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Your hosts wax rhapsodic about two of their mainstay favorite authors. Plus: Gwen takes "cozy intellectual" suggestions from a listener's email and Frank discovers a YouTube celebrity crush.

Third time's the charm! Gwen and Frank join the fine folks from the Overdue podcast to discuss Ken Kesey's 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

We all love libraries, but what books do you just NEED to own? Frank coins a new genre, Gwen falls for a book about mistakes, and they both share some deep thoughts about the Oxford comma.

Book synergy abounds with two titles that explore the sometimes dark, sometimes funny, sometimes supernatural relationship between parents and children. Plus, a listener question about "leisure reading" proves to be more complicated than it first seems.

This week, it's Frank and Gwen's turn in the hot seat. They recently joined Hollie & Rosy on the Books on the Subway Podcast for a discussion about all things library and books, so we're bringing you their episode this week! Make sure to check them out at booksonthesubway.com.

A look at how some libraries reflect the communities they're a part of through their special collections. Plus, Gwen's son weighs in on a children's book with some very un-scary dragons and Frank dives into some mind-bending stories about alternate realities and the nature of consciousness.

The Stonewall Riots were a flash point in LGBTQ history. After the riots that took place at the Stonewall Inn in June 1969, the LGBTQ civil rights movement went from handfuls of pioneering activists to a national movement mobilizing thousands.

This week on Library Talks, Aidan Flax-Clark welcomes co-host Jason Baumann, Assistant Director for Collection Development and Coordinator of Humanities and coordinator of the Library’s LGBTQ iniative for a special episode about queer life before the Stonewall Riots

In a special interview with Schomburg Director, Kevin Young, James talks about his newest book "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" the first of his epic fantasy trilogy that blends ancient African mythology with history.

In the footsteps of queer media luminaries of the 60s and 70s, WNYC podcast hosts Kathy Tu and Tobin Low interview Gay Liberation Front founding members to discuss their legacy.

Documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr remembers her father, journalist David Carr, in a moving new memoir. One of her father’s mentees, Ta-Nehisi Coates, joins Carr to discuss the legacy her father left.

"The Power Broker" author Robert Caro talks about his writing process, researching at NYPL and what he's learned about power.

Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress talks with Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States about their work, the future of Black librarianship and the democratization of libraries.

The former executive editor of the The New York Times tells the story of the news industry in her new book "Merchants of Truth."

The immersion journalist on her Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America."

The recent Bernstein Award winner discusses the making of this book and his personal difficulties balancing his identities as a prison guard and reporter.

In her new book, "Charged", journalist Emily Bazelon argues that prosecutors play an outside role in mass incarceration, from choosing the charge to setting bail to determining the plea bargain. She discussed the issue with Stacey Abrams, a lawyer, novelist, and politician who campaigned for criminal justice reform in Georgia in 2018.

G. Willow Wilson is a critically acclaimed novelist and co-creator of the first Muslim superhero with their own Marvel comic book series.

Few people understand the state of our national security as well as Janet Napolitano and Joe Biden.