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Join Laura and Nicole from the Thunder Bay Public Library for the latest edition of Read This Next! They'll share their top recommendations about different genres, topics, and styles of books. Bonus: If you're from Thunder Bay you can get them in Thunder

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    Pride 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 27:52


    Looking for LGBTQ+ books of all genres? This week's episode has it all!

    Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 28:58


    This month we're recommending some light and fluffy LGBTQ+ romance novels! 

    Forest of Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 25:30


    Check out this year's Forest of Reading Nominees with Nicole and Laura! Mystery, sci-fi, cli-fi, and more!

    Teen Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 23:59


    Nicole goes solo to share some books picked by our local teens. Everything from Stephen King, manga and more!

    Fairytale Inspired Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 27:38


    The Dark Side of Wellness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 25:51


    Wellness means many things to many people and these books discuss the ways the wellness industry effects people lives -- for better or worse.

    What Did Laura Miss?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 25:26


    Laura is back! And boy does she have a list of books that she missed out on. 

    Non-SciFi SciFi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 25:01


    If you're looking for science based books that are based more in reality this is the episode for you!

    Found Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 26:20


    Satisfying, uplifting, and heartwarming are some words you could use to describe books with Found Family. You could also include, robots, hippos, and Scooby-Doo!

    Paranormal Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 29:55


    Werewolves, dead editors, scientists and vampires abound in this weeks episode!

    Battle Royale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 28:08


    What does battle royale mean to you? We've compiled a list of books that we think fit the bill!

    Time Travel Vol 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 27:24


    Sam loves time travel and has even more excellent recommendations!

    A Lost Episode: Five Night's at Freddy's

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 23:50


    This episode was filmed in October during spooky season but we missed uploading it! Enjoy this week's extra content :)

    Medieval Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 27:05


    Torture, dancing, mysteries, and manga. Somehow there is medieval lit for everyone!

    Celebrity Authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 26:40


    Aside from one, this is an episode of books written by celebrities that are famous for something other than being an author!

    Five Nights at Freddy's

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 24:07


    In honour of the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's movie, Sam and Nicole tap into books that are similar to the series for those of you who need a FNAF fix.

    Greek Mythology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 22:43


    Nicole and Ruth are back with book featuring Greek Mythology! 

    Don't Make Me Weed This! (And What We've Been Reading!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 27:28


    Check out some of the cool books that are at risk of leaving our shelves! Then hear what Ruth and Nicole have been reading lately.

    Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 27:28


    This week Nicole and Ruth discuss several books about surviving plane crashes, being stranded and more!

    LGBTQ+ Comics 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 26:01


    Laura's back for a special LGBTQ+ comics episode!

    LGBTQ+ Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 30:16


    It's Pride month once again and Nicole and Ruth have quite the list of awesome LGBTQ+ books for you to check out this year!

    MySISTERies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 24:52


    Today we're focusing on mysteries featuring sisters... closed mysteries, murdering sisters, missing sisters and more!

    Dungeons and Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 25:47


    Today Nicole and Sam tell you about being baby DND players and many awesome DND books!

    Spotlight: Picture Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 31:18


    Check-in for a special look at some of Nicole's favourite picture books.

    Witches Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 27:53


    There's been too many excellent books with witches lately! Here's a second round of some incredible titles!

    Closed Circle Mysteries Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 27:48


    This week we're bringing back a fan (and staff) favourite -- closed circle mysteries!

    Retellings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 23:58


    This week Nicole and Ruth take a look at some classics novels retold and reimagined.

    1920s Glitz, Glam and Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 27:05


    This week Nicole and Ruth bring you a topic that our Youth Action Council thought of! Check out books set in the 1920s filled with the glamour, nightlife, and criminal activities in a variety of locations!

    Plague

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 28:10


    If you've been loving Last of Us and are dying to read more books with plagues check out today's episode with Nicole and Sam. Sleep, fire, mushrooms and more. 

    K-Pop and K-Dramas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 25:23


    This is a YA heavy episode featuring sweet romances, a noraebang, a look into the K-pop world, and plenty of drama. 

    Urban Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 23:04


    Meet Ruth - Read This Next's newest host filling in for Laura! This week Nicole and Ruth discuss a variety of urban fantasy novels with hints of crime.

    2022 Reading Wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 27:50


    Find out exactly what Nicole and Laura read this year and catch which books were their favourites, rec's they didn't include in the show, and a couple books they didn't enjoy.

    Epic Fantasy Vol 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 25:21


    If you're looking for books similar to Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, or really enjoy worldbuilding and overthrowing empires you'll want to check out the books in this episode.

    Regency Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 36:40


    This week we bring you fiction that takes place during the Regency Era! Think Jane Austen, Brigerton-esque politics and banter.

    Science Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 39:45


    Laura and Nicole look at sci-fi novels and the many ways that technology has and could influence our lives -- for better or worse. 

    Horror (Spooky Season P2!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 33:56


    This episode includes creepy in-translation Swedish fiction, werewolves, stalkers and more! 

    Horror (Spooky Season!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 23:13


    Today Laura and Nicole celebrate the return to spooky season and Halloween by sharing some excellent horror fiction -- LGBTQ rep, hauntings, and secret pasts are only some of the interesting details included.

    Dark Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 30:50


    Today Laura and Nicole discuss both adult and young adult fiction in the world of dark academia -- witches, murder, pranks taken too far, and much much more.

    What We Read This Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 32:13


    Laura and Nicole are back and want to share what they read this summer with you all.

    Don't Make Me Weed This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 28:15


    These books are really good but are on the library chopping block to make room for more fun titles!

    Pride 2022 Young Adult Lit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 23:00


    Last month we went to Indigo to buy some books with out YOUth Action Council and in this episode we're presenting a bunch of our favs with LGBTQ+ characters!

    LGBTQ+ Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 31:46


    Happy Pride! We're highlighting some new comics or graphic novels that celebrate the many colours of the rainbow in this weeks episode.

    Adaptations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 27:45


    So many books are being turned into movies and tv shows and the books are incredible! This episode we go through a whole bunch for you to enjoy!

    Buzzy Books

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 24:33


    This week we discuss books that came out this year that have us excited to read and are getting a lot of buzz! There's something for everyone - horror, sci-fi, urban fantasy and more!

    Superheroes (But Not Graphic Novels!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 29:41


    This week we're touching on superhero novels, whether that be adaptations of Marvel and DC, creative series, and potential villains...?

    Agatha Christie Readalikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 33:15


    This week we're bringing you mysteries that are similar to the great Agatha Christie.

    Classic Lit Retellings Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 23:01


    We're back this week with even MORE retellings of your favourite classic lit!

    Classic Lit Retellings Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 24:13


    Today we look at classic novels remade into something new! We hit a ton of genres so there's something for everyone!

    LGBTQ Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 27:28


    We have some excellent rec's for everyone this week featuring LGBTQ love of all kinds! 

    Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 26:30


    Dig into some excellent romantic contemporary novels with us this week!

    Dystopian Gender Roles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 38:19


    In this episode Laura and Nicole discuss "feminist dystopias" or "spec fic that highlights how current gender roles are negative by presenting them to us in extremes". It was hard to title this episode!

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