Recent Reads

 * Maria: Maisie Dobbs by Jacquiline Winspear
 * Jenny: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

Recommendations

 * New: First-Time Caller by B.K Borison
 * Backlist: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal
 * Local Author: Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakmito

Book End: A Different Kind of Romance:

 * Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
 * Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly
 * The Stolen Child by Ann Hood

https://www.librarieshawaii.org/

A Different Kind of Romance With Jenny in HI

Recent Reads:

 * Maria: Liars by Sarah Manguso
 * Kris: Sirens by Emilia Heart

Reccommendations:

 * New: Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
 * Backlist: Terrace Story by Hilary Leitcter
 * Local: There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqip

Book End: Boost Your Mental Health

 * Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson
 * 10% Happier by Dan Harris
 * The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu

https://www.columbuslibrary.org/school-help/

Boost Your Mental Health With Kris Hickey in OH

Recent Reads:

 * Maria: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
 * Natalie: The Bear by Andrew Krivak

Reccommendations:

 * New: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
 * Backlist: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
 * Local: Night Watch by Jayne Ann Phillips

Book End - Appalachian fiction that connects the people, landscape, and mountain culture:

 * The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
 * Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
 * Given Ground by Ann Pancake

Appalachian Fiction with Natalie Seabolt in WV

Recent Reads:

 * Maria: Family Family by Laurie Frankel
 * Kelley: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Recommendations:

 * New Book: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
 * Backlist Book: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
 * Local Author: Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Irarte

Book End: BL Manga

 * Go For It, Nakamura! story and art by Syundei, translated by Amber Tamosaitis
 * Seven Days, Monday-Sunday, art by Venio Tachibana, story by Rihito Takarai, translated by Adrien Beck
 * Our Dining Table, story and art by Mita Ori, translated by Amber Tamosaitis

Orange County Library Website [https://ocls.org/]

Orange County Book Clubs [https://ocls.org/book-clubs/]

18th Annual SouthWest Author Series [https://ocls.org/18th-annual-southwest-author-series/]

BL Manga with Kelley in FL

Recent Reads

 * Maria: Sandwich by Catherine Newman
 * John: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Reccommendations:

 * New: The Women by Kristen Hannah
 * Backlist: Circe by Madeline Miller
 * Local Author: Loren by Jessica Harden

Book End - Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi

 * All Systems Red by Martha Wells
 * Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
 * We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi With John Alford in TX

Recent Reads:

 * Maria - Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
 * Tara - Cash by Jessica Peterson

Recommendations:

 * New - Quicksilver by Callie Hart
 * Backlist - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
 * Local - Wildest Dreams by Kristen Proby
 * Local - Pursuit of Innocence by Bethany Rosa

Book End: Dark Romance

 * Lights Out by Navessa Allen
 * Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
 * PenPal by JT Geissinger

FMC Books Website - https://www.fmcbooks.com/

FMC Books Insta - https://www.instagram.com/fmc.books/

How to reach Tara - tara@fmcbooks.com

How to reach Mara - thecheckoutstack@gmail.com

Dark Romances With Tara in MT

Recent Reads:

 * Maria - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
 * Kaite: This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

Reccommendations:

 * New - My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past,Present, and Future by Alice Randall
 * Backlist - Infinitum by Tim Fielder
 * Local - Secrets of the Tsil Cafe by Thomas Fox Averill

Book End - Jukebox Heroines: Novels of Women in the Music Industry

 * The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
 * Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
 * The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

Show Links:

YouTube: Kansas City Public Library [https://www.youtube.com/@kclibrary]
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMTUHwkLfoE] Author event with Tim Fielder
My Black Country [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTRSlHFtQc]  Author event with Alice Randall
My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YhsRlC9fJgRiRDPOJpifH]
Kaite Also made an extended book list on her Jukebox Heroines [https://kclibrary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/703461058_kaites_kcmo/2690089738_jukebox_heroines_women_and_the_music_industry] theme, check it out for more titles!

Jukebox Heroines with Kaite in MO

Recent Reads:

 * Maria - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
 * Carla - The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller

Recommendations:

 * New Title - The Small and Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil rights Movement by Sharon McMahon
 * Backlist Title - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
 * Local Author - The Unwedding by Ally Condie

Book End: Celebrity Memoir

 * Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
 * I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
 * Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Celebrity Memoirs with Carla in UT

Recently read

 * Maria: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
 * Kelly: Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garden

Recommendations:

 * New book: Sandwich by Catherine Newman
 * Backlist book: Winter Solstice by Rasaumde Pilcher
 * Local Author: Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy

Book End: Books to Reset in the New Year

 * Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
 * The PLAN by Kendra Adachi
 * The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

https://waukeshareads.org/

Books to Reset in the New Year With Kelly in WI

Recently read

 * Maria: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
 * Maddie: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Book Reccomendations:

 * New book: You Like it Darker by Stephen King
 * Backlist book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
 * Local Author: Cowboys and East Indians: Stories by Nina McConigley

Book End: Cozy Winter Reads

 * The Shining by Stephen King
 * A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
 * Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan

Winter Reads with Maddie in WY

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