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Keep It Fictional Port Moody Public Library
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Keep It Fictional is a weekly podcast for book lovers, by book lovers. Build your TBR with Al, Corene, Emma, Fiona, Gabriel, Liz, Mark, Sadie, and Virginia from the Port Moody Public Library. Warning! This podcast contains strong opinions and may cause an increase in your library holds list.
Music by James Barth
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Back to 2023
Let's travel back in time to... 2023. What are some books we didn't get to that we finally read for today's show? Books mentioned on this episode: Homecoming by Kate Morton, Grave Expectations by Alice Bell, and Blackouts by Justin Torres.
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Pride Month 2024
Happy Pride Month everyone! Pick up a book by the many amazing 2SLGBTQIA+ authors in June (and all year around, of course). Books mentioned on this episode: The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag, Antiman by Rajiv Mohabir, Family Meal by Bryan Washington, and In the Form of a Question by Amy Schneider.
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Thank you for your book presents!
Is the best present for a book lover a book? In today's episode, Corene, Emma, Sadie, and Virginia read books gifted to them, and discussed what makes a perfect gift. Books mentioned: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, and Beyond the Curve by Kobo Abe, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter.
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The One Where Sadie Held Us Accountable
Our long-time listeners will be familiar with our "most anticipated upcoming releases" episodes, where we talk about books we are looking forward to reading. Sadie wonders, how many of these "most anticipated" books did her book friends actually end up reading? Well, at least one, since she is making us read one for today's episode. Books mentioned on this episode: The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence, HellSans by Ever Dundas, and The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams.
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Asian Heritage Month 2024
It's just three of us today, so in addition to telling you about the books we read for this Asian Heritage Month episode, we also sneak in a few bonus reading suggestions. Books mentioned on this show: The Lantern and the Night Moths edited and translated by Yilin Wang, Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
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Most Anticipated Reads May-August 2024 (Part 2)
Here are some more upcoming releases Corene, Emma, Sadie, and Virginia are looking forward to this season. Plus, find out what is the best book each of them has read so far this year. Books mentioned on this episode: Cicada Summer by Erica McKeen, Dark Wire by Joseph Cox, Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong, Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer by Faith Erin Hicks, Toward Eternity by Anton Hur, Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi, and The Novices of Lerna by Angel Bonomini and translated by Jordan Landsman.
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