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Readers at Baytown Library discuss their favorite books.
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Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Erline, Donald, and Lesley may have very similar reading interests... but this is the first time they purposefully set out to read and review the same book. Did this horror title that was set in a decaying Japanese mansion hit the mark for all three of them? Listen to the review to find out!
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Chazley reviews 21 books that were published in 2021... all in under 21 minutes. The books reviewed are:
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Heiress: the Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley
One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise
Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card
The Hummingbird’s Gift by Sy Montgomery
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Ian Philo of the phabulous Philo family joins the show to review The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. The book may have been initially published in the 70's... but it still finds an audience to this day as an example of classic military science fiction.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Tween Librarian and J. K. Rowling enthusiast Lu joins the show to review Rowling's latest book: The Christmas Pig, which just might make an excellent Christmas gift for older kids on your list!
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Katie goes on a rant about a book that only became more problematic the more she thought about it... but she also recommends a number of better teen rom coms, instead!
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Our inspirational duo Sabrina and Rachel join the show to review another inspirational historical fiction read... this time set in Victorian England.
Do Dark Lords come into play in this Robin Hood-esque tale? Listen to the review to find out!
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Lesley reviews a novella that is set in Nigeria and is centered around a sisterly relationship that is anything but healthy.
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
When manufacturing it outsourced to other countries, what happens to the factory workers and their families?
Jake discusses this and more in his review of a book centered on the closure of a manufacturing plant in the Midwest.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Ella, a teen guest from Minnesota, joins us to review Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth.
Listen to find out how watching Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman inspired her to read the book, interview the author, and take her project to History Day regionals!
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Tyler joins the show to review a book from a genre he's never tried before: horror!
Listen to this episode to find out just how badly purchasing a haunted item for your home can go.