Episode 31 – Books About the Lowcountry

This week Halle and Ann talk about a topic close to their hearts – libraries! As always, they close with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• Swift Currents by David Bruce Grim
• The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
  – Tradd Street series by Karen White
• Minnow by James E. McTeer II

Halle’s picks:

• The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
• In for a Penny by Kathryn R. Wall
  – Bay Tanner series by Kathryn R. Wall
  – Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton
• Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: People Who Knew Me by Kim Hooper
• Halle: No One Knows by J.T. Ellison

Episode 30 – Books about Libraries and Librarians

This week Halle and Ann talk about a topic close to their hearts – libraries! As always, they close with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• The Archivist by Martha Cooley
  – T.S. Eliot books
  – The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
  – Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt
• Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin
  – Killer Librarian series by Mary Lou Kirwin
• Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert

Halle’s picks:

• The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
• The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Joshua Hanagarne
  – Book Riot’s Reading Lives episode with Josh Hanagarne
  – Stephen King books
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (releases July 19, 2016)
  – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  – In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
• Halle: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (releases September 20, 2016)
  – Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan