Tiny Town Library Podcast

Whoops we added the wrong audio file to the last episode...2nd try!  Tune in to hear all about the most colorful, art filled, fun Summer Reading Program from Miss JoAnn, take note of Amy's beach read recommendations and stay until the end to hear the Summer Concert Series line up from co chair Doug Irvine!  See you at the library! Have a great summer!! Amy's Book Recommendations   Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Time of the Child by Niall Williams Heartwood by Amity Gaige The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25 The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25 The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25 The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25 Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25   Upcoming Books Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25 With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25 So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25   One Last Note: Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book! A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn't finished writing it)  

Happy Summer!  We are days away from kicking off the Summer Reading Program in tiny town.  This year's SRP theme is "Color Our World" and is heavy on rainbows, art & crafts, and reading!  Join us for this podcast episode to hear all about what's happening at the library this summer.  Keep listening to hear from Doug Irvine the chair of the Summer Concert Series for the exciting line up good news from Mont Vernon Recreation.  Have an amazing summer! Amy's  Recommendations  Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Time of the Child by Niall Williams Heartwood by Amity Gaige The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25 The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25 The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25 The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25 Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25   Upcoming Books:  Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25 With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25 So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25   One Last Note: Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book! A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn't finished writing it)  

It's National Library Week! We've packed the week with programs and a new episode of the podcast. Listen in to catch up on the latest news that affects your library and libraries across the country. Sarat Rogers joins us as our local person of interest today to introduce herself and gives us a sneak peek of the Town Egg Hunt.  Thank you for your support this week and always! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Safekeep by Yael Van de Wouden (Booker Prize 2024 shortlisted) The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Once There Were Wolves and Migrations) Upon A Starlit Tide by Kell Woods The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: The Sirens by Emilia Hart (Weyward) Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists) Heartwood by Amity Gage Snowglobe by Soyoung Park   Upcoming Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: My Friends by Fredrik Backman 5/6/25 Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt) 5/15/25 We All Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 5/20/25      

Tiny Town is thawing out and spring is around the corner!  Town Voting and Town Meeting are quickly coming up next week and creating community conversations. Listen in to this episode for the latest news from town, book recommendations from Amy, and our interview with college student and Wizarding Week professor Nick Brown. Happy (almost) Spring!! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Playground by Richard Powers The Heart of Winter by Johnathan Evison The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali City of Thieves by David Benioff Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay 1/21 Dream State by Eric Puchner 2/18 Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld 2/25   Upcoming Books I Want to Read Heartwood by Amity Gaige 4/1 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/22 The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner 4/29 (The Lost Apothecary)  

Winter is upon us and we've loaded the calendar with events and programs to get you out the door and into the library.  Need a distraction from it all? We've got new book recommendations from Amy and tons of programs coming up in February. Be sure to catch our interview with the newly appointed Mont Vernon Recreation Co-Directors Autumn Grdina and Jessica Hinkley. Stay warm everyone! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I've read that I enjoyed: The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan This is Happiness by Niall Williams How to Winter by Kari Leibowitz The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann New Books I'd Like to Read: The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin Homeseeking by Karissa Chen Upcoming books I'm looking forward to reading: Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey (The Snow Child) Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Horse) The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore (Oona Out of Order)

It's a magical time of year and we'd like to thank our listeners for tuning into the Tiny Town Library Podcast for 50 EPISODES! Listen in to this episode to recap 2024 and hear from our town welfare officer Juli Harvey. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and have a Happy New Year Tiny Town! Amy's Top 24 of 2024 Horse by Geraldine Brooks North Woods by Daniel Mason Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Leaving by Roxana Robinson The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 12 Books Coming out in Jan/Feb/March I'm looking forward to: 1/14 - More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (Still Alice) 1/14 - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors) 1/14 - Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, How to Sell A Haunted House) 1/21 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (3rd in Empyrean, follows Fourth Wing and Iron Storm) 1/28 - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Black Cake) 2/11 - We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You, The Giver of Stars) 3/4 - One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (We Were the Lucky Ones) 3/11 - The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (The Flight Attendant, Hour of the Witch) 3/11 - Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn (Killers of A Certain Age) 3/18 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #5!) 3/25 - Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire 4/1 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (2nd book after The Tainted Cup) BONUS BOOK: I called it! Louise Penny's 20th Armand Gamache book comes out October 28th- the name…The Black Wolf!

Heading into the weekend and wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Tune into this episode to hear a preview of all the festivities happening in Tiny Town this holiday season.  Amy has her book recommendations to help you reach your 2024 reading goals and JoAnn is so excited to introduce our new teen library assistant Arianne! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I've Read Recently That I Enjoyed The Black Bird Oracle by Deb Harkness (5th book in the All Souls Series) 1. A Discovery of Witches 2. Shadow of Night 3. The Book of Life 4. Time's Convert 5. The Black Bird Oracle Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny #19 (!) - audiobook is notable as she has a new Quebecois narrator, Jean Brassard What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley #11 in his Flavia DeLuce series   Newish Books I'd Like to Read Now or Never by Janet Evanovitch #31 in her Stephanie Plum series Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield Time of the Child by Niall Williams (set in same town as This is Happiness) The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami   Upcoming Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading Havoc by Christopher Bollen Dec 3, 2024 The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin Dec 3, 2024 Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West Dec 10, 2024 The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis January 5, 2025  

It's Halloween podcast episode! Stop and check out The Black Cat Cafe display on the library lawn and get ready to Trick or Treat on Main Street! MEOW!! We can't wait to see your costumes!! Stacy Clark, President of Turnstone Corporation joins us on this episode to introduce herself and the team building the new library.  Don't miss her interview for the three month outlook on the new library project! Happy Halloween! See you at the polls...get out and VOTE!! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I read that I enjoyed: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Guillotine by Delilah Dawson The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia   New Books I'd Like To Read: The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling The City in Glass by Nghi Vo The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke   Upcoming Books I'd Like to Read: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny A Queen's Game by Katharine McGhee Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire  

September has come and gone too fast! Catch up with the local librarians this episode for the Library Groundbreaking Event recap, fall programming line up, book recommendations and more! Happy fall!! Amy's Book Recommendation Books I Read Recently that I Enjoyed The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (nominated for National Book Award in 2018) The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (she wrote The Wishing Game) Finished Laurie Gelman's Class Mom series:, Class Mom, You've Been Volunteered, Yoga Pant Nation, Smells Like Tween Spirit   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading The Life Impossible by Matt Haig All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (wrote We Begin at the End) We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (he wrote The Thursday Murder Club series) Graveyard Shift by ML Rio (novella) Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty Bringer of Dust by JM Miro (2nd book in The Talents series, 1st was Ordinary Monsters) By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult Guillotine by Delilah Dawson When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman (Grades 3-7)   Upcoming Books I Want to Read 10/1- The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 10/1- Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten 10/22- Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 10/29- The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins 11/5- The Author's Guide to Murder by Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams, Karen White    

Hooray! Construction of the new road to the new library has begun!! Tune into this episode to catch up on all the good news from Mont Vernon and what's been happening at the library this summer.  JoAnn is wrapping up the adventurous Summer Reading Program and Amy has great book recommendations to get you to the end of summer! Happy August!! Amy's Book Recomendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed First two books in Attica Locke's Highway 59 Series: Bluebird, Bluebird Heaven, My Home 3rd Book Guide Me Home comes out September 3rd I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley Sandwich by Katherine Newmann The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett - 1st book in his new series, Shadow of the Leviathan - 2nd book will be out next April, A Drop of Corruption. The Hunter by Tana French- 2nd book in series, 1st book is The Searcher Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd June 11 The Memo by Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling June 18 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore July 2 The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman July 16 The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer July 16 - she wrote The Wishing Game Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness July 16 Queen B by Juno Dawson - July 23rd 3rd book in the Her Majesty's Royal Coven series- other books are: Her Majesty's Royal Coven & The Shadow Cabinet Upcoming Books I'd Like to Read Worst Case by T.J. Newman -also wrote Falling and Drowning August 13 We'll Prescribe You A Cat by Syou Ishida September 3rd  

June is upon us and it's time to sign up for the  Summer Reading Program! Tune in to hear our plans for a BIG ADVENTURE at the library for children and adults.  June also means graduations and we are so proud to have the SHS 2024 Valedictorian Jackson Hipp, and Salutatorian Owen Stine as our special guest interviews. Both boys are from Mont Vernon and are wicked smart! Listen in to hear their plans for the future.  Have a great summer everyone! Keep reading!!

The month of May has arrived and tiny town is blooming. Catch up with the librarians in Mont Vernon to hear what's happening in town and get excited for summer reads! Don't miss our interview with Friend of the Library, Hayley Parker. She's our special guest and honored Friend of the Year for 2023! Be sure to wave to her in the Spring Gala Parade! Amy's Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Luckiest Girl Alive, The Favorite Sister) The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynne Barnes (YA) 1st in a series, the rest are as follows: The Hawthorne Legacy The Final Gambit The Brothers Hawthorne Games Untold New offshoot series, 1st book coming out in July- The Grandest Game is book 1 The Book of Fire by Christie Lefteri (The Beekeeper of Aleppo) The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay (The London House, Lizzy & Jane, Dear Mr. Knightley, plus others)   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading The Husbands by Holly Gramazio The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Real Americans by Rachel Khong Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench Upcoming Books I'd Like to Read The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 5/7 Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski 5/7 Long Island by Colm Toibin 5/7 The Stolen Child by Ann Hood 5/7 Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews 5/7 One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 5/21 You Like It Darker by Stephen King - short stories - 5/21  

It's National Library Week...Ready, Set, CELEBRATE!! Tune into this episode to hear all about what have planned for the week and to celebrate the new library WIN!  Amy has awesome book reviews and Sue Ries is joining us to tell us all about the up coming Friends of the Library Plant Sale. Drop in and celebrate with us! Cheers!! Amy's Recommendations: Books I've Read Recently I Enjoyed: Martyr! By Kaveh Akhbar Family, Family by Laurie Frankel (she also wrote One Two Three & This is How It Always Is) The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Code Name Helene & I Was Anastasia) The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Table For Two by Amor Towles   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: (all these books came out in March 2024) The Hunter by Tana French (it's a sequel to The Searcher! Read that one first) The Great Divide by Cristina Enriquez Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano All books in the series: Finlay Donovan is Killing It FInlay Donovan Knocks Em' Dead Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Also a Short story, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank   Upcoming Books I Want to Read: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - April 9 Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda - April 9 Funny Story by Emily Henry - April 23rd The Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson - April 30th   The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny - October 29th The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian - March 2025  

Don't miss the chance to meet up with your favorite librarians on the latest episode of the Tiny Town Library Podcast. We filled the library calendar this month with meetings, meet ups, and "Meet & Greets" before Town Meeting in March to help open lines of communication.  Listen in for up to date town news, book recommendations and an interview with Christine Hamilton from the Library Building Committee.  Thanks for listening! Amy's Book Recommendations: Books I've read recently that I've enjoyed: The Women by Kristin Hannah North Woods by Daniel Mason Horse by Geraldine Brooks Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden New Releases I'm looking forward to reading: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon December 3 Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar January 23 Family Family by Laurie Frankel January 23 The Wolves of Winter by Dan Jones January 30th Upcoming Releases: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange February 27th After Annie by Anna Quindlen February 27th - event Sunday March 3 11 am at Lenox Hotel in Boston, tickets still available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-croissants-with-author-anna-quindlen-tickets-78678096203 7 The Hunter by Tana French March 5 - stand along novel The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian March 19th Library Building Committee Website: www.mvlibrarybuildingcommittee.com

Cheers to the New Year! Big things on the horizon at the library in 2024! Catch up on what is happening at the library in January and join the conversation around volunteering.  Amy has great book recommendations and a list of new release to help you "Read More in 2024"! Don't miss a minute of the Tiny Town Library Podcast. Amy's Recommendations Books I've Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferi - released Jan 2024 Homecoming by Kate Morton - released April 2023 The Wager by David Grann - released April 2023 The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell - released March 2023 Speech Team by Tim Murphy - released July 2023 The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston -  released July 2022   Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan - January 9 The Women by Kristin Hannah - Feb 6 Fourteen Days by Margaret Atwood (and others!) - Feb 6 (Celeste Ng, John Grisham, Dave Eggers, Tommy Orange, Louise Erdrich, and Neil Gaiman & More) The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo - Feb 13 End of Story by A.J. Finn  - Feb 20  

We made it to the end of the year and are celebrating at the library! Join us at our Christmas Tea Party to hear town news and Amy's Best of 2023 book list! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Amy's Best of 2023 1. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 2. Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 3. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 4. Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson 5. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy 6. Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese 7. Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka 8. This Other Eden by Paul Harding 9. The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 10. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 11. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford 12. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 13. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby VanPelt 14. Babel by R.H. Kuang 15. The Housekeepers by Alex Hay 16. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 17. Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson 18. The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland 19. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 20. Fairy Tale by Stephen King 21. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 22. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks 23. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue Looking forward to these books in 2024! The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian After Annie by Anna Quindlen Table For Two by Amor Towles The Hunter by Tana French Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange The Morningside by Tea Obreht Funny Story by Emily Henry The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine  

It's the day before Thanksgiving and there is so much to do, but first the library podcast!  We have a lot to be thankful for and hope that you all have a wonderful start to the holiday season.  Tune in to hear about the fun we have planned for December, Amy's awesome book recommendations, and our interview with an outstanding young patron from Mont Vernon. Happy Thanksgiving Tiny Town!

This October has been sooo busy!  Listen in to the librarians chatter about the Friends of the Library fundraiser, epic Halloween preparations, and the final fundraiser of the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation “One for the Books” Charity Auction. Catch up on all the good news and meet one of our newest resident, Megan Upperman, from MVLCF Auction Committee. Amy's Recommendations Books I've read recently I enjoyed: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Nov. 2022 (also wrote Nothing to See here)  Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark July 2022   The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 2008 Booker Prize winner Incidentally, Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist was announced at the end of September: Study for Obedience. Sarah Bernstein. If I Survive You. Jonathan Escoffery. This Other Eden. Paul Harding. Prophet Song. Paul Lynch. Western Lane. Chetna Maroo. The Bee Sting. Paul Murray. Winner will be announced November 26th. New releases I'd like to read: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennett, Witch by Melinda Taub Oct. 3 A Winter in New York by Josie Silver Oct. 3 (she wrote One Day in December) Upcoming books I'm looking forward to reading: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Oct. 31 The Future by Naomi Alderman Nov. 7 (she wrote The Power) Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park Nov. 7 The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook Nov. 7      

It's fall in New England! The leaves are starting to change and it's time for fall programs at the library. On this episode, we will be highlighting all the fun things happening at the Friends of the Library Harvest Market event. Don't miss Amy's book recommendations for new and upcoming releases. Amy's Book Recommendations Books I've Enjoyed Recently: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Fairytale by Stephen King The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese   New Books I'm Looking Forward to Reading: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue Mother Tongue: A History of Women's Words by Jenni Nuttall Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll   Emma Donoghue's other books I liked: The Wonder The Pull of the Stars Haven   Other upcoming books that haven't been published yet: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward - Oct. 3 People to Follow by Olivia Worley - Oct. 31 Class by Stephanie Land Non fiction (Maid) - Nov. 7 The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (The Maid) - Nov. 28  

We're celebrating 10 years of summer reading with Miss JoAnn and our teen volunteers. Listen in for our Summer Reading Program wrap up and catch our interview with two of our top teen volunteers Evie & Charlotte. Don't miss Amy's  final book recommendations for the last days of summer.  Thank you to our community for a magical summer at the library! Newer Books: The Housekeepers by Alex Hay Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The House is On Fire by Rachel Beanland Older Books: Spare by Prince Harry Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman Newly Purchased: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller And Yet by Kate Baer New Releases: The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney Reign- American Royals 4 by Katherine McGee    

It's been hot, hot, hot at the library!  We're half way through the summer with still tons of Summer Reading Program fun to go.  Catch up with the library staff for the latest town news, summer reading updates and awesome beach read recommendations.  Grab a good book before you head on vacation.  Have a great summer! Amy's Book Recommendations Beach Reads The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg The Beach At Summerly by Beatriz Williams Drowning by T.J. Newman   Other Books Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper   Looking forward to: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and A Dangerous Obsession by Michael FInkel – June 27 The St. Ambrose School For Girls by Jessica Ward – July 11 Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia – July 18 The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George -  July 25

Tune in for a mini episode of the Tiny Town Library Podcast to recap all the magic that happened at Wizarding Week!  We will also be announcing the theme of the 2023 Summer Reading Program on this episode.  Miss JoAnn has gone rogue this year and has created her own theme!!  She will be making the magic here at the library all summer. A special thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make Wizarding Week a success.  Be sure to click on the link below to visit Earl Riche's photo albums onFlicker that captured the entire experience at Wizarding Week!   Wizarding Week Photo Albums: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mvfotog/  

Spring is in the air! We survived winter in Tiny Town and Town Meeting.  Tune into our latest episode for the recap of the new library vote and plans to move forward.  Don't miss our interview with the famous Earle Rich Mont Vernon's local photographer and all around genius.  Happy Spring! Amy's Book Recommendations: Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Frye The Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Essex Dogs by Dan Jones Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes The Golden Spoon by Jesse Maxwell Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Only Survivor by Megan Miranda Zero Days by Ruth Ware The Only One Left by Riley Sager    

We had hoped to get this episode out before the predicted Nor'easter hit but alas, the snow arrived and over came Tiny Town.  With no power for two days, Town Election and Town Meeting have been RESCHEDULED!  Enjoy this episode but know that Town Meeting is on Tuesday, March 21st at 7pm and Town Election Day is on Tuesday, March 28th.  Get Out & Vote Tiny Town!! Amy's Recommendations: Books I've Read Recently Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Hester by Laure Lico Albanese This Other Eden by Paul Harding Notes on an Execution by Dayna Kukafka The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett New Books I'd Like to Read: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer 1/31 Africatown by Nick Tabor 2/21 The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill 2/28 Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Weyward by Emilia 3/7 Upcoming Books House of Cotton by Monica Brashears 4/4 Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia 7/18    

February is the month of LOVE!  We are recognizing our lovely neighbors and patrons this month and reminding residents to “Love thy Neighbor” in any way you can.  Join us for an interview with USPS Postmistress and longtime Mont Vernon resident Leslie Haas for her love stories. Happy Valentine's Day to our listeners! Have love in your heart!! Amy's Book Recommendations Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Her Majesty's Royal Coven by June Dawson Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burgess Exile by Jane Harper Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age byKatherine May Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst The Whispers by Ashley Audrain A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron  

Happy Holidays Tiny Town! Tune in to hear about all the holiday happenings around Mont Vernon plus an interview with Chief Slavin of the Mont Vernon Police Department.  Amy has her "Best Books of 2022" reading list because of course you're going to need a book recommendation for the New Year! Cheers!! Amy's Best of 2022 1. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 2. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart 3. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson 4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 5. Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 6. Inland by Tea Obreht 7. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 8. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 9. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 10. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 11. Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro 12. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Honorable Mentions: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade The short story “Eyewall” from Florida by Lauren Groff Looking Forward - 2023! Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo – January 10 How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix – January 17 Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun – January 31 Exiles by Jane Harper – January 31 Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano – March 14 The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner – March 21 A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher – March 28 Homecoming by Kate Morton – April 11 The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane – May 2  

The holidays are coming and so is winter! In this episode, we'll be sharing the good news about the new library project and how you can help support the efforts with year end giving opportunities. Also, Rebecca Hagedorn from the Mont Vernon Village School PTA stopped by to fill us in on the 1st fun event of winter in Mont Vernon. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!   Giving Tuesday Tuesday, November 29th: Visit  the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation website for more information www.mvlcf.org   Amy's Book Recommendations: New: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert Upgrade by Blake Crouch The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Older: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Newly Published: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Going Rogue by Janet Evanovitch The Seven Moons of Mail Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka Upcoming: Spare by Prince Harry The Invisible Hour Alice Hoffman    

It's almost Halloween in tiny town! Tune in to our special Halloween episode for Trick or Treat tips, witchy book recommendations and a special interview with one of the local Girl Scout troops.  Happy Halloween everyone! Amy's Book Recommendations Witchy Books: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Discovery of Witches Series by Deborah Harkness We Ride Upon Sticks by Guan Barry YA Books: All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody  

The leaves are changing in New England, and we're switching gears from summer to fall here at the Daland Memorial Library. Listen in for upcoming fall programs for kids and adults, new fall book recommendations and a visit from our Battle of the Burbs Champion Captain Paul Lavertu from Margaret Circle. Happy Fall Y'all! Amy's Book Recomendations: "Blackbird House" by Alice Hoffman "The Magnolia Palace" by Fiona Davis "The Latecomer" by Jean Hanff Korelitz "The Midcoast" by Adam White Upcoming: Nov. 1st- "The Bookstore Sisters" by Alice Hoffman Oct. 25- "The Passenger" by Cormec McCarthy Oct. 18- "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver Oct. 4- "Endless Summer" by "Elin Hilderbrand      

Episode 24 Title: “The Time is Now” Listen in for a recap of summer at the library and an interview with board members of the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation to hear all about their summer FUN raiser “Battle of the Burbs”!  The library fundraising thermometer is moving up!!  The Time is Now to learn about how you can support a new library in tiny town. Visit www.mvlcf.org to learn about the new library project and how to make a donation. Amy's Book Recommendations: "Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley "The It Girl" by Ruth Ware "Inland" by Tea Obrent Coming Soon: "Carrie Soto is Back" Taylor Jenkins Reid "Other Birds" by Sarah Addison Allen "Daisy Darker" by Alice Feeny "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng JoAnn: "Black Cake" by Charmaine Wilkerson Bonnie: "The 1619 Project" by Nikole Hannah-Jones For more information about the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation and the new library project visit www.mvlcf.org.

Summer is here and the library is full of possibilities! Listen into to this episode to hear all that the library has to offer residents of all ages.  We'll also catch you up on the new library project and make recommendations for your next beach read! Have a great summer tiny town!   Amy's Recommendations: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Day Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Bonnie's Beach Reads Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones JoAnn's Beach Read That Summer by Jennifer Weiner  

With great anticipation, the staff of the Daland Memorial Library have been preparing for the return of Wizarding Week! Student registration is full and all of the professors have their lesson plans ready!  Listen in to hear from a returning student, a prefect, and Head Mistress Clearwater herself. It's going to be an amazing vacation week! Amy's Book Recommendations Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwartz Magic Air Liars by Sarah Gailey Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

Spring is in the air and Town Meeting is behind us.  Tune in to hear voting results and all the good news about what you can look forward to in Mont Vernon this spring.  Catch our interview with the newly elected Selectman John Quinlan and don't miss Amy's book reviews.  Happy Spring! Amy's Book Recommendations This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris Clark & Division by Naomi Hirahara The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Love & Saffron by Kim Fay Books on Libby: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Neal Stephenson The Masters of the Revels New Releases: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart- April 5th Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng- Oct. 4th Trust by Hernan Diaz- May 3rd Let's Do This Again- April 5th

Spring is in the air and Town Meeting is behind us.  Tune in to hear voting results and all the good news about what you can look forward to in Mont Vernon this spring.  Catch our interview with the newly elected Selectman John Quinlan and don't miss Amy's book reviews.  Happy Spring! Amy's Book Recommendations This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris Clark & Division by Naomi Hirahara The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Love & Saffron by Kim Fay Books on Libby: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Neal Stephenson The Masters of the Revels New Releases: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart- April 5th Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng- Oct. 4th Trust by Hernan Diaz- May 3rd Let's Do This Again- April 5th

How do I love thee, let me count the ways (Sonnet 43)….So many lovely things happening in tiny town in the month of February. Tune in for chatter about library events and up coming Town Meeting. Catch our interview with resident Lou Springer, Chairman of the Cemetery Trustees and so much more! NOTE: Our Galentine's Day program and Super Bowl Sledding Party were cancelled post podcast recording. We shall try again next year. Amy's Book Recommendations: The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzeman How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu New Releases Coming Soon: Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak Feb. 15 The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, Feb. 22 This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel, Feb. 22

Tune into this episode for a quick recap of the holiday season in tiny town, a review of Amy's Best of 2021 book list, and New Year's resolutions. Happy New Year! Amy's Best of 2021 Books Lists in no particular order Fiction Top Ten:1. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 2. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson 3. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 4. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 5. Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker 6. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 7. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 8. Matrix by Lauren Groff 9. The Overstory by Richard Powers 10. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Thrillers Top Ten: 1. Pretty Things by Janelle Brown 2. His & Hers by Alice Feeney 3. The Last Flight by Julie Clark 4. The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 5. Falling by T. J. Newman 6. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 7. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 8. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz 9. Verity by Colleen Hoover 10. The Last One by Alexandra Oliva Non Fiction Top 5 1.These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 2. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 3. Finding Freedom by Erin French 4. Food Saved Me by Danielle Walker 5. Tinsel by Hank Stuever Books I'm Looking Forward To in 2022: 1. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins - January 2. Violeta by Isabel Allende - January 3. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu - January 4. Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron #14 - February 5. Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano - February 6. This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel - February 7. All the Queen's Men by S.J. Bennett - March  8. Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr - March 9. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd - March 10. The Fell by Sarah Moss - March 11. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel - April 12. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan - April 13. The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz - May 14. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - May 15. The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian - May 16. The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner - May 17. You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi - May 18. Gilt by Jamie Brenner - June 19. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - July  20. Prince Harry's As-Yet-Untitled Memoir, Pub Date TBA

We've missed you! Tune into the latest episode of the podcast for a recap of summer and fall activities at the library. Amy has made some great book recommendations and we'll take a sneak peek at what's in the works for the holidays in Tiny Town. Amy's Book Recommendations: Summer Reads I Enjoyed: The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Paper Palace by Miranda Cooley Falling by TJ Newman The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz Verity by Colleen Hoover The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Fall Releases: Matrix by Lauren Griff The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towels My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson State of Terror by Hillary R. Clinton and Louise Penny The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman Oh William by Elizabeth Strout The Death of Jane Lawrance by Caitlin Starling Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps you Alive by Philip Dettmer Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lilly King Coming Soon: Three Precious Days by Ann Patchett Go Tell the Bee's I am Gone by Dianna Gabaldon Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

Amy: Older Releases: Mr. Rochester by Sarah Schumaker  New-ish Releases: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanWhere the Stars Go Dark by Paula McClainMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid New Releases: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Yo The One Hundred Years of Lenny and Margo by Marianne Cronin The Gunckle by Stephen Raleigh The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid Coming Soon: Survive the Night by Riley Sager The Husband by Chandler Baker Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte Mcconagh A Slow Fire Burnings Paula Hawkins Velvet Was the Night by Silva Morano Garcia

Are you a Friend of the Library? We are dedicating a good portion of this episode to highlighting and thanking the Friends of the Library for all they do for the staff and the community. Our dear Friend of the Library, Sue Ries, stopped by for a chat and all the details about the upcoming Library Plant Sale! Amy: New-ish Releases: Good Company by Cynthia Sweeny D'AprixHeartwood by The Art of Living With The End of World In Mind by Barbara Becker Upcoming Releases: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Maidens by Alex Michaelides The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hilary Rodham Clinton The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny Recent Reads: Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Celebrate National Library Week with us as we look back over the past year and forward to all that is to come. Listen to the end for a special interview with beloved Mont Vernon resident Eileen Naber! Amy: Suspense Thrillers: Who is Maud Dixson by Alexandra Andrews The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Pretty Things by Janelle BrownHis + Hers by Alice Feeney The Last Flight by Julie Clark General Reccomendations: Sin Eater by Megan Campisi The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson Upcoming: The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjolalian Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Finding Freedom by Erin French

We missed you in February and are catching up with a full episode for March. Spring is in the air, the vaccine is rolling out, and we are looking forward to better days. We welcome the new principal of the Mont Vernon Village School, Dr. Kim Sarfde to the podcast and look forward to hearing good news from the school. Amy: Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge Bonnie: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson JoAnn: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

We're pulled together a list of the best books of 2020. Join us as we take a look back at 2020 for the highs and lows of the year. Amy: 2020 New Fiction 1. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 2. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  3. Greenwood by Michael Christie 4. Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit 5. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore 6. The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow 7. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E.Schwab 8. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 9. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Honorable Mentions: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare Conjure Women by Afia Atakora Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Fiction Published Before 2020 1. A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza 2. The Warehouse by Rob Hart 3. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 4.Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 5.The World We Knew by Alice Hoffman 6. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 7. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood 8. History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund 9. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Honorable Mentions: The Witch Elm by Tana French The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia Non-Fiction 1. Children of the Land by Marcello Hernandez Castillo 2. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 3. She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 4. The Yellow House by Sarah Broom 5. Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker 6. The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean 7. The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede 8. Breath by James Nestor 9. A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper Honorable Mentions: The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux Bonnie: Dear Edward by Anna Napolitanio Breathe by James Nestor Madison: When Things Fall Apart by Peme Chodron Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin JoAnn: Louise Penny Inspector Ganache Series Station 11 by Emily John Mandel .... And More Best of 2020 Booklists: Lit Hub's Best of 2020 Washington Post's Best of 2020NY Time's Best of 20202 NY Time's Trump Administration Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020

We are all going to be spending a little more time at home for this holiday season, and the library is here to make that time well spent. We've stocked out shelves with this year's bestsellers, holiday movies, audiobooks and magazines. Check out the library website and our facebook page for virtual events and activities for kids and adults! For more information about SHARE, visit: https://www.sharenh.org/ Amy: The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz The Bean Tree by Barbra Kingslover Pigs in Heaven by Barbra KingsloverMediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo Nick by Michael Farms Smith Bonnie: Group: How One Therapist and Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Kate May JoAnn: Our Rule Against Murder by Louis Penny

Due to A Series of Unfortunate Events, we find our tiny library switching gears and pivoting to bring the smallest residents of Mont Vernon a safe and Happy Halloween. Anything can happen under a full moon... Joining us for an interview is Belinda Yeaton, the Town Clerk, to catch us up on the Presidential Election and Voting Day! Amy: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyThe Lost Summer of Louisa May Allcott by Kelley O'Connor Knkees Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Dearly by Margaret Atwood JoAnn: Weird Little Robots by Carolyn Crimi Mrs. Frisby’s Rats and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien  Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis  Bonnie: Homecoming by Yaga Gyasi Barefoot Contessa: Comfort Food by Ina Garten

It's the one year anniversary of the Tiny Town Library Podcast and we are celebrating! The library has reopened and we have Mont Vernon's favorite teacher Charline Brown this month's interview. Amy: Majesty by Katherine McGee One by One by Ruth Ware Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The First Fifteenth Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab The Searcher by Tana French Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman Bonnie: Book of Ways by Jodie Picoult Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbran Caste By Isabelle Wilkerson JoAnn: Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

We’re back in fancy masks, following socially distancing rules, and recording outside in the garden at the library! Join us to catch up on the affects of COVID on our community and what’s happening at the library in Tiny Town. Book Recommendations: Amy: Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Sweetness and the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradly Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis One by One Ruth Ware Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Bonnie: 28 Summers by Elin HildebrandBreath, The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor JoAnn: Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Special Episode: No sooner had Town meeting adjourned, then COVID-19 swept into the US and quickly changed all of our lives. In a matter of weeks, the library went from a thriving community gathering place to "closed indefinitely". This episode was recorded on Friday, April 3rd from inside the closed Daland Memorial Library...6 feet apart.

March has arrived and the first day of spring is almost here! But first, Town Meeting. Save the date for Wednesday, March 11th at 7:00 PM. Town meeting in n New England is a 400 year old tradition... pure democracy in action! Our special guest this month is Mr. Moderator, David Sturm. He is sure to keep order in this episode. Amy: The Waterhouse by Rob Hart Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Post Script by Cecilea Ahern When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey (March 3rd) Beheld by Tarashea Nesbit (March 17th) The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian (March 17th) Lakewood by Megan Giddings (March 24th) Bonnie: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Why We Can't Sleep by Ada Calhoun

It's February and love is in the air! Join us for an episode with lovely news and love stories from around tiny town. We'll chat about some recent literary controversy, books we love, and with an interview Mont Vernon Village School PTA. Don't miss a minute! Amy: Children on the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo Further Thoughts, Opinions, and Alternative Recommendations related to American Dirt by Jeanine Cummings Myriam Gurba’s piece: https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/The NPR Story: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/29/800964001/digging-into-american-dirtThe Article about books by Latinx authors: https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/american-dirt-controversy-books-about-border/The 1A Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-controversy-over-american-dirt-tells-us-about/id1188724250?i=1000463822242 JoAnn: Starless Sea by Erin MorgansteinMagpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz Bonnie: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano PTA Links: https://www.facebook.com/MVVSPTA/

Happy New Year! Great Progress was made in 2019 towards the goal of a new library for the town of Mont Vernon. Library trustees Cindy Raspiller, Jane King, and Jill Weber join us as we catch up on the project and talk about next steps for 2020. Book Recommendations for 2020: American Dirt by Janine Cummings (January 21) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (March 24) All The Ways We Said by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White (January 14) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (May 19) One of Us is Next by Karen McManus (January 7) The Night Country by Melissa Albert (January 7)

The holidays are upon us here at the library and we couldn't be more excited. Tune in to hear all the holiday happenings around Tiny Town, take notes on our Best of 2019 book recommendations, and learn how you can help your neighbors this season from the chair of Neighbor 2 Neighbor Rich Master. Happy Holidays! For more information, donations, and volunteer opportunities for Neighbor 2 Neighbor, please visit their website here . Best Reads of 2019: Amy: The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane The Night Tiger by Kangsze Choo The Nickle Boys by Colson Whitehead The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Ninth House by Leigh Barugo JoAnn: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Bonnie: She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey   Holiday Book Recommendations: Amy: Santa Mouse by Michael BrownFather Christmas by J.R.R. TolkeinChristmas Cookies by Jennifer Darling JoAnn: Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht The Bird in Santa's Beard by Don Rutt and Jeffery Schatzer Bonnie: The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Alberg Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson