Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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Frank and Gwen traverse the globe and beyond this week, with two dystopian YA books about life on other planets and a memoir about international travel, journalism, and feminism. Plus: Banned Books Week and, yes, Belinda Carlisle.

What We're Reading Now

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed (and the episode in which we talk about it)

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen and his website, itspronouncedrankin.com

Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson -- also Feed, the Octavian Nothing series, and much more

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy and the New Yorker essay about her miscarriage

Non-Book Recommendations

Gwen: Banned Books Week and our blog post: Top 5 Most-Challenged Books of 2016 Include LGBTQ Themes

Frank: Belinda Carlisle -- who wrote a memoir! And some her greatest hits are available on this amazing-looking '80s Hits CD available to check out.

Want Personalized Recommendations?

Tune in to the NYPL Recommends Facebook TV show, every Friday at noon EST and ask Gwen and Lynn from Readers Services for live reading recommendations. Just leave a comment telling what you're looking for and that you're a fan of the podcast! And don't forget to subscribe to the show so you don't miss future episodes!

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