It's Not Not a Book Club

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Episode Two - Courtnei Listens to a Man’s (Steve’s) Opinion for OnceJoin Courtnei and Steve, two very chatty librarians who can and will talk about anything and everything, especially books, as they try to stay on topic with some help from the mysterious Erin.In their second episode, Steve shares that competitive boxing just isn’t for him, and Courtnei is still deep in her women’s sports era. And of course Steve shares a few more bummer books, and Courtnei shares a few not-so-bummer books before they dive deep into the novel that almost everyone is reading or has read, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Tune in to the next episode to see if Steve was able to get all of his thoughts out in one episode, or not. Books:Yesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeLabyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinExercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel LiebermanThe Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha GessenThe Dream by Émile ZolaHard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs TerkelThis Show Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonI Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie SueHard Copy by Fien Veldman, translated by Hester VelmansJesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du MezLive Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made by Kristin Kobes Du MezLosing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell D. MooreFor Common Things by Jedediah PurdyThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Steve’s Book Club [Bummers] Books:September 6thFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanOctober 4thBlacktop Wasteland by S.A. CrosbyNovember TBDThe Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow December 6thThe Overstory by Richard PowersNotes & Corrections:You were almost right, Courtnei; the novel “Hard Copy: A Story of Girl Meets a Printer” was originally published in Dutch. Oh, and it’s Louis “Studs” Terkel. He got the nickname “Studs” (the name of the character he portrayed) when he was in a play with another actor named Louis.CreditsRecord Scratch by florianreichelt -- https://freesound.org/s/683322/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In their first episode, Courtnei and Steve chat about their summers so far, what they’ve been getting up to, and, of course, what they've read! Books:Yesteryear - Caro Claire BurkeThe Colour of Magic - Terry PratchettSeeing Like a State - James C. ScottMoney - ZolaDungeon Crawler Carl - Matt DinnimanChains of Command - Brian Callaci Notes & Corrections:Yes, Steve, you did get the author of Seeing Like a State wrong, and the film The Sound of Music was released 61 years ago.