BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Adventurous Readers Across All Genres

Featured Titles:

Born in Flames by Bench Ansfield

Neptune's Fortune by Julian Sancton

Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung

Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

Go Gentle by Maria Semple  

The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden  

Five Weeks in the Country by Francine Prose  

Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby  

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

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Kathleen and James fall into the supernatural world in George Saunders’s surreal book, Vigil. Join our hosts for a discussion on the author's vision of the afterlife, philosophy, and the expert use of humor throughout the book. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us
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Kathleen and James talk about what they learned from the nonfiction book selection of the season, Everything is Tuberculosis, by John Green. The hosts discuss the surprising impact of tuberculosis on society, the difficulties and advances made in treating a disease that has been with us from antiquity, and how author John Green is able to make such a challenging topic approachable. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us
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This month, Kathleen and James look at a troubling vision of the near future in Laila Lalami's riveting book, The Dream Hotel. Join our hosts for a discussion on technology, surveillance, and the challenges of writing speculative fiction. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us
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Kathleen and James step into a reimagining of the 1930s Dust Bowl in Karen Russell's genre-bending novel The Antidote. The hosts discuss the book's magical realism, its incredible use of language, and its argument for how history can be more deeply connected than one might expect. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us
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