Behind the Books

Bob and Anna interview Liz Celentano, Circulation staff member from the Ewing Branch, as well as award-winning, romance-comedy author, Bethany Turner. Intro and Welcome 2.:38 Interview with Liz Celentano 11:15 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:10 Interview with Bethany Turner 30:39 Summary and Closing Show Notes: Visit Bethany Turner 's website at http://seebethanywrite.com/ . Information about the...

Bob and Anna interview Katie Barany, MCLS Social Work Intern from Rutgers University School of Social Work, as well as international number-one bestselling author for thrillers, Jeffrey Deaver. Intro and Welcome 3:25 Interview with Katie Barany 13:45 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:45 Interview with Jeffery Deaver 32:11 Summary and Closing Show Notes: Visit Jeffrey Deaver's website at https://www....

Bob and Anna interview Julia Cuddahy from Adult Services at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch, as well as award-winning an Amazon #1 selling independent author, Kevin G. Chapman. Intro and Welcome 2:42 Interview with Julia Cuddahy 12:41 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:09 Interview with Kevin Chapman 29:18 Summary and Closing Show Notes: Visit Kevin Chapman's website at https://kevingchapman.com/ Tr...

Bob and Anna interview Tanusree Ganguly from the Circulation Team at the Robbinsville Branch, as well as, Veera Hiranandani, award-winning author of several middle-grade books, including The Night Diary , and her most recent release, How to Find What You're Not Looking Fo r. Intro and Welcome 2:31 Interview with Tanusree Ganguly 12:07 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:46  Interview with Veera H...

Bob and Anna interview Lisa Auger from the MCLS Acquisitions and Cataloging Department, as well as award-wining writer and novelist Kamila Shamsie. Intro and Welcome 2:59 Interview with Lisa Auger 12:25 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:32 Interview with Kamila Shamsie 28:48 Summary and Closing Show Notes: View Kamila Shamsie's Goodreads profile at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/168076.Kamila...

Bob and Anna interview Shilpa Shanbhag from the Reference Team at MCLS Hickory Corner, as well as The New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn. Intro and Welcome 2:36 Interview with Shilpa Shanbhag 13:31 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:44 Interview with Deanna Raybourn 25:39 Summary and Closing Pictures of the Community Loom at the Hickory Corner Branch can be seen at: htt...

Bob and Anna interview Joanna Potts from MCLS Instructional Technology, as well as Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Intro and Welcome 2:14 Interview with Joanna Potts 12:58 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:53 Interview with Abdulrazak Gurnah 30:08 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Abdulrazak Gurnah at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abdulrazak-...

Bob and Anna interview Emily Frey, Hightstown Memorial Library's Branch Manger, as well as  author and illustrator, Renee Kurilla. Intro and Welcome 2:15 Interview with Emily Frey 12:01 Programs and Services @ MCLS 14:56 Interview with Renee Kurilla 29:58 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Renee Kurilla at https://kurillastration.com/ Apply for an MCLS Library card at your local bra...

Bob and Anna interview Anna Korn from the Circulation Team at our West Windsor Branch, as well as well as graphic novelist and cartoonist, Aron Nels Steinke, of the early reader graphic novel series, Mr. Wolf's Class. Intro and Welcome 2:34 Interview with Anna Korn 12:56 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:49 Interview with Aron Nels Steinke 31:37 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Aron Nels...

Bob and Anna interview Marygrace Billek, Director of Human Services for Mercer County, as well as well as Synithia Williams, contemporary romance author. Intro and Welcome 1:43 Interview with Marygrace Billek 16:56 Programs and Services @ MCLS 20:39 Interview with Synithia Williams 32:51 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Synithia Williams at http://www.synithiawilliams.com/ . MCLS' Even...

Bob and Anna interview their colleague from the Hopewell Branch, Pete Ronaghan, as well as best selling fantasy romance author, Elise Kova. Intro and Welcome 2:50 Interview with Pete Ronaghan 12:16 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:56 Interview with Elise Kova 28:44 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Elise Kova at https://elisekova.com/ . MCLS' Events Calendar is located at www.eventkeeper...

Bob and Anna share their experience doing the run, as well as interviews with Building Maintenance Worker, Rob Henderson, and staff writer at The New Yorker , Ben McGrath, about his recently released biography about Dick Conant, Riverman: An American Odyssey . Intro and Welcome 4:51 Interview with Rob Henderson 13:49 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:40 Interview with Ben McGrath 33:00 Summary and C...

Bob and Anna interview Gina Bartolino from the library's Administration office, as well as R.S. Mellette, author of the Billy Bobble middle-grade science fiction novels and the new YA science fiction novel Kiya and the Morian Treasure . Intro and Welcome 2:06 Interview with Gina Bartolino 13:05 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:23 Interview with R. S. Mellette 31:13 Summary and Closing You can learn...

Bob and Anna interview Alyssa Anderson from the Hollowbrook Branch, as well as H. H. Leonards, author of the book, Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus: Life, Lessons, and Leadership , coming out June 19, 2022. Intro and Welcome 2:01 Interview with Alyssa Anderson 12:44 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:39 Interview with H. H. Leonards 31:46 Summary and Closing You can learn more about the O Street Mansion at...

Bob and Anna interview Jen Crabtree from the Youth Services Team at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch, as well as Hannah Dennison, the author behind the Honeychurch Hall, Island Sisters and Vicky Hill cozy mystery series. Intro and Welcome 1:50 Interview with Jen Crabtree 11:59 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:32 Interview with Hannah Dennison 31:55 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Hanna...

Bob and Anna interview Kathleen Nash from the Adult Services Team at the Ewing Branch, as well as Jake Uitti, freelance editor/writer and author of the recently released, Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball . Intro and Welcome 2:04 Interview with Kathleen Nash 12:19 Programs and Services @ MCLS 16:18 Interview with Jake Uitti 31:55 Summary and Closing You can...

Bob and Anna interview Andrew Punk from the Adult Services Team at the Lawrenceville Headquarters Branch, as well as Maddie Frost, an illustrator of too many books to count, as well as a children's author-illustrator. Intro and Welcome 2:10 Interview with Andrew Punk 13:17 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:35 Interview with Maddie Frost 33:14 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Maddie Frost...

Bob and Anna interview Debbie Fotheringham from the Circulation Team at the Robbinsville Branch, as well as Jane Pek, author of short fiction (anthologized in The Best American Short Stories ), as well as a debut novelist with The Verifiers (Vintage/Knopf). Intro and Welcome 5:27 Interview with Debbie Fotheringham 15:26 Programs and Services @ MCLS 20:11 Interview with Jane Pek 34:49 Summary and C...

Bob and Anna interview Chip McAuley from Adult Services at the Hickory Corner Branch, as well as Nancy Krulik, author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. Intro and Welcome 2:47 Interview with Chip McAuley 13:34 Programs and Services @ MCLS 17:52 Interview with Nancy Krulik 33:44 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Nancy Krulik...

Bob and Anna interview Shanna Caines from Acquisitions and Cataloging at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch, as well as international best selling author, Kate Moore. Intro and Welcome 2:08 Interview with Shanna Caines 10:59 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:14 Interview with Kate Moore 33:33 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Kate Moore and her work via her website at https://www.kate-moore...

Bob and Anna interview  Cindy Aust from the Circulation Department at the Hightstown Memorial Branch, as well as award winning and international best selling thriller author, Brad Parks. Intro and Welcome 2:22 Interview with Cindy Aust 11:32 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:38 Interview with Brad Parks 36:55 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Brad Parks and his works via his website...

Bob and Anna interview Dr. Barbara Franz, Professor of Political Science at Rider University, about the Ukraine Conflict. MCLS' information page with resources related to current happenings, historical news, contacts for aiding organizations, as well as information for caregivers and educators can be found at: https://mcl.org/ukraine . PressReader ( https://www.pressreader.com/ ) allows patrons to...

Bob and Anna interview West Windsor Branch's Youth Services Librarian, Caitlin Decker, as well as New York Times and international best selling debut author, Sarah Penner. Intro and Welcome 3:18 Interview with Caitlin Decker 11:27 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:07 Interview with Sarah Penner 30:51 Summary and Closing You can learn more about Sarah Penner via her website at: https://www.sarahpenne...

Bob and Anna interview Robin Miles, audiobook director and award winning narrator. Intro and Welcome 3:24 Interview with Robin Miles (Part 1) 18:38 Programs and Services @ MCLS 22:42 Interview with Robin Miles (Part 2) 35:02 Summary and Closing Robin Miles' spotlight article on AudioFile is located at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/robin-miles/ A listing of books narrated by Robin Mil...

Bob and Anna interview Janine Hoekstra, Head of the Circulation Team at the Hopewell Branch, as well as award winning young adult and children's author, Colleen Nelson. Intro and Welcome 3:14 Interview with Janine Hoekstra 12:52 Programs and Services @ MCLS 15:53 Interview with Colleen Nelson 32:54 Summary and Closing Listeners can read more about about Collen Nelson at http://www.colleennelsonaut...