GPL Book Break

Book Break: Midsummer Mysteries

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Midsummer Mysteries”.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman.  (Claire)
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The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs (Molly)
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Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (Claire)
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Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (Molly)
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Coram House by Bailey Seybolt (Claire)
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A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao (Molly)
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King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby (Claire)
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Our Last Wild Days by Ann Bailey (Molly)
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Book Break: Summer Reading 2025!

Join GPL librarians Claire, Meghan and Molly as we talk about the best books to read this summer!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Contemporary or Romance Reads:
Passion Project by London Sperry.  (Claire)
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Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (Meghan)
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First-Time Caller by B. K. Borison (Molly)
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Thrills & Chills:
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (Claire)
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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (Meghan)
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Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang (Molly)
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Forthcoming books (books on our radar): 
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King (Claire)
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Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (Meghan)
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The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (Molly)
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Diving Into our Backlist books: 
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Claire)
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The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley (Meghan)
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Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Feel Good Reads

Links for Book Break 5/21/2025
Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly as we talk about “Feel Good Reads”.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Ordinary Time:  Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones.  (Claire)
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The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (Molly)
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The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan (Claire)
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The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (Molly)
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Claire)
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Pets and The City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Dr. Amy Attas (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Cozy Mysteries!

Links for Book Break 5/7/2025
Join GPL librarians Claire and Cathy, as we talk about Cozy Mysteries!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Claire)
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Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley (Cathy)
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Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (Claire)
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Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell (Cathy)
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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Claire)
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The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (Cathy)
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The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah Benoit (Cathy)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Spring Reading Roundup

Join GPL librarians Claire and Meghan, as we talk about books that we have been reading lately.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian (Claire)
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Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (Meghan)
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Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (Claire)
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The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas (Meghan)
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Heartwood by Amity Gage (Claire)
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The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Meghan)
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Book Break: Great Books for Book Discussion Groups

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly, as we talk about books think we would work well for book discussion groups. 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Claire)
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Dream State:  A Novel by Eric Puchner (Molly)
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Penitence by Kristin Koval (Claire)
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Clear:  A Novel by Carys Davies (Molly)
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Claire)
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Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Molly)
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Book Break: Books Featuring Women

Join GPL librarians Claire and Mindy, as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, all centered around women to help celebrate Women’s History Month!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
The Woman in the Wallpaper by Lora Jones (Claire)
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Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang (Mindy)
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From Here to the Great Unknown:  A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough (Claire)
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Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock (Mindy)
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I Am I Am I Am:  Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O’Farrell (Claire)
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The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married into the British Aristocracy by Anne De Courcy (Mindy)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Mysteries, Thrillers and a Touch of Horror

Join GPL librarians Claire and Amanda as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, highlighting some thriller, mystery, and horror titles. 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
The Note by Alafair Burke (Claire)
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She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (Amanda)
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The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt (Claire)
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The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap (Amanda)
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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Claire)
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From Below by Darci Coates (Amanda)
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Book Break: February 2025 Reading Roundup

Join GPL librarians Claire and Molly, as we talk about books we’ve been reading lately, including some Romance for Valentine’s Day.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer (Claire)
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You, With a View by Jessica Joyce (Molly)
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Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Claire)
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I’ll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman (Molly)
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The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (Claire)
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Cabin by Patrick Hutchison (Molly)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Book Break: Join the Winter Reading Challenge!

Join GPL librarians Claire and Ann-Marie, as we talk about our Winter Reading Challenge and give you book recommendations to complete your Bingo board!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org
 
Access Binge Pass (magazines) from Hoopla HERE
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange (Claire)
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Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Ann-Marie)
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Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger (Claire)
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel (Ann-Marie)
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Taste:  My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Claire)
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Paris for One & Other Stories by JoJo Moyes (Ann-Marie)
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The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche (Claire)
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Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (Ann-Marie)
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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!