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Readers at Baytown Library discuss their favorite books.
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Donald and Chazley tell us about a novella that they could not stop talking about: Even Though We Knew the End by C. L. Polk.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Local author C. J. Williams discusses his book, his editing process, and the stories he plans to bring to life next.
Check out his Goodreads page here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/17259449.C_J_Williams
And his book is available at Amazon, as well! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCGQL8Q1?binding=hardcover&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_thcv&qid=1694024828&sr=8-1
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Katie, Mary, Sabrina, Cherie, and Kathy join forces to discuss the Court of Thorns and Roses series as a group. Hilarity ensues.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Join our resident BookTok fantasy expert Kathy as she shares her ACOTAR hot takes and describes what it's like to listen to an audiobook at 3x speed.
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Jake and Lisa join the show as the hosts for the library's two book clubs. They discuss the upcoming books for August and September and warmly invite listeners to check out either book club!
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Donald, Erline, Katie, and Lesley each selected books based solely on their covers. Did the books meet the expectations set by their cover art? Listen to find out!
The following books were reviewed:
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Love in Color by Bolu Babalola
Tell-All by Chuck Palahnuik
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Houston area author Joseph Schiller joins the show to talk about his book as well as the Author Indie Book Fair that he's organizing at Spring Streets Studio in Houston.
For more information about the Book Fair, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-indie-book-fair-2023-tickets-643096548087
For more information about Joseph Schiller, go here:
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Jake reviews a book written by one of the doctors who works at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston. The book follows five uninsured Houstonians as they attempt to find care for a variety of complex and costly health crises.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Jamie reviews the latest book by Peter Swanson, which is the sequel to the hit book, The Kind Worth Killing.
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Donald, Katie, and Lesley discuss a variety of novellas and how reading shorter stories can serve as palate cleansers between heftier reads.
Books mentioned include:
All Systems Red by Becky Chambers
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
The Strange Library Haruki Murakami
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
Fox 8: A Story by George Saunders
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle