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This episode features several JMRL staff talking about their reading experiences of 2023, and outlining a few reading resolutions for 2024. If you aren’t already familiar with Libby, be sure to check it out. A completely free and user-friendly app (and webpage) for reading eBooks and listening to electronic audio books, Libby is a fan favorite among JMRL librarians. 

Consider the questions posed to JMRL staff, and let us know how you would answer them by emailing podcast@jmrl.org! 

• What was your favorite book you read in 2023, and why?
• Is there a book that exceeded your expectations or surprised you in 2023?
• Are you eagerly anticipating any specific books being released in 2024?
• What are your reading goals for 2024?

One way to enhance your reading life is to make use of the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL. After filling out the form with your preferences, JMRL librarians will hand-select titles that we believe you will love! 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you. 

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website. 

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This episode features several JMRL staff talking about what they love about Manga and Anime, there’s even more to the conversation with a part two of this episode dropping with our next episode! Below are several Find It Lists to help you all find your next great Manga read! 

Manga: Young Adult (13-17 yr. old) 

Manga: Adult

Manga: Middle Grade

If you can’t find a particular title that you would love to read, please fill out the Suggest a Purchase form! Or if you would like a specific list crafted just for you please check out the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL. 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website. 

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Please participate in the Five Year Survey here!

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This episode features book club members from two of our longstanding book clubs: the Brown Baggers book club and Books on Tap book club. Brown Baggers meets on the third Thursday of every month at noon, at the Central Library, and Books on Tap meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm, at Beer Run. Both groups are open to all adults, and always happy to welcome new members! 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

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We’re pitching new podcast book club titles! Which book would you like to read along with us in our next Overbooked series?

101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg 
Matrix by Lauren Groff 
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh 
Fuzz: When nature breaks the law by Mary Roach 

Vote here! 

Book chat titles:

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

Continue reading S.8 E.2 – Listening to Audiobooks Always Counts as Reading →

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Welcome to the 8th Season of On the Same Page!

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In today’s episode, we talk about a short story by Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour,” written and first published in 1894. We use the five C’s to dissect this very telling short story: 

Circumstance
Curiosity
Characters
Conversations
Conflict

Find the full of “The Story of an Hour” text here.

Mini book chats:
The Maid by Nita Prose 
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Continue reading S.8 E.1 – Short Story Deep Dive →

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Nedra’s books featured in JMRL Local Voices Collection: 

• Illuminus: the induction 
• Baltimore Imprint
• The Diary of Janay Wilkerson

Nedra’s most highly recommended publishing resources:

• Fiverr
• IngramSpark

More from the JMRL collection: 

• JMRL Literacy collection 
• Transparent Language Online
• Healthy Living Workshop Series 
• Jujutsu Kaisen (an anime series) 
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• Invisible Child: poverty, survival, & hope in an American city by Andrea Elliott
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Ghost Music by An Yu
• Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling 

Other episode mentions: 

• Jasmine Sullivan
• The Chicks 
• Japanese Breakfast 
• Tour de France: Unchained
• Taskmaster on YouTube 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website. 

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Welcome to JMRL’s summer challenge! Find everything you need here. 

Episode mentions including Reader’s Advisory Corner – Summer Reading Suggestions from Abby & EJ:

Ghost Music by An Yu (Choose a new book read to read just by looking at the cover – August)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler; a graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Read a book you can finish in one day – August) 

Kindred by Octavia Butler; a graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings 

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (Read a retelling of a myth, fairytale, or folktale – June) 

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro (Read a book set in a country other than the US – August) 

The Gilded Wolves series (Read a Book that is part of a series – June) 

Richard Wright: the life and times

Native Son by Richard Wright (Learn about an author or illustrator – July)

Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman (Read a Book About Nature – August)

Wildlife Anatomy by Julia Rothman

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg (Read a book about friendship or community – July) 

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

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Thanks for joining us for an exciting game of trivia!

Check out the JMRL calendar for more information on Summer Reading kickoffs!

Here are some of the memorable mentions from today’s segment: 

During our geography trivia section, we remembered fondly the origins of our podcast book club, Overbooked, which first began with the title The Glass Ocean, which we discussed throughout season six of the podcast!  

Intrigued by the sound shirt? 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

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Want to jump around?

1:45 – Grow, Learn, Connect 

4:05 – In ten words…

6:15 – John Teixeira: chess is just as exciting as the Super Bowl

14:32 – Molly Foster: the magic of open-ended process art

23:53 – David Levi: turn your body (or bananas) into a musical instrument 

31:00 – Addeane Caelleigh: the camaraderie of book arts 

40:30 – Mikaela Deighan: tea is meant to be shared 

Don’t miss JMRL’s annual How-To Festival! Learn 30 things in 3 hours! 

Helpful Resources: 

Charlottesville Chess Club Facebook Page (John)

Foster Art (Molly)

Microkits (David)

Book Arts Program (Addeane)

Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar (Mikaela)

Other mentions: 

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

The God of Endings by Jakki Holland 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

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Want to jump around?

00:00 – “The Bronx” by Ogden Nash (read by Steve from Central)
1:14 – “Spring” Original poem by Anne from Scottsville
2:42 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
4:37 – Original poem by Zavia from Northside 
6:05 – Poem In Your Pocket Day Information – Celebrate with us on April 27! 
8:52 – “Ask” Original poem by Dr. Vivian Minkoff
12:30 – “Trees” Original poem by Jupiter
13:40 – The Rundown
21:14 – “Ode to Buttoning & Unbuttoning My Shirt” by Ross Gay (read by Abby from Central)
23:49 – Original poem by Val
25:44 – “And” by Nicole Sealy (read by EJ from Central)
27:50 – “The Blind Beggar’s Daughter Of Bethnal Green” (read by Denise)

In case you missed it: our interview with the wonderful Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy

Other mentions: 

Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

Mindful Mama’s App

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. 

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website. 

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