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Librarians Veronica Reynolds and Dana Munsch tackle a backlog of book club meetings, literary themes, and more!
6 AUG 2024 · We discuss books our library's book clubs have covered in the last six months and offers som tips to making your book club successful. Here is a partial listing of the discussed titles:
January Chapters: The Swimmers
January Facts: Ultra Processed People
January Rise & Read: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl (Tso-Chil) Gonzales
February Rise & Read: Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O'Farrell
February Investigating Mysteries: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
April He Said, She Said: Educated by Tara Westover
Chapters March: Leave the World Behind
Rise and Read March: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel!
April Facts: Knowing what we Know by Simon Winchester
April Investigating Mysteries: All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
April Chapters: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
June Facts: Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
July Chapters: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
July Rise & Read: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottleib
13 MAY 2024 · Librarians Veronica Reynolds and Joe Barbieri dive into the historical record on The Bard and discuss his family, his life and the questions that surround his work.Â
27 MAR 2024 · Veronica and Joe are back! They celebrate their return with a dive into the life of Mary Shelly, author of Frankenstien and The Last Man. Shelley's life matches the captial 'R' Romantic that she was at heart.Â
7 JUN 2023 · Librarians Veronica Reynolds and Joseph Barbieri begin a new series that asks the question: what is the great American novel? The most frequently listed title is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Joe and Veronica re-read the book and dive into it's highs and it's lows. Do they think it's the great American novel? What other books should they tackle in this series?
3 MAY 2023 · Veronica Reynolds and Joe Barbieri talk about twelve music videos that feature libraries, the fate of music videos in general and the fate of the monoculture.
5 APR 2023 · Discover the amazing and tragic life of a literary figure that still looms large, one hundred and twenty-three years after his death. Witty, brilliant, and proud, Oscar Wilde left behind a legacy both troubled and rich.
8 FEB 2023 · Father, son and grandson all lead fasinating lives. So fasinating there's only time for father and son as we race through two amazing lives.
4 JAN 2023 · Veronica Reynolds tells Joe Barbieri about the origins of the language we use every day! A quick romp through history tells us so much about how language evolves!
30 NOV 2022
16 NOV 2022 · Librarians Veronica Reynolds and Karen Ostertag discuss paranormal romance, horror, and recommend several titles while also talking about the subtle differences of genre, themes of early weird fiction, and what this whole speculative fiction thing even means.
Librarians Veronica Reynolds and Dana Munsch tackle a backlog of book club meetings, literary themes, and more!
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| Author | Veronica Reynolds |
| Organization | Veronica Reynolds |
| Categories | Books |
| Website | newcitylibrary.org |
| vreynolds@newcitylibrary.org |
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