The Bookmark

Sunnie Scarpa and Cindy Haiken
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The Bookmark is a production of the Wallingford Public Library. Director Sunnie Scarpa and Readers Advisory Librarian Cindy Haiken - co-workers and friends - invite you inside their library world to hear about books, authors, reading experiences, and what they love about their jobs and working together.

  1. FEB 20

    The Bookmark Episode #37: One Book One Wallingford 2026!

    Learn all about this year's One Book One Wallingford pick, and the fun events surrounding it! Books Discussed: The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The World According to Garp by John Irving The Cider House Rules by John Irving Bookish by Matthew Sweet, based on the TV series now available on PBS created by Mark Gatiss All Creatures Great and Small TV series on PBS The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits One Book One Wallingford 2026: The Wedding People by Alison Espach How to Read a Book by Monica Wood A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart by Nishant Batsha Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen Vigil by George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders George Saunders' interview with Ann Patchett at Parnassus Books Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash Book Buzz Spring/Summer 2026: Session #1 Session #2 Session #3

    40 min

  2. 11/20/2025

    Holiday Edition 2025

    Join Sunnie and Cindy as they catch up about what they've been reading, what is going on at the Wallingford Public Library, and give some great Holiday gift recommendations! The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff People Like Us by Jason Mott Hell of a Book by Jason Mott White Noise by Don DeLillo Nash Falls by David Baldacci The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown The Widow by John Grisham The American Revolution: An Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns Heart the Lover by Lily King Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin A Long Winter by Colm Toibin How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde The Great Contradiction by Joseph Ellis We Did OK, Kid by Anthony Hopkins

    34 min

  3. 08/20/2025

    The Bookmark Episode #35: Fall Book Roundup 2025

    Join Sunnie and Cindy to talk about the end of the Summer here at the Wallingford Public Library, and what to look forward to in the Fall! Registration Links: Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠10:30 am session⁠ Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠3:30 pm session⁠ Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠6:30 pm session⁠ (offered on Zoom)  Books Discussed: Can You Solve the Murder by Antony Johnson Love Forms by Claire Adams Dusk by Robbie Arnott The South by Tash Aw Universality by Natasha Brown Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle Queen Esther by John Irving The World According to Garp by John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The Cider House Rules by John Irving Dead & Alive by Zadie Smith The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Weyward by Emilia Hart The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Endling by Maria Riva Flashlight by Susan Choi The Booker Prize for Fiction 2025 Longlist Red Carpet Summer World Premiere

    33 min

  4. 05/20/2025

    The Bookmark Episode #34: Welcome to Wallywood!

    Sunnie and Cindy talk about what they are reading, what is going on at the Library, and are joined by three very special guests to talk about Summer Reading 2025 here at the Wallingford Public Library. You don't want to miss this one! Books Discussed: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz Foster by Claire Keegan Furious Hours by Casey Cep The Maid's Secret by Nina Prose Twist by Colum McCann Food for Thought by Alton Brown The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve by Alison Fragale PhD Antisemitism in America by Chuck Schumer The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder The Waiting Game by Nicola Clark Hi Honey I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Tilt by Emma Pattee No More Tears by Gardiner Harris

    35 min

  5. 02/06/2025

    The Bookmark Episode #33: One Book One Wallingford 2025

    Tune in to learn about this years One Book One Wallingford pick, and naturally, what our hosts are reading! Books Discussed: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Wedding People by Alison Espach Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei Good Material by Dolly Alderton The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight Enlightenment by Sarah Perry Time of the Child by Niall Williams This Is Happiness by Niall Williams You Are Here by David Nicholls Q: A Voyage around the Queen by Craig Brown Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown 150 Glimpses of the Beatles by Craig Brown How to Read a Book by Monica Wood Erasure by Percival Everett James by Percival Everett We Solve Murders by Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

    42 min

  6. 11/07/2024

    The Bookmark Episode #32: Holiday Special

    Join Sunnie and Cindy to learn about some great book buying strategies for Holiday gifting, Holiday events at the Library, and of course, what they have been reading! Books Discussed: Absolution by Alice McDermott A Separate Peace by John Knowles The Women by Kristin Hannah The Life Impossible by Matt Haig The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Normal People by Sally Rooney Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci Taste by Stanley Tucci Cher The Memoir Part One by Cher Sonny Boy by Al Pacino The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl Now or Never by Janet Evanovich To Die For by David Baldacci The Mirror by Nora Roberts Stuart Woods' Golden Hour by Bret Battles This Is Happiness by Niall Williams Time of the Child by Niall Williams The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst Q: A Voyage around the Queen by Craig Brown 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown Check out our Events Calendar for more information about the upcoming programs we discussed.

    46 min

  7. 08/01/2024

    The Bookmark Episode #31: Fall Book Chat

    Sunnie and Cindy talk about upcoming fall releases and what they have been reading lately. Fall marks the beginning of the busy season for publishing, so be sure to listen to learn about some great upcoming reads! Books Discussed: Real Americans by Rachel Khong The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud My Friends by Hisham Matar The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates Time of the Child by Niall Williams This Is Happiness by Niall Williams Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout The Lucy Barton series by Elizabeth Strout What Wild Women Do by Karma Brown The Fearless Organization by Amy C. EdmondsoFn Trust Her by Flynn Berry Northern Spy by Flynn Berry

    42 min

  8. 05/01/2024

    The Bookmark Episode #30: Eerie Encounters at the Library!

    The Bookmark Episode #30: Eerie Encounters at the Library!   On this episode of the Bookmark, Cindy and Sunnie are joined by Erin, Kayleigh, and Max to learn about the rumored upcoming Cryptid Invasion of the Library during Summer Reading this year! Of course, it wouldn’t be the Bookmark without some book talk, so Cindy and Sunnie also discuss what they are reading, with some extra submissions from the guests.   The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Hellbent by Leigh Bardugo Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus James by Percival Everett Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain American Fiction (2023 Film) Erasue by Percival Everett The Trees by Percival Everett Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz The Limits by Nell Freudenberger The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan It by Stephen King Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica The Woobles Amigurumi Crochet Book A Masterpiece in Disarray: An Oral History of David Lynch’s Dune by Max Evry

    33 min
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The Bookmark is a production of the Wallingford Public Library. Director Sunnie Scarpa and Readers Advisory Librarian Cindy Haiken - co-workers and friends - invite you inside their library world to hear about books, authors, reading experiences, and what they love about their jobs and working together.

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  • Creator
    Sunnie Scarpa and Cindy Haiken
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sunnie Scarpa and Cindy Haiken
  • Show Website
    The Bookmark

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