Laura and Rachel dive into the books that made them fall in love with reading and where you can help others fall in love with it, too!
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*REPOST* This episode originally dropped on April 1 & then some editing mistakes were noticed. We've fixed it, we think, and we're reposting for an easier listening experience!
Laura and Rachel are talking about books about gardens and growing things, and also about Lyme disease. Rachel also quizzes Laura and Circulation Assistant Sarah about plants!
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This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle. Special thanks to this month's guest, Sarah Smith!
Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. This month we're talking readalikes and Laura gets destroyed in another trivia contest by our special guest, Sierra Garlits!
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This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle. Special thanks to this month's guest, Sierra Garlits!
Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. This month we're talking genre mashups and playing a trivia game with Leah and M!
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle. Special thanks to this month's guests, Leah and M!
New Year, New Goals. Join Laura and Rachel in the WCPL's Winter Reading Program, going on now through February 15th! Sign up now for upcoming programming going on in our new program rooms.
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, Laura and Rachel celebrate a new, post-construction era with gift ideas for all the Bookish readers on your holiday list!
Laura and Rachel discuss the things that feel the most FALL to them and the books you should read to feel autumnal this year. Our building is closed when this podcast drops, so check out our website for ebooks and audiobooks from Libby and Hoopla (and don't forget to sign up for text alerts to know about our upcoming programming before it fills up)!
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
"Hands Are for Clapping" by Jim Gill
Rachel's Fall Words: apples, football, haunted houses, corn mazes, and dark academia
Laura's Fall Cozy Things: a blanket, a candle, a hot beverage, a yummy snack, and most definitely a craft.
Rachel is back from vacation and Laura is getting ready to take one - so this month they're telling you about everything they read or plan to read during their time off. Spoiler Alert: Rachel read multiple books!
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
*also mentioned: Red, White, and Royal Blue and One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Assistant to the Villain and Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
*also mentioned: Nimona by ND Stevenson
The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst
*also mentioned: Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Somewhere beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
*also mentioned: The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Veitor
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
The Encyclopedia of Household Hints and Budget Stretches by Michael Gore
The Swifts: a Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln
*also mentioned: The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
Rachel and Laura celebrate 3 years of podcasting together and spend some time chatting with their new director, Jon Gaskill!
Find out which books Rachel and Laura look the most forward to this fall season! The mantra of this fall for both of them is "I know it's only temporary."
Keep an eye on our event calendar for upcoming programming. We're in flux with construction, so there may be other locations for programs you're familiar with.
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph Wright
Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
UPWORTHY Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity by Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell
Percy Jackson: Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. Klune
City in Glass Nghi Vo
Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals--a Lifetime of Family Friends and Food by Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George
The Great When: A Long London Novel by Alan Moore
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
With no guest and no topic in mind, Laura and Rachel set a timer, determined not to edit this month's podcast, and are just as surprised as you may be at how it worked!
This month, we discussed:
Extasia by Claire Legrand
Wilder Girls by Claire Legrand
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Sarah's Scribbles Aging Millennial Humor comic Laura referenced
Seek App--It's free!
The Wabash Carnegie Public Library building will be closed on July 4th! Please join us Saturday, July 6th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for an Independence Day parade and block party for kids.
Rachel finally gets her wish this month as The Bookmark welcomes one of her absolute dream teams, WCPL's own Leah, Peighton, and Madelyne, to the pod! We're previewing summer reading and bringing you absolute chaos.
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE: Special Guests at the YMCA are Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, except for Jeannie B! Her performance is on Tuesday, July 2nd at 10:00 AM.
This month, we talked about:
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman--Pick up a kit for your child while supplies last!
What Time The Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley (who is 86!)
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler
Effie Olsen's Summer Special by Rochelle Bilow
Legends and Lattes and Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Three Keys by Laura Pritchett
Sunhead by Alex Assan
A Farewell to Arfs by Spencer Quinn
The Block Party by Jamie Day
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens
Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson
The Scenic Route by Katie Ruggle
The Stardust Grail by Yumi Kitasei
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis
Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle. Special thanks to this month's guests, Leah, Peighton, and Madelyne.
This month, Laura and Rachel are joined by Wabash County Museum Director, Teresa Galley, to celebrate the preservation of our local history and the importance of storytelling! They're also giving you historical fiction recommendations.
This month we played Stump the Librarians with your book requests from social media. Have more requests for us? DM us or stop by the library and we'll do our best to find the book you're looking for.
We were joined by former WCPL Technical Services Manager and current Huntington University Library Assistant Bethany for this month's episode.
Chet and Bernie Mysteries by Spencer Quinn
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Plato's Republic
Playing the Witch Card by K.J. Dell'Antonia
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Eclipse Information for Indiana
RichLyn Library at Huntington University
Nature Books:
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
52 Ways to Walk by Annabel Streets
Memoirs:
Running With Scissors and Dry by Augusten Burroughs
Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Just Kids by Patti Smith
The Journals of Jim Elliot, edited by Elisabeth Elliot
Novels or Books Set in Wabash County
All American Industrial Hotel and Pig Boy's Wicked Bird by Doug Crandell
White Flag by Gene Stratton Porter
Colleen Coble's early works
Poetry:
Edna St. Vincent Millay's books
Joy Harjo's books
Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance by Ramie Targoff
Bread and Circus by Airea Dee Matthews
Everything that Hurts Us Becomes a Ghost by Sage Ravenwood
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Dame Judi Dench
Crush and War of the Foxes by Richard Siken
Ocean Vuong's books
Elizabeth Acevedo's books
ADHD:
My Brain Is a Racecar by Nell Harris
My Brain Is Magic by Prasha Sooful
Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Wonderfully Wired Brains by Louise Gooding
Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty
Hank Zipzer and Here's Hank by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Joey Pigza books by Jack Gantos
Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan
Books About Emotions:
Ploof by Ben Clanton
My Body Sends a Signal and Dealing with Feelings by Natalia Maguire
Ups and Downs by Mike Wohnoutka
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
Grab and Go Storytime Kit: Feelings (available only at WCPL)
The Crayons' Book of Feelings by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
My Little Box of Emotions boxed set by D.K. Publishing
In My Heart by Jo Witek
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Science Fiction Books...with Dragons:
Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Crown of Dragons by Nina Walker
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
Crazy, Rich, Space Dragons: A Snarky Fated Mates Dragon Shifter Romance, Dragons Guide to Space Dating Book One by Michelle Ziegler
Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Twelfth Keeper by Belle Malory
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
A special thank you to Bethany for coming back to talk to us on the podcast again and to the Wabash County Museum for hosting our recording during construction!
Laura never remembered what she was talking about and likely never will.
This month, Laura and Rachel are welcoming their dear friend and former WCPL librarian, Polly Howell, back to the pod for the FOURTH time! Polly is talking about her new job with the Wabash City Schools, her favorite recent children's books, and a lot more (as is usually the case when these three get together to chat).
Chet and Bernie Mysteries by Spencer Quinn
For the knitters: Laura's Eternal Sweater
How to Know a Person
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Project F by Jeanne DuPrau
The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede
The Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons
When Sea Becomes Sky Gillian McDunn
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (and other Desperado Detectives books)
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels Beth Lincoln
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The One and Only Ivan, The One and Only Ruby, The One and Only Bob AND The One and Only Family, all by Katherine Applegate
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave Eggers
The Wild Things by Dave Eggers
(Just read some books by Dave Eggers. He's fantastic and we love his books.)
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
Ban this Book by Alan Gratz
Attack of the Black Rectangles by A.S. King Text Alerts!
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle. Special thanks to this month's guest, Polly Howell.
This February, Rachel and Laura are turning the Month of Love on it's ear, bringing WCPL Library Assistant Savannah Neher in to talk about books where love goes horribly, terribly awry. (They also somehow end up in a heartwarming discussion about personal boundaries and loving yourself before you try to love anyone else.) All of this is in addition to information about our current building closure and more!
This episode, we discussed:
Chet and Bernie books by Spencer Quinn
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The List by Yomi Adegoke
David Brooks' How to Know a Person: How to See Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Sadie and The Project by Courtney Summers
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw (also published as The 4:50 from Paddington) by Agatha Christie
The September House by Carissa Orlando
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
You by Caroline Kepnes
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge and Murder by Ann Rule
When She Returned by Lucinda Berry
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Louise Penny's books, always.
Board Game Shop Mysteries by C.J. Connor
Library Lovers Mysteries by Jen McKinlay
The Blue Ridge Library Mysteries by Victoria Gilbert
Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly by Richard Hammer
Single on Purpose: Redefine Everything, Find Yourself First. by John Kim
Laura and Rachel are kicking off the new year with new reading goals AND preparing you for Winter Reading by recommending books for all ages, with a little help from former literature and communication teacher, Erin Sapusek. Though she left the classroom in 2023, Erin's passion for reading at all age levels makes her an expert in recommending books for all of your people this winter!
Book Bundles discussed in this episode:
Books by Neil Gaiman
Mystery Books
Connecting to other generations
Human Connection
Puzzle Books
Books by Jason Reynolds
Books About Grief
Books About Dragons
Sportsball Books
Random Space Books
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
Trying to figure out what to get the book lover on your list? Does your mom keep asking what YOU want for Christmas and you need ideas for your own list? The Bookmark has you covered!
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
Basics with Babish: A Guide to Making a Mess, Making Mistakes, and Making Great Food by Andrew Rea
Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan Hollis
Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin
The Way of the House Husband: The Gangster's Guide to Housekeeping by Laurie Ulster, Victoria Rosenthal, Kousuke Oono (Creator)
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Making It So by Patrick Stewart
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts
My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
Being Henry by Henry Winkler
Grimoire Girl: A Memoir of Magic and Mischief by Hilarie Burton Morgan
The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith
Fangirl 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition by Rainbow Rowell
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write by Alex Johnson, Illustrated by James Oses
Murdle books by G.T. Karber
The Totally Awesome Book of Useless Information by Noel Botham
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo
Just Because by Matthew McConaughey
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
Rachel has gone off the rails and Laura is doing her best to keep this pod afloat. (They also talk about the live podcast record that took place on October 25, 2023 - due to some audio issues, that episode was unable to be released, but recording it was really fun!)
We both read:
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Books Laura has read since the last episode:
The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson) by Rick Riordan
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers
Miss Kopp Investigates by Amy Stewart
American Demon by Daniel Stashower
The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Crossings by Alex Landragin
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Book of Night by Holly Black
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Books Rachel has been revisiting:
Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters universe, including The Mortal Instruments, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices and The Eldest Curses.
Other Japanese fiction in translation that we like: Yokohama Station SF by Yuba Isukari and Erased by Kei Sanbe
A special thank you to our guest this month, Marion Castle!
Laura also wants to thank her doctor, because without him she would not have read 15 books this month.
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
Welcome to the very first chapter of Book Three of The Bookmark. This month we answered your questions about books, tropes, gift-giving, and more. Have more questions to ask us? Send them to us, and we'll be happy to answer them on a future episode!
Books we discussed this month:
The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney
The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed
Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Claws and Contrivance by Stephanie Burgis
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
The Love Study by Kris Ripper
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Foundation Saga by Isaac Asimov
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
Dav Pilkey's books
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
DK's Eyewitness Books
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Jane Austen's books
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Calvin and Hobbes comics by Bill Watterson
Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renée Russell
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
Chef's Choice by T.J. Alexander
The Left Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
