Howe's Things

We love a good Christmas tradition, so it's time for Beau Hutchings to dust off his Nook and join Nic for a good, old-fashioned Christmas book club! Books include: Christmas Donut Murder by Susan Gillard How the Witch Stole Christmas by Dakota Cassidy

Ally and Nic take a look at literary one-hit wonders including Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Plus random discussions on Agatha Christie, The Incredible Hulk and Joe vs. The Volcano.

Kate is back to talk Picture Book Month and share some of her favorites. Plus, find out what Nic was binge-watching during quarantine!

It's DiNovember and Kate stops by to talk Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur for the special "From the Stacks" episode!

Nic has finally completed his decades long quest to read Frank Herbert's Dune! He is joined by his pal Sarah Jacoby Murphy for a look at the book as well as the 2021 film adaptation.

It's Halloween and the Queen of Halloween stops by to reclaim her throne! Nic is joined by Sally Jacoby Murphy to discuss all things Halloween with a focus on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.

Nic and Malik take a thorough look at the one and only Bruce Lee!

Nic and Ally settle in for a discussion on Banned Books Week 2021.

It's a Batman Day party when Hilary from Previously on X-Men stops by to discuss the story Batman Universe written by X-Men scribe Brian Michael Bendis. Put on your cowl and join us, won't you?

This week Nic is joined by Stephen Rudd from This Endorian Life (https://thisendorianlife.podbean.com/) to discuss all things Star Trek, just in time for Star Trek Day 2021.

Kendra Mikols from the 9021 Here We G0 pod stops by to talk favorite childhood TV shows. Nic and Kendra's 8 year age gap doesn't allow for a lot of crossover.

Nic and Ally get in to Ally's love of all things Victorian. Also, there's some Scooby-Doo talk. Just roll with it.

Longtime student worker Alexa Hill joins Nic for a Lonely Hearts Book Club featuring a forgotten book from 1962.

Ally and Nic take a look at the world of Black Widow!

This week author Dylan Newton swings by to help Nic compile a list of summer Rom Coms. Her new book, How Sweet It Is, hits the shelves July 13, 2021! https://www.dylannewton.com/

Nic and Kate tumble headlong into the world of Erin Hunter's Warriors. It's the Tails & Tales (woop woop) Summer Reading Program episode!

This week we bring you a special audio drama as part as the 2021 Summer Reading Program: Tales and Tails. Presented by The Valley Theatre and written by Nic Gunning, Aunt Velma's House of Horrors tells a story of a family who inherits a house that may be more trouble than it's worth. Then, stick around for a rebroadcast of last years radio play Dragnet: The Big Small.

No, it's not Christmas, but Beau Hutchings is back for another book club. In this extended episode we take a deep dive into our Pride Month book club pick: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.

It's an off week, but we've got a special guest ready to talk about some great comics by Franco and Art Baltazar. We also get in to some Transformers talk as well. Aww Yeah!

This week Nic is joined by the DAHPL's new Youth Librarian Ally Stevick! They talk spins on classic fairytales.

No new episode this week, but you can check out a preview for a new show Nic is doing on the Radio Meanwhile Network with All the Books Show guest star Stephen Rudd! Stephen and Nic take a deep dive into Vintage Star Wars covering the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi through the 80s cartoon. New episodes bi-weekly starting June 15! Look for it wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast is brought t...

Tess Gerritsen stops by to discuss her early medical thriller Gravity, plus a preview of upcoming books Choose Me (July 2021) and a long awaited return to the Rizzoli and Isles series. For our earlier conversation dive into the All the Books Show Archives: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/author-interview-tess-gerritsen

Sally Jacoby Murphy stops by to discuss the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates including The Water Dancer, Between the World and Me, plus Black Panther.

In a Star Wars Day special Nic and Amanda discuss Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi and the Legends graphic novel Crimson Forever. Plus they talk Mandalorian, Rebels and Fallen Order.

Today Nic is joined by Alex Irvine, a best-selling author whose work spans, novels, comic books, graphic novels, games and animation. And if that isn’t enough, he’s also a Jeopardy Champ! Tune in for our discussion on Astronaut Michael Collins, the history of Baseball and more. https://alex-irvine.com/about/ For the second half of our conversation tune in to our crossover with Previously on X-Men:...