Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library Podcast Franklin Public Library

In this episode librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their recent reads.



In this episode we talked about:

Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Everyone on this train is a suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

James by Percival Everett

Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack



We also mentioned:

Everyone this Christmas has a secret by Benjamin Stevenson

Erasure by Percival Everett

American Fiction (Film)

Dr. No by Percival Everett

Trees by Percival Everett

Finn by Jon Clinch

Huck Out West by Robert Coover

In this episode librarians Briony, Sam, and Sarah discuss the book "Hey Hun - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multi-Level Marketing" by Emily Lynn Paulson.



They also talk about:

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amada Montell

LuLaRich (Documentary Movie)

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

Librarians Andy and Sam discuss their recent reads and their favorite book to movie/tv show adaptations



In this episode we talked about:


World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy
Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans by Kenneth Womack


We also mentioned:

Dune by Frank Herbert
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Librarians Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their recent reads and how they rate books.



In this episode we talked about:


The Word Is Murder (Book 1: Hawthorne and Horowitz Series) by Anthony Horowitz
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul G. Tremblay
Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan by Alex Pappademas
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

We also mentioned:


The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul G. Tremblay
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam talk about what makes a book scary and give some recommendations for spooky, scary, and horror books!



In this episode we talked about:
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAmerica Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger



We also mentioned:
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady HendrixThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Hunger Alma Katsu

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-GarciaGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHell Followed with Us by Andrew WhiteThe Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
Author Benjamin Percy

Author Stephen Graham Jones

In this episode librarians Andy and Sam discuss some of their recent reads.



In this episode we talked about:


The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak
The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian
The Hunger by Alma Katsu





We also mentioned:


When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B. J. Novak

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Dandelion Dynasty Books by Ken Liu


Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Life Ceremony: Stories by Sayaka Murata


30 Rock (Television Show)



Uncut Gems (Movie)