Booked Solid

Mun Mun

S1: E2 Mun Mun

Join teen librarians Kathleen & Sam as they discuss Jesse Andrews's Mun Mun.

Sadie

S1: E4 Sadie

Murder. Trauma. Souffle. Abandoning Democracy. Join teen librarians Kathleen & Sam as they discuss Courney Summer's Sadie

Nothing

S1: E5 Nothing

Existentialism. Measured trauma and violence. One-ups-manship. We will burn the tape and keep the ashes.

With the Fire on High

S1: E6 With the Fire on High

Kathleen and Sam are back to talk about Elizabeth Acevedo's recent book. Quiet YA and "This is why we can't read nice things."

Magic Lessons

S2: E1 Magic Lessons

Our podcast glows up and embraces young adults, new adults, and the forever young adult at heart. Listen in as we discuss Alice Hoffman's latest installment--a prequel in the Owen's family of powerful witches.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

S2: E2 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

"Don't believe the hype, it's a prequel." Kathleen and Sam revisit Panem during the pandemic. How did the Hunger Games prequel hold up? Did we grow up too much to go back?

Beartown

S2: E3 Beartown

S2: E3 A tiny town with super-sized hockey. A master of character study is the best cocktail party wingman. Speaking out and the fall out. Books in translation.

Dread Nation

S2: E4 Dread Nation

Sam embraces a sequel and Kathleen ponders the Zombie Adjacent in a satirical alternate history of the Civil War. Let's get pumped for One Author New Canaan--Jacqueline Woodson!

Another Brooklyn

S2: E5 Another Brooklyn

Celebrating our One Author New Canaan visit by Jacqueline Woodson by embracing her unique voice in poetic prose. Kathleen and Sam consider unreliable memory and discomfort reads, upcoming poetry month and summer books.

The House on the Cerulean Sea

S2: E6 The House on the Cerulean Sea

Sam & Kathleen wrap up the season with great ideas for summer reads and ponder humanity, philosophy, and veganism while grappling with an endearing, warm fuzzy fantasy read.