The Librarian Is In Podcast, Biblio File

The Katniss Konundrum: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 144 by Gwen Glazer, CommunicationsJuly 11, 2019

 

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To prequel or not to prequel? Frank and Gwen debate the new installment of the Hunger Games franchise and two very different books about life in two very different places.

Suggest Hot Topix(TM) or tell us what you think about summer reading! Email podcasts[at]nypl.org or call 507-NYPL-LIB.

katniss hunting
Katniss on the green screen! Art by JessicaOKeefe via DeviantArt.

Hot Topix

Stories about the Hunger Games prequel:

severance
the hilltop

Book Recommendations

Severance by Ling Ma

The Hilltop by Assaf Gavron (and an interview in the LA Review of Books)
 

And don't forget...

... to check out a copy of Bunny! Join our Summer Reading Challenge with a book discussion episode on Aug. 8.

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Author pronunciations

Submitted by Jen (not verified) on July 18, 2019 - 7:19pm

On an older episode there was a discussion about knowing how to pronounce someone's name ahead of time. There is a great website where authors and illustrators say their names aloud. You can find it here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi

great

Submitted by Gwen Glazer on July 22, 2019 - 11:35am

This is an excellent resource -- thank you!!

FAN MAIL

Submitted by Melissa Buron (not verified) on July 19, 2019 - 5:40pm

Hello! I love your podcast! I can't wait to read SEVERANCE by Ling Ma. After listening to the podcast, all I could think about was how many of us (including me) would be repeating the act of picking up the phone and scrolling through it - over and over and over again. Yikes! Thanks for the great recommendation! Signed, YOUR BIGGEST FAN (and also a librarian), Melissa Buron

thank you!!

Submitted by Gwen Glazer on July 22, 2019 - 11:36am

Oof, SUCH a good point about the phones... over and over again for us too! Thanks so much for this lovely comment, and thanks for listening -- we appreciate it so much.

Severance

Submitted by Carla Molina (not verified) on July 22, 2019 - 2:02pm

My 12 yr old and I listened to this episode and she is VERY interested in Severance. I picked it up today at my local library and didn't realize it wasn't YA. Do you know if it's age appropriate for a 12yr old? Any sex scenes or racy parts? She reads lots of YA but this would be her first venture into adult fiction. Thank you! Ps. I love your show. It puts a smile on my face every time.

need more of you guys

Submitted by Nichole Blakely (not verified) on July 24, 2019 - 12:52pm

I am so disappointed you have gone to one podcast every other week. I need you two weekly. I love you guys and I love the podcast. Keep up the great work!

I agree wholeheartedly. I

Submitted by Barbra (not verified) on October 21, 2019 - 9:44pm

I agree wholeheartedly. I hate that it's now every other week and I'm dying to know why. It sure as hell isn't because of the disinterest of all their loyal listeners. It's also aggravating that we'll never be told why. Things like this make me crazy with curiosity.