A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Laura E. Weymouth: A Consuming Fire

This week, we're talking with author Laura E. Weymouth about her new YA novel, A Consuming Fire. https://lauraeweymouth.com/ 

Laura Weymouth is a Canadian living in America, and the sixth consecutive generation of her family to immigrate from one country to another. Born and raised in the Niagara region of Ontario, she now lives at the edge of the woods in western New York, along with her husband, two wild-hearted daughters, and an ever-expanding menagerie of animal friends.

More about her latest, A Consuming Fire: 

Uprooted meets The Grace Year in this dark young adult fantasy of love and vengeance following a girl who vows to kill a god after her sister is unjustly slain by his hand.

Weatherell girls aren’t supposed to die.

Once every eighteen years, the isolated forest village of Weatherell is asked to send one girl to the god of the mountain to give a sacrifice before returning home. Twins Anya and Ilva Astraea are raised with this destiny in mind, and when their time comes, spirited Ilva volunteers to go. Her devoted sister Anya is left at home to pray for Ilva’s safe return. But Anya’s prayers are denied.

With her sister dead, Anya volunteers to make a journey of her own to visit the god of the mountain. But unlike her sister, sacrifice is the furthest thing from Anya’s mind. Anya has no intention of giving anything more to the god, or of letting any other girl do so ever again. Anya Astraea has not set out to placate a god. She’s set out to kill one.

Our Favorite Albums

This week on the podcast, we're looking back on some of our "favorite" albums that we selected to be featured on our library's website! Visit our Readers Corner to find all of staff's favorite albums, books, and movies: https://www.fadl.org/staffpickbooks 

 

Full music list: https://www.fadl.org/mustlistens 

 

Listen to a Spotify playlist of our panel's picks, here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5AS8SEFG8xOSBQym3Hz2ix?si=aa28a140abe84121 

Favorite Books (etc) of the Year

Mary Grahame & Rodi are back on the pod and they have LISTS. 

Titles Discussed Include: 
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Fake it til you Bake it by Jamie Wesley
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
League of Gentlewomen Witches by Indie Holton
The Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Dr. Emma Southon
Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly
Vagina Obscura by Rachel E. Gross
 A Man and His Cat by Umi Sakurai
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Act Your Age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Bloom
A Consuming Fire by Laura E. Weymouth
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
I Blame My Shelf Podcast

The Manga Episode

This week, we're talking about our favorite Manga series. Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan--and over the years, public libraries (like Ferndale) have started to circulate quite a wide variety of titles, many of which can be found in the "graphic novel" section. In this episode, we discuss some of the best new series, including some iconic/classics: 

A Man and His Cat
Attack on Titan
Hellsing
Kingdom Hearts
Dramacon
Skip Beat
Cyborg 009
Devilman
Gangsta

 

Author Interview: Ophelia Crane

Today we're talking to author Ophelia Crane about her latest work of fantasy/horror, 'I Hope Your Abuser Dies.' Crane has written a handful of novels with a clear intention to both fascinate and to shock! In 'I Hope Your Abuser Dies,' she's exploring the myth of Medusa with a very modern twist. More info: https://opheliacrane.com

 

What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?

An entire podcast dedicated to horror films. Jeff and Simon unpack the progression of horror films from the 1920s through the 2020s, singing the praises of their personal favorites all along the way.