The Books We Loved

Today the ladies discuss the much loved children's classic, Anne of Green Gables and it's author, L.M. Montgomery.

RESOURCES:

April/May 2023 – Vanessa Braganza, Historian, Harvard University, “The Author of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Lived a Far Less Charmed Life Than Her Beloved Heroine”

M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island website

Today the ladies chat books turned into movies and streaming shows that have come out in the past year (or so). Titles discussed:

Margo's Got Money Troubles, Rufi Thorpe

The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood

Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

East of Eden, Steinbeck

The Marlow Murder Club, Robert Thorogood

The Dog Stars, Heller

Every Summer After (show: Every Year After), Carley Fortune 

Vladimir, Julia May Jones

Sense & Sensibility, (the Winslet/Thompson movie), Jane Austen

Remain, Shyamalan and Sparks

This week, as the gals recoup from summer, we'll go back to the beginning. Enjoy episode 1 (again), as the ladies discuss, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Today the ladies share their recent reads, which cover a broad (and bizarre?) expanse of topics. 

Books discussed:

Dinner with King Tut: how rogue archaeologists are recreating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations, Kean

Into the Blue, Brodie

Let’s Make Bread: a comic book cookbook, Becan & Forkish

Lucy Knisley graphic novels

Sunlight Finds You, Moriarty

The Briar Club, Quinn

Butt or Face? (series), Lavalle

My Family and Other Animals, Durell

Podcast mentioned:
The Good Hang with Amy Poehler (with Anne Lamott)

It's pretty much what you'd expect! In this bonus episode, four TPL librarians review the life and legacy of the Queen of Country, our Lady of Literacy, the Chieftess of Charitable Giving, our beloved Dolly Parton.