Maggie's Book Bites

Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about our recent reads. Included in this extra long episode are: -American Rambler: Walking The Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac FitzGerald (M) -Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan (S) -The Shell Collector (trilogy) by Nancy Naigle (M) -The Diviners trilogy by Libba Bray (S) -Yesteryear by Claire Caro Burke (M) -...

Podcasting from Northern Indiana, Kate from Bremen Public Library along with Stephenie & Maggie from Nappanee Public Library, discussing Teen & YA titles in conversation. Included in this episode are: - Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi (S) - Hekate by Nikita Gill (K) - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (M) - The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs (S) - Beth...

Podcasting from both northern Indiana and far west Texas, Maggie and Dena are in conversation about books we may not have read had it not been a book club selection. Included in this episode are: -The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (MC) -The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (DC) - All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker (MC) -Panchinko by Min Jin Lee (DC) - The Art Thief: A True S...

Podcasting from Northern Indiana, Kate from Bremen Public Library and Maggie from Nappanee Public Library, are in conversation about books set in The United States National Parks. Included in this episode are: -Mysteries of the National Park: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More  by Mike Bezemek (K) - Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate (M) - Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Maggie are in conversation about the books we may read for the 2026 Expand Your Horizons Reading Challenge. Included in this episode are: About The United States - How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein (P) -We The People: A History Of The U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (M) About Soccer Or A Soccer Player -Britt-Marie Was Here by Fred...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Jen & Maggie are in conversation about books with a shared theme of American History. Included in this episode are: Unforgettables: Winner, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War Era by John C. Waugh (J) The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (M) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (J) Flight Girl...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Kelbi & Maggie are in conversation about some of their recent reads. Included in this episode are: -The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand -All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff -The Christmas Book Flood by Roseanne M. White -Good Inside: A Guide To Becoming The Parent You Want To Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy -Habits of...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Victoria, Micheala, and Maggie are in conversation about some of their favorite reads from 2025 and a few that they are still hoping to get to by the end of the year. Included in this episode are: -The Book Club of Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick -Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough -The Hunger Games by Suz...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about fiction books sharing a time slip and/or dual narrative timeline. Included in this episode are: -By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult -A Family Matter by Claire Lynch -Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts -Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry -Homecoming by Kate Morton -Landline by Rainbow Rowell -My Friends by...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Claire & Pat join Maggie in conversation about books that are better as audio and/or books that are only published as audio. Included in this episode are: -Adventures in Odyssey -Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi -The Boy In The Black Suit by Jason Reynolds -Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry -Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Al...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Cherie join Maggie in conversation about some non-fiction books that have piqued their interest lately. Included in this episode are: - The Art Thief : A True Story Of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel - Everything Is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green - The Evin Prison Ba...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Wanda, owner of Nappanee's Independent Bookstore Bella's Books & Curiosities, is in conversation with Maggie about books with a list inside ("to-do lists", bucket lists, hit lists, or even a series of challenges) within the narrative. Included in this episode are: -All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven -The Bucket List by Rachel...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Joni & Maggie are in conversation about Books Within Books aka Nested Books. Included in this episode are: -The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate -Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr -Death On The Island by Eliza Reid -If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italio Calvino -Magpie Murders (series) by Anthony Horowitz -No Two Persons by Erica Bauermei...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Victoria & Maggie are in conversation about books with kings & queens, one of the 2025 Expand Your Horizons reading tasks. Included in this episode are: -Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror by Pardis Mahdavi -Island Queen by Vanessa Riley -The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass -Spare by Pri...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Garret, Sarah, & Maggie are in conversation about books with untraditional characters, plots & settings. Included in this episode are: -The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Greene -The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd -Elsewher e by Alexis Schaitkin -Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman -The House In The Cerulean Sea duology by T.J. Klune -In 27 Da...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Victoria & Maggie are in conversation about biographies and memoirs. Included in this episode are: -Between Two Trailers by Dana Trent -Born Standing Up   & Number One Is Walking by Steve Martin -Brace For Impact by Gabe Montesanti -But You Don’t Look Arab: And Other Tales of Unbelonging by Hala Gorani -In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA Un...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Michelle & Maggie are in conversation about books written by or featuring Deaf & Hard of Hearing characters. Included in this episode are: - Dust by Alison Stein - El Deafo by Cece Bell - A Game Most Foul by Alison Gervais - Quiet Beautiful Things by Samantha Christy - Show Me A Sign trilogy by Ann Clare LeZotte - The Silence Between Us by Aliso...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about some of their recent Non-Fiction reads. Included in this episode are: -The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede -A Fever In The Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan -Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mo...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Garrett & Maggie are in conversation about books sharing a topic of Vigilantes & Whistleblowers across several different genres. Included in this episode are: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Batman graphic novels Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu (YA) The Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging and t...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Brittney & Cherie join Maggie in conversation about their favorite reads of 2024. Included in this episode are: Baking with Whole Grains by Valerie Baer The Bookshop: A History Of The American Bookstore by Evan Friss Homestead Tsunami by Joel Salatin Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros Just for the Summer (Part of Yo...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Wanda, the owner of Bella's Books & Curiosities joins Maggie in conversation about books set in small businesses. Included in this episode are: Before We Were Us by Denise Hunter The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson A Death In Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery series) by Annelise Ryan The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy by Nora Roberts Just For The Su...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Kelbi and Maggie are in conversation about some of their favorite Parenting Books. Titles in this episode include: The Artful Parent : Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity by Jean Van’t Hul Bringing Up Bébé : One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman The Danish Way of Parenting : What the...

Podcasting fromt he Nappanee Public Library, Brittney and Maggie are in conversation about books with a shared Climate Change theme. Titles in this episode include: A Bold Return to Giving a Damn by Will Harris Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World by John Vaillant Haven Jacobs Saves The Planet by Barbara Dee The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects For Creating Self-Sustaining Gard...

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, staff have shared a few of their childhood favorites. Titles in this episode are: The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Graham The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene Ruby Hollar by Sharon Creech The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Blueberries For Sal We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Holes by Louis Sachar

Podcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Maggie & Victoria are in conversation about books that have twisters inside. Titles included in this episode are: The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana by Janis Thornton F5: devastation, survival, and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century by Mark Levine Chasing Helicity (series) by Ginger Zee Into The Storm by Reed Timmer Jack V...