Check Us Out Montclair Public Library
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Check Us Out covers books and all things library.
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May 2021 - Hiatus
A message from our director, Peter Coyl, about our podcast going on hiatus.
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May 2021 - Book Talk Discussion
This month's episode is from an Instagram Live session where Adrienne, Ken, and Kiersten discuss books they loved and ones they did not!
Books discussed:
Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Standing at the Scratchlines by Guy Johnson
Echoes of a Distant Summer by Guy Johnson -
March 2021 - Author Valerie Wilson Wesley
This month Selwa interviews local author Valerie Wilson Wesley on her recent book, "A Glimmer of Death."
Books discussed:
A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley
The Tamara Hayle mystery series by Valerie Wilson Wesley
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson -
Feb 2021 - African American History Month, Award Winning Recommendations, Author Gabrielle Glaser
Maurice highlights African American History Month, career development, and leisure programs. Molly talks about four Open Book/Open Mind events as well as a few more. Kiersten shares fiction titles that won Youth Media Awards in 2021 that are available digitally or physically in our collection. Ken shares new February adult fiction titles. Adrienne explores the beginning of There There by Tommy Orange. Ariel interviews local author Gabrielle Glaser on her new book, "American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption."
Books Discussed:
A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Blood Grove by Walter Mosley
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibrim X. Kindi
Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story, by Daniel Nayeri
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
We Are Not Free by Tracy Chee
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come,” by Mildred D. Taylor
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
This is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
This Light Between Us, by Andrew Fukuda
They Went Left by Monica Hesse
X: A Novel, by Kekla Magoon, co-written by Ilyasah Shabazz
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon -
Jan 2021 - Adult School Winter Classes Begin, Exciting New Adult Novels, Author Jessica Henry
In the January edition of Check Us Out: Molly discusses upcoming business and author programs in January and February as well as Creativebug. Maurice talks about the Winter classes beginning Tuesday January 19. Ken gets excited about this month's new adult releases. Kiersten promotes new YA releases all available as either Ebooks or Eaudio. Adrienne dives deep into "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents". Selwa interviews local author Jessica Henry, author of "Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened."
Books discussed:
The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion
A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
The Fall of America Journals by Allen Ginsberg
That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry
The Cousins by Karen McManus
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne
Admission by Julie Buxbaum
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson -
Dec 2020 - Open Book/Open Mind, New Crime and Memoir Books, Author Harvey Araton
In the December edition of Check Us Out: Maurice talks about 3 upcoming December programs, Molly shares information about an essential oils program and Open Book/Open Mind, Ken is excited about new crime and memoir adult books, Kiersten discusses recent young adult releases, Adrienne dives into "The Book of Night Women," and Alex interviews local author, Harvey Araton, on his new book, “Our Last Season: A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship.”
Books Discussed:
We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
The Searcher by Tana French
No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox
This Is Not My Memoir by Andre Gregory
Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein
Love and Olives by Jenna Evans Welch.