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Your Shelf or Mine is the podcast of the Longview Public Library in Longview, Washington! We chat about library events, local happenings, books, pop culture, and more!

  1. JAN 29

    Books of the 2010s

    Becky and Jakob talk about "the crawdad book," a.k.a. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, and more!

    1h 23m

  2. JAN 23

    Books of the 2000s

    Becky and Heather talk about the 2000s and books of the 2000s including Twilight (of course!) by Stephenie Meyer, Touch the Dark (the Cassie Palmer series) by Karen Chance, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom series) by Garth Nix.

    1h 44m

  3. 12/19/2025

    Books of the 1990s

    Becky and Jenny wax nostalgic about the 90s. Jakob is also there. We talk about: Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel;  The Perfume by Caroline Cooney;  Silent Scream by Diane Hoh;  The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R.L. Stine;  Frindle by Andrew Clements;  Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman;  and more! context for Jakob's Mitt Romney joke: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4I-SG8dK1AU

    1h 29m

  4. 10/23/2025

    Books of the 1980s

    Becky and Jo talk about books of the 1980s including: Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) by Tamora Pierce (and the rest of the Song of the Lioness Quartet), The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood, The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker, and picture books by Robert Munsch (Love You Forever, 1986; The Paper Bag Princess, 1980; Thomas's Snowsuit, 1985), Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express, 1985), David Wiesner (The Loathsome Dragon, 1987), Jan Brett (The Mitten, 1989), and Don and Audrey Wood (The Napping House, 1984; The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, 1984; King Bidgood's In the Bathtub, 1985).

    1h 14m

  5. 10/17/2025

    Cujo!

    Becky, Jennifer, Heather, and Jakob talk about Stephen King's classic novel "Cujo." Remember - don't have regrets, vaccinate your pets! Apologies for any poor sound quality in this one.

    1h 10m

  6. 09/20/2025

    Books of the 1970s

    Becky, Austin, and Heather talk about books of the 1970s including: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Norma Klein, Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me by Norma Klein, Taking Sides by Norma Klein, Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry, Sophie's Choice by William Styron, The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers, The Japanese Screen by Anne Mather, The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt, Love Story by Erich Segal, M.C. Higgins the Great by Virginia Hamilton, Dispatches by Michael Herr PLUS: 1974: A Personal History by Francine Prose, King of Kings by Scott Anderson, Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin, Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming, Joan Dideon, Rick Perlstein, and this article: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/childrens-literature-in-united-states

    1h 41m

  7. 08/21/2025

    Books of the 1960s

    Becky, Jo, and Holly talk about books of the 1960s including: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Young Unicorns by Madeline L'Engle, Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer and much more! Holly recommends: The Acid Queen by Susannah Cahalan, The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie, The Fire Is Upon Us by Nicholas Buccola, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

    1h 38m

  8. 07/31/2025

    Books of the 1950s

    Becky and Jakob talk about: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Eloise by Kay Thompson and more!

    1h 4m
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Your Shelf or Mine is the podcast of the Longview Public Library in Longview, Washington! We chat about library events, local happenings, books, pop culture, and more!

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  • Creator
    yourshelformine
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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