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Synopsis
Readers at Baytown Library discuss their favorite books.
Episodes
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Episode 278: The Gentleman's Gambit
24/01/2024 Duration: 19minKatie reviews a historical romance that pairs a suffragette with a man who coordinates heists to return ancient artifacts back to their countries of origin.
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Episode 277: First Lie Wins
18/01/2024 Duration: 15minJamie reviews a book that was published in 2024 that is already receiving quite a bit of buzz. Find out what she thinks of this thriller filled with lies and false identities.
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Episode 276: We Should Not be Friends and Crossing to Safety
10/01/2024 Duration: 33minKevin Troller attempted to whimsically select a couple of books to read... with mixed results.
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Episode 275: Reading Goals for 2024
03/01/2024 Duration: 40minChazley, Mary, Danielle, Katie and Lesley talk about what they plan to read in 2024.
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Episode 274: 23 Books in 23 Minutes
27/12/2023 Duration: 23minChazley finishes out the year by giving a re-cap of 23 books that were published in 2023... and she manages to keep the episode at only 23 minutes in length! Did you read any new books that made her list?
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Episode 273: Role Playing
22/12/2023 Duration: 31minDonald and Chazley join Lesley and Katie to talk about Cathy Yardley's 2023 cozy romance novel Role Playing.
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Episode 272: Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult
12/12/2023 Duration: 28minJake and Sam review Maria Bamford's humor infused memoir.
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Episode 271: July in Christmas?
07/12/2023 Duration: 20minIf you're already over cooler weather and want something closer to beach-y reads... be sure to check out this episode! Jamie reviews Happy Place by Emily Henry, The Celebrants by Stephen Rowley, and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.
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Episode 270: The Iron Flame Reaction Episode
30/11/2023 Duration: 56minSabrina, Lisa, Kathy, Katie and Lesley all read Iron Flame and have so many feels about the book. Listeners beware: This podcast is full of spoilers.
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Episode 269: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
15/11/2023 Duration: 25minErline discusses the prequel to the Hunger Games series before the release of the movie based on the book.
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Episode 268: Romantasy Book Club
01/11/2023 Duration: 55minYour Romantasy experts are back and they're recommending their perfect reading list after A Court of Thorns and Roses. Buckle up, because Sabrina and Kathy have more good reads to share than we can count!
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Episode 267: The Spooky Read Roundup
18/10/2023 Duration: 53minErline, Donald, Katie and Lesley review four different scary reads... just in time for Halloween! The titles reviewed in this episode are: Holly by Stephen King My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Danielle Cain
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Episode 266: First Ladies
04/10/2023 Duration: 21minKevin Troller rejoins the show to review three biographies of three very different and influential first ladies.
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Episode 265: Even Though We Knew The End
20/09/2023 Duration: 19minDonald and Chazley tell us about a novella that they could not stop talking about: Even Though We Knew the End by C. L. Polk.
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Episode 264: Lies in the Darkness
06/09/2023 Duration: 21minLocal author C. J. Williams discusses his book, his editing process, and the stories he plans to bring to life next. Check out his Goodreads page here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/17259449.C_J_Williams And his book is available at Amazon, as well! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCGQL8Q1?binding=hardcover&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_thcv&qid=1694024828&sr=8-1
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Episode 263: Welcome to the ACOTAR Fan Club
30/08/2023 Duration: 45minKatie, Mary, Sabrina, Cherie, and Kathy join forces to discuss the Court of Thorns and Roses series as a group. Hilarity ensues.
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Episode 262: A Court of Thorns and Roses
23/08/2023 Duration: 42minJoin our resident BookTok fantasy expert Kathy as she shares her ACOTAR hot takes and describes what it's like to listen to an audiobook at 3x speed.
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Episode 261: Book Clubs
09/08/2023 Duration: 23minJake and Lisa join the show as the hosts for the library's two book clubs. They discuss the upcoming books for August and September and warmly invite listeners to check out either book club!
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Episode 260: Can you judge books by their covers?
26/07/2023 Duration: 48minDonald, Erline, Katie, and Lesley each selected books based solely on their covers. Did the books meet the expectations set by their cover art? Listen to find out! The following books were reviewed: The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill Love in Color by Bolu Babalola Tell-All by Chuck Palahnuik Weyward by Emilia Hart
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Episode 259: Upon the Arrival of Dawn
12/07/2023 Duration: 19minHouston area author Joseph Schiller joins the show to talk about his book as well as the Author Indie Book Fair that he's organizing at Spring Streets Studio in Houston. For more information about the Book Fair, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-indie-book-fair-2023-tickets-643096548087 For more information about Joseph Schiller, go here: http://josephschiller.weebly.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Ra0u5M9H6KjmXf3BjOsPQF484cqDDx1rb6aG8O3bNf8d6XBkD5GsA4m8