Books and Bites

Book Notes Michael recommends: The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon IQ by Joe Ide Carrie recommends: Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely This Lovely City by Louise Hare Adam recommends: Shuri Vol. 1: The Search for the Black Panther by Nnedi Okorafor Archival Quality; written by Ivy Noelle Weir, illustrated by Steenz Bite Notes Pair Bayley Hazen Blue , a delicious blue cheese, from Vermont's own...

Book Notes Carrie recommends: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors; translated from the Dutch by Misha Hoekstra Adam recommends: Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road by Kazuo Koike; illustrated by Goseki Kojima, Frank Miller Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga, Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata Michael rec...

Book Notes Adam recommends: The Wild Book by Margarita Engle Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Michael recommends: FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven Slash by Hunter Shea Carrie recommends:  History of the Rain by Niall Williams The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss Bite Notes For The Wild Book 's bubbly, colorful story, make Fizz and Fruit Popsicles from Raquel Rabade Roque’s The Cuban Kitchen Cuisine ....

Book Notes Melissa recommends: Novice Dragoneer by E.E. Knight Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar Adam recommends: The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Carrie recommends: Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Bite Notes Warm up like Ileth in Novice Dragoneer with the hearty Roasted Corn and Chorizo Chowder from The London Cookbook by A...

Book Notes Michael recommends: I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid  Bird Box by Josh Malerman  Melissa recommends: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel Carrie recommends: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Good Lord Bird by James McBride Bite Notes Enjoy this recipe of Bourbon Lemonade from Bulleit W...

Book Notes Michael recommends: The North Water by Ian McGuire, winner of the Royal Society of Literature Encore Award (2017) The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock, winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (2012), the Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing (2012), and the Prix Mystère de la critique (2013) Melissa recommends: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry,...

 To learn more about how to get started streaming videos, visit the eLibrary page of our website. Book and Video Notes Melissa recommends: Reel Injun , directed by Kino Lorber and available on Kanopy In Whose Honor? , New Day Films and available on Kanopy There, There by Tommy Orange Carrie recommends: The Detectorists , written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and available on AcornTV, which you c...

Book Notes Carrie recommends: Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith Melissa recommends: Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith Michael recommends: Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale Bite Notes Alton Brown’s Pickled Okra from Good Eats is a great recipe for preserving the harves...

Book Notes Michael recommends: Moonshine by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso Kill Creek by Scott Thomas Melissa recommends: Good Talk by Mira Jacob (link to our catalog coming soon!) The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Carrie recommends: Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls Bite Notes Enjoy a cocktail of Werewolf’s Blood as you try to survive the mob and werew...

Book Notes Carrie reads: Get in Trouble by Kelly Link My Ántonia by Willa Cather Michael reads: 20 th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Melissa reads: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Bite Notes Pair Get in Trouble with a slice of Florida Key Lime Pie, available on our website . You can tell from the state of the...

Books & Bites Podcast, Episode 30 Each month, JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. We’re gearing up for back-to-school in this episode, with books set in school or books we should have read in school. Book Notes Melissa recommends: Dear America : Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas The Fire Next Time by James...

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. This month, Carrie and Melissa welcome Michael to talk about good books for summer reading--whether you're outside by the pool or staying cool inside.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In this episode, we talk about the Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers and other books that relate to this year's summer learning theme, A Universe of Stories.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In this episode, we discuss books that take you to another place, including "Our Homesick Songs," "With the Fire on High," "News of the World," and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean and what to read next.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. In honor of National Women's History Month, we discuss books with strong girl characters, including "Louisiana's Way Home," "Aru Shah and the End of Time," "Ms. Marvel," "Goldie Vance," and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss short reads like "Heads of the Colored People," "Our Souls at Night," "Sea Prayer," and "Convenience Store Woman."

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode we discuss, "Bellweather Rhapsody," "The Trials of Morrigan Crow," "Cold Comfort Farm," "I Am, I Am, I Am," and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. It's a family affair on this episode, with a discussion of the novels "Pachinko," "Caramelo," "Little Fires Everywhere," "The Middlesteins," and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss learning about history through cookbooks, poetry, graphic novels, and unconventional biographies.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss spies, lies, online surveillance, and more.

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we discuss Madeline Miller’s novel "Circe," other adaptations of Greek myths, and more.

This episode is dedicated to audiobooks and the road trip snacks to go with them. We discuss "A Man Called Ove," "Bossypants," "Barracoon," "All Systems Red," and more!

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we talk about creativity and creative types, including the books "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh, "Petty: The Biography" by Warren Zanes, and more!

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we talk to author Kayla Rae Whitaker about her book, "The Animators," creativity, and the many varieties of pie, including oatmeal cream and Frito.