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    Lit Chat: May 2025 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 38:56


    Join Bonnie, Julianna, and Kimberly as they chat about their most recent reads! Join us in person on Thursday, May 8th at 1pm, to chat about your favorite reads. 

    Lit Chat: April 2025 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 40:27


    What have Bonnie and Kimberly been reading? Find out on this month's Lit Chat!  Are you a reader looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? Our book club adopts a "Reader's Choice" format each month, allowing you to explore and discuss whatever you're currently reading, be it manga, graphic novels, traditional books, or audiobooks. This flexible approach encourages a rich and spontaneous exploration of various genres and topics, enhancing our discussions and broadening our literary perspectives. Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 1 PM for engaging conversations about the books that have captivated us. This is a laid-back, no-pressure group perfect for all adult readers. Whether you've recently finished a book or haven't picked one up in a while, you're welcome to join us. Come share your thoughts or simply listen in and get inspired for your next read!

    Lit Chat: March 2025 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 51:00


    This month, Bonnie, Kimberly, and Julianna chat about their favorite reads for March.  After you listen, join them in person this Thursday, March 13 at 1pm to discuss your faves for this month.  Are you a reader looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? Our book club adopts a "Reader's Choice" format each month, allowing you to explore and discuss whatever you're currently reading, be it manga, graphic novels, traditional books, or audiobooks. This flexible approach encourages a rich and spontaneous exploration of various genres and topics, enhancing our discussions and broadening our literary perspectives. Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 1 PM for engaging conversations about the books that have captivated us. This is a laid-back, no-pressure group perfect for all adult readers. Whether you've recently finished a book or haven't picked one up in a while, you're welcome to join us. Come share your thoughts or simply listen in and get inspired for your next read!

    Lit Chat: February 2025 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 43:57


    Bonnie and Kimberly discuss their recent reads this month! Are you a reader looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? Our book club adopts a "Reader's Choice" format each month, allowing you to explore and discuss whatever you're currently reading, be it manga, graphic novels, traditional books, or audiobooks. This flexible approach encourages a rich and spontaneous exploration of various genres and topics, enhancing our discussions and broadening our literary perspectives. Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 1 PM for engaging conversations about the books that have captivated us. This is a laid-back, no-pressure group perfect for all adult readers. Whether you've recently finished a book or haven't picked one up in a while, you're welcome to join us. Come share your thoughts or simply listen in and get inspired for your next read!

    Lit Chat: January 2025 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 32:21


    Are you a reader looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? Our book club adopts a "Reader's Choice" format each month, allowing you to explore and discuss whatever you're currently reading, be it manga, graphic novels, traditional books, or audiobooks. This flexible approach encourages a rich and spontaneous exploration of various genres and topics, enhancing our discussions and broadening our literary perspectives. Join us on the second Thursday of each month at 1 PM for engaging conversations about the books that have captivated us. This is a laid-back, no-pressure group perfect for all adult readers. Whether you've recently finished a book or haven't picked one up in a while, you're welcome to join us. Come share your thoughts or simply listen in and get inspired for your next read!

    Lit Chat: December 2024 Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 21:54


    Are you a book lover looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? Join us every second Thursday of the month at 1 PM for engaging discussions about the books we have been diving into. This month we are discussing Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas.

    Lit Chat: November 2024 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 45:35


    Join Bonnie and Kimberly as they chat about their most recent reads! Are you a book lover looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? We alternate between individual and group-selected books, exploring a diverse mix of genres and topics. This approach enriches our discussions and broadens our literary perspectives. Join us every second Thursday of the month at 1 PM for engaging discussions about the books we have been diving into. This month is Reader's Choice, and next month will be Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas.

    Lit Chat October 2024: Gulf Coast Reads Night Will Find You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 21:43


    This month Bonnie and Kimberly discuss the Gulf Coast Reads book Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin Are you a book lover looking for a vibrant community to share your reading experiences with? We alternate between individual and group-selected books, exploring a diverse mix of genres and topics. This approach enriches our discussions and broadens our literary perspectives. Join us at the Atascocita Branch Library every second Thursday of the month at 1 PM for engaging discussions about the books we have been diving into. 

    Lit Chat September 2024: Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 30:23


    What are you reading this month? Bonnie and Kimberly chat about their favorite reads of the month. Join us in person on Thursday, September 12th at 1pm for Lit Chat and discuss what you have been reading this month. 

    Lit Chat August 2024: Swiss Family Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 29:12


    This month, Bonnie and Kim discuss the classic novel--Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. Join us in person on Thursday, August 8th at 1pm to chat about the book in person at the library. 

    Lit Chat: July 2024 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 30:40


    This month, Bonnie and Kimberly chat about their most recents reads! What have you been reading?

    Lit Chat June 2024: The House is on Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 28:45


    This month, Bonnie and Kimberly chat about The House Is On Fire by Rachel Beanland. What did you think of this book? What are your recent reads? 

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    Lit Chat: April 2024 The Wager and Recent Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 35:47


    This month, Bonnie tackles The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann. Then, Raul and Kimberly join her to talk about their recent reads. 

    Lit Chat: March 2024 Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 28:13


    Bonnie, Darla, and Raul chat about their recent reads! 

    Lit Chat: February 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 24:37


    Say goodbye to Paola (PJ) and hear about the latest Lit Chat read with PJ and Bonnie.

    Lit Chat January 2024: Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 39:23


    What are you reading this month? Bonnie and P.J. share their favorite reads this month. 

    Lit Chat November 2023: Reader's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 33:37


    Bonnie and P.J. chat about recent reads!

    Lit Chat: Gulf Coast Reads ”The Fisherman and the Dragon”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 28:27


    Bonnie and PJ discuss their thoughts on Gulf Coast Reads 2023 selection The Fisherman and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Thompson.     The book, subtitled "Fear, Greed, and A Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast," is "a gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster, a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman's relentless battle for environmental justice." Part true crime, part social history, and part environmental warning, The Fishermen and the Dragon is a page-turner that will keep you enthralled to the last sentence. Learn more about this year's  Gulf Coast Reads here. 

    Lit Chat: The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 34:02


    Bonnie and PJ share their thoughts on last month's group read, The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip and their own personal reads.  Join us at Atascocita Branch Library on September 14 at 1 pm for the group discussion.

    Lit Chat: Immortality, Fiddling with Fate, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 32:34


    PJ and Bonnie share their latest reads including Immortality by Dana Schwartz, Fiddling with Fate by Diane Kelly, Cloisters by Katy Hays, and more.  Join us at Atascocita Branch Library on July 13 at 1 pm for the group discussion.

    Lit Chat June 2023: Moment in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 28:01


    PJ and Bonnie debate the impulsiveness of the main characters in Suzanne Redfearn's Moment in Time.  Join us at Atascocita Branch Library on June 8 at 1 pm for the group discussion.

    B.O.L.T: Board of Library Teens Present Destress For the Test

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 18:50


    From comfort characters to study techniques, B.O.L.T: Board of Library Teens tackles ways teens can destress for the test!  B.O.L.T.: Board of Library Teens is the teen advisory board of the Atascocita Branch Library, a Harris County Public Library. BOLT, the podcast, was recorded, produced, and edited by members of the group.  Thanks to Darla Pruitt for sponsoring the group and Beth Krippel for her editing mentorship.  Original Music created by Otis McDonald and Dyalla. 

    Lit Chat: May 2023 Readers Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 39:46


    PJ and Bonnie discuss books they've read recently including Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.  Lit Chat meets in person as well, the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm at the Atascocita Branch Library. 

    Advanced Copy April 2023: Donate Life Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 37:01


    In honor of Donate Life Month, we'll highlight the importance of registering as an organ donor and the impact it can have on someone's life. We'll also share upcoming library programs and how they can enhance your reading experience. Staff talk about "What's My Read?", and you might discover your next favorite book. Tune in for a fun and informative episode!

    Lit Chat: The Forty Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 25:39


    Bonnie and PJ talk about the group read for April, The Forty Elephants by Erin Bledsoe.  Join Lit Chat in person on April 13 at 1 pm at the library.

    Lit Chat: The Hacienda, The Scorpion's Tail, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 40:44


    Bonnie and PJ share their latest reads including The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas and The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

    Advanced Copy March 2023: What's my read, programs and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 16:51


    The latest notes and news for Atascocita Branch Library including mystery read and what the library staff are reading. Media: The West Wing, Season 2, Episode "And It's Surely to Their Credit" Intro and Outro Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com  

    Lit Chat: The Familiars by Stacy Halls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 24:49


    On February 9, PJ and Bonnie discussed The Familiars by Stacy Halls.  Hear their different points of view of this fiction book with an historical setting of the Pendle Hill witch trials. 

    Advanced Copy February 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 12:31


    Brianna and Beth share "What's My Read?" Learn last episode's mystery book before hearing the opening to this month's.  Can you guess the mystery book?   Intro and Outro Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: House-Flipper Mysteries, The Hunting Party, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 33:06


    Mysteries abound in this episode.  Bonnie shares her reads with PJ and you! House-Flipper Mysteries by Diane Kelly The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

    Atascocita Library Advanced Copy: Programs, Book Recommendations, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 25:33


    Welcome to 2023!  Great programs are happening this January.  This episode sees the return of the mystery book quotes and the introduction of a new segment called "What's My Read?" Books Mentioned: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas The Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas  

    Lit Chat: Readers Choice December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 28:01


    History learned through body parts?  PJ talks about A history of the world through body parts : the stories behind the organs, appendages, digits, and the like attached to (or detached from) famous bodies by Kathryn Petras.    Bonnie shares both a festive read and a grim one: The twelve topsy-turvy, very messy days of Christmas by Ted Safran and James Patterson; The investigator; Letty Davenport novel by John Sandford.

    Advanced Copy: 2023 Predictions, World Cup, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 42:10


    Staff made their predictions for 2022 -- how did they do?  They're thinking about 2023 now, and PJ shares the latest excitement from the World Cup!

    Lit Chat: Readers Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 34:05


    It's Reader's Choice month!  PJ and Bonnie discuss some of their latest reads -- and what happens to good books when they are turned into movies.   Books: The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper Books by Clive Cussler or written by other authors with his characters  

    Advanced Copy: Family Stories and Gift Worthy Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 32:23


    PJ and Daniel have some gift giving ideas for the readers you know.  It's also National Family Stories month!  Family is how you define it, and throughout human civilization, connections are built on the stories we share.   Gift Books Recommended: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy We don't eat our classmates! and We Will Rock our Classmates by Ryan Higgins  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein Still Life by Louis Penny The Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian Six Frigates by Ian toll Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum by Richard Fortey Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic No Judgements by Meg Cabot Cinder by Marissa Meyer One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

    Lit Chat: Lone Stars by Justin Deabler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 28:26


    It's Gulf Coast Reads time!  PJ and Bonnie discuss this year's pick Lone Stars by Justin Deabler. 

    Advanced Copy: Music's impact on story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 31:11


    Darla, Janell, and Beth talk about how music in film impacts storytelling.  From John Williams and Robert Lopez to Joe Hisaishi and Yoko Kanno, composers elevate story through melody.      Intro and Outro Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 23:39


    Daniel joins PJ and Bonnie to talk about fantastically dark historical work The Dark Queens: the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world by Shelley Puhak.  

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    Advanced Copy: Pirates, ahoy! International Talk Like a Pirate Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 26:04


    Pirates, ahoy!  Daniel, PJ, and Beth talk about pirates: historical, fictional, and where that stereotypical pirate sound originated.  Also, the latest news from the library.  Clips: Robert Newton, Long John Silver, Treasure Island Eat Sleep Dream English, "Learn Hagrid's British Accent", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vml4OsCMxS0 Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: Library Settings and History by the book

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 33:12


    It's Reader's Choice, so Bonnie and PJ shared their reads for the month.  Like a good mystery that ties in to a library?  Or maybe history is more your style, fiction or non-fiction.  Let's listen in on the reviews.   The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill Forget the Alamo: the rise and fall of an American myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford

    Advanced Copy: School Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 31:50


    Many in our community are heading back to school!  Darla and PJ recall some of their childhood school memories.   Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: Frontier grit by Marianne Monson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 20:57


    Bonnie and PJ consider whether they would have had "frontier grit" after reading the book Frontier grit : the unlikely true stories of daring pioneer women by Marianne Monson. This book is a series of historical vignettes on the lives of women on frontiers. Lit Chat meets in person on the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm.  

    Advanced Copy: What is NASCAR?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 36:36


    Daytona, Talladega...do you know your NASCAR?  Bonnie shares about unique tracks and the cost of racing in NASCAR.  Plus news on construction and some upcoming programs at the Atascocita Branch Library.    Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat June 2022: Blind Tiger, The Impossible Imposter, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 31:08


    PJ and Bonnie have a lot of reading to share.  They discuss Anatomy: a love story by Dana Schwartz, Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown, The Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn, and The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata.  Meet in person for Lit Chat the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm at Atascocita Branch Library. 

    Advanced Copy: Summer Reading, Flower Garden Banks, AAPIH Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 45:06


    Daniel visits with Director of Education from Flower Garden Banks National Marine Reserve.  Darla, PJ, and Beth talk  Summer Reading Program, and Janell shares with us her Asian American Pacific Island Heritage Month reads.  It's a packed podcast!   Resources: https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ Summer Reading Program Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com  

    Lit Chat May 2022: The Witch's Heart, Utopia Avenue, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 42:26


    This month is Reader's Choice for Lit Chat.  PJ and Bonnie share their reads over the last few weeks, though they both took turns in historical fiction -- or history that turned out to be false!  You can also join PJ and Bonnie for Lit Chat in person on the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm. Books: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong by James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

    Lit Chat: How They Croaked

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 22:48


    PJ and Bonnie share the journey through historical deaths in How They Croaked: the awful ends of the awfully famous by Georgia Bragg.  A touch grim, a little gory, they learned all about the falls of glory.

    Advanced Copy - Emergency Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 33:17


    Join Darla and Daniel as they help you prepare for Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday, April 23-25.  April 14 is also Purple Up day in support of the Military Child.  Learn more about what's going on at the library, including the temporary closure from April 11-24.   Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: Reader's Choice March 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 37:12


    It's reader's choice!  PJ and Bonnie share their latest reads.  Lit Chat is also in person at the Atascocita Branch Library on the second Tuesday of each month at 1 pm.  For April, it is a group read: How They Croaked: the awful ends of the awfully famous by Georgia Bragg.

    Advanced Copy: Women's History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 33:35


    Join Darla and PJ as they talk about a few famous women in history.  Along the way we'll share information about the Audie Awards and upcoming programs.  It's time for your Atascocita Library Advanced Copy! Resources: Audie Awards 2022 Finalists (audiopub.org) Women's History Month Music: Storybook by Scott Holmes; scottholmesmusic.com

    Lit Chat: Readers Choice February 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 39:44


    PJ and Bonnie discuss books they've read recently including The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O'Sullivan and Buddy: how a rooster made me a family man by Brian McGrory.  Lit Chat meets in person as well, the second Tuesday of each month at 1 pm at the Atascocita Branch Library. 

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