Carla Long, Mallory Parsons, Ariel Rebstock, and Zac Long

Reading Room Ruffians

Arts EN ↓ 127 episodes

A podcast for the Jackson County Public Library in Ripley, WV. Keep up to date with the library events, librarian thoughts, and a splash of guests for taste.

Author

Carla Long, Mallory Parsons, Ariel Rebstock, and Zac Long

Episodes

Dingbats and Dragons: The Roomba, The Rich, and That Frigid B*tch (Episode 3) 27.05.2026 43:49

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, this is the finale of our mini one shot DnD adventure with Travis (T.A. Spencer). Big thanks to Travis for running this game, and make sure to check out his books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T.A.-Spencer/author/B0B8L92R8Q?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=0deb2269-2548-4011-a224-7e55ee05d3c2 Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you...

Dingbats and Dragons: The Horsefire Conspiracy (Episode 2) 11.05.2026 58:24

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, this is actually episode 126 of the Reading Room Ruffians, but we are switching it up for a DND Actual Play with our good friend T.A. Spencer (AKA Travis Adcock). Make sure to follow along with this and the next two episodes to get our full story. Check out Travis's books at your local library or buy them all, in all the formats that you can find. Make sure to ch...

Dingbats and Dragons: The Mystery Mail of Thunder Vale (Episode 1) 26.04.2026 45:46

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, this is actually episode 125 of the Reading Room Ruffians, but we are switching it up for a DND Actual Play with our good friend T.A. Spencer (AKA Travis Adcock). Make sure to follow along with this and the next two episodes to get our full story. Check out Travis's books at your local library or buy them all, in all the formats that you can find. Make sure to chec...

Episode 124 - Zac Might Have Been Murdered (Spoilers for Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone) 06.04.2026 35:38

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, we are doing our spoiler review of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups...

Episode 123 - Get Your Bingo Cards Ready (Everyone In My Family has Killed Someone) 22.03.2026 38:24

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone, this week we are discussing Everyone In My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. This is our non-spoiler review so get to reading! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our...

Episode 122 - Reading Comprehension is at an All Time Low (One Star Reviews) 09.03.2026 44:41

Send us Fan Mail This week we are looking at one star reviews on goodreads. Clearly no one can read properly. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffia...

Episode 121 - First Book Chat of 2026 (How is it only February?) 27.02.2026 41:07

Send us Fan Mail Hello all this is our first book chat of the year. Ariel over here is knocking it out of the park. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroom...

Episode 120 - Don't Plug the Bots into Things (Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill SPOILERS) 08.02.2026 42:51

Send us Fan Mail Hello All, this is our spoiler discussion of the Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/...

Episode 119 - We Could Use an AI Apocalypse Right Now (Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill) 27.01.2026 30:15

Send us Fan Mail This is our non-spoiler review of Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share Join...

Episode 118 - Books We Are Excited About in 2026 19.01.2026 43:14

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, today we are discussing the books we are most excited about in 2026. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?re...

Episode 117 - Year In Review 29.12.2025 54:40

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone, in this episode we talk about our best and worst books of the year. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast...

Episode 116 - Final Book Chat of 2025 15.12.2025 54:37

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we do a book chat where very few of us read many books, but it still manages to be an hour long. Also there is a special guest appearance midway through. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! C...

Episode 115 - Where The Flu Makes You See Ghosts (Broken Girls - Simone St. James Pt. 2) 02.12.2025 38:13

Send us Fan Mail Hello all it's part 2 of our discussion of Broken Girls by Simone St. James. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?...

Episode 114 - The Broken Girls Part 1 (Simone St. James) 17.11.2025 32:20

Send us Fan Mail This is the non-spoiler version of The Broken Girls. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share Join our Goodreads...

Episode 113 - Squelching Through Dementia (Dementia - Tara Hanson) 04.11.2025 1:14:36

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, Tara Hanson is back to discuss her book Dementia. It's a wild ride. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast...

Episode 112 - Banned Books Listen at Your Own Risk 20.10.2025 49:36

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, this week we are talking about some banned books, there are some discussion topics that are kind of rough. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com...

Episode 111 - They Can't Stop Touching the Mic Stands 06.10.2025 50:31

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, we've got life updates and book chats this week. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share Join o...

Episode 110 - Mickey Meh (Mickey 7 - Edward Ashton) 25.09.2025 35:42

Send us Fan Mail Hello, we are doing our deep dive on Mickey 7, if you haven't already, read the book and catch up. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readin...

Episode 109 - Why are Some Popular Books so Meh (Mickey 7) 15.09.2025 35:15

Send us Fan Mail Hello all we are discussing Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=share Join our Goodread...

Episode 108 - Interview With J.D. Goland (Blood and Silver) 25.08.2025 50:31

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, we have another great interview with J.D. Golan. #podcast #history #westvirginia #library #booktube #booktok #bookstagram #interview Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook gr...

Episode 107 - Thirsting Over Old Jim Butcher (Book Chat) 12.08.2025 43:15

Send us Fan Mail This is another book chat with the crew. Your favorite character Zac had to peace out early though because work...lame. #podcast #history #westvirginia #library #booktube #booktok #bookstagram Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffia...

Episode 106 - Oh Lort it's Mort! (Mort - Terry Patchett) 21.07.2025 47:32

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone, this is the wrap-up episode for Mort by Terry Pratchett. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspodcast/?ref=sha...

Episode 105 - A Taste of Death (Mort by Terry Pratchett) 07.07.2025 39:56

Send us Fan Mail This is part 1 of our discussion of Mort by Terry Pratchett! Make sure to read along with us so you can participate in the spoiler discussion next time! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Fac...

Episode 104 - An Interview with Merrilee Fisher Matheny (Swift justice: The Story of John F. Morgan and the Last Public Hanging In West Virginia) 26.06.2025 43:45

Send us Fan Mail Hello all, this week we are interviewing Merrilee Fisher Matheny author Swift justice: The Story of John F. Morgan and the Last Public Hanging In West Virginia. Also friend of the pod Suzie is back for this episode! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of o...

Episode 103 - Your Opinions are Wrong 11.06.2025 38:04

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone, on this episode we are discussing 1 star reviews of our favorite books. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingroomruffianspo...