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Cook Memorial Public Library Podcast

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  • Official podcast of the Cook Memorial Public Library District in Libertyville and Vernon Hills, IL.
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Episodes
  • Bookies Talk: The Power of Book Clubs

    Bookies Talk: The Power of Book Clubs
    May 24 2024
    Book Club Associate Amy and Readers' Advisor Marianne share titles guaranteed to get your book club talking. Titles mentioned in this episode: This Tender Land, William Kent Krueger James, Percival Everett The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, Amor Towles Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn Solito, Javier Zamora Chain-Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Yellowface, R. F. Kuang Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt The Guncle, Steven Rowley Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang (Marianne's review) Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar Happiness Falls, Angie Kim Click here to request a list of personalized reading recommendations. Click here to register for the Summer Book Buzz. Click here for details on Summer Reading 2024 (registration opens June 1) To contact Amy about a book club, email aperez@cooklib.org. To contact us, email webmaster@cooklib.org
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    18 mins
  • Bookies Talk: New Historical Fiction

    Bookies Talk: New Historical Fiction
    Apr 29 2024

    Erica and Brooke, one of the Library's Maintenance staff, talk about two new historical fiction titles and what we can learn from them.

    Titles and authors mentioned in this episode:

    • The Women by Kristen Hannah
    • Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
    • China Beach (TV Series)
    • Lou Berney
    • S.A. Cosby
    • Dwyer Murphy
    • The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

    For a personalized list of reading suggestions, fill out our Ask A Bookie form.

    Contact us at webmaster@cooklib.org.
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    18 mins
  • Bookies Talk: The ACOTAR episode

    Bookies Talk: The ACOTAR episode
    Mar 15 2024

    Erica and Bronwyn, the Library's Communications Coordinator, talk about the romantasy series that has taken over the internet: Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses, the RenFaire, and how books are better with friends.

    Titles mentioned in this episode:

    • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
    • The Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas
    • Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
    • A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
    • Game of Thrones: the television series
    • Dune by Frank Herbert
    • Dune: the films
    • The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
    • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
    • Outlander: the television series

    Want more ACOTAR readalikes? Fill out our Ask A Bookie form for a personalized list of suggestions.

    Contact us at webmaster@cooklib.org.
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    12 mins
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