Episodes
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Kate DiCamillo
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Becky and Austin discuss the work of children's author Kate DiCamillo including:
The Puppets of Spellhorst
The Beatrice Prophecy
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Raymie Nightingale
and more!
New Yorker profile: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/what-kate-dicamillo-understands-about-children
Betsy Bird review: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2024/03/08/review-of-the-day-ferris-by-kate-dicamillo/
Ann Patchett at Literary Arts: https://literary-arts.org/archive/ann-patchett-cheryl-strayed/
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Winter Book Club Convo
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Becky, Jo, Jakob, and Austin talk about the books from this past season's book clubs including:
Secret Explorers series by DK and SJ King
Rainbow Days series by Valerie Bolling
Miles Lewis King of the Ice by Kelly Starling Lyons
Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro
Courtney Changes the Game and Courtney Friendship Superhero by Kellen Hertz
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
The Book of Difficult Fruit by Kate Lebo
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Knock Out by Sarah MacLean
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
and more!
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Kekla Magoon
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Becky, Austin and Jakob discuss the work of author Kekla Magoon including:
The Rock and the River,
X,
Revolution in Our Time,
How It Went Down,
The Minus-One Club, and
Chester Keene Cracks the Code.
Introductory reading from Revolution In Our Time.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
N.K. Jemison
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Becky and Jakob talk about the work of author N.K. Jemison, particularly her novel "The Fifth Season."
Introductory reading from "The Fifth Season."
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Shirley Jackson
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Becky and Austin talk about the work and life of Shirley Jackson, including:
"The Lottery and Other Stories,"
"The Haunting of Hill House,"
"We Have Always Lived in the Castle," and more!
Introductory reading from "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Maggie Stiefvater
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Where Becky, Jakob, and Austin talk about the work of Maggie Stiefvater! Including:
"The Raven Boys;"
"Shiver;"
"The Scorpio Races;"
and more!
introductory excerpt from "The Scorpio Races."
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Kurt Vonnegut
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Becky, Austin, and Heather M. talk about the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.! Including:
"Slaughterhouse-Five" (1969);
"Player Piano" (1952);
"A Man Without a Country" (2005);
"Breakfast of Champions" (1973)
"Welcome to the Monkey House" (1968)
"Hocus Pocus"(1990)
"Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time" documentary (2021);
Salman Rushdie's essay "What Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Tells Us Now": https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-kurt-vonneguts-slaughterhouse-five-tells-us-now
"Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson;
"Civilwarland in Bad Decline" by George Saunders;
and more!
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
The Peters Brothers and the Nutty Narrows Bridge
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
In this special Longview Centennial episode, Becky talks to Mark and Roger Peters about their father, Amos J. Peters, who constructed the Nutty Narrows Bridge in 1963. They share about their family, their father's legacy, the history of the Nutty Narrows Bridge, and other Peters Construction projects that have had a lasting impact on our community, particularly Campus Towers.
Learn more about Squirrel Fest on their website here: https://lvsquirrelfest.com/
Nutty Narrows wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Narrows_Bridge
Longview Library digital archive http://contentdm.longviewlibrary.org/ search "Nutty Narrows." Content is being continually added to the archive!
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Judy Blume
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Becky, Jo, and Austin can't get enough Judy Blume.
We talk about:
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the book;
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," the movie;
"Forever";
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing";
"Blubber";
"Judy Blume Forever," the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neWsO1Rk_q0
and more!
Learn about Judy's editor Dick Jackson: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81494-dick-jackson-remembered.html
Charlamagne Tha God Conversation with Judy Blume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HihS5EPb6o
Katie Couric interview: https://katiecouric.com/podcast/next-question/judy-blume-forever-documentary-banned-books/
Judy Blume archives at Yale: https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/11190
SNL Kotex Classic sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBlR7qVQ0X8
Read with Jenna selected Summer Sisters for August 2023: https://www.today.com/popculture/read-jenna-book-club-pick-august-2023-t292373
Austin mentions "The Invisible Bridge" by Rick Perlstein
introductory reading from "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"
Friday Jul 28, 2023
David Sedaris
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Where Austin, Jakob, and Jo talk about the work and style of David Sedaris including:
"Me Talk Pretty One Day,"
"Holidays on Ice,"
"The Best of Me,"
"Happy-Go-Lucky,"
"Calypso,"
and more!