This is the first episode of the APL Teen Voices podcast, hosted by Frank Hobbs. In this episode, Frank sits down with Zell Miller III, the inagural Poet Laureate of Austin, Texas.

To learn more about the position of poet lauerate in Austin, click here.

You can see Zell, and other Austin poets, perform live at the AUSTIN IS A POEM event at the Central Library on Saturday, May 2nd. Click here for more information.

In this episode about true crime, Genn and their guest, Julie, trade terrifying tales, discuss why true crime books are so popular, and ask the question: when is a pen name not just a pen name?

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Theme: True Crime

Guest: Julie Brown (AOQ, Library Branch Manager)

Authors/books: So Brilliantly Clever by Peter Graham (about author Ann Perry); The Babysitter by Liza Rodman

Discover the real people behind the nostalgia! Genn and their guest, Cristina, explore the lives of Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy) and Louisa May Alcott (Little Women), considering historical identities of gender and sexuality, the role of books as mirrors, and how society views books about unconventional children.

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Theme: Children's Authors

Guest: Cristina Casas (ACE, Adult Services Librarian)

Authors: Louisa May Alcott (Little Women); Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy)