Laura and Don celebrate Page Count’s third anniversary by discussing some of their favorite episodes from Season 3, touching on everything from MacArthur geniuses to Annie Oakley, typewriters, graveyards, unicorns, bioluminescence, ghosts, Laura’s aversion to clip shows, and a lot more. They also look ahead to Season 4, which will introduce Literary Screening, a new series featuring conversations about films or TV shows with a literary connection. As always, Page Count’s upcoming season will include interviews with authors, librarians, publishing professionals, and literary organizers, along with live events, onsite audio tours, and more. Season 4 premieres April 8, 2025, with a trailer dropping March 25.
Laura Maylene Walter is Ohio Center for the Book Fellow at Cleveland Public Library, the host of Page Count, and the author of Body of Stars (Dutton). Don Boozer is the Literature Department Manager at Cleveland Public Library and the Ohio Center for the Book Coordinator.
Episodes Mentioned:
- Page Count Live with Hanif Abdurraqib & Jacqueline Woodson
- Page Count Live: Writing Toward Peace with Loung Ung
- The Center for the Book Is a State of Mind
- Rediscovering Dawn Powell
- Exploring the Myth of Annie Oakley with Sara Moore Wagner
- Carving a Story with Chiquita Mullins Lee & Carmella Van Vleet
- 100 Years of Writer’s Digest
- Among the Graves in Ohio’s Cemeteries
- Touring the Thurber House
- New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
- Be a Cockroach at the Columbus Book Festival
- The Art of Audiobook Narration
- Making Light with Julia Kuo
Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and an edited transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Instagram or Facebook.
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