Ep #3 — Jill, Todd, and Sheila

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Featured Librarians

Jill, Todd, and Sheila

Intro (0:00-1:55)

Recent Reads (1:56-16:33)

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker

Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin

The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Readers Advisory Recommendations (16:34-24:40) 

Books to celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day

• A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

Audiobook road trip recommendations for someone who likes storyteller comedians and humorous biographies like Amy Poehler’s Yes Please

• Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
• Dad is Fat and Food by Jim Gaffigan
• Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
• You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs
• The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman
• The Wordy Shipmates and Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Books for someone who likes “wizards and stuff.” Favorite series is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher which starts with Storm Front.

• Hounded by Kevin Hearne. Book 1 of The Iron Druid Chronicles
• Bloodlist by P. N. Elrod. Book 1 of The Vampire Files 
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Book 1 of The Kingkiller Chronicle
• The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. Book 1 of The Heir Chronicles

Pre-Pubs and Other Books (24:41-End)

Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Booked by Kwame Alexander

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Book 1 of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Series

The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Notes From a Small Island  by Bill Bryson

Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson

The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson

Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

Music

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