The Mulberry Book Drop

Send us Fan Mail The Mulberry Book Drop went on a field trip! We are so excited to share these incredible independent book shops with you. Definitely check them out if you are in the Lakeland, FL area. Listening from afar? Look up shops near you and let us know what you find! A special thank you to all the owners for sharing their time and love of books with us. What an incredible community!  Emai...

Send us Fan Mail This month we are revisiting The Storygraph . We tried out the Buddy Read feature and… spoiler alert… we LOVED it! Tune in to learn more and see what book we picked for our test run. Reading is fun, but reading with friends is BETTER!! Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform if you have thoughts, comments, or questions for us. @mulberrypu...

Send us Fan Mail March feels like the perfect time to look at the books we have read so far this year. The library shelves are filled with amazing titles, new and old. Tune in and learn which ones have made an impression on us. Email Sarah and Bethany at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform if you have thoughts, comments, or questions for us.  @mulberrypubliclibra...

Send us Fan Mail Do you track, list, rate, and review your books? We do! We look back at our completed reads daily, so we decided it would be fun to test out a few trackers. Here is what we learned.  Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform if you have thoughts, comments, or questions for us. @mulberrypubliclibrary  Books mentioned in this episode: Hidden...

Send us Fan Mail The library is not the only book loving department in the City of Mulberry, so we asked around and made a list for our listeners! Checkout their favorite books and movies… Talk about variety!  Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform if you have thoughts, comments, or questions for us. @mulberrypubliclibrary   Books mentioned in this episo...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what an Epistolary Novel is? We are willing to bet you've actually read some. Tune in to learn more about this useful writing tool.  You can always email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite social media platform to continue the conversation. @mulberrypubliclibrary  Titles mentioned in this episode: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pee...

Send us Fan Mail Blanket season is here and that means… Cozy Mysteries! We don’t get to bundle as deep due to the Florida heat, but we DO get to enjoy cozy mystery season. Special thank you to our friend for her amazing list of suggestions too!    What is your favorite cozy mystery title? Bonus points if it includes a pun! Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media p...

Send us Fan Mail This month we are talking about LOCAL talent! We have several local authors on our shelves whom we are honored to have worked with and read. Tune in for details about their stories and then drop by the library to checkout a local author today! Remember, our writer’s club is open to the public and meets each month on the 2nd Monday at 10 AM. Do you have questions or comments about...

Send us Fan Mail Fall has arrived! This month we are talking about book slumps and how to get out of them. We’ve all been there. Remember though, we are always here to help you! Have you ever been in a reading slump? What was the magical book or method that helped you escape? We’d love to hear from you! You can reach us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. @mu...

Send us Fan Mail It is our summer roundup episode! Summer 2023 was a BLAST! Tune in and find out what our final reading challenge total was, event highlights, and a few of our favorite reads from that past two months. Thank you ALL for a fantastic summer and a HUGE thanks to the Friends of the Mulberry Library for sponsoring our large Friday events. We wish you all a safe and fun back-to-school se...

Send us Fan Mail We are asked daily for book suggestions by library users, family, and friends. This month we are sharing some of our go-to questions that help us put books in your hands! Tune in and learn how book conversations can help us gauge your reading preferences. Do you have a favorite question to ask other readers when talking about books? We’d love to hear from you! You can reach us at...

Send us Fan Mail This month we traveled back to our teen years and that means… Vampires! Tune in to hear about what we read, some interesting trivia, and thoughts on a few stories brought to the screen! Do you want to share your teenage reading life with us? We’d love to hear from you! You can reach us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. @mulberrypubliclibrar...

Send us Fan Mail “ Where do you find books to read?” is one of the questions we hear the most . We thought we would kick off season 3 by sharing our favorite spaces to find books! Spoiler alert: One of them is YOU!  If you find books somewhere we did not mention, we’d love to hear from you! You can reach us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. @mulberrypublicl...

Send us Fan Mail Do you enjoy a snack when you read? We do! Sometimes our snack preferences are even determined by the genre we are reading! Tune in for a food focused celebration to close out season 2! Thank you all for a fun two years. If you have suggestions or ideas for season 3, you can always reach out to us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. Better ye...

Send us Fan Mail Curl up on your couch and binge-watch books with us! We love to break down TV adaptations together. What worked for us, what didn't, who would we love to see cast in the role of our beloved book character(s)...  This month we are talking television! You can always contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We enjoy hearing from you a...

Send us Fan Mail February is Black History Month and we are celebrating by sharing several of our favorite authors and books with you.  You can always reach out to us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform.  We love hearing from you! Titles mentioned in this episode: Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence by Geoffrey Canada Special mention: Singer-S...

Send us Fan Mail This month is all about YOU guys and YOUR favorite authors! Grab some paper, or log into your Goodreads and update that TBR list. We have author suggestions from elementary age to adults! You can always contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We love hearing from you! Authors mentioned in this episode: Carl Hiaasen Eric Larson (Devil i...

Send us Fan Mail The day has arrived! Our first ever podcast book club! Today Sarah and Bethany discuss Beach Read by Emily Henry. There may be a few spoilers, so press pause and grab a copy first if you wish to follow along. Tune in and then let us know what you thought of the book. You can always contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We love hearin...

Send us Fan Mail Enter the non-fiction realm with us as we explore several memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies. Why do we read them, which ones did we enjoy, and who do we WISH would write one? You can always contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We love hearing from you! Books mentioned in this episode: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund...

Send us Fan Mail "Read outside of your comfort zone" , we said. We took our own advice this year and today Sarah and Bethany tackle contemporary romance. Gen Z is driving sales of romance books article from NPR. Contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. Tell us which Colleen Hoover title we should start with! Books mentioned in this episode: Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Some of you are podcast pros, while others are new to the space. Several of you keep asking what we like to listen to, so this month we take a moment to share our first listens, our fan favorites, and what we've found lately with you. Tune in to find out, but remember to subscribe to The Mulberry Book Drop while you are here! Contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on y...

Send us Fan Mail This month Sarah challenges Bethany's book memory with a trivia game she calls, Books Explained Badly! Tune in and see if you can guess them before Bethany does!  Contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We would love to have you challenge us by sending along your own book explained badly. Books Mentioned in the Episode: A Wanted M...

Send us Fan Mail Genre options in literature have grown over the years. We no longer have to choose between classics vs. modern, or mystery vs. romance. It is fun to see all the options available to readers. Tune in and find out what Bethany recently learned her preferred genre is.  Contact us at thmulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform. We would love to know what your...

Send us Fan Mail *Sincere apologies for this episodes audio. It sounds like Bethany is on a Zoom call, but we were in the same room! We WILL get this worked out and we thank you for understanding. Enjoy the episode!   Tune in and talk with us about OUTLIERS! We all love things other folks will simply never understand and vice versa. Please let us know what you think about the collection of outlier...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back! Welcome to season 2 of The Mulberry Book Drop! Today we chat about the retelling of classics. Books, movies… we’d love to know what your favorites are. Contact us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform.   Books Mentioned in This Episode: FDR Goes to War by Anita Folsom and Burton W. Folsom Jr. Author Amy E. Herman 10 Things I Hate Abo...