Little Saint Vic's Personalized Book Recommendations Between The Stacks

Listen till the end to hear another side of Little Saint Vic... On this month's episode, host Victoria Horn answers listener requests for personalized book recommendations, shares Odell happenings, highlights the December book order, and reads her original poem, "Portrait of Christmas Eve." 

Parody of "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys: written, performed, and produced by Victoria Horn

Victoria's poetry Instagram

Odell Public Library website

Odell Kids' Area Amazon Wishlist

Books mentioned:


Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
One by One and The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
The King of Infinite Space by Lindsay Faye
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham
Claiming Her Legacy by Linda Goodnight
The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
The Island of Missing Trees by Elik Shafak
A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrows
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Pig and Fox series by Jonathan Fenske
Archie and Reddie series by Candy James
Narwhal and Jelly series by Ben Clanton
Jack Book series by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Norma and Belly series by Mika Song
Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies and Deborah Hocking
The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
The Terminal List by Jack Carr
The Force and City on Fire by Don Winslow
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Life is Meals by James and Kay Salter
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
The Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
Father Brown series by G.K. Chesterton
Kurland St. Mary Mystery series by Catherine Lloyd
Chief Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny

Holiday/winter poems:


“White-Eyes” and “The Storm” by Mary Oliver
“December 26” by Kenn Nesbitt
“Christmas Tree Lots” by Chris Green
“Taking Down the Tree” by Jane Kenyon
“Chicago and December” by W.S. Di Piero
“Christmas Mail” by Ted Kooser
"Portrait of Christmas Eve" by Victoria Horn