Book Chat at North Shore Library

Book Chat at North Shore Library

Monthly reading recommendations from public librarians at the North Shore Library! Each month our librarians will recommend new titles. We cover all sorts of genres, authors, and themes to get you inspired and intrigued! We can't wait to chat!

Episodes

March 1, 2022 39 mins
Black Voices in Literature (2022) | Episode 47 Librarians Hannah and Melody share six black voices recommendations, covering a deadly love triangle, an eye-opening account of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a sampler platter of short stories in a New York City blackout, and more. BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: Jazz by Toni Morrison. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy C...
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Looking to expand your reading repertoire with some romance, whether that be just a hint of romance or more? Librarians Melody, Hannah, and Maren share seven recommendations: a story about a soccer star who finds herself juggling her sport, her father’s expectations, and a new romance; a man hoping to rekindle a romance with the “one who got away”; a human who finds herself navigating the dangers of a land occupied by fairies while...
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Librarians Melody, Hannah, and guest Bernie recommend nine great science fiction stories to start the new year, covering space samurai adventures, the exploration of the anomalous Area X, and the tragedy of a beloved space western TV series’ cancellation. BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He. Space Case by Stuart Gibbs. Authority by Jeff Vandermeer. The Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Cleo Por...
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