What’s the opposite of a book slump? We’re calling it a flare, and Gwen is on one. She and Frank have a flurry of adult book recommendations, from dystopian novels to innovative science fiction.

What happens when you tap the musical talents of NYPL’s librarians? Frank and Gwen get to relive their professional recording cameos with Sean Ferguson, manager of Chatham Square Library and a driving force behind the Library’s new album for kids.

Another crossover episode with our fine friends from ! Frank and Gwen join Craig and Andrew in Philadelphia to discuss the 1956 novel Peyton Place. Is it a classic? A soap opera? A groundbreaking statement about sexuality? Is it “ripe, hotly…

Frank and Gwen’s discussion with Dan Kois on Angels in America continues (an epic conversation in two parts!) Plus: a trip to The New York Public Library of Performing Arts in the Upper West Side. Doug Reside, Curator of the Billy Rose Theatre…

Dan Kois is a writer and editor for Slate. His recent book is called “The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America.” It’s a collection of oral histories, beautifully arranged by Kois and his co-author, Isaac Butler. Together they…

Frank dives into the dark and depraved world of noir, explains the basics of the genre and delivers a saucy read from one of his favorite books. Gwen does some detective work herself, taking us on her journey of a book rec that takes a dark turn of…

Frank and Gwen headed to Philadelphia and brought home the sights, sounds, and book recommendations of the Public Library Association’s 2018 conference. Plus, hard-hitting journalism: Is breakfast the most important meal of a librarian’s day? 

Gwen and Frank share books recs for bedtime—good reads for kids of all ages and one read that’s definitely for grown-ups only… Plus, if you’re at the Public Librarians Association Conference in Philadelphia (March 22nd-23rd) come find Frank and…

Frank and Gwen chat with New York Times Features Reporter, Steven Kurutz about his recent Literary Hub essay,  It’s part coming-of-age story, part love letter to his hometown library in Renovo, Pennsylvania. Plus: book rituals, a wild…