The Books We Loved

Today the gals chat about a podcast favorite, Ann Patchett, and her newest novel: Whistler. 

A couple readalikes Olivia shared:

Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

Anything by Liane Moriarty

The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett

Today the ladies make recommendations based on two patron requests. Titles discussed are below:

Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel

Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro 

This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin

Circe, Madeline Miller

Babel, R.F. Kuang

Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson

A Rover’s Story, Jasmine Warga

Anything by Gordon Korman 

The Second Life of Snap, Erin Entrada Kelly

When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead

Pax, Sara Pennypacker

Stranded, Probst

Mob Squad, Dawson

City of Ember series, DuPrau

Hatchet, Paulsen

The Last Kids on Earth series, Brallier

Anything by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Today the ladies take on C.S. Lewis' beloved 1950 classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as part of their Summer Book Club series.

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Today the ladies share a few titles of books they've recently read, or are currently enjoying. Titles included:

James, Everett
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping, Mandanna
Here Lies the Librarian, Peck
Villa Coco, Greer
Adult Braces: driving myself sane, West
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About: a memoir, Klee
Go Gentle, Semple

Today Olivia and Manda are joined by Cassie, for a trip to the past, as the ladies discuss Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved, Little House on the Prairie series.  

SOURCES:

Various PBS articles

The Pioneer Girl Art Project, South Dakota Historical Society Press

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum website

A Kids Britannica biography

"The Little House Books: a historical slap upside the head," article from the blog, "A Bestiary of Books: Odds and Interesting Children’s Novels, 1900 – 1975”

Several Minnesota Public Radio articles

https://pioneergirlproject.org/2023/08/30/helen-sewell-the-first-little-house-illustrator/

https://lauraingallswilderhome.com/

"Where the Wilder Things are: the Laura Ingalls Wilder roadtrip