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Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services

Guests: Susan Balla, Circulation Manager and Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month's FPL staff picks:

Sue:

THE GARDEN TOURIST: 120 DESTINATION GARDENS AND NURSERIES IN THE NORTHEAST  by Jana Milbocker

D-DAY-THE UNHEARD TAPES by Geraint Jones

NORMANDY '44: D-DAY AND THE EPIC 77-DAY BATTLE FOR FRANCE by James Holland

THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE by Anna Rasche

Due out in October

AFTER OZ by Gordon McAlpine COMING AUGUST 6, 2024

 BEAR by Julia Phillips COMING JUNE 25 2024

 DISAPPEARING EARTH- also by Julia Phillips

 THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides April 2024

Other titles:

On Desperate Ground, In the Kingdom of Ice, Blood and Thunder, and Ghost Soldiers

THE HUNTER'S DAUGHTER by Nicola Solvinic

Out May 14, 2024

MURDER AT AN IRISH CHIPPER by Carlene O’Connor

Out February 2024   #10 in Irish Village Mystery Series

A MURDER MOST FRENCH by Colleen Cambridge  

Out in April   An American in Paris #2

Led me to… 

WINE AND WAR: WINE AND WAR: THE FRENCH, THE NAZIS, AND THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE'S
GREATEST TREASURE Don Kladstrup

INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE by Josh Malerman

out June 25, 2024

bestselling author of Bird Box

LOOKING FORWARD TO:

THE GREY WOLF by Louise Penny         October 29

BLOOD LIKE MINE by Stuart Neville                August 6

author of The Ghosts of Belfast. Also writes as Haylen Beck.

THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE : A NOVEL by MATT HAIG

ON SALE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA by TJ KLUNE
SERIES: CERULEAN CHRONICLES (#2)

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024



Claudia:

American Mother by Colum McCann
& Diane Foley

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams

The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found
Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton

Guncle Abroad by Stephen Rowley

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand

The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear



Philip:

In Tongues by Thomas Grattan

Wildful by Kengo Kurimato

Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style by Paul Rudnick

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services

Guests: Tamara Lyhne, Head of Children's Services, Stefanie Bergstrom, Branch Children's Librarian, and Emily Muller, Children's Librarian

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month's FPL staff picks:



Tamara

Sick!: The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs by Heather L. Montgomery

One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed and Hatem Aly

Looking forward to:

The Infinity Rainbow Club Series (3 in a series) by Jen Malia and Peter Francis



Stefanie

The Sixth Extinction (young readers adaptation): An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Bard and the Book by Ann Bausum and Marta Sevilla

Piano Wants to Play by Colleen Kong-Savage

Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo and Carmen Mok

Looking forward to:

The Curious Why (The Magical Yet, 2) by Angela DiTerlizzi and Lorena Alvarez Gómez



Emily

Dogtown by Gennifer Choldenko and Katherine Applegate

Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto

Rise of the Green Flame: A Branches Book (Kwame's Magic Quest #1) by Bernard Mensah and Natasha Nayo

Looking forward to:

Emily's Cupcake Magic! (1) (Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch) Book 1 of 2: Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch by Coco Simon and Manuela Lopez

The One and Only Family by Katherine Applegate

Karen's Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #8) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix) by Ann M. Martin and Katy Farina

Summer Reading coming soon!

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services and OBOT Co-chair

Guest: Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services and OBOT Co-chair

Guest: Leslie Hagel, Adult Services Librarian and OBOT Reading Committee Member

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month is all about our One Book One Town (OBOT) selection for 2024: Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley.

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services

Guests: Jan Fisher, Deputy Town Librarian, Mary Coe, Branch Reference Librarian, and Amy Peck, Head of Technical Services.

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month's FPL staff picks:

Jan Fisher:

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences by Jedidiah Jenkins

Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir by Shoji Morimoto

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect: A Novel by Benjamin Stevenson

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin

Mary Coe:

The Hunter by Tana French (also
talked about the 1st book in the series, The Searcher)

The Official MIND Diet by Dr.
Martha Claire Morris and Laura Morris

The Berry Pickers by Amanda
Peters

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

My Father's House by Joseph
O'Connor

Amy Peck:

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future Of Our
Planet by Ben Goldfarb

 Flight Paths: How A Passionate And Quirky Group Of
Pioneering Scientists Solved The Mystery Of Bird Migration by Rebecca Heisman

A Wing And A Prayer: The Race To Save Our Vanishing Birds by
Anders Gyllenhaal and Beverly Gyllenhaal

Philip Bahr:

Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services

Guests: All Podcast Staff.

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month everyone connected with the podcast shares their favorites reads for 2023.



Susan Balla, Senior Circulation Manager

The General and Julia by Jon Clinch



Stefanie Bergstrom, Branch Children's Librarian:

Big by Vashti Harrison

Simon sort of says by Erin Bow



Leslie Hagel, Adult Services Librarian:

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James



Jessica Stevens:

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin



Tamara Lyhne, Head of Children's Services

20 Questions by Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

Spy School Goes North by Stuart Gibbs

Opinions and Opossums by Ann Braden



Emily Muller, Children's Services Librarian

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass



Elaine Barrie, Adult Services Librarian

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly



Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

Book Club Hotel by Sara Morgan



Amy Peck, Head of Technical Services

Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman



Mary Coe, Branch Reference Librarian

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradel

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Vergshese

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom



Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services

The Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

All CT Reads: sites.google.com/view/allctreads/

One Book One Town (OBOT): fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/OBOT/



Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services and Podcast Host

The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. Johnson

The Bell in the Fog (Andy Mills Book 2) by Lev AC Rosen

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being by Neil Theise



Jan Fisher, Deputy Town Librarian

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond

Better Living through Birding by Christian Cooper



Scott C. Jarzombek, Town Librarian

The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II by Iain MacGregor

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.

Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield, CT

fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

  

Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services

Guests: Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian and Elaine Barrie, Adult Services Librarian.

Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!

This month's FPL staff picks:

Claudia Silk:

The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club book 4) by Richard Osman

The Well-Lived Life: A 102 Year Old Dr.'s Six Secrets to Health & Happiness at Every Age by Gladys McGarey

xoxo Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships and Tactful Pettiness by Cody Rigsby

The Golden Gate by Amy Chua 

The Second Chance Year by Melissa Weisner (12/5/23 release date)

The Last Love Note by Emma Grey (1/24/23 release date)

 Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis 

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

  

Elaine Barrie:


Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

The General and Julia by Jon Clinch (11/14/23)



Philip Bahr:

The Bell in the Fog by Lev LC Rosen