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Jake reviews a book written by one of the doctors who works at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston. The book follows five uninsured Houstonians as they attempt to find care for a variety of complex and costly health crises. 

Jamie reviews the latest book by Peter Swanson, which is the sequel to the hit book, The Kind Worth Killing. 

Donald, Katie, and Lesley discuss a variety of novellas and how reading shorter stories can serve as palate cleansers between heftier reads.  Books mentioned include:  All Systems Red by Becky Chambers How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson The Vegetarian by Han Kang Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Strange Library Haruki Murakami The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie Fox 8: A Story by George Saunders The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle  

Jodi joins the show to recommend a number of novels in verse and graphic novels... both of which make for excellent summer reading!

A local author shares about her latest book, her sources of inspiration, and her writing process!   You can learn more about Yulanda Braxton and her books here: https://www.yulandabraxton.com/ 

Join us as we get to know one of our friendly, local elementary librarians. Come for the book recommendations, stay for the info about early childhood literacy! 

Katie and Lesley co-review a book by Carl Sagan's daughter, Sasha Sagan. The book is a meditation on how rituals can serve as a celebration of life and natural wonder even from a secular perspective. 

Brandy, who typically does not read romance, fell in love with Meg Cabot's Little Bridge Island Book Series. She and Cherie discuss the trilogy that's set in the Florida Keys. 

Jake rejoins the show to review a teen book... that just didn't quite fulfill his Fantasy/D&D needs like he had hoped. 

Kevin Troller rejoins the show to review a couple of biographies by Mike Pence and George W Bush.

Chazley and Lesley chat about grief, family, and some delicious Korean food with Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner.

Lu joins the show to review a book she's featuring for Tween Book Club that describes three natural disasters that are occurring due to climate change. 

Jake reviews a book that is filled with fun facts about animal senses and how they perceive the world in unique and interesting ways. 

Cherie joins to talk about orcs, lattes, and cozy fantasy with Legends and Lattes. 

Sam review Cormac McCarthy's two latest books, which are tied together by their main characters.

Chazley reviews a science fiction title that was published in 2020 that feels like something of a mixture between The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale. 

Rachel joins the show to discuss three popular nonfiction titles by Bill O'Reilly: Killing Jesus, Killing Lincoln, and Killing Kennedy. 

Jake joins us to discuss a graphic memoir about working in the oil and gas industry named Ducks by Kate Beaton.

There are no book reviews in this episode... instead, we gathered a few library staff members to talk about how many books we plan to read in 2023 as well as how we plan to choose those reads. 

Chazley reviews 22 books she read that were published in 2022... all in under 22 minutes!