If you made it out to Happy Shirt for our first Adults-Only Summer Reading Book Nerd Party (whadda title, right??) we'd like to say THANK YOU! If you didn't make it out, fret not for we will do it again! Listen to Kate and Polli rave about our community of nerds and swap some new and upcoming titles to add to your reading pile! There are some wonderful pictures here, and feel free to share your own with us as well!
**NOTE: We'd also like to thank everyone who voted for the Book Squad Podcast for Best of Lawrence -- we came in 3rd aaaand were the only non-sports-related podcast in the Top 5, which is AWESOME. Thanks for supporting our nerdery, we wouldn't do it without you 🙂
Two Book Minimum
- The Risk of Us by Rachel Howard
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
- The Way Home by Mark Boyle
- Eleven Hours by Pamela Erens
Other Books Mentioned:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- High School by Tegan and Sara (not in catalog yet, here's their website!)
- Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory
- Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (also not hold-able yet, but check out the cool cover)
- Recursion by Blake Crouch (author of Dark Matter)
- Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
- The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (Dang it, Polli, this one isn't out yet either. Here's the info!)
- In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (...)
- Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austen (...)
- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? By Caitlyn Doughty (...)
- Do You Mind if I Cancel by Gary Janetti (...)
Post-party special shout-outs to Happy Shirt Printing Co., Andy Morton of Smackdown Trivia, the fabulous Meredith for bookish tarot, Lawrence Beer Co., KB's Smokehouse, and Librarian Problems!
2019 Book Squad Goals Reading Challenge can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/LPLBSG2019
Twice(-ish) a month, the librarians are in, with their favorite recommendations in Two Book Minimum, a toe-to-toe discussion on a book or topic, as well as news from the book world, updates from Lawrence Public Library, and beyond.
This episode was produced by Jim Barnes in the Sound & Vision studio. Our theme song is by Heidi Lynne Gluck. You can find the Book Squad Podcast on iTunes, opens a new window, Stitcher, opens a new window, or SoundCloud, opens a new window. Please subscribe and leave us comments – we’d love to know what you think, and your comments make it easier for other people to find our podcast. Happy reading and listening! xo, Polli & Kate
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