AllBooked

Episode 241: Ducks

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

Episode 240: Reading Goals for 2023

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. 

22 Books from 2022

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

Episode 238: A Box of Chocolates

Jamie joins the podcast to test out her "box of chocolates" book review game and reviews six books in total: A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel; Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick; The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran; Book Lovers by Emily Henry; Becoming Duchess Goldblatt (again!) by Anonymous; and The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. 

Episode 237: Mumlife

Sabrina reviews a graphic novel that is an uplifting and humorous examination of the universal experiences of moms with small kids. 

Episode 236: Gallant

Sam and Chazley review V. E. Schwab's latest book that features an "other side of the gate" that may feel familiar to some readers. 

Episode 235: I’ll Show Myself Out

Lesley and Rachel discuss motherhood, midlife, and Jessi Klein's memoir I'll Show Myself Out. 

Episode 234: The Book Eaters

Sam delivers a less than glowing review of a dark fantasy title that didn't land quite right for him. 

Episode 233: The Bodyguard

Cherie reviews a book by a Texan author who happened to be featured at an Evening With the Author event several years ago!

Episode 232: The Graphic Novel Extravaganza, Part Three

Erline, Donald, Katie, and Lesley wrap up their tour of the library's graphic novel collections with a sampling of adult graphic novels. They selected Fluorescent Mud, Ice Cream Man, Saga, and Wicked + Divine for their discussion.