On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to two of her Friends, the co-chairs of the annual book sale at her local branch library. They talk about being picky about donations, pricing, layout, and the treasures they found at the sale. Then, Susan chats with new Books for Youth Associate Editor Kelly Ferreira about what they’ve been reading and loving lately.
Here’s what we talked about:
85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy, by Jules Witcover
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
Janesville: An American Story, by Amy Goldstein
The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer House, by George Howe Colt
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, by Sonia Purnell, read by Juliet Stevenson
Central Park West, by James Comey
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, by James Comey
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love, by Marianne Cronin
Are You My Mother? by Dr. Seuss
Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke
P. C. Cast
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
Casey McQuiston
Bigfoot’s Big Heart, by Sarah Glenn Marsh, illustrated by Ishaa Lobo
Compound Fracture, by Andrew Joseph White
Ariel Crashes a Train, by Olivia A. Cole
The Deep Dark, by Molly Knox Ostertag, art by the author
The Sweetness between Us, by Sarah Winifred Searle, art by the author