Stacks and Stories

Modern Mississippi Authors

Join Tracy and Elisabeth as they talk about their favorite modern Mississippi authors!
 
Authors mentioned:
Angie Thomas
Brad Watson
Beth Ann Fennelly
Kiese Laymon
Natasha Tretheway

Mysteries and More!

Join Tracy as she chats with Akeylah, Amanda, and Colleen about the mystery genre. Listen as they discuss what they like about this series, and what mystery novels and shows they enjoy. 
Books Mentioned:
All of Us by N.F. Carter
The Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George Gould and Walter Pyle 
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries by Lisa Sanders 
The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
The Hardy Boys Series by Frank W. Dixon
It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris 
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Nemesis by Agatha Christie
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith
Perry Mason by Earle Stanley Gardner
Possession by AS Byatt
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series by Mia P. Manansala
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

Another Look at Patents and Trademarks

Join Charlie and Lawrence as they dive into the wide world of patents and trademarks! Learn about plant patents, the Batmobile, and monkeys taking selfies. Relevant links: https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/static/pages/ppubsbasic.html (patent number 3216423) https://patents.google.com/patent/USD205998S/en  

A Brief Look at Not-So-Brief Series

Join Colleen, Katie, and Russell as they talk all things long book series! They talk both series involving long books as well as series that consist of ten or more books. They talk about what draws them to these long series, what types of series they enjoy, and provide recommendations for readers and each other.   Books mentioned: The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher The Nightlord series by Garon Whited The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith Discworld by Terry Pratchett The Baby-Sitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin Hank the Cowdog by Gerald L. Holmes Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park How To Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori Bleach by Tite Kubo Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto Deadpool, various writers, Marvel Comics

Shelf Absorbed Returns! featuring Friendship

Shelf Absorbed, a YouTube series started by the Mississippi Library Commission during the pandemic, returns as a regular podcast feature with Tracy and Shellie! Join them as they discuss books about friendships and how even adults struggle to navigate these relationships on this episode of Stacks and Stories. Books Mentioned 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True-Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away edited by Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell Just Kids by Patti Smith Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan Love and Saffron by Kim Fay The River by Peter Heller The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader

2022 Reading Wrap-Up

2023 is almost here! Join Tracy and Shellie as they discuss their favorite books (and a few they did not even finish) in 2022. They will also discuss a few of their reading goals for 2023. We hope you enjoy this look back at reading during 2022 on this episode of Stacks and Stories. Books, Authors, and Podcast Mentioned Barbara Pym Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham The Candy House by Jennifer Egon Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Dead Eyes (podcast) An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang French Braid by Anne Tyler Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce March by Virginia Feito Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Recitatif by Toni Morrison Scarecrow Has a Gun by Michael Kozlowsky The Trees by Percival Everitt

Picture Books

Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk all things picture books! From old classics to newer titles, they've got recommendations for actual children as well as your own inner child. Books mentioned in this episode: Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Berry Song by Michaela Goade The Food Group series by Jory John Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Gaming in Libraries

You got game? We sure do! Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Katie as they talk about gaming in the library, from Dungeons and Dragons to Dutch Blitz. Stay tuned!

Readers’ Advisory

Readers' advisory? What is it? How do librarians do it? Do all librarians do it the same way? Join Katie as she chats with Akeylah, Elisabeth, and JD about their takes on readers' advisory.

Required Reading (And Bonus Books We Dislike)

Required reading. Those books that teachers forced you to read in school. No matter how long it's been since you were in school, there probably was that one book you loathed and that one book you loved. Join Amy, Elisabeth, Mary Rodgers, Shellie, and Tracy as they talk all things required reading—with a bonus round of other books they dislike. Titles mentioned in this episode: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Animal Farm by George Orwell A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne The Man of Feeling by Henry Mackenzie The Old Man & the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Bless the Beasts and the Children by Glendon Swarthout A Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsem