GPL Book Break

Books with Fall Vibes!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest Jenna as we talk about our cozy reads with Autumn vibes! 
 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  
Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Caretaker by Ron Rash (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Purchase a copy here.
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. 
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Posner (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
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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!

A Conversation with Greece Reads authors: Angie Kim and Etaf Rum

Links for Book Break 10/04/2023
 
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guests:  Former Greece Reads  Authors Angie Kim and Etaf Rum!
 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum.
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Find out about Angie Kim’s event schedule here. Reference Etaf Rum’s website here. 
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!

TikTok Made Us Read It!

Links for Book Break 9/20/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Molly, as they discuss books that TikTok made me read!
 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (Molly)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Molly)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Babel:  or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang (Molly)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
 
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!

Fall 2023 Preview: Titles We Are Excited to Read!

Librarians Claire and Stephanie talk about some of the 2023 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this fall!
 
Among the Bros:  A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall.  Published Nov. 7, 2023 (Claire)
A true-crime story of status, money, drugs, and murder on a campus called “the most beautiful campus in America” by Travel + Leisure – the College of Charleston. 
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel - Daniel Sweren-Becke – October 3, 2023 (Stephanie)
A teenager goes missing – made into a TV docuseries – book takes place 10 years later, family and friends are “ready to talk” – fashioned like a true crime show with interviews – explores our obsession with the true crime industry
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll.  Published October 3, 2023 (Claire & Stephanie)
Extraordinary story inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America’s first celebrity serial killer in his final murder spree.  Told from the women’s perspective. 
Enchanted to Meet You – Meg Cabot – Published September 5, 2023. (Stephanie) 
Wrote one of my favorite series, The Princess Diaries. A “witchy rom com” is description, and first in series. Plus size heroine – representation. Witches… great for Halloween / fall. Mysterious man comes and tells her she is the “chosen one” who must save her town.
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum  (Published September 5, 2023) (Claire)
Etaf Rum’s follow-up to her 2019 debut, A Woman Is No Man, is a complicated mother-daughter drama that looks at the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma and what it takes to break the cycle of abuse. 
A Haunting on the Hill – Elizabeth Hand.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Stephanie)
First novel authorized to use the setting of Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House (miniseries on Netflix – so good!). Playwright rents this house, along with actors, strange things happen.
Heirloom Rooms:  Soulful Stories of Home by Erin Napier.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Claire)
Essays that evoke her Southern home, lots of photos – from the host of the hit HGTV series, Hometown. 
The Woman in Me - Britney Spears – October 24 –If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos (Stephanie)
Growing up watched “Full House” and listened to Britney – want to hear the whole story from both!
Other “big” NF:  My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, Killing the Witches by Bill O’Reilly
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.  Published September 5, 2023.  (Claire)
Stand along novel by the author of the Cork O’Connor mystery series.  Police procedural, small town Minnesota in the 1950’s. 
Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong – September 12, 2023.  (Stephanie)
Horror! Halloween vibes. She’s a popular author, this is a standalone horror novel. Woman rents out her vacation home on an island. Horrified renters flee after finding blood, weird sights. She goes to investigate with several others, and they become trapped on the island. Love “trapped room” books.
Sure I’ll Join Your Cult:  A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford.  Published September 5, 2023 (Claire)
A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems. 
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey.  Published October 3, 2023.  (Stephanie)
Right after Halloween, Stephanie switches from the creepy to the cheesy Christmas books– two adult children of two former rock stars – trying to get the band (their mothers) to reunite for a Christmas Eve show – feud broke up the band years before – one is the son and one is the daughter of bandmates – had feelings for him back then, hasn’t seen him in years. 
 
Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading this fall?  Connect with us at greecepl.podcasts@gmail.com.  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Books About Animals

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Jennifer, as they discuss books about animals!
 
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn. (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  
A Light Beyond the Trenches by Alan Hlad (Jennifer)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott (Jennifer)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Funny Farm:  My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski (Jennifer)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
 
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!
We will return to our twice-per-month shows in September!

The Stack of Shame -some of our ”To Be Read” titles

Links for Book Break 7/26/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Kirstra, as they discuss books on their “Stack of Shame” – their growing “To Be Read” lists.   
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
A Walk in the Woods:  Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  
The Folded Earth by Anuradha Roy (Kirstra)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow  by Gabrielle Zevin (Kirstra)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford (Kirstra)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Kirstra)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. 
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Kirstra)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.
 
Circe by Madeline Miller (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here. 
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!
We will be going to one new episode per month for the summer months:  June, July, and August!

Books We Didn’t Like

Links for Book Break 6/21/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Jenna W, as they discuss books they didn’t like! Do any of our choices resonate with you?  Any books that did not live up to the hype for you?
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
 
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler. (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Jenna)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.
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!
We will be going to one new episode per month for the summer months:  June, July, and August!

May 17, 2023 Reading Roundup

Links for Book Break 05/17/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Kim W, as they discuss a roundup of current reads! Find more information about Kim’s new book discussion group, Shelf Indulgence, here.
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
 
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Kim)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
All the Ways We Said Good-bye by Beatriz Williams & others (Kim)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The House is On Fire by Rachel Beanland (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Kim)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
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!
We will be going to one new episode per month for the summer months:  June, July and August!

Cozy Mysteries

Links for Book Break 05/03/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Library Director Cathy, as they discuss cozy mysteries!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
 
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  
A High End Finish by Kate Carlisle (Cathy)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (Cathy)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (Cathy)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Claire & Cathy)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
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 also getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Books with Garden Plotlines!

Links for Book Break 04/19/2023
Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Mindy, as they discuss books about gardens, flowers and spring!
Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org:
 
The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (Mindy)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor (Mindy)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
Floriography:  An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux (Claire)
Reserve a copy from the library here. Read the ebook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari (Mindy)
Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audio on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.
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 also getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!