ShelfLogic Podcast

Everybody knows Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and Betsy Ross, but do you know Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer? On this episode, we will be discussing Temple Grandin, American scientist and Hedy Lamarr, American actress and inventor.

Join Lindsey and Mikel as they discuss two Hallmark properties: “When Calls the Heart” staring Erin Krakow and “The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries” staring Candace Cameron Bure. When Calls the Heart, inspired by Janette Oke's book of the same name from her Canadian West series, debuted in 2014 and is currently on its 8th season. The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries are a creation of author Charlaine Harris and encompasses 11 books and 14 television movies.

Join Alyssa and Corban as they dive into their favorite psychological mystery novels. Books discussed are: “A Simple Favor” by Darcey Bell, “I Know Who You Are” by Alice Feeney, “The Death of Mrs. Westaway” by Ruth Ware, “One by One” by Ruth Ware, “They All Fall Down” by Rachel Howzell Hall, “The Black Jersey” by Jorge Zepeda Patterson.

In this episode of Shelf Logic, make sure to have your library card at the ready! You’ll want to put all these titles on hold: “Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump” by Ben Philippe, “How to Catch a Queen” by Alyssa Cole, “Black Buck” by Mateo Askaripour, “Milk, Blood, Heat” by Dantiel W. Moniz, “The Prophets” by Robert Jones Jr., “I am the Rage” by Martina McGowan, “Concrete Rose” by Angie Thomas, and “The Gilded Ones” by Namina Forna.

Everybody knows Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and Betsy Ross, but do you know Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer? On this episode, we will be discussing Katherine Johnson and Shirley Chisholm.

Seinen is a genre written with a target audience of men roughly from the ages of 18-45. While there certainly can be some crossover with its younger counterpart shounen, seinen manga tend to deal with more adult themes or more prominently feature adult main characters as opposed to teenagers. Seinen, much like shounen, can focus on being sci-fi, fantasy, sports, comedy, or anything from a wider genre list. For this podcast we will focus on "Vinland Saga", "Parasyte", and "The Way of the House Husband".

Join Caroline and Travis as they begin their 2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge journey. Part 1 of this 3 part mini-series will discuss the 2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge, how you can join the challenge and some of their book choices to get you started. Part 2 will air midway through the year as Caroline and Travis tackle the challenge and Part 3 will air at the end of the year to see how they did with the challenge. Some of the books discussed: “Les Misérables” by Victor Hugo; “Lonesome Dove” by Larry McMurtry; “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware; “Holes” by Louis Sachar; “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine; “We Need to Talk About Kevin” by Lional Shriver; “Slay” by Brittney Morris; “Over the Garden Wall: Benevolent Sisters of Charity” by Sam Johns; “The Library at Mount Char” by Scott Hawkins; “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo; “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman; and many more.

Join Caroline, Jere and Travis as they discuss Disney soundtrack music and try to choose just 10 of their favorite Disney songs. Spoiler alert: They (mostly) chose completely different songs. Movies to check out: "Hercules" (1997), "Alladin" (2019), "Princess and the Frog" (2009), "Mulan" (1998), "Mulan" (2020), "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), "Frozen" (2010), "Frozen II" (2019), "Big Hero 6" (2014), "Moana" (2016), "Zootopia" (2016), "Tangled" (2010), "Coco" (2017), "The Little Mermaid" (1989). Music to check out: "Disney Villains: Simply Sinister Songs" (on Hoopla and CD), "Disney Classics" (on Hoopla), "Disney: Timeless Classics" (on CD).

Explore four books written by authors who promote the view that superstition, religion and irrationalism should be countered, criticized, and exposed by rational argument wherever their influence arises. Books discussed include: “The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason” by Sam Harris (2004); “Infidel: My Life” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2006); “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins (2006); “God Is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything” by Christopher Hitchens (2007).

If you enjoy sci-fi listen in as Tim and Caroline discuss episodes from lesser known sci-fi television shows available from the library collection. The shows discussed are “The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.”, “Timeless”, and “Babylon 5”.