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 Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Flashing back to our very first episode, ever! This podcast started four years ago (nearly to the day!) This weekend, we're listening back to our debut, when we sat down with local author Josh Malerman, discussing his 2019 novel, Malorie. For more information on Josh, visit his website. www.joshmalerman.com But, you can also find more information on the Friends of the Ferndale Library, the volunteer organization that made this podcast a reality, here: www.ferndalefriends.org
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
A look back at some of the highlights from our conversations with bestselling authors, including Lucy Clarke, C.J. Box, Steven Rowley, Grady Hendrix, Riley Sager, and J. Ryan Stradal. You can dive back into our recent episodes to hear the full interviews with each of these authors.
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Looking for some year-end reading recommendations? Tune in for our latest episode where we hear from several members of our staff, providing a wide variety of selections from various genres.
Titles & Staff include:
Rodi - Every Rising Sun by Jamila Ahmed
Kricket - Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz
Damon - Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
Mary Grahame - When The Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
Julia - Chlorine by Jade Song
Erin - Witch King by Martha Wells
Jeff - Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
Pietro - The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Drew - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Sam - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Jacqueline Suskin is a Detroit-based author of eight books. Along with her writing and poetry, she is also an educator who has been teaching workshops, hosting retreats, and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. With her project Poem Store, she has composed over forty thousand improvisational poems for patrons who chose a topic in exchange for a unique verse. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, T Magazine, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and various other publications.
Her new book, A Year In Practice, is out on December 5, 2024: A Seasonal Guide of holistic practices that offer clarity, activate hope, honor nature, and inspire the creative seeker all year long.
https://www.jacquelinesuskin.com/a-year-in-practice
She'll be at Book Suey in Hamtramck on December 7: https://www.booksuey.com/events/jacqueline-suskin-a-year-in-practice
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Snaking Bakes
Snackable Bakes
Still We Rise
Home Cooking
Taste of Home's Fall Baking
Everyday Bread by America's Test Kitchen
The Brownie Diaries
Sister Pie
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Abby and Daniel, the hosts of Save Me From My Shelf, joined us via Zoom (from England!) for another literary discussion of weirdo protagonists. This time, we've got a gothic round-up that includes John Thorpe (from Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'), Count Dracula, Macbeth, and a special shoutout to Edgar Allen Poe!