A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Nonfiction Can Be Fun!

Our staff provides reading recommendations from our non-fiction sections! We have three librarians on this panel discussion providing their favorites among the many recently added titles, covering the arts, the sciences, the histories, and everything in between! 

 

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

Alice Neal: People Come First - MetPublications

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by Maria Garcia Esperon

You Are History: From the Alarm Clock to the Toilet, the Amazing History of the Things You Use Every Day by Greg Jenner

The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought this Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

On Photographing Peoples and Communities by Dawoud Bey

A First Guide to Cats / Dogs by Dr. John Bradshaw

How Music Works by David Byrne

Detroit in 50 Maps by Alex B. Hill

Renegades: San Francisco in the 1990s by Chloe Sherman 

A Rome of One's Own by Emma Southon

More Tabletop RPG Games!

Join our staff on a (tabletop) adventure, doing a quick play-through of a Role-Playing Game that's available here in our library. We have quite a few options, actually, which we'll list off at the end of this episode. Listen to find out whether or not our three competing panelists can work together to forge intergalactic peace and solve a cosmic coffee embargo, when they play "Fate!" 

Flashback with Josh Malerman

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 

 

2023 Author Interviews

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. 

Favorite Books of 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 

Jacqueline Suskin - A Year In Practice

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