What We're Reading

What We're Reading

Host and staff librarian Tammy Bobrowsky interviews authors and talks books with community members. Be a part of our online What We're Reading Community on Facebook where you can get great book recommendations from other community members and let us know what you're reading!

Episodes

May 19, 2025 12 mins
Writer Frank Bures thrills us with a collection of true stories about canoeing our Minnesota waterways in “Pushing the River.”
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Actor Lili Taylor’s rediscovery of birds helped her to be more present and engaged with the world. She shares her experiences in her new book “Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing.”
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Children's Librarian Tracy Kampa reviews new children's books by Amy Alznauer, Annie Barrows, Jose Pimienta and Andrea Beatriz Arango.
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"Table for Two" is the latest book from New York Times bestselling writer Amor Towles—a fantastic collection of stories, each told with Towles’ signature wit and sophisticated writing.
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Co-editors Michelle Filkins and Margret Aldrich look to reframe the traditional sense of locker room talk and celebrate the privates spaces where women are often at their best in “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces.”
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Amal El-Mohtar's novella "The River Has Roots" is steeped in folklore and brims with magic, with elements as a direct consequence of grief.
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New book recommendations from Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa include stories from Sarah Kurpiel, Gordan Korman, Jewell Parker Rhodes and more.
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David Nash's latest novel "In Wells' Time" will have you thinking about how you spend your time. The La Crescent, Minnesota singer/songwriter and author has recently been named a Minnesota Book Award finalist.
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Dennis E. Staples' new novel "Passing Through a Prairie Country" is a spine-chilling and darkly humorous thriller taking place in a Northern Minnesota casino.
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Writer and historian Willa Hammitt Brown separates truth from folklore for a new understanding of the American lumberjack in her new book “Gentlemen of the Woods.”
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Writer Jennifer Schultz takes readers on a wild ride from the shores of Lake Superior to Yellowstone National Park and to the deserts of Arizona in the Shaka Reed Series of supernatural thrillers.
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Writer and NPR podcast host Linda Holmes' new novel "Back After This" is a romantic comedy with an insider's view into the world of podcasting.
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Susan Barker's new novel "Old Soul" is thrilling and chilling. Beautifully crafted, this is an elevated horror story that will keep you turning the page.
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Anna Farro Henderson's new book "Core Samples" highlights personal stories behind her science and political advisory roles and motherhood—a unique and compelling work of creative non-fiction.
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Erin Entrada Kelley, Andrea L. Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz take home the 2025 Newbery and Caldecott Medals.
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Children's librarian Tracy Kampa discusses three new children's books and gives her predictions for Newbery and Caldecott awards.
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January 13, 2025 10 mins
Children's librarian Tracy Kampa and “What We're Reading” producer and librarian Tammy Bobrowsky discuss Cynthia Leitich Smith's new book "On a Wing and a Tear."
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Minnesota writer Andrea Gilats’ “Radical Endurance: Growing Old in an Age of Longevity” is a companion to growing old.
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“Impossible Creatures” is the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy series by English author Katherine Rundell.
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New book recommendations from children’s librarian Tracy Kampa include stories by Lisa Fipps, John Schu, Gennifer Choldenko, and more.
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