Book Cougars Episode 211 - Diving Into Summer - Audio Only

On Episode 211 we dove into summer with our first big #BiblioAdventure of the season! It involved art by kids inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” lobster, a little free library, and Bank Square Books. A great day! In other Biblio Adventures, Emily went to see Ann Leary talk about her new essay collection, I’VE TRIED BEING NICE, at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT. She also found an adorable #LFL in a tree stump! Chris attended a virtual panel discussion of NEW SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION by the North Central Connecticut Chapter of The International Thomas Merton Society.

In the Just Read segment, the books we talk about include:

– PEARCE OYSTERS by Joselyn Takacs
– THE GUNCLE by Steven Rowley
– ARSENIC AND ADOBO by Mia P. Manansala
– LOVE AND HOT CHICKEN: A Delicious Southern Novel by Mary Liza Hartong
– DIVE! The Story of Breathing Underwater by Chris Gall

Three reference books make brief but important appearances: THE READERS’ ADVISORY GUIDE TO ROMANCE by Robin Bradford and both the APA and MLA style guides.

Short stories:

– “Idle Hands” from the collection CRAFT: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
– “Why Won’t You Die?” by Jessica P. Pryde from the collection SOMEPLACE GENEROUS: An Inclusive Romance Anthology edited by Elaina Ellis and Amber Flame.
– “Her Boss” by Willa Cather from the collection UNCLE VALENTINE AND OTHER STORIES: Willa Cather’s Uncollected Short Fiction, 1915-1929 edited by Bernice Slote.

We also talk about what we’re currently reading, want to read, and upcoming #biblioadventures. Oh, and we announce our THIRD QUARTER READALONG PICK for our Year of Reading Romance!
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