Beth and Cari meet J.A. Jance!

2009-01-18T12:18:00.000-08:00

We would like to thank J.A. Jance for finishing her book tour at the Twinsburg Public Library. We would also like to thank Route 91 Reader's Row for coordinating the event and the Friends of the Library for providing refreshments.

Stay tuned!

2009-01-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

Dear Listeners,

We want to wish you a happy new year and reassure everyone that we are continuing to record our podcast and to be patient as more Beth and Cari book reviews are on there way!!!

Thanks and Happy Listening,

Beth and Cari

Episode 44: Upcoming Books

2008-12-26T07:00:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: December 26, 2008

Beth and Cari talk about the books they are excited about for the new year!

Episode 43: Short and Quick Reads - Preparing for the 50 Book Challenge

2008-12-14T11:10:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: December 14, 2008

50 Book Challenge - In addition for reading books for prizes for the Winter Reading Club, keep going and tackle the 50 Book Challenge. Register at the Reference Desk!

Listen more for a list of quick reads!

Episode 42 - Books for Dudes; Part 2

2008-12-02T08:34:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: November 27, 2008

Episode 41 - Books for Chicks; Part 1

2008-11-20T14:59:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: November 21, 2008

Inspired by: Between the Covers: the Book Babe's Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures by Margo Hammond, Ellen Heltzel
Visit their website at www.thebookbabes.com

Beth and Cari chat about some books for chicks! Stay tuned for Part 2: Books for Dudes

Episode 40 - Warm and Cozy Books - Sort-of

2008-10-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: October 22, 2008

What is your idea of a cozy book? Does it make you laugh, cry, feel informed? Beth and Cari discuss their variety of cozy books and discuss the ambiance of settling down with a good read. Think you know what they sit down to? Think again....

Episode 39 - Keeping Books Relevant

2008-10-09T11:58:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: October 10, 2008

Beth and Cari reply to some specific articles that discuss the decline in popularity or relevance of printed books and materials, like "Why You Should Not Write a Book" by Penelope Trunk and Why the Internet is a Plague. They also discuss what blogs should be books, in lieu of the www.pastaqueen.com whose author wrote "Half-Assed", and how to use a blog to start a story.

Episode 38 - What Your Reading Says About You!

2008-09-24T13:20:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Accounting for Taste: What Your Reading Says About You!
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: September 19, 2008

Inspiration from: Accounting for Taste by Eric Gardner - Psychology Today, October 2008

Episode 37 - Upcoming Books

2008-09-10T07:57:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: September 8, 2008

Fool by Christopher Moore - February 2009
The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan - October 2008
The Secret Currency of Love by Hilary Black - January 2009
The Scent of Sake by Joyce Lebra - February 2009
Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble - April 2008
Irreplaceable by Stephen Lovely - February 2009
Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar - April 2009
Love, Mom by Doree Shafrir and Jessica Grose - March 2009
We'll Always Have Paris by Ray Bradbury - January 2009
Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron - January 2009

Cari is finally listening to A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Beth is determined to read Poisonwood Bible!

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna Reed - December 2008
Shop Smart, Save More by Teri Gault and Sheryl Berk - December 2008

Episode 36 - Book Potpourri

2008-08-19T11:19:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: August 29, 2008

50 Book Challenge - the year long book club, sign up at the library

Episode 35 - Resistant Reads

2008-08-19T10:39:00.001-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: August 15, 2008

Thank you Jessica from Bookends!

Beth:
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
You Slay Me by Katie McAllister
Beach House by James Patterson
The Christmas Gift by Richard Paul Evans
Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Lamb by Christopher Moore

Cari:
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossieni
Kite Runner by Khaled Hossieni

Episode 34 - 100 Books You Should Have Read

2008-08-05T12:11:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Episode 33 - Book Memes

2008-07-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Thursday, July 3, 2008

What is a meme? Sharing information in the form of question and answer or lists that are passed on from blogger to blogger.

1. What is one book that changed your life?
Beth: Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Cari: When Organizing isn't Enough: Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern

2. What is the maximum amount of times you have read a particular book?
Cari: The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I mean Noel) by Ellen Raskin - 6 times
Beth: The Horse and his Boy by C.S. Lewis - 12-15 times

3. What book would you want on a desert island?
Beth: The Encyclopedia Britannica
Cari: How to Survive on a Desert Island by Cari Dubiel (TBA)

4. What was one book that made you laugh?
Beth: Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich or You Suck by Christoper Moore
Cari: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

5. What was the first book that made you cry?
Beth: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Cari: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

6. What was one book you wish had been written?
Beth and Cari: How to Survive on a Desert Island

7. What was one book you wish hadn't been written?
Beth : Frankenstein by Mary Shelley or anything by Ann Coulter
Cari: If I Did It by O.J. Simpson

8. What are you currently reading?
Cari: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich; Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer; and Dead Until Dark by Charline Harris
Beth: Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle; Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

9. What is one book you've been meaning to read?
Cari: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Beth: Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue

Episode 32 - Hot Summer Reads

2008-06-12T11:35:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Thursday, June 12, 2008

Notes:

Episode 31 - Recent Reads

2008-06-04T07:55:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Notes:
Wolf at the Table by Augustine Burroughs
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters by Alan Miller

Fun Fact - Some research indicates that mates are chosen based on smell.

Personal Days by Ed Park
Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall and Lisa Pulitzer
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
You Suck by Christopher Moore
Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Magyk: A Septimus Heap, Book 1 by Angie Sage and Mark Zug

Stay Tuned for Hot Summer Reads!

Episode 30 - Shoulda' Been Best Sellers

2008-05-07T13:48:00.001-07:00

Click here to listen: Good Books that should have been on the Best Seller List
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, May 16, 2008

Notes:
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
View from the Seventh Layer by Kevin Brockmeier
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The Giver by Louis Lowry
PS I Love You by Cecilia Ahern
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Girl's Guide to Witch Craft by Mindy Klasky
Dry: a Memoir by Augustine Burroughs

Episode 29 - Best Fiction Series

2008-05-07T13:06:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Notes:
Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich
Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
- Digression - Cari's friend is an extra in tv's House
Dexter Series by Jeff Lindsay
- Digression - Beth likes the movie Mr. Brooks
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde
Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn

Episode 28 - Magazines

2008-04-30T09:57:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Notes:
Fun Fact: The library subscribes to over 400 magazines.
Oprah
Wired
Modern Bride
Bride
Cooking Light
Taste of Home
Cooks Illustrated
Every Day with Rachel Ray
Shape
Runner's World
Self
Reader's Digest
National Geographic
Entertainment Weekly
US Weekly
Redbook
Glamour
TPL Magazine - Take Beth's Quiz
Cat Fancy
Dog Fancy
Parenting
Library Journal - Read Cari's Article
Booklist

Episode 27 - Notable Narrators

2008-04-18T13:28:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, April 18, 2008

Notes:
Neil Gaiman - Stardust, Neverwhere
Patrick Stewart - Chronicles of Narnia
George Guidall (Over 800 Narrated Audiobooks)
Lorelei King - Stephanie Plum Series (also narrated by C.J. Critt)
Rosalyn Landor - Jane Green books
Kate Redding - various classics
Lenny Henry - Anansi Boys (Beth's Fave!)
Justine Eyre - Queen of Babble books
Jim Dale - Harry Potter series
Stephen Colbert - I am America (And So Can You!)
John Stewart - American the (audio) Book

People Who Should Not Narrate Audiobooks - Gilbert Godfrey, Bobcat Goldthwait

Episode 26 - Literary One Hit Wonders

2008-04-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Monday, March 31, 2008

Notes:

Episode 25 - New Book Buzz

2008-03-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, March 7, 2008
Featured Genre:New Book Buzz

Notes:
Certain Girls by Jennifer Wiener
Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
Keep Your Mouth Shut and Wear Beige by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Dry by Augusten Burroughs (Older)
A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
Making Up With Mom by Julie Halpert and Deborah Carr
Up Till Now by William Shatner
The Man Who Forgot How to Read by Howard Engel
The Cat Who Smelled Smoke
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
Boxer and the Spy by Dean Koontz
Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson

Episode 24 - Movie Tie-Ins

2008-02-29T09:27:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Movie Tie-Ins
Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, February 29, 2008
Featured Genre:Movie Tie-Ins

Notes:
Twini Mini Festival - March 5th, 2008 at 6:00pm

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Feast of Love by Charles Baxter
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossieni
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
300 by Frank Miller
Stardust by Neal Gaimen
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner

Hope are Released as Movies:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Y Man Series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Episode 23 - Love Stories for Valentine's Day

2008-02-07T14:57:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Love Stories
Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, February 8, 2008
Featured Genre:Love Stories: Books and Movies

Notes:
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (movie coming soon!)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1996 Version)
The Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich

Movies
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Funny Girl (1968)
Music Man (1962)
Atonement (2007)
27 Dresses (2008)
Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Episode 22 - Worst Reads: We're Just Not That Into You

2008-02-01T07:39:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Worst Reads: We're Just Not That Into You
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, February 1, 2008
Featured Genre: Worst Reads

Notes:
*These are the opinions of the podcast authors; we don't hold it against you if you like these titles.

You've Been Warned by James Patterson
Superstitious by R.L. Stine
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
If I Did It by O.J. Simpson
Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett
Children's Books by Madonna
Celebrity Detox by Rosie O'Donnell
Confessions of an Heiress by Paris Hilton
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie

Episode 21 - Book Discussion Books

2008-01-29T06:43:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Book Discussion Books
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, January 25, 2007
Featured Genre: Book Discussion Books

Notes:
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Girls by Lori Lansens
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Episode 20 - Diet and Fitness Books

2008-01-17T10:46:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Diet and Fitness Books and DVDs for New Years Resolution
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, January 18, 2007
Featured Genre: Diet and Fitness Books and DVDs

Notes:
You: On a Diet by Micheal Roizen
You: Staying Young by
Biggest Loser Workout
10 Minute Solution: Burn Off Belly Fat
AM/PM Workout by Katherine Voight
Cardio Boot Camp by Tracy Mallet *Beth's Favorite
The Fiber35 Diet by Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
Sugar Busters by H. Leighton Steward
Low GI Diet by Rick Gallop

Diet Dewey
613.25 - Diet Foods
613.7 - Workout Plans

Check out Taste of Twinsburg!

To Be Continued....

2008-01-08T10:56:00.000-08:00

Due to illness, the Cari and Beth podcast will be postponed until next week. Have a Happy New Year and we will talk to you then! Drink lots of Vitamin C.

Episode 19 - A Year in Review: Best Books of 2007

2007-12-30T06:49:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Best Books of 2007
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, December 28, 2007
Featured Genre: Best Books of 2007

Notes:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyers
19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
New Book for 2008: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
Stealing the Dragon by Tim Maleeny
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (audio)
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by Dr. John Gray (audio)

Episode 18 - Best Gift Books for 2007

2007-12-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Best Gift Books for 2007
Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Monday17, December , 2007
Featured Genre: Best Gift Books for 2007

Notes:
The Kindle from Amazon.com
The Creative Zen Mp3 Player
Check out an Mp3 Player from the Twinsburg Public Library!!!
Just in Time - Rachael Ray
Taste of Tradition Cookbook from Twinsburg Public Library
Wookie Cookie: Star Wars Cookbook
Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy by Matthew Reinheart

Series:
Stephanie Meyers - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse
Cornelia Funke - Inkheart, Inkspell
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter SeriesTony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black - The Spiderwick Chronicles
Neil Gaimen - Stardust, Anasi Boys, American Gods

More Gift Books:
The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge
Mental Floss presents In the Beginning
Golf My Own Damn Way by John Daly
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
Things I Heard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda
Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote
Marley and Me Picture Book
Stephen Colbert - I am America (And So Can You!)
Letters from a Nut by Ted L. Nancy
Why Do Men Have Nipples: Hundreds of Questions You Would Only Ask Your Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg

Episode 17 - Christmas Books

2007-12-10T12:06:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Christmas Books
Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, December 7, 2007
Featured Genre: Christmas Books

Notes:
Idiot Girls' Christmas by Laurie Notaro
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Santa and Pete by Christopher Moore
The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
I'm Your Santa by Lori Foster
The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Don Borchert, author of Free for All, Speaks at TPL

2007-11-29T14:00:00.000-08:00

Click Here to Listen to Entire Podcast Version

VIDEO - Part One

Episode 16 - Suspense/Mystery

2007-11-29T12:16:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Suspense/Mystery
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, November 30, 2007
Featured Genre: Suspense/Mystery

Notes:

Episode 15 - Recent Reads

2007-11-23T07:30:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Recent Reads
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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, November 23, 2007
Featured Genre: Recent Reads

Notes:
Ladies Night Book Discussion Group
3rd Monday Book Discussion

Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
Milk, Eggs, and Vodka - Bill Keaggy
Letters from a Nut - Ted L. Nancy
Storm Front - Jim Butcher
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

Episode 14 - Books for Librarians

2007-11-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Books for Librarians

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, November 16, 2007
Featured Genre: Books for Librarians

Notes:
Holiday Gift Ideas for the Librarian in Your Life!

Book Lust - Nancy Pearl
Free for All - Don Borchert (Will be at the library November 28th @ 6pm)
Girls' Guide to Witchcraft Series; Sorcery and the Single Girl - Mindy Klasky
Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenager
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
Ms. Zukas Mystery Series - Jo Dereske
Ophelia and Abby Series - Shirley Damsgaard

Episode 13 - Books for Writers

2007-11-10T10:20:00.000-08:00

Click here to listen: Books for Writers

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, November 9, 2007
Featured Genre: Books for Writers

Notes:
Don Borchert, author of Free for All,
Presentation 6pm November 28th
Writer's Circle - Wednesday November 28th at 7pmWriting Down the Bones - Natalie Goldberg
Bird by Bird - Anne LamottWhat If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers - Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter
Elements of Style - William Strunk and E.B. White
Writers Market 2008
Poets Market 2008
No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days - Chris Baty
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - Stephen King

Episode 12 - Children's Books

2007-11-01T16:05:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Children's Books

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, November 2, 2007
Featured Genre: Children's Books

Notes:
Marjorie Williams - The Velveteen Rabbit
Jon Stone - Monster at the End of this Book
Dr. Suess - Go Dog Go, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Bruce Covil - My Teacher is an Alien
Louis Sachar- Holes, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia: Horse and His Boy
Edward Packard - Choose Your Own Adventure: The Cave of Time
E.L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The Boxcar Children, Book 1
Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden, A Little Princess
Katherine Paterson - Bridge to Terabithia

Episode 11 - Self Help: Relationships

2007-10-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Self Help: Relationships

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, October 26, 2007
Featured Genre: Self Help: Relationships

Notes:
Jennifer Niesslein - Practically Perfect in Every Way
Greg Behrendt - He's Just Not That Into You
Dr. Phil McGraw - Relationship Rescue
Dr. John Gray - Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
Bill and Pam Farrel - Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti
Gary Chapman - Five Love Languages TAKE THE QUIZ
Alexandra Stoddard - Happiness for Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together
Marg Stark - What No One Tells the Bride

Episode 10 - Scary Halloween Stories

2007-10-18T17:11:00.000-07:00

Cari as Bellatrix Lestrange and Beth as Hermione Granger!

Click here to listen: Scary Stories

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, October 19, 2007
Featured Genre: Scary Stories

Notes:
Edgar Allan Poe - Annabelle Lee, The Raven, and Tell-Tale Heart
Bram Stoker - Dracula
Elizabeth Kostava - The Historian
Mary Shelley - Frankenstein
Stephanie Meyer - Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse
Laurell Hamilton - Vampire Series, ie. Guilty Pleasure, Laughing Corpse
Stephen King - Salem's Lot, Green Mile, The Shining, Bag of Bones, Everything's Eventual, Lissy's Story, Carrie, (On Writing)
Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes

Poem Written by Beth Hatch (formerly Zwaduk) for her 8th grade crush
A Stranger

A stranger walks from the dark
From where the light has died
His eyes burn the singing lark
And see my soul inside

His hair is dark, oh so black
His curls are deep and fine
They lie along his slender back
And cover his lips of wine

Is his heart as dark as shade
Or is it pure as white?
Does evil come from the eyes of jade
Or do they purify in light?

No, it is the heart of a beast
That my affection is seeking
Hoping my desires will fade
When he kills me while I'm sleeping

Wait! I hear the creaking of the floor
My heart is beating fast
He is opening my door
One more breath might be my last

His face is pale, ghostly white
His eyes are flowers cut fresh
He leans over me in the night
And sinks his teeth into my flesh

Sorrow, sweet sweet sorrow
Death's doors are open wide
I will wake again tomorrow
As the stranger's vampire bride

ABC Special: David Giffels at OLC

2007-10-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

Episode 9: The New Book Buzz

2007-10-11T17:48:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen:
New Book Buzz

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, October 12, 2007
Featured Genre: New Book Buzz: Cari and Beth's Trip to Ohio Library Council - Day of Dialogue

Featured Authors:
Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer - Agnes and the Hitman
David Giffels - All the Way Home

Featured Titles:
Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum #14 and Plum Lucky, January 2008
Donald McCaig - Rhett Butler's People, November 6, 2007
Don Borchert - Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, November 2007
Augustine Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors - You Better Not Cry, Holidays 2007?
Scott Heim - Mysterious Skin and We Disappear, March 1, 2008
Deborah Johnson - The Air Between Us, January 2008
Andrew Morton - Cruise: Mission Biography
Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational, February 2008
Johnathon Barnes - The Somnambulist, February 2008 (Read-Alike Johnathon Strange and Dr. Norrell)
Rachel Sontag - House Rules, April 1, 2008 (Read-Alike Glass Castle)

Episode 8: Asian Fiction

2007-10-04T10:29:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Asian Fiction

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SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, October 5, 2007
Featured Genre: Asian Fiction

Notes:
Ladies' Night Book Discussion Group:
October 18, 2007 at 7pm at Twinsburg Public Library. Meets every other 3rd Thursday.
Eastern Voices: Asian Book Discussion Group
7pm, November 19, 2007
The Inheritance of Loss
January 14, 2007
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Featured Titles:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1) by Lian Hearn

Episode 7 - Classic Women's Literature

2007-10-01T18:17:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen: Classic Women's Literature

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, September 28, 2007
Featured Genre: Classic Women's Literature

Featured Titles:
Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Mill on the Floss - George Elliot
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea - Lucy Maud Montgomery

Stayed tuned for animal stories....

Episode 6 - Classic Science Fiction

2007-09-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen:Science Fiction

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, September 21, 2007
Featured Genre: Classic Science Fiction
HAPPY BIRTHDAY H.G. Wells!
Featured Titles:
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
The Island of Dr. Moreau - H.G. Wells
The Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenager (Beth's Favorite!)
1984 (Dystopia Novels) - George Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
Life, the Universe, and Everything - Douglas Adams
So Long and Thanks for the All the Fish - Douglas Adams
Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Epsiode 5 - Childhood Memoirs

2007-09-13T14:06:00.000-07:00

Click here to Listen: Childhood Memoirs

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, September 14, 2007
Featured Genre: Childhood Memoirs

Featured Titles:
Million Little Pieces by James Fry
For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice by Sharon Rocha
Blood Brother by Ann Bird
Both Sides Now: One Man's Journey Through Womanhood by Dhillon Khosla
Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (fiction)
Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans and Karen Hunter
Mommy Dearest by Christina Crawford
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Running with Scissors by Augustine Burroughs
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Episode 4: Cookbooks, Diet and Other

2007-09-06T14:55:00.000-07:00

Click to Listen: Cookbooks
Taste of Twinsburg Blog - features recipes

Reserve Books from Twinsburg Public Library
SHOW NOTES:
Date Recorded: Friday, September 7, 2007
Featured Genre:Cookbooks, Diet and Other

Featured Titles:
South Beach Diet Cookbook
Better Homes and Gardens 15 Minutes or Less Cookbook
Rachel Ray - 30 Minute Meals, 365 No Repeats, Guy Food, Kid Food, Dinners for Get-Togethers, 15 Minutes Meal Cookbook (coming soon)
The Cat Who... Cookbook
Desperate Housewives Cookbook (Season 3 of Desperate Housewives coming soon to TPL)

Submit Recipe for the Taste of Tradition Cookbook, which will support the Smithsonian Key Ingredients Exhibit coming in January 2008