A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Dipping Our Toe......into Outer Space!

Tune in to hear sci-fi and fantasy recommendations from two librarians, specifically presenting books for readers who haven't tried either of these genres yet and are curious..., or perhaps you have and just haven't found the right book yet? 

Titles discussed include:
Damon
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward series)
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (Reckoners series)
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod, illustrated by Jess Taylor
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune (also shouted out The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door)

Jeff
We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Leviathan Wakes by James A. Corey
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Descender by Jeff Lemire
House of Rumour by Jason Arnott

Michelle

Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins  

 

 

Villains: Part Two

We're at it again! Rodi and Mary Grahame join Jeff to discuss why we are drawn (or repulsed) by certain antagonistic characters, or villains, in literature. The books we talk about the most include the Winternight Trilogy, the Murder of Mr. Wickham, and a classic: Les Miserables. 

Summer Reading 2022

Librarians Sarah Bowman & Kricket Hoekstra join Jeff to discuss "beach reads," along with some of this summer's most anticipated books. We also delve into books that either evoke pure "summer vibes" or favorite books we've all read "during" the summer. 

Books discussed include: 
Domestic Thrillers by Lianne Moriarty
Maybe some Dostoevsky?
Kiley Reid - Such a Fun Age
Judy Blume - Summer  Sisters
Linda Holmes - Flying Solo
Claudia Gray - Murder of Mr. Wickham
Ruth Ware - The It Girl
Laura Hilderbrand - Seabiscuit
Jenny Han - The Summer I Turned Pretty
Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway
J. Courtney Sullivan - Maine
Beatrice Williams - 100 Days of Summer
Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove
Patrick DeWitt - Sisters Brothers
Charles Portis - True Grit
Michael Chabon - Kavalier & Clay
Jeffrey Eugenides - Middlesex
Michael Crummey - Galore
Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine 
Tove Janson - The Summer Book
Steven Rowley - Guncle
Kayle Rae Whitaker - Animators

Cindy Hunter Morgan - Far Company

In Far Company, we hear Cindy Hunter Morgan thinking about the many ways we carry the natural world inside of us as a kind of embedded cartography. Many of these poems commune not only with lost ancestors but also past poets.  Morgan's previous book, Harborless, was a Michigan Notable Book of 2018. We spoke with Morgan about her new collection of poems, out this week via Wayne State University Press. 

Guillermo & the Gothics

"Ding ding on the 'Gothic Bell'"  |  We started out talking about the films of Guillermo del Toro but quickly realized just how much of a similarity his films have with classic gothic literature! So, just in time for World Goth Day, we bring you the venn diagram between one of our greatest living directors and the books of Shelley, Bronte, and even Horace Walpole! 

Game On

Today, we're talking about games! The incredible variety of board games and video games that are fun for ALL AGES, and particularly the titles that are engaging for adult audiences. You can check out board games and video games from the library! Try a few and see which ones you like!