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

This month, Kathleen, Kat, and James get a taste of Italy with Jhumpa Lahiri’s excellent collection of short fiction, Roman Stories. Join us as we celebrate the Library's Lit Lunch pick with a discussion about the unique strengths of short stories, connection and belonging, and a deeper dive on three of our hosts' favorite pieces from the collection.Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future.   To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

Kathleen, Kat, and James start the new season with a turbulent journey down the Mississippi River in Percival Everett’s excellent historical fiction novel, James. The group discusses the book’s clever use of language, the bizarre and harrowing situations our heroes find themselves in, and the challenges in retelling an American classic.Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future.   To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

Featured Titles:Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyThe Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda MontellClear by Carys DaviesEastbound by Maylis de KerangalLand of Milk and Honey by C Pam ZhangThe Bad Ones by Melissa AlbertExordia by Seth DickinsonRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David GrannThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreMasquerade by O.O. SangoyomiCode-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita MurgiaThe Bright Sword by Lev GrossmanSing Like Fish by Amorina Kingdon A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherHorror Movie by Paul Tremblay Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum Nicked by M.T. Anderson Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future. To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

Kathleen, Kat, and James come face to face with unexpected horrors and unfriendly in-laws in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s book Mexican Gothic. Join our hosts as they discuss the Gothic novel, the strangling grasp of the patriarchy, and the terror of the fungi kingdom. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future.   To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.