Black Voices in Literature (2022) | Episode 47 Librarians Hannah and Melody share six black voices recommendations, covering a deadly love triangle, an eye-opening account of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a sampler platter of short stories in a New York City blackout, and more. BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: Jazz by Toni Morrison. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert. Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton. When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. CHECK OUT BOOKS: https://www.countycat.mcfls.org/. https://wplc.overdrive.com/. https://www.hoopladigital.com/ FOLLOW US: #northshorebookchat. www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/. www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/. E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD. Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation!

Looking to expand your reading repertoire with some romance, whether that be just a hint of romance or more? Librarians Melody, Hannah, and Maren share seven recommendations: a story about a soccer star who finds herself juggling her sport, her father’s expectations, and a new romance; a man hoping to rekindle a romance with the “one who got away”; a human who finds herself navigating the dangers of a land occupied by fairies while navigating new feelings for an immortal fairy; an ex-couple, who find themselves working together 13 years later, must navigate their rekindled feelings; and more! BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim. A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon. Isn’t it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams. CHECK OUT BOOKS: https://www.countycat.mcfls.org/. https://wplc.overdrive.com/. https://www.hoopladigital.com. FOLLOW US: #northshorebookchat. www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/. www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/. E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD. Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation!

Librarians Melody, Hannah, and guest Bernie recommend nine great science fiction stories to start the new year, covering space samurai adventures, the exploration of the anomalous Area X, and the tragedy of a beloved space western TV series’ cancellation. BOOKS WE TALKED ABOUT: The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He. Space Case by Stuart Gibbs. Authority by Jeff Vandermeer. The Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake Burt. Samurai 8: The tale of Hachimaru by Masashi Kishimoto. Firefly (TV series). Dune (2021 film). Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie. BOOK TALK WITH ZHANNA SLOR: https://www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/aprograms.html. CHECK OUT BOOKS: https://www.countycat.mcfls.org/. https://wplc.overdrive.com/. https://www.hoopladigital.com/. FOLLOW US: #northshorebookchat. www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/. www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/. E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD. Recording equipment provided by the River Hills Foundation. Special thanks for their generous donation!