Episode 5: Anna and the French Kiss

We prefer this French Kiss.

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Kim, Quinn, Rose and Megs chat about our favorite, well, most memorable romantic encounters in Young Adult Literature ahead of our discussion on Stephanie Perkins' first book,Anna and the French Kiss. We stuff ourselves with baguettes and nutella, and chat about life, love, and the ever difficult transition from the land of high school to the great world beyond.

Our Celebrity Scribes book is somewhat less stimulating as Megs and Kim somehow made their way through A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snookie" Polizzi.    How to sum it up? 


 GTL, baby. G-T-L.   

 New feature: Literary trivia! Question: Name the book that contains this opening line: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. "

Put the correct answer in the comments!

Last week's winner: Tarp!  Congratulations!

We also tell you how to get a free audio book from Audible.com (hint: http://www.audibletrial.com/thelibrary). (Note: we repeatedly gave the wrong address on the show- this is the correct one)

Upcoming books are The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Unbalanced by Cindy Lynn Speer.

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Call (646) 926-READ and leave us a voicemail with your reactions to the books, some feedback about the this show, or (as always) suggestions for books to read in the future!

Follow us on Twitter for updates! We're @thelibraryshow.

Music Credits: Alex East, The Twelves, Paul Johnson

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Episode 4: The John with the Dragon Tattoo

John Lennon and Cynthia

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In this show we discuss the "F-Word".


That's right: FEMINISM.


Kim, Rose and Megs discuss what feminism means to us, what it may mean to others, and what it means for the books we read this week: John by Cynthia Lennon and The Girl with the Dragon Tattooby Stieg Larsson. We shake our heads at John Lennon's antics and gasp aloud at a revelation about Lisbeth Salander. We also announce which of the hosts is going to Africa!


 New feature: Literary trivia! Question: Agatha Christie wrote some books under a different name.  What is the name?  


Put the correct answer in the comments!


We also tell you how to get a free audio book from Audible.com (hint: http://www.audibletrial.com/thelibrary).


Upcoming books are Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins and A Shore Thing
by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi for the Celebrity Scribes Review.


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Call (646) 926-READ and leave us a voicemail with your reactions to the books, some feedback about the this show, or (as always) suggestions for books to read in the future!


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Music Credits: Alex East, Toto, John Lennon (dubstep remix), Paul Johnson


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The Library #3: Meta Moments with the Kardashians

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In this episode, we're welcoming a new cohost, Megs, who faces a trial by fire by getting through Kardashian Konfidential, this week's "Celebrity Scribes" book.  We received feedback from you concerning our regularly scheduled read, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and we listened!  You said you needed more time to finish the book (and so did we!) so we'll be talking about it on the next show.  In the mean time, Jen, Rose, and Megs discussion vacation reading, knitting while jogging, and all and sundry.  It's a proper book club discussion!  . 

Upcoming books are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson for our Top Shelf Review and John by Cynthia Lennon for the Celebrity Scribes Review.

Call (646) 926-READ and leave us a voicemail with your reactions to Kardashian Konfidential , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, some feedback about the this show, or (as always) suggestions for books to read in the future!

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Music Credits: Alex East, and The Twelves  

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The Library #2: Looking for Alaska

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In this episode, we're reading and reviewing Looking for Alaska by John Green, and LA Candy by Lauren Conrad. 

Episode spoiler alert: we loved one book, and felt violated by the other.  Points for any correct guesses as to the titles.

Upcoming books are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and Kardashian Konfidential by um... the Kardashians.  

Call (646) 926-READ and leave us a voicemail with your reactions to Looking for Alaska, some feedback about the this show, or (as always) suggestions for books to read in the future!

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Music Credits: Alex East, The Twelves, and a very camp version of Carmina Burana

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Good news everyone!


You can now subscribe to the show.  This is especially important since we are a bi-weekly show, and we don't want you to miss out on any book talk banter.


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Thanks a million to those of you who have provided feedback for our first show!  Keep sending it in! thelibraryshow(at)gmail.com 

The Library #1: Puppets, and Seuss, and Snooki, oh my!

New York Times Best Selling Author

So it begins.

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It's the first episode of The Library, your portable, virtual, wonderful book club podcast! We (Kim, Jen, Rose, and Quinn) will be reading only the best and the worst books available and bringing our comments straight from our heads to your ears.


The idea of this show is simple.  Twice a month we'll read a new book, and then get together to discuss it in depth and/or make fun of it.  Each show we'll assign a new book to read, and then we'll discuss it on the following show. You don't HAVE to read along with us... but just know that every show is going to be full of two things that may get your goat: spoilers and opinions.  We won't apologize for either of these things, but we will try to always entertain you, and also give you a chance to rant to us via voicemail, blog comments or email.


Celebrity Scribes


"Everyone who has been on television for two weeks in a row has a book deal."
"...WHO is buying these books?"


We introduce our first, and possibly the best segment, devoted to celebrities and their sometimes terrible, sometimes incredible literary offerings.  Each show at least one member of the cast will be reading a book penned by one of the beautiful people*, and explain their journey to the center of a reality show star's thoughts and feelings.  


This week, we talked about Snooki's successful book launch, and preview the upcoming book.  Want to read along?  Kim, Rose, and Jen have agreed to read Lauren Conrad's L.A.Candy.  


The Top Shelf : "Candle Cove" by Kris Straub
"It gave me nightmares..."


For this week, being the first show, it felt silly to review a book that there was no chance you would have read before, so we decided to do a short story that you may have heard of-- or you may not!  It's called "Candle Cove".   


Read it here: http://www.ichorfalls.com/2009/03/15/candle-cove/


Kim sent the link to the hosts this week, with absolutely no explanation, and asked for their opinions.  Of course, they were more than happy to share.


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Nothing this week, because it's our first show- but we expect to hear from you by episode two!  


Call (646) 926-READ and leave us a voicemail with your reactions to "Candle Cove", some feedback about the first show, or (muy importante) suggestions for books to read in the future!


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Music Credits: Alex East, The Twelves, and The Blue Mitchell Sextet

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*in the eye of the beholder