Your Shelf or Mine
Your Shelf or Mine is the podcast of the Longview Public Library in Longview, Washington! We chat about library events, local happenings, books, pop culture, and more!
Episodes
Becky and Jo talk about books of the 1980s including:
Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) by Tamora Pierce (and the rest of the Song of the Lioness Quartet), The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood, The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker, and picture books by Robert Munsch (Love You Forever, 1986; The Paper Bag Princess, 1980; Thomas's Snowsuit, 1985), Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express, 1985), David Wiesner (The Loathsome...
Becky, Jennifer, Heather, and Jakob talk about Stephen King's classic novel "Cujo." Remember - don't have regrets, vaccinate your pets!
Apologies for any poor sound quality in this one.
Becky, Austin, and Heather talk about books of the 1970s including:
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Norma Klein, Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me by Norma Klein, Taking Sides by Norma Klein, Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry, Sophie's Choice by William Styron, The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers, The Japanese Screen by Anne Mather, The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt, Love Story...
Becky, Jo, and Holly talk about books of the 1960s including:
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Young Unicorns by Madeline L'Engle, Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman...
Becky and Jakob talk about:
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Eloise by Kay Thompson
and more!
Becky and Austin talk about books of the 1940s, including:
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstro m
The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
In the Great Green Room by Amy Gary
“Looking At Picture Books” substack by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen: https://lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com/
Especially: https://lookingatpictur...
Becky and Jey talk about books of the 1930s including: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, and Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink.
Check out American Indians in Children's Literature here: https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Find our reading challenge here: https://longviewlibrary.beanstack.com/
...We are counting down to the Longview Library's 100th anniversary in April 2026 by reading and discussing books from one decade each month. You can read along with us and track your participation on our Beanstack page: longviewlibrary.org.
This month, Becky, Jo, and Austin talk about books from the 1920s:
Millions of Cats by Wanga Gag (Wanga Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw by Deborah Kogan Ray and Before They Were Artists: Famous I...
Becky, Austin, and Holly talk about the work of National Book Award winner Percival Everett, including Erasure (and the movie adaptation "American Fiction"), God's Country, Watershed, So Much Blue, Telephone, The Trees, James, and more!
Becky, Jennifer, Jo, and Jakob talk about library book club selections from September through November 2024!
Including: Looking for Alaska by John Green, The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld, Monica by Daniel Clowes, Air by Monica Roe, The Getaway by Lamar Giles, Mexikid by Pedro Martin, Witchlings by Claribel Oretga, the Samantha books from American Girl, and much more!
Becky and Jakob talk about Christmas books, including:
Santa's Gotta Go by Derrick Barnes
A City Full of Santas by Joanna Ho
Love, Santa by Martha Brockenbrough
One Foggy Christmas Eve by Kerilynn Wilson
Santa's First Christmas by Mac Barnett
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney by Mac Barnett
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Natalie Andrewson
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
A Merry Little Meet Cut...
Becky, Jenny, Jakob, and Heather talk about the work of Stephen Graham Jones including:
The Only Good Indians
My Heart is a Chainsaw
I Was a Teenager Slasher
Mongrels
and more!
Becky, Jakob, Heather M, and Jennifer talk about Misery by Stephen King, the 1990 movie starring Kathy Bates, and season two of Castle Rock. Plus more! Spoilers abound, plus some discussion of graphic violence in the book, movie, and show.
Becky, Jennifer, Austin, Jakob, and Jo talk about library book club selections from summer 2024.
Becky and Austin talk about the work of Ann Patchett including: These Precious Days, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, Tom Lake, The Patron Saint of Liars, The Magician's Assistant, The Dutch House, Commonwealth, and more!
Introductory reading from Commonwealth.
Listen to Ann Patchett in conversation with Cheryl Strayed at Literary Arts here: https://literary-arts.org/archive/ann-patchett-cheryl-strayed/
Becky, Austin, and Jakob talk about the work of M.T. Anderson including:
Feed (2002); Landscape with Invisible Hand (2017); Landscape with Invisible Hand movie (2023); Elf Dog & Owl Head (2023); Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (2015); The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. I: The Pox Party (2006); The Daughters of Ys (2020)
introductory...
Becky and Jo dish on contemporary romance novels, particularly the work of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood including:
"Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood; "Check & Mate" by Ali Hazelwood; "People We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry; "Happy Place" by Emily Henry; "Funny Story" by Emily Henry;
Introductory reading from "Book People" by Emily Henry.
Becky, Austin, and Shelley talk about the work of Rita Mae Brown including:
Six of One; Rubyfruit Jungle; Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy #1);
and more!
Becky, Jo, Jakob, Jennifer, and Austin talk about Longview Public Library book club selections from March, April, and May! Including those from our: Adult Book Club, Romance Book Club, Graphic Novel Book Club, Kids Book Club, Little Kids Book Club, Evergreen Teen Book Club, and American Girl Book Club!
Books discussed include: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Subeik Lubeik by Deena Mohammed, Family Style by Thein Pham, Br...
Becky, Austin, and Jennifer discuss various poets and their own personal experiences with poetry. Discussed topics and poets include:
E.E. Cummings
Shel Silverstein
Chen Chen
Kwame Alexander
William Stafford
Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry Foundation
Mary Oliver
and more!
Introductory reading "Some Things I Like" by Lemn Sissay
Other readings:
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein
"Ask Me" by William Stafford
"Mountain Dew Commerci...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com