Today the ladies dig into some "new westerns" -- books that infuse the old genre with new blood.

Titles discussed:

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Graham Jones

Amity, Harris

True Grit (movie)

Lucky Red, Cravens

The Country Under Heaven, Durbin

The Bullet Swallower, Gonzalez Jones

Now I Surrender, Enrigue

Today the ladies are joined by library director, Emily, for their 5th Halloween episode, where 90s horror (and more) is discussed! *This episode is recommended for an adult audience*

Titles:

Play Nice, Harrison

Hidden Pictures, Rekulak

Memorials: a novel, Chizmar

Her Body and Other Parties, Machado

Kelly Link books

Per our convo about horror subgenres: Blumhouse horror subgenres

Since it's spooOOOooOoOOOky season, the girls chat about books that skeeved them out.

Books discussed:

Woman in the Window, Finn

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman

Notes on a Scandal, Heller

The 5th Wave, Yancey

The Address Book, Calle

I-5 Killer, Rule

In this super speedy episode, the ladies share the following titles:

Legends & Lattes, Baldree

The Spellshop, Durst

Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, Dow

A Letter to the Luminous Deep, Cathrall

The Baby Dragon Bookshop, Qureshi

The Phoenix Keeper, Maclean

Have you read John Green's latest novel, Hollywood, Ending? So have we, and we have thoughts. Keegan from Youth Services joins Manda & Olivia to dish about all things Hollywood, Ending.

Happy reading!

Today the ladies discuss the much loved children's classic, Anne of Green Gables and it's author, L.M. Montgomery.

RESOURCES:

• April/May 2023 – Vanessa Braganza, Historian, Harvard University, “The Author of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Lived a Far Less Charmed Life Than Her Beloved Heroine”
• M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island website

Today the ladies chat books turned into movies and streaming shows that have come out in the past year (or so). Titles discussed:

Margo's Got Money Troubles, Rufi Thorpe

The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood

Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

East of Eden, Steinbeck

The Marlow Murder Club, Robert Thorogood

The Dog Stars, Heller

Every Summer After (show: Every Year After), Carley Fortune

Vladimir, Julia May Jones

Sense & Sensibility, (the Winslet/Thompson movie), Jane Austen

Remain, Shyamalan and Sparks

This week, as the gals recoup from summer, we'll go back to the beginning. Enjoy episode 1 (again), as the ladies discuss, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.