Worth Reading Wednesdays is a podcast from the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System about books we're reading, recommending, and anything else that has caught our attention.
Tori and Nicole discuss new books coming to library shelves, as well as graphic novels and their current reads. The hosts also announce that Worth Reading Wednesdays will be moving to a monthly schedule! The resources discussed in this episode are listed below:
Sun!: One in A Billion by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis (https://tinyurl.com/5a4dxtww);
Moon!: Earth's Best Friend by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; (https://tinyurl.com/y6tpbtdy)
Mars!: Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; (https://tinyurl.com/4tm453ns)
Ocean: Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield; (https://tinyurl.com/evwn6532)
Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by David Litchfield; (https://tinyurl.com/2s3d2jhu)
No, David! by David Shannon; (https://tinyurl.com/4mkjtypk)
The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankspoor; (https://tinyurl.com/2ct94hx6)
A Dude's Guide to Baby Size: What to Expect and How to Prep for Dads-To-Be by Taylor Calmus; (https://tinyurl.com/4afyh23z)
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams; (https://tinyurl.com/2fbrppje)
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke; (https://tinyurl.com/2p9ce63a)
Bones of Holly by Carolyn Haines;
Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery;
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson and Tad Safran;
Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe; (https://tinyurl.com/mr47869f)
They Come at Knight by Yasmin Angoe;
Hollow by Shannon Watters, Brandon Boyer-White, and Berenice Nell;
Man on A Mission: James Meredith and the Battle of Ole Miss by Aram Goudsouzian, illustrations by Bill Murray, edited by Vijay Shaw; (https://tinyurl.com/2bupxpnn)
Three Years in Mississippi by James Meredith; (https://tinyurl.com/4mnwz29h)
Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond (https://tinyurl.com/2p8ndxr5)
3 Nov 2022
EP 59: That's Literally the Point of the Book!
In this pre-recorded episode, Tori and Nicole discuss their thoughts about banned books during Banned Books Week, held nationally from September 18 through September 24, 2022. From The Hate U Give to Lord of the Flies, the librarians break down their thoughts about some of the most commonly banned books in the country and their opinions. Tori also shares about new children's books that have caught her eye. The resources discussed in this episode are listed below:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (https://tinyurl.com/xjfjt3bh);
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (https://tinyurl.com/2d98mdpe);
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (https://tinyurl.com/3pfb55yy);
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (https://tinyurl.com/2p88cdkd);
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee (https://tinyurl.com/6nmhkjdk);
Clayton Parker Really Really Really Has to Pee by Cinco Paul, illustrated by Gladys Jose (https://tinyurl.com/3zbbv5c6);
Mean Girls (2004) film;
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas Imamura (https://tinyurl.com/2dmx73n5);
The Flower Garden by Reneé Kurilla (https://tinyurl.com/ydfhes86);
American Marriage by Tayari Jones (https://tinyurl.com/rmwfdum3);
The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono (https://tinyurl.com/u4s73nc2);
The Way of the Househusband (2021) Netflix anime;
Our Gen by Dianne McKinney-Whetstone (https://mlp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/clpl/search/results?qu=Our+Gen&te=);
Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (https://tinyurl.com/44ptka9y)
26 Oct 2022
EP 58: Can You Make All Libraries Like This Library?
Nicole and Tori set up in a different location due to the library's busy day, and Nicole previews some new audiobooks that have hit the shelves for listeners! Tori discusses some young adult nonfiction titles and new manga titles that she is excited to share soon with readers as well. The resources described in this episode are listed below.
Baby Boom (1987) film;
Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco audiobook (https://tinyurl.com/2hyrh6wr);
Deaf U (2020) Netflix show;
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown (https://tinyurl.com/mrf8m6be);
Finding Me by Viola Davis (https://tinyurl.com/2ant3xyx);
Death of the Black Widow by James Patterson and J. D. Barker (https://tinyurl.com/926vb93e);
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (https://tinyurl.com/yck3yfff);
The Wolf's Curse by Jessica Vitalis (https://tinyurl.com/aybnjabe);
Storm by Nicola Skinner (https://tinyurl.com/5n7ys7y7);
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (https://tinyurl.com/36xzpe5f);
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (https://tinyurl.com/4bk5yfbk);
The Overground Railroad: the Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor (https://tinyurl.com/mrs24497);
My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu (https://tinyurl.com/mbe883bs);
A Perfect World by Rie Aruga (https://tinyurl.com/mpftz83p);
There There by Tommy Orange (https://tinyurl.com/4nk5edxf);
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (https://tinyurl.com/27mm9a6r)
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