A Readers’ Advisory Podcast about becoming better library staff by reading books we hate!
Every month we read books from a new, randomly picked genre; then on the podcast we discuss our reading choices, experiences, opinions, appeal factors, and other related topics as friends and library workers.
This episode we take on books about Spies and Espionage, which meant extra painful reading for Anna. We tackle topics like how to pronounce John Le Carré’s name, if the Cold War is necessary for the spy-espionage genre, how to use Novelist to…
Our “genre” this month (Zines!) is one that is close to our hearts. We discuss our extensive and not so extensive backgrounds in zine reading and creation, what distinguishes zines from other self-publishing efforts, how Matthew is a big cheater,…
Our genre this month (Religious Fiction) demands we take a look at what makes a book count as “religious fiction” (instead of just fiction about religion). Plus in our one hour and 48 minute episode, Meghan reads too many books (as…
In this episode we discuss Space Opera and all the endless tangents. This is a LONG conversation (we almost split it in two, but we’re trying to catch up episodes to our current reading topic). We talk about losing our solid footing on genre…
In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Aboriginal, Indigenous, and First Nations Books.  This episode we’re looking at another thematic…
In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Christmas and Holiday Reads.  It’s Christmas in July as we talk about library displays, book stickers, the…
In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Cozy Mysteries.  Listen to your hosts Anna Ferri, Meghan Whyte, Matthew Murray, and Amanda Wanner discuss…
In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Books in Translation.  Listen to your hosts Anna Ferri, Meghan Whyte, Matthew Murray, and Jorge Cardenas…
In our ongoing quest to become better librarians by reading every genre (regardless of our actual interest) we tackle Religion (non-fiction).  Listen to your hosts Anna Ferri, Meghan Whyte, and Matthew Murray discuss how/whether…
RSS
Deezer
Radio Public