A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Romance Part Two

Mary Grahame & Rodi join Jeff to, once again, discuss the romance genre. We talk about the Flea Bag-ification of Jane Austen adaptations; the Failure to Launchization of animated book covers, the lost art of the Rom Com, a few of our particular favorite romance novelists, and we especially discuss Bridgerton.

[Content warning for Bridgerton Season 1, from 22:45-23:15 & 27:30-28:00] 

Authors discussed include: Kimberly Lemming, KJ Charles, Alice Clayton, Sophie Irwin, and of course, Beverly Jenkins. 

 

Graphic Novels

We've started a new Graphic Novel Book Club! (First meeting is August 16).  So, this week on "A Little Too Quiet," we're discussing GRAPHIC NOVELS! Just in time for the tv adaptations of Sandman and the Paper Girls). Titles discussed include: 

Moms by Yeong-Shin Ma

Babymouse by Jennifer Holm

Goblin Girl by Moa Romanova 

Coyote Doggirl by Lisa Hanawalt

Stone Fruit by Lee Lai 

In case you need them for show notes: 

Clash by Kayla Miller (4th book in Click series)

Lumberjanes by various authors

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Saga by BKV

Paper Girls by BKV

The Backstagers by James Tynion IV

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Habibi by Craig Thompson
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Maus by Art Spiegalman 
Giant Days by John Allison and Lissa Treiman
Buddha by Osamu Tezuka

 

Mohsin Hamid - The Last White Man

Joining us on our podcast this week is acclaimed bestselling author Mohsin Hamid ('Exit West'), discussing his latest book, 'The Last White Man.' In the book (out this week), people awake in new incarnations, uncertain how their neighbors, friends, and family will greet them. Are these transformations the long-dreaded overturning of the established order, or will this change take on a different shading: a chance at a kind of rebirth?  http://www.mohsinhamid.com/ 

Marvel: It’s Not Just A ”Phase” w/April Baer

Jeff and Aby welcome April Baer, award-winning broadcast journalist and host of Michigan Radio (91.7)'s Stateside--explicitly to discuss ALL THINGS MARVEL! It's a post-Comic-Con / post-Phase-5 announcement RECAP episode! We talk about what it is about these films that we admire so much, and we wind up hitting upon some fairly emotional / deeply philosophical / dare-we-say existential points, all inspired by the storytelling of these mega-blockbuster movies which sprung from the pages of comic books. 

Disney’s Filmography

Today on the podcast, Rodi, Jeff, and Mary Grahame discuss DISNEY, particularly their favorite films and their least-favorite films. What's worked? Sometimes when Disney has been daring, and tried something a little more experimental, the results have PARTICULARLY connected with US, if not with the rest of mainstream audiences...

 

Video Games

On this week's episode, Damon, Jeff, Kerrie and Simon are discussing VIDEO GAMES, which is one of the many items that our library circulates! We're talking about our favorite games from our formative years, as well as the games we enjoy playing today! We also talk about some of the misconceptions commonly held over "gaming" as a recreation. You can find "A Little Too Quiet" wherever you get your podcasts.

 

 

Some of the quirkier games discussed today include:
Untitled Goose Game (Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5)
Judgment (Yakuza) (PS4/PS5/Xbox)
Kingdom Hearts The Story So Far (PS4/Xbox)
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (Nintendo Switch/Xbox)
Monster Prom (Xbox/Nintendo Switch/PS4)