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Episode 118: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 8/27     Amie shares 4 great books she found on Jamie and Robs Goodreads' lists that are 5 star reads!

Happy August Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy! Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 43: Our deep dive into Stephen King novels with Jamie and Rob Stone

Episode 116: Friday Four from the Circ Desk      Taryn and Tami share 4 more great reads in celebration of Native Americans

Happy August Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy! Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 44 - A Celebration of Native American Heritage Month

Happy August Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy! Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 38 - Our interview with author Ben Rogers!

Episode 112: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 8/6           Episode 112: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 8/6 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Tami is a HUGE fan of audiobooks and is always listening to one on her Libby app. She also manages her Libby audiobook holds so that she always has one ready as soon as she finishes her current listen. It's easy with Libby - you can swap turns with the person behind you in line and not lose your place, or, you can suspend it for several weeks - so easy! Tami's Recommendations Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (This is part of her series The Hate U Give and gives the backstory about her dad Maverick). The Push by Ashley Audrain At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

Happy August Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy!   Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 39 - Audiobooks

Episode 110: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/30           Episode 110: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/30 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Taryn gives you four excellent books about women by women for this weeks' Friday Four. All four are non-fiction titles sure to entertain you! Taryn's Recommendations Maiden Voyages: Women and the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel by Sian Evans The Women's History of the Modern World: How Radicals, Reels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years by Rosalind Miles New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story by Winifred Gallagher The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women by Nancy Marie Brown

Happy July Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy! Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 61 - Our Romance Episode with Taryn where she teaches us SO MUCH about the Romance genre!

Episode 106: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/16           Episode 106: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/16 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   This week we re-released Episode 53, our conversation with Debi Stears, Collection Development Manager with the Washoe County Library System, so for your Friday Four, we are sharing four great books we've listened to or read on our Libby App. Jamie's Recommendations Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Troubles in Paradise (Book #3) by Elin Hilderbrand     Tami's Recommendation Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Happy July Listeners! We're taking every Tuesday off for July and August and re-releasing 8 of our favorite Episodes for you to enjoy! Click the button below to head to the Show Notes for Episode 53 - Our interview with Debi Stears, Collection Development Manager with the Washoe County Library System.

Episode 104: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/9                 Episode 104: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/9 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   This week on our Tuesday episode we re-released our wonderful interview with Nevada author, Willy Vlautin. What a terrific writer he is and we were so appreciative of his generosity of spirit and his time. For this weeks Friday four, we are celebrating three more Nevada authors: Ellen Hopkins, Robert Laxalt, and Terri Farley. Additionally, we are sharing Battleborn: Stories by Claire Vaye Watkins. Tami's Recommendations Crank (book 1 of Crank) by Ellen Hopkins Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them by Terri Farley   Amie's Recommendation Battleborn: Stories by Claire Vaye Watkins   Books Mentioned Glass (Book 2 of Crank) by Ellen Hopkins Fallout (Book 3 of Crank) by Ellen Hopkins Don't Skip Out On Me by Willy Vlautin Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

Episode 077: Interview with author Willy Vlautin The Motel Life Northline Lean on Pete The Free Don't Skip Out On Me *** The Night Always Comes *** (Latest)       Episode 077: Interview with Willy Vlautin Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   We'd like to thank Willy Vlautin for taking time to talk to us. It's VERY exciting for these Reno High Grads to talk with such an amazing author and musician! All of the links for Willy's books go to his website to purchase (and have them personally signed by the author too) directly from him - music too! Check his website out at WillyVlautin.com for more merchandise too! We were all so excited to speak with Willy that we all picked books to read, not just his newest title. The rundown of what we individually read looked like this: Tami Read - Don't Skip Out on Me (Tami has The Night Always Comes, The Motel Life, and Lean On Pete on her TBR line up!) Rob Read - The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, The Free, and The Night Always Comes (5 of the 6). Don't Skip Out On Me is now on Rob's TBR! Jamie Read - The Motel Life & Lean on Pete (Next up for Jamie is Don't Skip Out On Me) Amie Read - The Motel Life & Lean on Pete (Next up for Amie is Don't Skip Out On Me) Willy's Favorite Authors John Steinbeck Raymond Carver Robert Laxalt Walter Van Tilburg Clark William Kennedy Books Mentioned The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt Ironweed by William Kennedy Sites Mentioned Sundance Books and Music Willy's Music Richmond Fontaine The Delines   Music Influences Punk Rock  The Replacements Hüskür Do X Country Music   What did you Read during the Pandemic? Shoshone Mike by Frank Burgon Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain The Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin   What are you currently reading and writing? He's blurbing books currently! Jess Walters Books There are two books in the works - stay tuned! One is about a painter in St John's, Oregon and the second is about a musician, set in Reno, that ends up in Tonopah. Movie Mentioned Paris, Texas 1984 movie - available to rent on Amazon Prime Video     Show Notes for the Extra Interview on Patreon (Free) Click here to go to Patreon   All time Favorite Authors and Their Books John Steinbeck Ironweed by William Kennedy Fat City by Leonard Gardner Flannery O'Connor Barry Gifford Lucia Berlin Noir Authors Jim Thompson David Goodis Charles Willaford Western Author James Welch Willy's Favorite Steinbeck Novels Canary Row Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men The Long Valley The Wayward Bus Tortilla Flat Other Books Mentioned Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Kestral for a Knave by Barry Hines University of Nevada Press  Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage by Susan Shillinglaw   Willy is a book purchaser over visiting the library but uses the Libby app and listens to numerous audiobooks If the world is ending Willy would take his first edition, signed, edition of Ironweed by William Kennedy

Episode 102: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/2   Tami and Amie each share their next two books on their TBR.             Episode 102: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 7/2 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   This Friday we're looking ahead to the next four books on our TBR lists. Enjoy these! Tami's Recommendations Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian The Premonition by Michael Lewis   Amie's Recommendations The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne Redeployment Phil Klay   Books Mentioned Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis Acceleration Hours: Stories by Jesse Goolsby

Episode 100: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/25           Episode 100: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/25 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf       Listener's it's our 100th episode!! And we have all of you to thank for our continued success! We love creating content for you and sharing wonderful book ideas you won't hear about anywhere else - because we aren't just interested in the newest book on the block! Email us at Tami@biggestlittlelibrary.net or Amie@biggestlittlelibrary.net with show ideas or books you'd love to see highlighted on the show! And now, here are your Friday Four nonfiction recommendations! Amie's Recommendations The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene Brat: An 80s Story by Andrew McCarthy   Tami's Recommendation The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell   Jamie's Recommendation How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith   Media / Movies Mentioned My Love on Netflix The Office on Peacock 12 Years A Slave Book and Movie Pretty in Pink - 80s movie St. Almo's Fire - 80s movie   Goodreads - a bookish website

Episode 099: Nonfiction Books   Running With Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero by Christopher McDougall How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor           Episode 099: Nonfiction Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Today's episode contains 3 Nonfiction titles that Amie, Jamie and Tami have been reading and that we found really interesting - and hope you will too!   Books Mentioned Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Websites for more about AIDS Act Up - The AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power  How to Survive A Plague Website   Meditation Benefits  Article: 5 Science-Backed Reasons Mindful Meditation Is Good For Your Health by Jill Suttie, October 29, 2018 from Mindful.org Article: 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation by Written by Matthew Thorpe, MD, PhD and Rachael Link, MS, RD — Medically reviewed by Marney A. White, PhD, MS — Updated on October 27, 2020 (From Healthline.com   Media Mentioned Halston on Netflix How to Survive a Plague Documentary - available on Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Apple TV

Episode 098: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/18           Episode 098: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/18 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Jamie's Recommendation Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time by Carol J. Adams and Virginia Messina    Taryn's Recommendations The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart Peppers of the Americas by Maricel E. Pressilla   Tami's Recommendation Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat   Books Mentioned How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price Tiki Cocktails: Modern Tropical Cocktails by Shannon Mustipher Smugglers Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate   Media Mentioned The Booksellers on Netflix Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix   Sites Mentioned Moe's Books in Berkeley Chez Panisse in Berkeley  Kitchen Arts and Letters in New York City  (bookstore) Strand Books in New York City (bookstore)

Episode 097: Cookbooks           Episode 097: Cookbooks! Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   This week we did a deep dive into cookbooks - the history of them, the different types available, and our favorites. This is a great episode for foodies - and those of you that want to be foodies! Guaranteed to make you want to look up and cook a new recipe!   Jamie's Cookbook Picks Thug Kitchen 101 (Vegetarian) by Thug Kitchen Beard on Bread by James Beard Forks over Knives - The Cookbook: Over 300 Simple and Delicious Plant-Based Recipes to Help You Lose Weight, Be Healthier, and Feel Better Every Day (Vegetarian) by Del Sroufe The Sprinkles Baking Book: 100 Secret Recipes from Candace's Kitchen by Candace Nelson   Taryn's Cookbook Picks Taryn looks for Cookbooks that are about Food History and Food Culture The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Chef Sean Sherman   Tami's Cookbook Picks Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook by Better Homes and Gardens  Cookie Cookbook by Favorite Recipes Press Gluten Free on a Shoestring by Nicole Hunn   Amie's Cookbook Picks Magnolia Table by Chip and Joanna Gaines Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food Love from an American Midwest Family by Kathleen Flinn   Books Mentioned Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook - (First cookbook with level measurements) by Fannie Merritt Farmer Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook by Better Homes and Gardens  Betty Crocker Cookbook by Betty Crocker Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer The Frugal Gourmet by Jeff Smith Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen The Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Merritt Farmer Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip with Recipes! by Guy Fieri Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids by Rachael Ray  Joy of Cooking - Bridal Edition Gluten Free on a Shoestring - Classic Snacks by Nicole Hunn   Media Mentioned The Booksellers - On Amazon Prime Spotlight - On Amazon Prime The Great British Baking Show - Netflix Forks Over Knives Documentary   Sites to Visit James Beard Foundation website

Episode 096: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/11     Amie, Jamie and Tami bring you four more great books to movie adaptations!           Episode 096: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/11 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   This week Amie, Jamie, and Tami bring you four more great ‘books to movie' adaptations! Jamie's Recommendations Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote The Martian by Andy Weir   Tami's Recommendation The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare   Amie's Recommendation World War Z by Max Brooks   Books Mentioned In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Artemis by Andy Weir Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

Episode 095: Books adapted into Movies Tami - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Jamie - Into the Wild by John Krakauer Amie - I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson           Episode 095: Books Adapted into Movies Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Today we're exploring books made into movies. Do you like books made into movies? Are you a ‘read the book first' kind of person and then go see the movie, or are you a ‘see the movie first' kind of person and then read the book? We talk all about these dilemma's on the show today and talk about 3 books we loved AND loved the movies too! What Are We Watching? Tami - Wanda Vision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ Jamie - 30 Rock  Amie - My Love on Netflix   Books Mentioned Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore  The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Me by Elton John Into the Wild by John Krakauer The Wild Truth: A Memoir by Carine McCandless Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald  I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson  How Hard Can It Be by Allison Pearson   Movies / Media Mentioned The Crown on Netflix To Kill A Mockingbird  I Am Number Four Secret Life of Bees  The Power of One Rocketman Bohemian Rhapsody  Into the Wild  Crazy Rich Asians The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann version) Ray Bradbury from NEA Big Read - Where he talks about readers being librarian. Hans Rosling's Ted Talk - New Insights on Poverty Click HERE to visit Dollar Street website

Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ desk - 6/4   We’ve got four great books where location is central to the story - 2 fiction, 2 nonfiction.           Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 6/4 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   In today’s episode, Tami, Amie and Jamie bring you four more titles with strong ‘locations’. Amie’s Recommendations A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle French Lessons by Ellen Sussman   Jamie’s Recommendation Into Thin Air by Jon Kradauer (Jamie recommends looking for the illustrated edition)   Tami’s Recommendation Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler Interested in more about climbing Mt. Everest? Here are two articles of interest: The Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest by Christopher Rand - The New Yorker, June 5, 1954 Want to Climb Mt. Everest? Here’s What you Need to Know by Freddie Wilkinson - National Geographic, January 22, 2019 A quick video that address the long lines to summit Mt. Everest Friends, I’d (Tami) like to share some information with you regarding a wonderful organization that helps support the communities working on Mt. Everest. A dear friend of mine from college works year round fundraising to supply the Sherpa community with much needed resources. Below is information about this organization, and if you are so moved, a link to donate. Thank you! The Apa Sherpa Foundation (linked to website) APA SHERPA FOUNDATION’S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF APA SHERPA IN OVERCOMING ADVERSITY. Apa Sherpa, Tiger of the Himalaya, was born in poverty and rose to become the greatest climber in the history of Mount Everest. Apa struggled greatly to obtain a modest education in his youth. In his pursuit of education, he worked diligently to provide for his family amidst difficult economic circumstances and today endeavors to provide the opportunities he never had to the next generation. The Apa Sherpa Foundation seeks to build on Apa’s legacy by laying the foundations of strength, starting with where they live in Apa’s home village in Thame, Nepal, and then outwards from there. With education and experience, individuals go on to lead strong families, communities and ultimately, nations. The Apa Sherpa Foundation embraces all methods, projects and groups working toward this goal. TO DONATE: CLICK HERE

Episode 093: Books with a strong sense of location / place.     Jamie and Tami share two pic’s with you - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson           Episode 093: Books with great Locations Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Today’s episode is about two books, one fiction and one nonfiction, that have great locations! Jamie read The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai set in Chicago and Paris. Tami listened to In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson. We think you’ll love our talk these two books!   What are we watching?  Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing - streaming  The Professor and the Madman on  Netflix Fleabag on Prime Dallas Housewives on Peacock    Chicago Sites Mentioned Chicago Bean  Wrigleyville Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art  John Hancock Tower Paris Sites Mentioned Bridge of Locks   Australian Sites Mentioned Uluru  Bondi Beach Australian Lifeguards - World Famous Chicago Bean Wrigleyville Chicago Museum of COnt 875 N. Michigan Ave - formerly The John Hancock Building Locks on the Pont des Arts Bridge - removed in 2015 due to excess weight stressing the bridge. Uluru, Australia Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia Books Mentioned Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 years Away by Bill Bryson The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson Lonely Planet Travel Guides  Fodor’s Travel Guides   Media Mentioned A Walk in the Woods Movie

Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 4/28           Episode 094: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 4/28 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Today we’re sharing four additional books by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We love her storytelling and have read three of the four highlighted today. These books are so engrossing you might even finish one of them in a day - just like Jamie did with two of them! Tami's Recommendations The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Amie's Recommendation Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Jamie's Recommendation After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Books Mentioned The 7-1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid (This is actually a short story)   Media Mentioned Castaway with Tom Hanks

Episode 091: Round Table Discussion of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - publishing June 1           Episode 091: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   Amie, Jamie, and Tami were so excited to get Advanced Reader Copies of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new book Malibu Rising we decided to devote one entire episode to our thoughts about this gem of a book! How did Malibu get its name? Malibu is named for the Ventureño Chumash settlement of Humaliwo, which translates to "The Surf Sounds Loudly." This pre-colonial village was situated next to Malibu Lagoon and is now part of the State Park. Left: Image of just one of Malibu’s many fires. Urban fires have been on the rise over the last several years. Here’s a great article from The Guardian (September 2020)about fighting wildfires that are increasingly close to cities. Wildfires are Striking Closer and Closer to Cities: We Know How This Will End by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano Here’s a great article from The New Yorker (November 2018) called A Surfer’s Perspective On Malibu in Flames by Jamie Brisick Left: Tami mentioned that the Mick Riva character reminded her of Dean Martin (second from left) from the Rat Pack. Here’s an image taken at the Cal-Neva Lake Tahoe during the height of their popularity. Great friends - left to right: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Right: We briefly discussed what makes a book historical fiction vs. general fiction. Here is a thought provoking article about that topic. From Celadon Books: Bringing the Past to Life has endless appeal to readers of all genres By Jessica Duke. Books Mentioned The Most Fun We Every Had by Claire Lombardo The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

Episode 090: The Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 5/21           Episode 090: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 5/21 Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   We all enjoyed putting the summer reading guide together for you - our wonderful listeners! We decided to share four more titles with you today on the Friday Four! Amie, Jamie, Taryn, and Tami each shared another book from our guide that we can’t wait to read next! Amie's Recommendation London's No.1 Dog Walking Agency: A Memoir by Kate MacDougall - available July 6   Jamie's Recommendation The Reading List by Sarah Nisha Adams - available August 3   Taryn's Recommendation The Hellion's Waltz (Feminine Pursuits Series Book 3) by Olivia Waite - available June 15   Tami's Recommendation  Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie - available June 22   Books Mentioned To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee A Ladies Guide to Celestial Mechanics (Feminine Pursuits Series Book 1) by Olivia Waite   Sites Mentioned The British Library in London   Media Mentioned The Bridgertons on Netfilx 

Episode 089: Summer Release Guide - Special Episode!           Episode 089: Summer Release Guide - Special Episode Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   We are so excited to share our Summer New Release Reading Guide with you! We’ve been scouring Kirkus Reviews, Blog Posts, and NetGalley looking for books we think you’ll love this summer. Our episode today is about the guide and Amie, Jamie, Tami, and Taryn all share one book they read and loved. (Listen to our Friday Four this week for four more titles from the guide that we are super excited to read this summer!) 4 Picks from the Summer Reading: Tami - What's Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh - available June 22 Taryn - Unwell Women:  Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn - available June 8 Jamie - Did I Say You Could Go by Melanie Gideon - available August 3 Amie - Above and Beyond: Secrets of a Private Flight Attendant by Saskia Swann, Nicola Stow - available June 3   Books Mentioned  A Stolen Life by Jaycee Lee Dugard  Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Design for Men by Caroline Creado Perez The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price   Media Mentioned Ozarks on Netflix The Social Dilemma on Netflix 

Episode 087: Book Bag - two books we recently read from our TBR pile!   Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series)   Join our patreon site for extra fun stuff and gain access to the podcast early.            Episode 087: Book Bag Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   It was really fun to relax and just talk about two books we recently read - kind of from our TBR pile but definitely books that just crossed our paths and got our attention! Amie and her husband had a drive ahead of them so they listened to Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Tami heard about a great British historical mystery from ‘Book Pages’ - The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the very popular Charles Lenox Series). Learn More - Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial Website Mount Rushmore Memorial    Books Mentioned Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly Killing England by Bill O'Reilly Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann News of the World by Paulette Jiles The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper  The Beautiful Blue Death book 1 Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch   Media Mentioned ZZ Top That Lil 'ol band from Texas on Netflix Younger on Hulu Downton Abbey on Peacock or Amazon Prime  The Last of the Mohicans on Amazon Prime and Apple TV Dances with Wolves on Netflix or Amazon Prime

Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series)               Episode 087: Book Bag Amie Newberry & Tami Ruf   It was really fun to relax and just talk about two books we recently read - kind of from our TBR pile but definitely books that just crossed our paths and got our attention! Amie and her husband had a drive ahead of them so they listened to Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Tami heard about a great British historical mystery from ‘Book Pages’ - The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch (Prequel to the very popular Charles Lenox Series). Learn More - Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial Website Mount Rushmore Memorial    Books Mentioned Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly Killing the SS by Bill O'Reilly Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly Killing England by Bill O'Reilly Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann News of the World by Paulette Jiles The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper  The Beautiful Blue Death book 1 Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch   Media Mentioned ZZ Top That Lil 'ol band from Texas on Netflix Younger on Hulu Downton Abbey on Peacock or Amazon Prime  The Last of the Mohicans on Amazon Prime and Apple TV Dances with Wolves on Netflix or Amazon Prime

Continuing our theme from Tuesday’s Mother / Daughter episode, we have four books for you - one each from Kris, Amie, Tami and Taryn. All four are great reads! Taryn’s Recommendation Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd   Tami’s Recommendation Silent Spring by Rachel Carson   Amie’s Recommendation The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan   Other Books Mentioned China by Edward Rutherfurd

It’s Mother’s Day on May 9th here in the US and we thought it would be the perfect time for Mother / Daughter reads! Amie’s mom, Kris, recommended News of the World by Paulette Jiles and Amie recommended Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan to Kris. Tami read Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver - a book Taryn loves and reads every spring. Tami recommended The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett for Taryn - one of her favorite books! Books From This Episode Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan News of the World by Paulette Jiles Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver     Funny stuff we talked about May the 4th be with you! Which Star Wars Character are you? Click HERE to take the test! Amie is Luke Skywalker Tami is Princess Leia Here’s a great article about the American Chestnut from The New York Times Magazine: Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? by Gabriel Popkin Star Trek Poster from Tami’s Classroom This is so funny if you’re a ‘Trekkie’! Star Trek Tribble from Episode: The Trouble With Tribbles Books Mentioned Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Circle by Dave Eggers  The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett World Without End by Ken Follett A Column of Fire by Ken Follett Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver  Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver  The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure   Media Mentioned Star Trek on Netflix Indiana Jones Trilogy on Paramount+ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles It's A Wonderful Life - Available in Amazon Prime Call the Midwife on Netflix    Sites Mentioned Grassroots Books

This week we decided to highlight the funniest conversation we had with Josh Hilden, our guest from Episode 03, and give you a selection of books about Owls - or Taxidermy! If you haven’t heard this episode, please click over (Episode 83) and listen - or listen again! That conversation inspired this list - and can you believe Tami’s read the first 3 and Owls of the Eastern Ice in on her TBR??!! Tami’s Recommendations Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (Tami talks more about this book in Episode 22 from Season 1) Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght   Other Books Mentioned With Teeth by Kristen Arnett   Media Mentioned Escape to the Chateau - on Peacock TV

Josh Hilden joins us today - he's a favorite librarian friend of ours from our school district. You'll love Josh's perspective on life and reading. Books Mentioned Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty Bleach by Kite Kubo Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa Black Butler by Yana Toboso Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy)  - Robin Hobb The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers by Eric Weiner Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley  The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai Books Josh Loved as a Young Reader Johnny Tremaine by Esther Forbes Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton For Stephen King Fans Gretchen McNeal Darren Shan Dean Koontz What book would you want with you if you were shipwrecked on a deserted island? Lonesome Dove by James McMurtry

Amie and Jamie bring you 4 Great Books themed for National Poetry Month! February is National Poetry month so our Friday Four are four great selections for you to get your poetry reading on! Amie and Jamie (two amazing poetry fans and English teachers!) bring you their selections this week - from poetry anthologies to a book written in verse, these books are so appealing and we hope you add them to your TBR! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!! Jamie's  Recommendations Burned by Ellen Hopkins These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann Amie's Recommendations Babylon in a Jar: New Poems by Andrew Hudgins Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry - An Anthology of Contemporary Poems selected and with an introduction by Billy Collins Other Book's Mentioned Crank by Ellen Hopkins Sites Mentioned Sundance Books and Music - Reno, Nevada

Poetry with Jamie Four great books to Celebrate Poetry Month! This week we are celebrating National Poetry month! There are so many wonderful books about poetry that are so much more engaging than the ‘old’ poets! We have Jamie with us this week for a terrific discussion of a variety of poets and their various formats! Enjoy! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!!   Episode Books The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay Whale Day by Billy Collins Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans   Poet Sarah Kay From No Matter the Wreckage we talked about: Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tyre B: If I Should Have a Daughter Mrs. Ribeiro

Four Micro-Histories! We really enjoyed our Tuesday Episode looking at Micro Histories or, the histories of one thing. That’s a working definition too! We have four more amazing titles for you to add to your TBR pile! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!! Tami’s  Recommendation Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester Taryn’s Recommendation The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Dierdre Mask   Rob’s Recommendations Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Book One in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky    Other Books in the Politics of Place Series A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols (Book Two in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (Book Three in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World (Book Four in the Politics of Place Series) by Tim Marshall

In this episode Tami, Taryn, and Rob read 3 different ‘micro-histories’ and geeked out on the idea of what ‘Micro-histories’ are and how much they love them. This is a terrific episode for everyone who likes to take a deep dive every now and then! What is the definition of a Micro-history? Mono-histories Seattle Public Library Article on Mono histories  Deep Dives A History on any single person, place, event, or object. Looking at the world through that one 'thing' and how it influences the world.  Wikipedia Definition: Microhistory is a genre of history that focuses on small units of research, such as an event, community, individual or a settlement. In its ambition, however, microhistory can be distinguished from a simple case study insofar as microhistory aspires to "[ask] large questions in small places", according to the definition given by Charles Joyner.[1] It is closely associated with social and cultural history. Books We Read For This Episode Cheddar: A Journey to the Heart of America's Most Iconic Cheese by Gordon Edgar Stiff by Mary Roach The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything by Ruth Goodman    Books Mentioned The Cheese and The Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell American Cheese by Joe Berkowitz  Milk by Mark Kurlansky Grunt by Mary Roach  Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky Time for Things: Labor, Leisure, and the Rise of Mass Consumption by Dr. Stephen D. Rosenberg   Sites Mentioned Tillamook Creamery Olympia Brewing Company - Olympia beer was discontinued in Jan 2021 Cabot Cheese Jasper Hill Farm Cheese  Quickes Cheddar, Exeter England Westminster Dog Show    Media Mentioned Raiders of the Lost Ark    What Micro-History Would You Like To Write Rob - The Domestication of Pets and Looking specifically at Dogs Taryn - Harvey House Restaurants (along the Santa Fe Railroad) Tami - History of State Fair Food (Food)

We had a great time answering some questions from you, our listeners! We tried to get all the details here but definitely take a listen to get all the answers! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!! Book that most changed your life East of Eden by John Steinbedk - Jamie The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay - Tami Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison -Taryn The Stand by Stephen King & Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - Rob (who broke the rules and picked two) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand - Amie   Where should I start with Stephen King? Night Shift or Skeleton Crew The Stand   What book would you take with you if you were stranded on a desert Island? The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge Trilogy) by Ken Follett - Tami  The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - Taryn  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Rob & Jamie The Power of One by Bryce Courtney - Jamie Travels With Charlie by John Steinbeck - Jamie Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - Amie   Favorite Dystopian Books Unwind by Neal Shusterman - Jamie Uglies by Scott Westerfeld & Plutopia by Kate Brown - Taryn Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - Rob 1984 by George Orwell - Amie Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - Tami   Under appreciated books Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin (We interviewed him for Episode 77 - click here) - Rob Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska - Taryn  Loot by Sharon Waxman & Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish - Tami Why We Can’t Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.- Jamie Life is a Verb by Patti Digh - Amie Sarah J Maas p- click here to read a great interview with Sarah Maas on Goodreads about writing her first adult fantasy. What Series Have You Dumped? Infinity: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Tami Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind - Taryn Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer - Jamie Divergent Series by Veronica Roth - Amie   Two books to re-read Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz & Wild Magic (The Immortals Book 1) by Tamora Pierce - Taryn A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens & Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton - Jamie The Windflower by Laura London & Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs; The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone & People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Tami  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry & In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - Rob Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak (Amie talks about Bridge of Clay in Episode 5 here) & Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan - Amie

77 - Interview with author Willy Vlautin Author of *** The Night Always Comes *** (available TODAY), The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, The Free, Don’t Skip Out on Me We’d like to thank Willy Vlautin for taking time to talk to us. It’s VERY exciting for these Reno High Grads to talk with such an amazing author and musician (and former Huskie)! All of the links for Willy’s books go to his website to purchase (and have them personally signed by the author too) directly from him - music too! Check his website out at WillyVlautin.com for more merchandise too! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!! We were all so excited to speak with Willy that we all picked books to read, not just his newest title. The rundown of what we individually read looked like this: Tami Read - Don't Skip Out on Me (Tami has The Night Always Comes, The Motel Life, and Lean On Pete on her TBR line up!) Rob Read - The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, The Free, and The Night Always Comes (5 of the 6). Don't Skip Out On Me is now on Rob’s TBR! Jamie Read - The Motel Life & Lean on Pete (Next up for Jamie is Don’t Skip Out On Me) Amie Read - The Motel Life & Lean on Pete (Next up for Amie is Don’t Skip Out On Me) Willy's Favorite Authors John Steinbeck Raymond Carver Robert Laxalt Walter Van Tilburg Clark William Kennedy Books Mentioned The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt Ironweed by William Kennedy Sites Mentioned Sundance Books and Music Willy’s Music Richmond Fontaine The Delines Music Influences Punk Rock  The Replacements Hüskür Do X Country Music What did you Read during the Pandemic? Shoshone Mike by Frank Burgon Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain The Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin What are you currently reading and writing? He's blurbing books currently! Jess Walters Books There are two books in the works - stay tuned! One is about a painter in St John's, Oregon and the second is about a musician, set in Reno, that ends up in Tonopah. Movie Mentioned Paris, Texas 1984 movie - available to rent on Amazon Prime Video Show Notes for the Extra Interview on Patreon (Free) All time Favorite Authors and Their Books John Steinbeck Ironweed by William Kennedy Fat City by Leonard Gardner Flannery O'Connor Barry Gifford Lucia Berlin Noir Authors Jim Thompson David Goodis Charles Willaford Western Author James Welch Willy’s Favorite Steinbeck Novels Canary Row Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men The Long Valley The Wayward Bus Tortilla Flat Other Books Mentioned Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Kestral for a Knave by Barry Hines University of Nevada Press  Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage by Susan Shillinglaw Willy is a book purchaser over visiting the library but uses the Libby app and listens to numerous audiobooks If the world is ending Willy would take his first edition, signed, edition of Ironweed by William Kennedy

4 Pick’s from Oprah’s Book Club Backlist! This week we decided to continue our picks from Oprah’s Book Club list. Here are four past picks that are sure to please every reader! Support our podcast by contributing to our Patreon page! Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter!! Tami’s Recommendations Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Kingsbridge Trilogy) Night by Elie Wiesel  Amie’s Recommendations Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts Wild by Cheryl Strayed Books Mentioned World Without End by Ken Follett (book 2, Kingsbridge Trilogy) A Column of Fire by Ken Follett (book 3, Kingsbridge Trilogy) The Evening And The Morning by Ken Follett (Prequel, Kingsbridge Trilogy) Media Mentioned Pillars of the Earth and World Without End Miniseries Where the Heart Is Movie Wild Movie with Reese Witherspoon Sites Mentioned Salisbury Cathedral 

Episode 075: 2 Picks from Oprah Magazine’s list of the most anticipated books of 2021! The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray and Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead We were talking about celebrity book clubs and how Oprah Winfrey really revitalized the idea of having Book Clubs when she had the Oprah Winfrey Show. This became such a huge success in getting people interested in reading and discussing books again. We looked at her master list starting in September of 1996 and she had 86 books total over the last couple of decades. Other popular book clubs are Read With Reese and Read With Jenna. We just love empowered women empowering other women! Because of this discussion we then looked at what else was going on with Ms. Winfrey and books because we love hunting up new titles! Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead and The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray both come from a list of more than 50 books O Magazine is hotly anticipating in 2021! Correction From Episode 65: Gilead was not #2 in the Great American Read it was actually number 84. Thank you to listener (and friend!) Shauna for contacting us with the correct information! We appreciate you Shauna! Don’t forget to check out our patreon site this month.    And subscribe to our weekly newsletter here! Books Mentioned Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray  The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Circling the Sun by Paula McLaine West with the Night by Beryl Markham    Media Mentioned Escape to the Chateau on Peacock Channel Highclere Castle Where Downton Abbey was filmed - from PBS   Sites Mentioned Château de Chavaniac - Lafayette also known as Le Manoir des Deux Mondes, France   Raaka Chocolate of the Month Club Subscription Info  

Episode 74: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 3/26 3 Barnes & Noble Picks and an old favorite by Ariel Lawhon   Today we have 3 new titles for you that Amie picked up at Barnes & Noble and a 4th title she loved by the same author!   Don’t forget to check out our patreon site this month.    And subscribe to our weekly newsletter here!   Tami’s Recommendations Girl A by Abigail Dean Think Again by Adam Grant Amie’s Recommendations I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon Books Mentioned Room by Emma Donoghue Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant Media Mentioned The Great on Hulu

Episode 73: Book Bag The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam   This week we read two books that will go on our 21 for 21 Reading Challenge! Tami’s book, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carré was published in 1963 - her birth year - oh boy! Amie’s book Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam was a Read With Jenna Book Club Selection from October of 2020! This week we talked a lot about several television series or movies that connected with our books. Check out the episode and the books and shows mentioned below! Amie loved post-apocalyptic literature - are you curious for more? Check out this article by Megan Hunter on Lit Hub: Seeing the Hopeful side of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Rumaan Alam Video Click HERE for a great video of Rumaan talking about his beautiful family and very happy life. Don’t forget to check out our patreon site this month.    And subscribe to our weekly newsletter here! Books Mentioned Bird Box by Josh Malerman One Second After Trilogy by William R. Forstchen Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank The Giver by Lois Lowry Anthem by Ayn Rand World War Z by Max Brooks 1984 by George Orwell Brave New World by Aldous Huxley American War by Omar El Akkad Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Stand by Stephen King The Book of M by Peng Shepherd The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Road by Cormac McCarthy  That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam   Amazon Prime Man in the High Castle The Patriot Greenland (Movie) with Gerard Butler Netflix Spy Craft  British TV Show - Grand Designs The American's  Apple +   For All Mankind Tami’s Arable Land on Earth Geography Lesson (In the episode I said arid but clearly I didn’t mean desert - I meant arable, available to grow food!) In this episode Tami talked about using an apple to explain the amount of arid land available on earth to grow food to illustrate how little arid land Earth actually has. Here is a PDF of The Earth: The Apple of Our Eye for you to do the same lesson with your students or children.     Soylent Green Movie  Soylent Green is a 1973 American ecological dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson (in his final film performance following his death in January 1973). Loosely based on the 1966 science fiction novel Make Room! This can be seen on HBO MAX  

Episode 072: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 3/19 4 great Spy Books   This Friday we are continuing our look at Spy-Guy reads! We’ve chosen four books we think you’ll love by 3 authors known for their spy / international intrigue writing.   Check out our patreon page and become a supporter—early access to all episodes, fun videos, polls, exclusives…it’s all on patreon.   Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter here.   Tami’s Recommendations Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy The Mission Song by John Le Carré Amie’s Recommendations Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler The Chase by Clive Cussler Books Mentioned Tom Clancy’s Op Center: For Honor by Jeff Rovin The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy  The Spy that Came in From the Cold by John Le Carré Media Mentioned Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime The Hunt for Red October Movie Spy Craft on Netflix

Episode 071: Special Guest, Kris Hackbusch, Principal Reno High School Check out our patreon page and become a supporter—early access to all episodes, fun videos, polls, exclusives…it’s all on patreon.   Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter here. Questions we asked Principal Hackbusch What do you love about being Principal of this School?  How does coaching inform your leadership style?  You had a big reading year last year - how many books?  What kinds of books did you read last year?  Do you have a personal reading goal for this year?  Why does reading matter in your adult life and how does it impact you positively?  What are your favorite sports picks? Reno High School Equity Team Book Club Recommendations  Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism by Paula S. Rothenberg White Fragility: Why its so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades by Ken O'Connor Grading for Equity: What it is, Why it Matters, and How It Can transform Schools and Classrooms by Joe Feldman  Principal Hackbusch's Favorites For Kids  The Secret of Terror Castle (The Three Investigators #1) by Robert Arthur Hardy Boys Starter Set - Books 1-5 by Franklin W. Dixon The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell  The Giver by Louis Lowry Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston The Odyssey by Homer  Principal Hackbusch's Spy / Thriller Favorites The Terminal List by Jack Carr  The Grey Man by Mark Greaney Gunmetal Gray by Mark Greaney Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton State of Fear by Michael Crichton Prey by Michael Crichton Patriot Games by Tom Clancy  American Assassin: Mitch Rapp book 1 by Vince Flynn American Sniper by Chris Kyle  Principal Hackbusch's Sports Favorites Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty  Life on the Run by Bill Bradley Driven: My Unlikely Journey from Classroom to Cage by Charlie Brenneman  Principal Hackbusch's Leadership Role Book Recommendations The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing The Challenges of Extremem Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin The Starbuck's Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary by Joseph A. Michelli Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Community by Hans Appel We Can All Do Better by Bill Bradley Other Books Mentioned Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Origin by Dan Brown Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin The Stand by Stephen King Media Mentioned Game of Thrones Series Accelerated Reader and Star Testing Info We briefly talked about using two products from Renaissance Learning. One is Star Testing that gives students a reading comprehension test that gives them a reading level (grade and month) and a ZPD (zone of proximal development) of what level books they should be reading to improve their reading ability. Renaissance Learning is expensive and not the only product available but one that our school district uses. .

Episode 70: Friday Four from the Circ Desk - 3/12 4 Fabulous books by Women! We are celebrating Women’s History Month this week (all year too!) by providing four books written by women. Super excited to add these to our TBR - hope you are too! Check out our patreon page and become a supporter—early access to all episodes, fun videos, polls, exclusives…it’s all on patreon.   Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter here.   Tami’s Recommendations Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun Amie’s Recommendations Infinite Country by Patricia Engel The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah   Books Mentioned Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck  Commercial   Bring Home the Bacon, Fry it Up in A Pan - Enjoli Perfume Book of the Month link  

Episode 069: Books by Women Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson and A Woman is No Man: A Novel by Etaf Rum   Our books this week are by women authors about women. Amie’s book, A Woman is No Man, by debut author Etaf Rum has won several awards: A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March • One of Cosmopolitan’s Best Books by POC for 2019 • A Refinery 29 Best Book of the Month • The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019! The author, Etaf Rum, an Arab-American voice, takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America. Tami’s book Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson celebrates the 1930’s in Reno when it was known as the “Divorce Capita of the World”. Start Here! Here’s a Great Video from YouTube about Reno and it’s Divorce Industry Tami Read Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson Amie Read A Woman is No Man by Etaf Uram See our website for some great photos—described here (while you’re there sign up for our newsletter).  We thought it would be fun to add a few images of the North Virginia Street bridge: the original, the destruction of the more than a century old bridge, and the new contemporary bridge. Rumor has it (and a few confirmed sightings) that newly divorced women tossed their rings off of this bridge right after being granted a divorce.   Julia Claiborne Johnson's book also talks about the Divorce Ranches or Dude Ranches where divorce seekers resided for their 6 weeks of required residency. Here are a few pictures of people hanging out on the ranches! There are a couple of postcards too!   Books Mentioned Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Half the Sky by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn Missoula by Jon Krakauer Etaf Rum’s Books and Beans Sites Mentioned - Around Reno – see website for photos! We mentioned several places around Reno that Julia Claiborne Johnson mentioned in Better Luck Next Time - here are a few images: Top, left to right: Nevada Historical Society on the campus of the University of Nevada Reno, Parkers Western Wear (No longer in business), Pyramid Lake. Bottom, left to right: Reno’s First Airport, The Announcement of the Airmail Hangar being torn down to create the Washoe Golf Course, Lone Star Dude Ranch, Reno.   Media Mentioned  Grand Designs on Netflix and Amazon Prime  Escape to the Chateau on Peacock Yellowstone on Peacock  The Misfits Movie  The Misfits is a 1961 American drama western film written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. The supporting cast features Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach and Kevin McCarthy. The Misfits was the last completed film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. For Gable, the film was posthumously released, while Monroe died in 1962. The plot centers on a newly divorced woman (Marilyn Monroe) and her time in Reno and Northern Nevada, spent with her friendly landlady Isabelle Steers (Thelma Ritter), an old school cowboy (Clark Gable), the cowboy's tow truck-driving and plane-flying friend (Eli Wallach) and their rodeo-riding, bronc-busting friend (Montgomery Clift) in Dayton, Nevada, and in the western Nevada desert in 1960. The Misfits was a commercial failure at the time of its 1961 release but received critical acclaim for its script and performances. Its reputation has shifted over the following years, and many critics now consider the film to be a masterpiece and one of the best films of the 1960s. (from wikipedia) Check out our patreon page and become a supporter—early access to all episodes, fun videos, polls, exclusives…it’s all on patreon.