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Readers at Baytown Library discuss their favorite books.
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Jan 11, 2019
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 28, 2018
8 min
Lu reviews another gem from the library's Juvenile Fiction section... and this time is is a book written in verse. Check out her review of Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate here.
Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018
13 min
Lisa and Jamie tag team review two recent releases with similar settings and themes: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield and The Clockmaker's Daugher by Kate Morton.
Dec 10, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
9 min
Cherie reviews a romance featuring a cat burglar and her would-be victim.
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018
16 min
In this episode, Chazley, Jenna, and Sam bring their holiday recommendations... as well as advice on which titles to avoid in an episode overflowing with potty humor.
Books featured in the episode include:
Natsume by Susan Lendroth
Calypso by David Sedaris
The Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Books to avoid (depending on the receipient):
The Saddest Toilet in the World by Sam Apple
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Everybody Poops 410 Pounds a Year by Deuce Flanagan
Nov 26, 2018
Nov 26, 2018
16 min
Lisa, Jamie, and Carrie team up to discuss a few books that would make excellent gifts this holiday season, as well as a few that you may want to avoid... just in time for Cyber Monday!
The titles discussed in this episode are:
Hurricane Season: The Unforgettable Story of the 2017 Houston Astros and the Resilience of a City by Joe Holley
Jane by Aline McKenna and Ramon K. Perez
The Official John Wayne Handy Book for Men by James Ellis
The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America by Joe Nick Patoski
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chroniclesby Mark Russell and Mike Feehan
The Woman In the Window by A. J. Finn
Nov 19, 2018
Nov 19, 2018
9 min
Katie and Lesley review the two books that Chazley recommended to them: Wild Embers by Nikita Gill and Depression and Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim. Hear their "100% Robert Frost free" thoughts on these two modern poetry anthologies.
Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 2018
12 min
In another Allbooked first, Chazley recommends a book of poetry named Wild Embers by Nikita Gill. Hear what she has to say about it (and Robert Frost) in this exciting new episode!
Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
15 min
From a Utopian commune that makes well-known flatware to a medical museum to three dead presidents, buckle up for an unforgettable road trip in this review of Assassination Vacation.
Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
8 min
In this episode, Katie and Lesley each pick three books from the library's book drop to give listeners a chance to scope out what other patrons are checking out.