What We're Reading

Tammy Bobrowsky
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Host and staff librarian Tammy Bobrowsky interviews authors and talks books with community members. Be a part of our online What We're Reading Community on Facebook where you can get great book recommendations from other community members and let us know what you're reading!

  1. 2D AGO

    Katherine Rundell's 'The Poisoned King' a thrilling sequel

    English writer Katherine Rundell continues to weave dazzling stories in "The Poisoned King," book 2 in the Impossible Creatures series. With castles, dragons, and revenge, this is a thrilling and enjoyable read for ages 10 and up.

    10 min

  2. DEC 16

    Chris Kraus’s book features true crime, addiction on the Iron Range

    Chris Kraus’s new novel “The Four Spent the Day Together” is a novel in three parts highlighting addiction and the ever-widening gulf between the rich and poor. It includes a fictionalized retelling of a 2019 kidnapping and murder in Hibbing, Minnesota.

    12 min

  3. DEC 3

    Review: Crowe’s ‘The Uncool’ is actually pretty cool

    Cameron Crowe’s new memoir “The Uncool” is a backstage pass to a bygone era of music. The writer/director shares his amazing beginnings as music journalist in this entertaining and touching book.

    6 min

  4. DEC 2

    New book shares histories of Beltrami County women who served in WWII

    Bemidji writer Mike Herbert’s new book “They Answered the Call” tells the often-overlooked histories of 102 brave and determined women from Beltrami County who served in the U.S. military in WWII.

    12 min

  5. DEC 1

    New Indigenous authored books among Kampa’s latest recommendations

    Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa shares her recommendations on new children’s books by Indigenous authors including Jen Moudahi, Maria DesJarlait, Michaela Goade, and more. Also, new books by Kate DiCamillo and Kate Messner.

    11 min

  6. NOV 17

    The Haugen family returns in Weaver's 'Black Dirt, Bright Stars'

    Minnesota novelist Will Weaver reunites us with the Haugen family in his new book, the sequel to his 2023 novel "Power & Light." This compelling and satisfying novel follows the family through a span of 40 years on the prairies of North Dakota and Minnesota.

    13 min

  7. NOV 3

    Children's librarian Kampa recommends new books

    Tracy Kampa, children's librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library recommends new books from Jashar Awan, Megan Maynor, Tiffany D. Jackson and Maryrose Wood. Plus a surprise collaboration between Stephen King and Maurice Sendak.

    10 min

  8. OCT 27

    Alix E. Harrow's ‘The Everlasting’ asks 'Who gets to tell your story?'

    Bestselling author Alix E. Harrow’s new novel “The Everlasting” is a beautiful, inventive and genre-defying story.

    10 min
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Host and staff librarian Tammy Bobrowsky interviews authors and talks books with community members. Be a part of our online What We're Reading Community on Facebook where you can get great book recommendations from other community members and let us know what you're reading!

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  • Creator
    Tammy Bobrowsky
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    What We're Reading