HPLD Podcasts

On this special comeback episode: Peter brings: Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet: https://bit.ly/3OwRGpJ Extreme Canvas by Ernie Wolfe III The Punisher: Epic Collection Return to Big Nothing: https://bit.ly/45o6Mof The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson Meagan brings: To The Edges of the Earth : 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration by Edward J. Larson:...

We’re back with 8 more titles, 4 discussed in-depth, 4 discussed in a lesser amount of depth! This time, Peter brought 101 Things I Learned in Film School by Neil Landau https://bit.ly/45TfEn6 Radioactive Dreams: The Cinema of Albert Pyun by Justin Decloux (this one isn’t available in HPLD’s collection, but you can get it here: https://bit.ly/3WWX4pO) Mr. Burns by Ann Washburn https://bit.ly/3MTyH...

We're back with 8 books to chill your bones or possibly warm your hearts or possibly change the temperature of some portion of you, but in a good way. This time around, Meagan brings to the table 2 Ilona Andrews titles, a 50% reduction in Ilona Andrews recommendations from last time (I asked, she's okay, just excited about a couple other authors at the moment): Blitz by Daniel O'Malley https://bit...

In this episode, we talk about 4 books in-depth, 4 in-shallow. One of our hosts, Meagan, went hard in the paint on a new favorite author, Ilona Andrews, and brought FOUR books by the same author! But they sound like bangers, so all is good. Meagan's Books: 1. Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #1) https://bit.ly/438bdU0 2. Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #3.5) https://bit.ly/...

In this episode, our hosts each pick four books, we select a couple to talk about in-depth, then cover the rest very briefly at the end. "Which books?" you might be asking? Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin Liar City by Allie Therin: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2319104 Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M. Booher & illustrated by Zoe Thorogood: https://hpldencore.mylibrary...

In this episode, we discuss: Attack of the Stuff by Jim Benton (https://bit.ly/3X7Wjst) And Yet by Kate Baer (https://bit.ly/3Y647MQ) Acting Class by Nick Drnaso (https://bit.ly/3DF88ja) Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy (https://bit.ly/3l9NLEa) We didn’t quite get to: Giant Days by John Allison (https://bit.ly/3Rz6ENi) Deadpool vs. Thanos by Tim Seeley (https://bit.ly/2L4j7G1) Galatea by Madeline Miller...

Meagan's Most Anticipated for 2023 1. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (1/17/23) 2. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (8/15/23) 3. The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro (4/18/23) 4. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert (1/3/23) – but really a hopeful placeholder for the Skybriar series of Jane Austen retellings, which will hopefully be released sometime in ’23. 5. Love, Theo...

HPLD Writer in Residence Rob Walker treated us with a live reading of UTOPIA!, and we were lucky enough to record the audio. We present it to you here along with some AI-generated art that was cycling in the background. The reading is a little over an hour, and there's a bonus Q&A at the end as well. Special thanks to Atlas Theater and the cast of UTOPIA!: Teresa Sugi Daniel Mothershed Seth Willis...

In this episode, we discuss books that are perfect for gifting! We’ve linked to them in the library catalog when possible, but all are available wherever books are sold. Peter’s top five: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows The Internet Is a Playground by David Thorne Ed Emberley’s Make a World by Ed Emberley Tales of the San...

In this episode, we discuss: Audience-ology by Kevin Goetz https://bit.ly/3EfPj5K Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney https://bit.ly/3GpTONt Hide by Kiersten White https://bit.ly/3OeZFHo Resident Alien by Peter Hogan https://bit.ly/3EfQ9zq We didn’t quite get to: The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda https://bit.ly/3GqgoWh Bird Planet by Tim Laman https://bit...

In this episode, we discuss: Swamp Thing by Alan Moore https://bit.ly/3TFUbqE The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro https://bit.ly/3MQn557 Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom (Prospector or ILL) Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle https://bit.ly/3TAqRC0 We didn’t quite get to: The Bad Breath Vampire by Charles Hinton (Prospector or ILL) Dead Men Scare Me Stupid by John Swartzwelder (Prospector...

In 2001, the Farr Regional Library was being built, but it didn't have a name! The Weld Library District decided to hold a naming contest. We uncovered the entries to this contest, plus a little story about how the name ended up being in honor of WD and Judy Farr.

This time we cover: A Man & His Cat by Umi Sakurai: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2287396 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Eastman and Laird: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2303981 Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish by David Liittschwager: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2297653 Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven: https:/...

In this episode, we discuss: The Wonder Trail by Steve Hely https://bit.ly/3QskAqm The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey https://bit.ly/3p5EM5J Tender Wings of Desire by Harland Sanders (Prospector or ILL) The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2247828 We didn’t quite get to: The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV...

In this episode, we discuss: The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn https://bit.ly/3IerpJh Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In by Joe Bob Briggs (Prospector or ILL) Intensity by Dean Koontz (Prospector or ILL) Wikireader by Pan Digital https://bit.ly/3ugOKnX We didn’t quite get to: Faithful by Alice Hoffman https://bit.ly/3nuFwAL The Life of Guy by Allan Metcalf https://bit.ly/3ydl10t Curse Words by Cha...

In this episode, we discuss: A Place of My Own by Michael Pollan https://bit.ly/3tb3QKX The Beast in Aisle 34 by Darrin Doyle https://bit.ly/3Q2CfFC Dreadstar by Jim Starlin https://bit.ly/3m9MQ46 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone https://bit.ly/3mevwuK We didn’t quite get to: Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander (Prospector or ILL) Com...

In this episode, we discuss: Ghosted, v. 1: Haunted Heist by Joshua Williamson https://bit.ly/3yk30za The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman https://bit.ly/3KLCgtL What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher https://bit.ly/3w8uchp Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://bit.ly/3kNxNME We didn’t quite get to: Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos https://bit.ly/3LSVVcN Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe https://b...

In this episode, we discuss: The Light at the Edge of Everything by Lisa Zimmerman https://bit.ly/3NWIGZT Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by Robert David Rakoff https://bit.ly/3xc7fMA The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser https://bit.ly/3rg5qdQ Working on a Song by Anaïs Mitchell (Request through Prospector or ILL) We didn’t quite get to: Old Man Laughing by Robert King https://b...

In this episode, we discuss: Penny Nichols by M.K. Reed https://bit.ly/3pDzjE9 Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker https://bit.ly/3vG8oen Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson https://bit.ly/3hCU9PB The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi https://bit.ly/3HO7Cyl We didn’t quite get to: The Birth of Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki Get via Prospector The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezz https://bit.ly/3hFQr...

Every month we invite teens to our libraries to record a podcast about...whatever happens to be on their mind! In this episode, Ian talks to Tony, who updates us on games he's playing, what he watches online, what he's reading, and he mildly berates us for only having the book he needed in large print. Which is totally reasonable.

In this episode, we discuss: Isn’t It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams https://bit.ly/3gqqOac The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg https://bit.ly/3oLOLxB The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton https://bit.ly/3AXUEfE How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino https://bit.ly/34aHX5v We didn’t quite get to: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane https://bit.ly/32XcSS0 Neon Go...

In this episode, we discuss: The Devil’s Alphabet by Daryl Gregory (Request through Prospector or ILL) Whale Day by Billy Collins https://bit.ly/3nhGnVt Jurassic War by Charles Hinton (Peter had to buy this one himself, and we suggest just sticking with his review) How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by K.M. Jackson https://bit.ly/335WWx7 We didn’t quite get to: Please Don’t Come Back from the Mo...

In this episode, Meagan and Peter are sharing their top ten reads from 2021! Meagan’s top ten: 10. The Space between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson https://bit.ly/3luDaBe 9. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby https://bit.ly/3poAtlH 8. You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar https://bit.ly/3oeAdqe 7. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse https://bit.ly/31nqmFV 6. Spoiler Alert b...

Every month we invite teens to our libraries to record a podcast about...whatever happens to be on their mind! In this episode, Ian talks to Tiago, a German foreign exchange student living and going to high school in Greeley

In this episode, we discuss: Clowns vs. Spiders by Gemma Jeff Strand https://bit.ly/3FnmUJO Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot https://bit.ly/3cnbHfP The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk https://bit.ly/3kLOWa0 Star Pig by Delilah S. Dawson https://bit.ly/3DHqiip We didn't quite get to: Hark the Herald Angels Scream edited by Christopher Golden https://bit.ly/3nsW1y5 The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by...