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Crystal the Librarian
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Deep East Texas may not be renowned for its culture, but libraries are where it’s at. Librarians are asked for recommendations all day long, and they love connecting people to media they love. Crystal the Librarian from the Nacogdoches Public Library in Nacogdoches, TX takes you behind the scenes of the library world, with book and media recommendations and more. Crystal and co-worker Emily give you the rundown on fiction, nonfiction, movies, streaming, and podcasts in an irreverent, conversational discussion each week.

  1. 05/10/2024

    Final Girls in a Delicate Condition

    Crystal and Emily discuss Delicate Condition, The Last House on Needless Street, The Angel of Indian Lake, The Unmaking of June Farrow, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, Dust Tracks on a Road, and The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, plus podcast recommendations.

    34 min

  2. 05/03/2024

    Remembrance of Books Past

    Crystal and Emily discuss the passing of favorite author, Paul Auster, as well as Brooklyn Crime Novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Nightwatching, The Sleepwalkers, The Premonition, The Leftover Woman, and This Exquisite Loneliness. Plus, enjoy some series and movie recommendations.

    43 min

  3. 04/24/2024

    Have We Lost the Plot?

    Crystal and Emily discuss The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson, Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Baumann, What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, Look Closer by David Ellis, Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian, and Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Plus, get the lowdown on the latest on Kanopy streaming, as well as other new shows and movies.

    54 min

  4. 01/08/2024

    Interior East Texas

    Crystal and Emily talk about this year’s Big Read, Interior Chinatown, as well as the usual book and media recommendations.

    50 min

  5. 12/10/2023

    Unhinged

    Crystal and Emily are finally back with picks and pans of the latest books, movies, and shows.

    57 min

  6. 08/11/2023

    And We’re Back

    Crystal and Emily of the Nacogdoches Public Library return with a new episode full of book, movie, and show recommendations.

    52 min

  7. 05/11/2023

    Hi, Strange

    Crystal and Emily discuss recent releases of books, shows, and podcasts.

    53 min

  8. 04/14/2023

    Smelling of Rum and Raspberries

    Crystal and Emily discuss books by Oliver Sacks, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Leguin, Jeanette Winterson, Jill Soloway, Paul Auster, the Dalai Lama, Solzhenitsyn, and The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries by Jillian Scudder. Also, recent movies and streaming series.

    53 min
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Deep East Texas may not be renowned for its culture, but libraries are where it’s at. Librarians are asked for recommendations all day long, and they love connecting people to media they love. Crystal the Librarian from the Nacogdoches Public Library in Nacogdoches, TX takes you behind the scenes of the library world, with book and media recommendations and more. Crystal and co-worker Emily give you the rundown on fiction, nonfiction, movies, streaming, and podcasts in an irreverent, conversational discussion each week.

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  • Creator
    Crystal the Librarian
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    81
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Crystal the Librarian