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This week Nic and Eric are joined by Sally Jacoby Murphy, the director of the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library and the reigning Queen of Halloween, to discuss Stephen King's Christine.

This week Nic and Eric go over the Harvey Awards in book news, plus discuss what they have been reading and watching. The segment this week, "The All the Votes Show" was released as a standalone. Check it out in the feed.! rockthevote.org https://www.harveyawards.com/en-us.html

It's a voting extravaganza! This week Nic is on location at the Allegany County Board of Elections to get the answers to the most common questions about voting in Allegany County. He is joined by Republican Deputy Elections Commissioner Marcy Crawford and Democratic Elections Commissioner Michael McCormick. https://www.alleganyco.com/departments/board-of-elections/ https://www.rockthevote.org/

In an attempt at getting Eric into the Halloween Spirit, Nic pulls up the 2020 Stoker Awards!

This week Eric is off, but his Previously On X-Men co-host Hilary sits in for a special interview with author and illustrator Alitha Martinez. They discuss her long career with Marvel, DC and beyond. Find Hilary here: https://radiomeanwhile.com/previously-on-x-men/ Find Alitha Martinez here: https://www.ariotstorm.com/

It's Banned Books Week and Nic & Eric take a look at the years most challenged books. Then in order to bring the mood up they have an impromptu chat about some of the simple joys. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10

It's a Batman Day miracle! Join Nic and and Eric for a special interview with author and screen writer Shea Fontana (DC Super Hero Girls, Polly Pocket)! Take a deep dive into her new graphic novel Batman: Overdrive. https://www.sheafontana.com/

Nic and Eric and joined by Kendra Mikols, Twilight super fan and host of 9021 Here We G0, to discuss Stephanie Meyer's Midnight Sun. Find Kendra here: https://soundcloud.com/9021hereweg0 Find Stephanie Meyer here: https://stepheniemeyer.com/

Nic and Eric share some of the books they read in one sitting, Plus they open the All the Books Show mailbag and share some of your picks.

It's back to school time! Nic and Eric use the Time Traveling Book to go back to the years they started Kindergarten. What was hip in '88 and '91? Tune in to find out.

It's the Dog Episode! Tune in to hear some of Nic and Eric's favorite dog stories.

Eric and Nic are joined by Jessica Wieszczyk to take a look at the library Book Club Pick, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Dark Mirror, by Diane Duane.

ATBS music maestro guest stars in this weeks episode to help Eric usher in his 34th year. Tune in to hear a new music cue, plus find out which books earned the dreaded one-star review!

This week Eric and Nic look back on favorite stories of mythology and folklore to coincide with the 2020 Summer Reading Program, Imagine Your Story.

This week Nic and Eric are joined by puppeteer, animator, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, puppet builder, and composer Mike Quinn. Mike is best known for his work with the Jim Henson Company as well as the Star Wars franchise where he performed the role of Nien Nunb in Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and the Rise of Skywalker. Other Film and Television work incl...

This week Nic and Eric take a look at the winners of the 2020 Locus Awards and lament the loss of a beloved author.

This week Nic is joined by a special co-host to discuss Jarrett K. Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series.

Fair is fair. Nic did a Lonely Hearts Book Club, so now Eric gets to. Find out what happens when college kids get transported into their non-trademark-infringing fantasty role-playing . Then find out if Eric will follow through and read it after all these years.

This week Nic and Eric take a look at summer 2020 in books. Plus a frank discussion of the lackluster finale to the classic Planet of the Apes films.

This week it's a Lonely Hearts Book Club: Home Edition when Nic pulls a dusty book off of his personal bookshelf. It's Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang. Plus Nic and Eric crack the story for the Hey Dude reboot you didn't know you needed.

Green Lantern turns 80 and we've got a special review from the All the Books Show archives. In this Off the Books episodes originally recorded as a Twitch exclusive during quarantine, Nic does a thorough examination of the Green Lantern animated film First Flights. Plus Eric discusses his fondness for the Sinestro Corp War.

The library's own Niki Gordon joins Eric for a spotlight on Fantasy while Nic gamely smiles and nods. They cover childhood favorites, modern series and everything in between.

This month the DC Comics character Green Lantern turns 80! Nic and Eric take a look at Green Lantern history with a special focus on the character John Stewart, who was DC's first blacks superhero. Stay tuned for a special Off the Books review of the film Green Lantern First Flights, coming next week!

This week we take a look at the 2020 Nebula Award winners and muse on what books will make the transition to classics status.

In part three of their recommendation trilogy, Nic and Eric tackle TV shows to binge while stuck at home. Plus a discussion on their conflicting super powers.