The Mulberry Book Drop City of Mulberry

This month we are revisiting The Storygraph. We tried out the Buddy Read feature and… spoiler alert… we LOVED it! Tune in to learn more and see what book we picked for our test run. Reading is fun, but reading with friends is BETTER!!
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Books mentioned in this episode:
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
How Long ‘Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisen
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
What are we reading now:
Silent Came the Monster: A Novel of the 1916 Jersey Short Shark Attacks by Amy Hill Hearth
Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major
 

March feels like the perfect time to look at the books we have read so far this year. The library shelves are filled with amazing titles, new and old. Tune in and learn which ones have made an impression on us.

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Books mentioned in this episode:
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Mexican Gothic by Silva Moreno-Garcia
Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard
 What are we reading now:
The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Do you track, list, rate, and review your books? We do! We look back at our completed reads daily, so we decided it would be fun to test out a few trackers. Here is what we learned. 
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Books mentioned in this episode:
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs
The Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. Jacobs
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
What are we reading now:
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
The Lady From the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara

The library is not the only book loving department in the City of Mulberry, so we asked around and made a list for our listeners! Checkout their favorite books and movies… Talk about variety! 
Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform if you have thoughts, comments, or questions for us. @mulberrypubliclibrary 
 Books mentioned in this episode:
Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H. Schein
The Vampire Vittorio by Anne Rice
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Jobs for Girls With Artistic Flair by June Gervais
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
The Bible
Dream Weaver by Sofia Simpson
Woman, Thou Art Loosed! by T.D. Jakes

Movies mentioned in this episode:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Fearless (Jet Li movie)
You’ve Got Mail
Bride Wars
That Thing You Do
Footloose
Dirty Dancing
Top Gun: Maverick
A Walk to Remember
Multiplicity
Sweet Home Alabama
Selena
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
 What are we reading now:
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris

Do you know what an Epistolary Novel is? We are willing to bet you've actually read some. Tune in to learn more about this useful writing tool. 
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Titles mentioned in this episode:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
 What are we reading now:
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
House of Sticks by Ly Tran 

Blanket season is here and that means… Cozy Mysteries! We don’t get to bundle as deep due to the Florida heat, but we DO get to enjoy cozy mystery season. Special thank you to our friend for her amazing list of suggestions too!   
What is your favorite cozy mystery title? Bonus points if it includes a pun! Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. @mulberrypubliclibrary 
Titles mentioned in this episode:
The Secret Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton
All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Still Life by Louise Penny
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
What are we reading now:
Good for a Girl by Lauren Fleshman
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo