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June 2025 Newsletter by HPLD Podcasts

THIS TIME! ON A PODCAST! FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO! WITH LISTENING! Meagan Brings: Everything is Tuberculosis (hardest word to spell) by John Green (very easy author name to spell): https://bit.ly/3HlMWUa My Big Fat Fake Marriage by Charlotte Stein: https://bit.ly/4kPMdsD Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, yes THAT Suzanne Collins: https://bit.ly/43w69Lx Insectopolis by Peter Kuper (who, yes, did a graphic novel called Sticks and Stones in the early 2000s): https://bit.ly/442tCnE Peter brought: How To Make The Best Coffee at Home by James Hoffmann (Peter just drank some coffee made with this advice. Well, portions of it. He's had a blade grinder for 18 years, and while he'd love to get a burr grinder, he can't bare to add more electronics garbage to the world, so he suffers in silence): https://bit.ly/4440fkQ Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman: https://bit.ly/hpldcarl Death of Superman by a bunch of different people: https://bit.ly/3ZkEo5X Sold a Story Podcast (yes, a podcast, but trust me, it's relevant, you'll be captivated, electrified. But not so captivated you give up THIS podcast): https://bit.ly/4dVadIO

In this bookstravaganza, this bookfest, this bookapalooza, this outdoor music festival of books that is totally a better deal than Fyre or Fyre 2, Peter brought: Choose Your Own Adventure Books https://bit.ly/hpldcyoa Gantz by Hiroya Oku https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/gantz-omnibus-vol-1-hiroya-oku/17606828 The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2229785 and Dragon Ball Z by Akira Toriyama https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1095938 Meagan brought: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2265344 Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2369660 Just Our Luck by Denise Williams https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2375334 and Traveling on the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2353211

Jokes, scams to watch for, and...CATS!

Readcon, Readcon, Readcon! Other stuff, too, but let's focus on Readcon!

Sign up for this year's Summer Reading Adventure at www.mylibrary.us/sra

8 Books, Amazing Podcasting Skills! Meagan Brings: 1. Brunhild the Dragonslayer / original story: Yuiko Agarizaki ; art: Takeru Kirishima ; character design: Aoaso ; translation: Jennifer Ward ; lettering: Jamil Stewart. https://bit.ly/4iWLF3v 2. All blood runs red : the legendary life of Eugene Bullard-- boxer, pilot, soldier, spy / Phil Keith with Tom Clavin. https://bit.ly/4ckUdyK 3. Over sea, under stone / Susan Cooper https://bit.ly/4lrK086 4. Rules for Ruin / Mimi Matthews https://bit.ly/42jgisX And Peter brought: 5. Uncanny by Junji Ito 6. Heartbreak is the national anthem : how Taylor Swift reinvented pop music / Rob Sheffield. https://bit.ly/4js97FX 7. The Night Never Ends by Steve Theuson https://bit.ly/44mN3YK 8. Fight Club: Japanese Language Edition

Prepare to be amazed! We had quite a month of reading, and we blaze through 8 books in record time in this month's Why Did You Read That? podcast! Meagan talks about: Dark is Better by Gemma Files https://bit.ly/411hVfy Bone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh https://bit.ly/4hHtLko Seducing a Stranger by Kerrigan Byrne https://bit.ly/4gvgOsQ Take a Hint, Danni Brown by Talia Hibbert https://bit.ly/4jXeEp4 Peter talks about: Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk https://bit.ly/4jKGF2Y Draw it With Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment Hulk: Grand Design by Jim Rugg https://bit.ly/4hHtI8c What's the Furthest Place from Here by Matthew Rosenberg: https://bit.ly/4jOg3Om

In this month's newsletter, we have an interview with ReadCon guest Erika Krouse, a listing of just SOME of the great things a library offers beyond the books, and an article that asks the question: Are we born readers, or do we become readers?

In this special edition of Why Did You Read That?, we answer a question: If you could read one book again, for the first time, which book would you pick? If you don't want the surprise ruined, give it a listen! If you are ready to have the surprise ruined, the selected books were: Peter: Fugitives and Refugees by Chuck Palahniuk Meagan: Code name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon https://bit.ly/413Od9G But even if you just read the book titles, you'll want to know why! WHY!?

In this 2025 kick-er-off-er, we have a little motivation to read and get started with the All-New ARO, an interview with local author Dan Jorgensen, and a look at the movie Hundreds of Beavers PLUS some discussion of why movies sometimes look TERRIBLE on streaming.

In this edition, we have an interview with the fine folks at the Colorado Talking Book Library, a deep dive into the renovations that'll have some of our branches offering limited services for a few weeks, and our Cult Movie Vault brings you Holiday in Handcuffs!

On THIS thrill-packed episode, we bring you 8 books. That's so many! Peter has for you: Stillwater by Chip Zdarsky: https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/stillwater-by-zdarsky-and-perez-vol-1-rage-rage-chip-zdarsky/14017913 Maniac of New York by Elliott Kalan: https://encore.coalliance.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb45915289 8 Billion Genies by Charles Soule: https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/eight-billion-genies-deluxe-edition-book-one-charles-soule/16091071 Beneath the Tress Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2364500 Meagan brings to the table: Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/her-pretend-christmas-date-jackie-lau/16739363 Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2320658 Worst Journey in the World by Sarah Airriess: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2367204 Get a Clue Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2235405

On THIS episode of everyone's favorite book podcast, we cover: 1. Alexandra Petri's US history : important American documents (I made up) by Alexandra Petri: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2321339 2. Slow productivity : the lost art of accomplishment without burnout / Cal Newport: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2350607 3. The ministry of time : a novel by Kaliane Bradley: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2356405 4. Her knight at the museum by Bryn Donovan: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2367152 5. Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2361259 6. On Fire by Larry Brown 7. Cryptozooic Man by Bryan Johnson and Walter Flanagan: https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/cryptozoic-man-vol-1-decapitation-strike-bryan-johnson/12208182 8. [another book that we're just going to leave off the description because...I fear for my own safety to a small extent]

Our newsletter has gone audio! We're bringing you the contents of this month's newsletter in an easily-digested audio format, perfect for a commute or a walk or a run or to listen to while you break the world's record in...curling? Is that a sport that would be do-able while listening to a podcast?

This time, just in time for Black Friday, we bring you 8 amazing titles! Amazing! Peter talks about: The Change by Whoopi Goldberg: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2363826 Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat by R.D. Creekmore Meagan talks about: How to write an autobiographical novel : essays by Alexander Chee: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2144516 Alien: Thaw by Declan Shalvey, writer ; Andrea Broccardo, artist ; Tríona Farrell & Ruth Redmond, color artists ; VC's Clayton Cowles, letterer: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2357888 We also briefly discuss: Kids Shenanigans by Klutz Press From Below by John Grover: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/from-below-a-short-story-john-grover/17123378 Lackadaisy by author & artist Tracy J. Butler: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351399 A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2365728

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In this special Halloween Spooktacular(ish) episode where we cover a few scary books and a few less scary, but still awesome, books, we've got: Diamond Doris : the true story of the world's most notorious jewel thief by Doris Payne with Zelda Lockhart: https://bit.ly/3XZEorD The Anthropocene Reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet by John Green: https://bit.ly/4gDNemh 2120 by George Wylesol Our October Newsletter, available here: www.mylibrary.us/newsletter And we VERY briefly touched on: The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates: https://bit.ly/3N3wRBT Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews: https://bit.ly/3XMghvk Dark Spaces: Dungeons by Scott Snyder and Hayden Sherman: https://bit.ly/3Bfy7PJ And Jeff Strand's Freaky Briefs, which are stories available in his newsletter, which you can subscribe to at https://jeffstrand.wordpress.com/

In an episode that REALLY lives up to the overall show's title, we have a book about murderous squirrels. Plus others! Peter Brought: Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger: The Scampering by Alana K. Drex: Baking Sheet Bloodbath by Pia Peyroux: Trust Your Instincts by Kimberly Sue Iverson: https://bit.ly/47oV5QA Meagan brought: A Pillbug Story by Allison Conway: https://bit.ly/3MJTtY3 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett: https://bit.ly/3B0m093 Bite by bite : nourishments & jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil: https://bit.ly/3z7rr5P I Did Something Bat by Pyae Moe Thet War: https://bit.ly/3zeyKZp

The highs are staggeringly high and the lows are catacomb-ically low in this episode where Meagan and Peter bring a total of 8 books to the table, discuss 4 in-depth, and briefly cover the other 4 because, eh, why not? What, you've got somewhere to be, you can't listen for another 10 minutes? Meagan's Books: The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1399082 On the Subject of Blackberries by Stephanie M. Wytovich: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2359835 Big by Vashti Harrison: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2327706 Alpha's Origins by Ilona Andrews: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1408097 Peter's Books (as a note, Peter managed to read NOTHING available from HPLD, but many of the books discussed ARE available on Prospector): Gooflumps: Stay out of the bathroom by R.U. Slime Overlord book one by Kugane Maruyama Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head by Bartholomew, J. Theophrastus and Sam Gorski Rabbitskin by Catturd

We're back with a secret code word for hardcore listeners! Interactivity! FEED THE ALGORITHM AND BE FAMOUS ON THE INTERWEB! This time, Peter brought: Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2357884 Madman Library Edition Book 1 by Mike Allred https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/madman-library-edition-vol-1-michael-allred/14441635 The Hike by Drew Magary Doom Guy by John Romero https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/doom-guy-john-romero/15919864 Meagan Brought: Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2321212 Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American horror stories by Various https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2348923 A Cat from Our World and a Forgotten Witch by Hiro Kashiwaba https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351983 Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2359984

We talk 8, count 'em, EIGHT books! In an hour! 8 Books Per Hour is the speed that allows time travel, y'all. It's THAT fast. If it was like a superhero in terms of speed, it'd be like Max Mercury (I bet you thought I was going to say The Flash. Let's not get out of hand, Max Mercury is pretty fast). Meagan brings: Angerbang by Avery Flynn https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2355148 Wild and Precious: A celebration of Mary Oliver https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2359510 Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2353881 Small Magics by Ilona Andrews https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1573537 Peter brings: Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth by John Wagner, Pat Mills, and Brian Bolland https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351997 The He-Man Effect by Box Brown https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2332787 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2094640 It Watches in the Dark by Jeff Strand https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2353502

This time, Peter brought: The Skull by Jon Klassen https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2334769 Nudes by Elle Nash (HPLD doesn't have Nudes, but we have a couple other ALSO GREAT books by Elle Nash) https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/search/C__Selle%20nash__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=cobalt As the Gods Will Second Series Volume 1 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, illustrated by Muneyuki Kaneshiro https://www.hoopladigital.com/comic/as-the-gods-will-the-second-series-vol-1-muneyuki-kaneshiro/16189285 Goosebumps Presents #8: Be Careful What You Wish For And Meagan treats us to: The Kamogawa food detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2347074 Medalist by Tsurumaikada. https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351406 When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2300571 W0rldtr33 by: James Tynion IV ; art by: Fernando Blanco https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351443

Meagan had a great reading month, including: 1. Great and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2347073 2. See You In My 19th Life by Lee Hey: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351439 3. Bride by Ali Hazelwood: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2341173 4. Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion by Whale and Milcha: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2351407 Peter's month of reading was...well, it explains the name of this podcast, because he was like, WHY!? WHHHYYYYYY!? 1. Space and Beyond by R.A. Montgomery: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1124627 2. Monster Blood by R.L. Stine: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1184542 3. Which Way? Book 2: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel by Andrew Helfer 4. The Empire Strikes Back (Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventures) by Christopher Golden

OH NO! We had a mess-up, so the first 10 minutes of this episode is a recap of the lost audio! Lost, HAUNTED audio!? Sure, why not? But we get on track pretty quickly, and we discuss: The Mad World of William M. Gaines by Frank Jacobs (Available through Prospector) https://encore.coalliance.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb38083134 On The Edge by Ilona Andrews https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1212961 Stay out of the basement by RL Stine https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/stay-out-of-the-basement-r-l-stine/14925502 Episode Thirteen by Craig DeLouie https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2322381 Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2264819 Greener Pastures by Chuck Palahniuk (unavailable) Under Her Eye Ed. Lindy Ryan and Lee Murray https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2344630

KENTARO MIURA! In my excitement to talk about Berserk, I forgot to mention the name of its creator, Kentaro Miura! My apologies! In this episode, we talked about: Earthdivers by Stephen Graham Jones https://bit.ly/3TH6rus Berserk by Kentaro Miura https://bit.ly/41HJHMO Never Met a Duke Like You Amalie Howard https://bit.ly/3vjooVK Strange Matter: Bad Circuits And we mentioned, without getting too in-depth: The Lord of the Rings by JR.R. Tolkein (as read by Andy Serkis) The Duke of the Abruzzi by Mirella Tenderini, Michael Shandrick Goosebumps: Welcome to the Dead House by R.L. Stine https://bit.ly/3GZ1zcs Soichi by Junji Ito Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor https://bit.ly/3NKirr1

We are BACK, and for the first time we're broadcasting from LINC Library Innovation Center's podcast studio, and it's AWESOME! Couldn't be simpler, just sit down, push a couple buttons, and you're off! This time we covered: Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2332616 Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2329387 The Viking Heart by Arthur Herman: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2276699 Every Wish Way by Shannon Bright: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2340625 The Making of the Movie Leprechaun - "I Need Me Gold!" by B. Harrison Smith Evil Bigfoot Monster by FF Monsoon There's a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2290661 Playground by Aron Beauregard

On this special comeback episode: Peter brings: Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet: https://bit.ly/3OwRGpJ Extreme Canvas by Ernie Wolfe III The Punisher: Epic Collection Return to Big Nothing: https://bit.ly/45o6Mof The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson Meagan brings: To The Edges of the Earth : 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration by Edward J. Larson: https://bit.ly/3OzUMtd Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes: https://bit.ly/3ORIbmj Aliens, the essential comics: script, Mark Verheiden ; art, Mark A. Nelson, Denis Beauvais, Sam Kieth ; covers, Denis Beauvais & John Bolton: https://bit.ly/3Yw9F4a Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews: https://bit.ly/3OVF0uc

We're back with 8 more titles, 4 discussed in-depth, 4 discussed in a lesser amount of depth! This time, Peter brought 101 Things I Learned in Film School by Neil Landau https://bit.ly/45TfEn6 Radioactive Dreams: The Cinema of Albert Pyun by Justin Decloux (this one isn't available in HPLD's collection, but you can get it here: https://bit.ly/3WWX4pO) Mr. Burns by Ann Washburn https://bit.ly/3MTyHow House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bit.ly/42Bbcqk As an add-on to that one, here's a link to a great video discussing the Doom Wad, My House. https://bit.ly/3MWiChT Meagan brought: Human Monsters by Various https://bit.ly/3Cdndrb The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess https://bit.ly/3X1XU4P A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher https://bit.ly/43tx8ER A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver https://bit.ly/3Nio93I

We're back with 8 books to chill your bones or possibly warm your hearts or possibly change the temperature of some portion of you, but in a good way. This time around, Meagan brings to the table 2 Ilona Andrews titles, a 50% reduction in Ilona Andrews recommendations from last time (I asked, she's okay, just excited about a couple other authors at the moment): Blitz by Daniel O'Malley https://bit.ly/42KAQsW Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews https://bit.ly/42waUle Not That Duke by Eloisa James https://bit.ly/42QxLaR Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews https://bit.ly/42ORzeD And Peter managed to bring 4 alternatives to classic books: Astro City Confessions by Kurt Busiek instead of Phantom of the Opera https://bit.ly/44UiibC The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt instead of As I Lay Dying by WIlliam Faulkner https://bit.ly/3VVIFKj Penny Nichols by M.K. Reed instead of The Scarlet Letter https://bit.ly/3O08eb6 Tenements, Towers and Trash by Julia Wertz instead of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn https://bit.ly/42YjSHS

In this episode, we talk about 4 books in-depth, 4 in-shallow. One of our hosts, Meagan, went hard in the paint on a new favorite author, Ilona Andrews, and brought FOUR books by the same author! But they sound like bangers, so all is good. Meagan's Books: 1. Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #1) https://bit.ly/438bdU0 2. Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #3.5) https://bit.ly/3UfpytV 3. Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy #4) https://bit.ly/415i5Q9 4. Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) https://bit.ly/436Wgl8 Peter's Books 1. A Movie Making Nerd by James Rolfe https://bit.ly/3mdnCoU 2. NBA Jam by Reyan Ali https://bit.ly/40FZ5rE 3. Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell https://bit.ly/3ZM5FMb 4. Fantastic Four Full Circle by Alex Ross https://bit.ly/3zypn3l

In this episode, our hosts each pick four books, we select a couple to talk about in-depth, then cover the rest very briefly at the end. "Which books?" you might be asking? Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin Liar City by Allie Therin: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2319104 Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M. Booher & illustrated by Zoe Thorogood: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2322521 The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2316588 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand Supergirl: World of Tomorrow by Tom King: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15254841 Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2237187 Batman: The Dark Knight Detective by Mike W. Barr: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12095430

In this episode, we discuss: Attack of the Stuff by Jim Benton (https://bit.ly/3X7Wjst) And Yet by Kate Baer (https://bit.ly/3Y647MQ) Acting Class by Nick Drnaso (https://bit.ly/3DF88ja) Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy (https://bit.ly/3l9NLEa) We didn't quite get to: Giant Days by John Allison (https://bit.ly/3Rz6ENi) Deadpool vs. Thanos by Tim Seeley (https://bit.ly/2L4j7G1) Galatea by Madeline Miller (https://bit.ly/3l2f9UJ) Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (https://bit.ly/3DEahvs)

Meagan's Most Anticipated for 2023 1. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (1/17/23) 2. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (8/15/23) 3. The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (4/18/23) 4. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert (1/3/23) – but really a hopeful placeholder for the Skybriar series of Jane Austen retellings, which will hopefully be released sometime in '23. 5. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (6/13/23) 6. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (8/29/23) 7. Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (1/24/23) 8. Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (2/7/23) 9. The Davenports by Krystal Marquis (1/31/23) 10. The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter (8/8/23) Peter's Most Anticipated for 2023 1. Greener Pastures by Chuck Palahniuk (??) 2. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (1/17/23) 3. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune (4/25/23) 4. The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (5/2/23) 5. The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks (5/9/23) 6. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (1/17/23) 7. Where Are Your Boys Tonight? By Chris Payne (6/6/23) 8. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams (4/25/23) 9. The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley (1/10/23) 10. The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (7/18/23) This is Peter: I forgot to talk about this one in the excitement of all the books and the new year and whatnot, but it promises to be an exciting, space-based whodunit? with vibes straight out of Danny Boyle's Sunshine!

HPLD Writer in Residence Rob Walker treated us with a live reading of UTOPIA!, and we were lucky enough to record the audio. We present it to you here along with some AI-generated art that was cycling in the background. The reading is a little over an hour, and there's a bonus Q&A at the end as well. Special thanks to Atlas Theater and the cast of UTOPIA!: Teresa Sugi Daniel Mothershed Seth Willis Kimberly Destree Brent Buckingham Andrea Camacho Emory Gillespie Heather Hughes Miguel Munoz Rob Hageman Rob Walker

In this episode, we discuss books that are perfect for gifting! We've linked to them in the library catalog when possible, but all are available wherever books are sold. Peter's top five: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson Alan Moore's Writing for Comics by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows The Internet Is a Playground by David Thorne Ed Emberley's Make a World by Ed Emberley Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society by John Law, Kevin Evans, & Carrie Galbraith Meagan's top five: Creature: Paintings, Drawings and Reflections by Shaun Tan City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948 by Peter Doyle 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff https://bit.ly/3B3sGAu (Bonus suggestion: Swansong, 1945by Walter Kempowski https://bit.ly/3B421U8) Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong https://bit.ly/3B3rayp A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson https://bit.ly/3Vto4fb

In this episode, we discuss: Audience-ology by Kevin Goetz https://bit.ly/3EfPj5K Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney https://bit.ly/3GpTONt Hide by Kiersten White https://bit.ly/3OeZFHo Resident Alien by Peter Hogan https://bit.ly/3EfQ9zq We didn't quite get to: The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda https://bit.ly/3GqgoWh Bird Planet by Tim Laman https://bit.ly/3EhfwRh The Day My Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths https://bit.ly/3AoHNnR Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex https://bit.ly/3AoldMi

In this episode, we discuss: Swamp Thing by Alan Moore https://bit.ly/3TFUbqE The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro https://bit.ly/3MQn557 Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom (Prospector or ILL) Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle https://bit.ly/3TAqRC0 We didn't quite get to: The Bad Breath Vampire by Charles Hinton (Prospector or ILL) Dead Men Scare Me Stupid by John Swartzwelder (Prospector or ILL) Cackle by Rachel Harrison https://bit.ly/3yXYsxH Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth https://bit.ly/3sa8qse

In 2001, the Farr Regional Library was being built, but it didn't have a name! The Weld Library District decided to hold a naming contest. We uncovered the entries to this contest, plus a little story about how the name ended up being in honor of WD and Judy Farr.

This time we cover: A Man & His Cat by Umi Sakurai: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2287396 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Eastman and Laird: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2303981 Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish by David Liittschwager: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2297653 Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12356380 We didn't fully cover: The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2301229 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2301204 The Writing Life by Jeff Strand (you'll have to rock an interlibrary loan for this one): https://www.mylibrary.us/prospector-and-ill/ The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynoin IV: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2300633

In this episode, we discuss: The Wonder Trail by Steve Hely https://bit.ly/3QskAqm The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey https://bit.ly/3p5EM5J Tender Wings of Desire by Harland Sanders (Prospector or ILL) The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2247828 We didn't quite get to: The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV https://bit.ly/3SQKRRt The Loneliness of the Long Distance Cartoonish by Adrian Tomine https://bit.ly/3BS5iai Rebecca Ringquist's Emboidery Workshops by Rebecca Ringquist https://bit.ly/3Qh8dho Crow Planet by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Prospector or ILL)

In this episode, we discuss: The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn https://bit.ly/3IerpJh Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In by Joe Bob Briggs (Prospector or ILL) Intensity by Dean Koontz (Prospector or ILL) Wikireader by Pan Digital https://bit.ly/3ugOKnX We didn't quite get to: Faithful by Alice Hoffman https://bit.ly/3nuFwAL The Life of Guy by Allan Metcalf https://bit.ly/3ydl10t Curse Words by Charles Soule https://bit.ly/3bLev9i Jedi Summer by John Boden (Out of print) Cml0tDBB9VNXQNbTr92m

In this episode, we discuss: A Place of My Own by Michael Pollan https://bit.ly/3tb3QKX The Beast in Aisle 34 by Darrin Doyle https://bit.ly/3Q2CfFC Dreadstar by Jim Starlin https://bit.ly/3m9MQ46 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone https://bit.ly/3mevwuK We didn't quite get to: Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander (Prospector or ILL) Command and Control by Eric Schlosser https://bit.ly/3ar9lyA The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood https://bit.ly/3GP2RGf Crushing by Sophie Burrows https://bit.ly/3Q2AmsM

In this episode, we discuss: Ghosted, v. 1: Haunted Heist by Joshua Williamson https://bit.ly/3yk30za The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman https://bit.ly/3KLCgtL What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher https://bit.ly/3w8uchp Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://bit.ly/3kNxNME We didn't quite get to: Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos https://bit.ly/3LSVVcN Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe https://bit.ly/39IhKO1 Steeple by John Allison https://bit.ly/3P32Y4A The Cape by Joe Hill https://bit.ly/3KNcaGR

In this episode, we discuss: The Light at the Edge of Everything by Lisa Zimmerman https://bit.ly/3NWIGZT Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by Robert David Rakoff https://bit.ly/3xc7fMA The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser https://bit.ly/3rg5qdQ Working on a Song by Anaïs Mitchell (Request through Prospector or ILL) We didn't quite get to: Old Man Laughing by Robert King https://bit.ly/3KwyQvJ Poetry 180 by Billy Collins, ed. (Request through Prospector or ILL) Love Poems for the Office by John Kenney https://bit.ly/3jnFjgE Devotions by Mary Oliver https://bit.ly/3KtSRTD

In this episode, we discuss: Penny Nichols by M.K. Reed https://bit.ly/3pDzjE9 Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker https://bit.ly/3vG8oen Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson https://bit.ly/3hCU9PB The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi https://bit.ly/3HO7Cyl We didn't quite get to: The Birth of Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki Get via Prospector The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz https://bit.ly/3hFQrVg Seven Days in June by Tia Williams https://bit.ly/3HHxzjm The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife https://bit.ly/3IIVbVP

Every month we invite teens to our libraries to record a podcast about...whatever happens to be on their mind! In this episode, Ian talks to Tony, who updates us on games he's playing, what he watches online, what he's reading, and he mildly berates us for only having the book he needed in large print. Which is totally reasonable.

In this episode, we discuss: Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams https://bit.ly/3gqqOac The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg https://bit.ly/3oLOLxB The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton https://bit.ly/3AXUEfE How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino https://bit.ly/34aHX5v We didn't quite get to: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane https://bit.ly/32XcSS0 Neon Gods by Katee Robert https://bit.ly/3Gs187K Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels https://bit.ly/3oowWUS Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk https://bit.ly/34iP5MX

In this episode, we discuss: The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory (Request through Prospector or ILL) Whale Day by Billy Collins https://bit.ly/3nhGnVt Jurassic War by Charles Hinton (Peter had to buy this one himself, and we suggest just sticking with his review) How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by K.M. Jackson https://bit.ly/335WWx7 We didn't quite get to: Please Don't Come Back from the Moon by Dean Bakopolous https://bit.ly/3nnYj0P The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin https://bit.ly/3qkWB2c Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks https://bit.ly/3tuetcK The Trouble with Christmas by Amy Andrews https://bit.ly/3tldDPC

In this episode, Meagan and Peter are sharing their top ten reads from 2021! Meagan's top ten: 10. The Space between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson https://bit.ly/3luDaBe 9. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby https://bit.ly/3poAtlH 8. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar https://bit.ly/3oeAdqe 7. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse https://bit.ly/31nqmFV 6. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade https://bit.ly/3IbuRUN 5. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik https://bit.ly/3IhJUME 4. You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria https://bit.ly/31ofSGb 3. Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert https://bit.ly/3ogrRye 2. In That Endlessness, Our End by Gemma Files https://bit.ly/3xNiIjX 1. Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert https://bit.ly/3En5EV4 Peter's top ten: 10. Tenements, Towers, and Trash by Julia Wertz (Request through Prospector or ILL) 9. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training by Mark Rippetoe https://bit.ly/31fQB1b 8. Sentient by Jeff Lemire https://bit.ly/3GcKusX 7. Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier https://bit.ly/3dkYFzL 6. Nudes by Elle Nash (Request through Prospector or ILL) 5. Paradox Twins by Joshua Chaplinsky (Request through Prospector or ILL) 4. It Came from Ohio by RL Stine https://bit.ly/3luaUyF 3. Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky https://bit.ly/3rwYWs2 2. Stillwater by Chip Zdarsky https://bit.ly/3EvsxW4 1. Sexcastle by Kyle Starks https://bit.ly/3lvQ81E

Every month we invite teens to our libraries to record a podcast about...whatever happens to be on their mind! In this episode, Ian talks to Tiago, a German foreign exchange student living and going to high school in Greeley