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Nic and Eric discuss favorite movies to watch while stuck at home.

This week Nic and Eric are together again for part one of a series on lock-down recommendations, starting with books!

This week Nic and Eric are joined by special guest John Davey. Known to a generation of fans as TV's Captain Marvel on the live action Shazam series, they discuss his early career working alongside Lucile Ball, Gary Marshall, Teri Garr, James Garner and more. Don't miss it!

Amanda Smith joins Nic and Eric for a special Star Wars Day book club with a spotlight on Alan Dean Foster's The Approaching Storm.

The All the Books Show is proud to bring you a special production of Dragnet: The Big Small written by John Robinson with music by Walter Schumann, Presented by The David A. Howe Public Library and Valley Theatre. The cast includes Nic Gunning as the announcer and Eric Mikols as Frank Smith! Plus past podcast guests Ben Layman, Hilary Gunning, Stephen VanValkenburg, Jessica Wieszczyk and Kendra Mi...

After years of references and plenty of reverence, Eric and Nic finally go all in on an Animorphs spotlight. Tune in as discuss Eric's abiding affections for the writings of Katherine "K.A." Applegate.

Melanie Miller from the Alfred Box of Books is the guest this week as we discuss everything from Star Trek Insurrection to Anne of Green Gables. Anything goes when we're off the books.

In a National Library Week episode Nic and Eric are joined by best-selling author Susan Wiggs, the start of a joint program between the David A. Howe Public Library and the Olean Public Library. They discuss her writing process, her recent bestsellers, her childhood in Western New York, and coping with being cooped up! https://www.susanwiggs.com/

In in this Off the Books special Nic and Eric discuss the best in mobile gaming then try to decide whether or not Eric has a Boston accent. Then they are joined by the senior staff of the David A. Howe Public Library for a chat on life at home and weirdly, a bunch on Minions.

This week Malik joins Eric and Nic for a poetry month discussion on Jason Reynolds' award-winning novel in verse, Long Way Down. Plus, reviews of Onward, Pee Wee's Big Holiday, Daredevil, The Witcher and more. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Long-Way-Down/Jason-Reynolds/9781481438261

Pauline Emery, director of the Southeast Stueben County Library, sits in for a talk on books, music, and adapting to the new environment.

This week Nic and Eric celebrate Robin's 80th Anniversary by discussing the character's history as well as everyone who took on the mantle over the years. https://www.dccomics.com/tags/robin-80th-anniversary

This week Nic and Eric are joined by Phil Trautman, director of the Cohocton Public Library. They talk Phish, Star Wars, 80s movies and compare scary basements. cohoctonlibrary.org

This week Nic and Eric have a great chat with best-selling author Justina Ireland. They cover her books Dread Nation and Deathless Divide plus her Star Wars work including the upcoming Star Wars: High Republic book, A Test of Courage. Also, Nic and Justina bond over a mutual respect for the noble Ewok. http://justinaireland.com/welcome

In this special Off the Books episode Nic and Eric are joined by Tina Dalton, director of the Cuba Circulating Library, to discuss life, 80s movies, Tom Cruise and a whole lot of Fred Savage. http://cubalibrary.org/

This week we go digging in the stacks for another book that has never circulated. This time around we unearth Elvis Live at Five by John Paxson. It's a Lonely Hearts Book Club! Plus Nic reviews the movie Olympic Dreams. Note: This episode was recorded prior to the library closing, so disregard any mention of upcoming programming.

While Eric drives three dogs along the east coast, Nic does an Instagram Live Story with Sally Jacoby Murphy, friend of the show and director of the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library. They discuss how the current health crisis is changing library services, past library gigs and favorite movies for good measure.

This week Nic and Eric discuss the works of Gary Paulsen. Plus Eric discusses the Gungrave anime and we bid a fond farewell to Clive Cussler. (Note: this episode was recorded prior to notifications about health concerns, so please disregard mentions of specific programming. As of this posting, the library is closed until further notice.) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/23384/gary-paulse...

This week Nic and Eric are joined by Hilary Gunning of the Previously on X-Men podcast and Kendra Mikols or the 9021 Here We G0 podcast to discuss the Netflix movie Spenser Confidential. Along the way they review Call of the Wild and Underground Six, then try in vain to cast another Robert B. Parker character, Sunny Randall

Nic and Eric discuss the Jack London books, Call of the Wild and White Fang!

Nic and Eric are joined by Hilary of the Previously on X-Men podcast (https://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.com/) for some bird watching as they discuss DC's Birds of Prey in comics, TV and movies!

Nic and Eric spotlight the Emerald Archer, the Robin Hood of Star City, the Guy Who Lets You Know What City You've Failed and How, the Green Arrow!

Nic and Eric look back on Mary Higgins Clark's career.

This week Nic and Eric select the belles of the ball, with another go 'round of the Sexy New Book Club. Tune in to hear about some intriguing new releases.

Nic and Eric are joined by Kate to discuss the winners of the 2020 Youth Media Awards!