Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be. A podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews
Episodes
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
This week, we're chatting with musician/author Tony Muggs about his life's story! Muggs' Autobiograffitti is a self reflective, self deprecating and honest autobiography about the author, Tony Muggs life and passion for being a world class Detroit musician while also navigating being a stroke survivor!
More info: https://www.tonymuggs.com/
The Muggs: https://themuggs.bandcamp.com/
Dude: https://dudedetroit.bandcamp.com/album/autobiograffitti
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Today we're joined by a current member of the Ferndale Arts & Cultural Commission to talk about their plans for the summer, including the launch of the new Ferndale Collective, as well as their upcoming live music series and mural project!
Working with area organizations empowering and supporting the arts within the community. Reactivated in 2014 as an official government commission in the City of Ferndale it schedules and manages multiple performances and displays showcasing art through music, design, literature, fine art and performance. With the support of various art and creative organizations, local business and the community, the FACC is able to offer grants and compensation to artisans involved in such projects as the Salon Sundays, Community Mural Project and Garden Art Party to name a few.
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Singer/songwriter Chris Bathgate performs HERE at the Ferndale Library on July 18.
After a five-year hiatus encompassing the birth of a son, a third coast to west coast and back to the third coast move, and an ongoing global pandemic - Chris Bathgate returns with 'The Significance of Peaches'. On this, his 6th full-length album, the NPR & BBC-lauded artist is found ruminating on time spent living in the National Forests of Michigan while homeless, his emergence into fatherhood, and yes, the significance a certain stone fruit has played throughout hthe artist's life. Sonically, 'The Significance of Peaches' leans heavily on the structural support of parlor organ and Bathgate's signature multi-tracked percussion - sparse use of piano and strings sheathed in the middle - his haunted vocals perched atop it all.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
This week, we're talking to bestselling author Riley Sager about his new gothic chiller, The Only One Left, about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier.
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
This week, we're speaking with Steven Rowley, bestselling author of four novels including THE GUNCLE, finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, & THE CELEBRANTS. The Celebrants is a moving tale about the false invincibility of youth, and all the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living. https://www.stevenrowley.com/the-celebrants
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
This week, we were joined by Abby and Daniel, the hosts of Save Me From My Shelf, to talk about a sample gathering of literary weirdos, including titles like Hamlet, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Lolita.
SMFMS is a literature podcast hosted by two friends and academics in Birmingham, England. Abby is a lecturer and Daniel is a postdoc. Find more info about their podcast and where to find it here: https://www.savemefrommyshelf.com/