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The Book Jam
by Marisa Hicking & Mary Richardson
We are Marisa and Mary, two Teen Librarians, and we talk about books! What kind of books? It can be any type of Middle Grade & Young Adult books, but we have the goal of focusing on and lifting up diverse voices in the Graphic Novel format and BIPOC/LGBTQIA authors. Come jam with us.
Episodes
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Season 3 Episode 2 Wednesday Reads: books for Wednesday Addams
Marisa and Mary are back-again! We have a new season and a new episode of The Book Jam! Today’s books are books that we’d recommend to Wednesday Addams herself. A middle grade horror book for the tricky to recommend for advanced reader who could also read Stephen King. A deliciously fun YA read…
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Season 3, Episode 1: Book To Read All Year Long, Not Just During Black History Month
Marisa and Mary are back! We have a new season and a new episode of The Book Jam! Today’s books are books to read not just during Black History Month, but to read all year long. But we don’t just want to focus on reading black authors and black stories during just one month, these are excellent...
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Season 2 Episode 15: Belated 2021 Year Wrap Up: The books that got us through the dumpster fire of 2021.
Marisa and Mary are back! Today we’re talking about the books that got us through the dumpster fire that was 2021. Not all of the books talked about were published in 2021. There are a million reasons to read: sometimes you might read to dive deep to learn about a topic or read to escape.…
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Season 2, Episode 14: Historical Fiction With A Fresh Perspective
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! Winter has just begun and it makes us want to read historical fiction books-but these aren’t your typical historical fiction titles. Both titles we talk about today give voice and fresh perspectives to this genre. Marisa talks about So...
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Season 2, Episode 13: Let's Talk Non-Binary Identities in Books!
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We love to highlight LGBTQIA+ voices and authors and today’s books are all about non-binary and gender non-conforming characters. Marisa’s book, Both Can Be True by Jules Machias, is a middle grade debut that “explores identity, gender...
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Season 2, Episode 12: Not Your Typical Spooky & Horror Books (AKA these characters are not going to be the first ones to die)
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! Today we are talking about teen spooky and horror books-but not your typical horror books; these books feature BIPOC main characters (one LGBTQIA+) and they are NOT going to be the first ones to die. These books are like no other. We…
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Season 2, Episode 11: Not Your Typical Mysteries
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! Today we are talking about teen mystery books-but not your typical teen mysteries; today’s books we discuss are also action, adventure, and thrillers that are ‘locked room mystery’ books. Is this the episode where we realize we have...
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Season 2, Episode 10: The Books They Don't Want You To Read...Banned Books Week
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We have a special guest today, Samatha Lee, she is Head of Reference Services at the Enfield Public Library AND serves as chair of the CT Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. This makes Sam, the perfect guest for…
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Season 2, Episode 9: Let’s Talk Mental Health
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! This month’s book theme is all about mental health. Our mental health affects how we think, feel, and act-and how we handle stress, relate to others, and how we make choices. It is no wonder that so many good teen books are tackling…
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Season 2, Episode 8: It's summer. Let's go to CAMP!
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We have been busy with summer reading, starting new library jobs, and doing tons of reader’s advisory. It is summer...and that means we’re going to talk about summer camp: bugs, s'mores, scary stories. Marisa’s book, You Got a Match by...
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Season 2, Episode 7: It's PRIDE Month!
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! June is Pride Month and celebrating by talking about a plethora of LGBTQIAP+ books! Hawke and Grayson flee a political coup of their noble house, to stay alive they must hide and assume new identities in Niki Smith’s debut middle grade...
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Season 2, Episode 6: Books to read in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We are closing out May with an episode celebrating two titles by Asian American authors. Luck of the Titanic, Stacey Lee’s latest historical fiction, follows British Chinese twins on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Maurene Goo’s The…
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Season 2, Episode 5 Let's Talk Books About Comic-Cons (until we can go to Cons again)
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! New format: we will talk about 2 books on a theme. Let us know if you like it! Both books are all about one of our favorite things: Comic Cons! The meet ups, the cosplay, the fandoms! We miss our Cons, so instead we're talking about...
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Season 2, Episode 4: Being True to Yourself
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! New format: we will talk about 2 books on a theme. Let us know if you like it! Both of the books we talk about are about LGBTQ characters, one contemporary setting and the other set in the past. No matter the setting, both books are…
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Season 2, Episode 3: Intriguing Family Mysteries
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! All of the books we are talking about today are about families and mysteries. These books have it all: sibling disappearances, secrets, and supernatural mysteries. Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be...
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Season 2, Episode 2: Teen Romcoms, Never Gonna Give You Up
Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We are excited to have our second guest to come jam with us, Jennifer R., a Youth Services Librarian at Cragin Memorial Library. It is February and Jennifer is the queen of romance books. So today's books are all about romcoms. Jennifer...
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Season 2, Episode 1: Stories of Resilience
Marisa and Mary are back with a new season of The Book Jam! We are excited to have our first guest to come jam with us, Kym P., a Library Specialist and Children and YA Consultant. Today, Kym gets to pick 2 books and Mary and Marisa each pick a complementary readalike. All of these are stories of...
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Episode 15: Season Finale: Books that got us through the dumpster fire of 2020
Marisa and Mary are back! Today we’re talking about the books that got us through the dumpster fire that is 2020. Not all of the books talked about were published in 2020. There are a million reasons to read: sometimes you might read to dive deep to learn about a topic or read to escape. Whatever...
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Episode 14 Books about Middle School problems and Dystopian horrors
Marisa and Mary are back! Today we’re talking books about Middle School problems and Dystopian horrors. It is a mood. In lieu of a listener question, we talk about book world news of: BookExpo being retired and Penguin Random House buying Simon & Schuster. Check out the Books Mentioned below to…
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Episode 13 Accepting you for you: books that remind you you're good enough
Marisa and Mary are back! We had to re-record Episode 13 (we blame recording the first time on Friday 13th). We have a listener question asking for teen book recommendations with not so super hero powers. Check out the Books Mentioned below! Marisa’s first book is Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker. A...
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Episode 12: Middle Grade Mysteries & Werewolves
Episode 12: Marisa and Mary are back and this time we are talking about Middle Grade Mysteries and werewolves. We also discuss print vs ebook, which is better? What about for advance reader copies? As always, if you need to add more books to your To Be Read pile, check out the Books Mentioned...
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Episode 11: Facts and Spoopy Books!
Episode 11: Marisa and Mary return! This month we are all about FACTS and SPOOPY books. What is a spoopy book? A book that is fun and spooky at the same time. We also ask the eternal question, original cover vs movie cover...and we have THOUGHTS. As always, if you need to add more books to your…
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Episode 10: Spooky book time and LGBTQIA+ books that make you feel seen
Episode 10 Marisa and Mary return this time and we declare it SPOOKY BOOK SEASON, and we discuss LGBTQIA+ books that make you feel seen. We also answer a question from a teen who asks "why does therapy get a bad rap in young adult literature?" Thank you to Lauren L., the teen who asked our…
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Episode 09: Let's talk about all things: spooky, scary, thrillers, and horror in books!
Marisa and Mary are back! This time to talk about middle grade and teen books that are varying levels of spooky, scary, thriller, and horror. We also talk about graphic novels: format vs genre debate, where should they go? As always, if you need to add more books to your To Be Read pile, check…
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Episode 08: Strong female characters, no matter the setting.
Marisa and Mary return this time to talk about middle grade and teen books that feature strong female characters-no matter what happened to them, they choose their fate. We also give teen book recommendations to a mom & 7th grader who read and LOVED the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers. As...
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Episode 07: Fantastic fantasy books for teens!
Episode 07 Seventh Episode: The one where we talk about all types of teen fantasy books Marisa and Mary return this time to talk about teen fantasy books of all types, and answer the hardest listener question: "What is your favorite book of all time?" As always, if you need to add more books to...
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Episode 06: Middle Grade Girl Main Characters & Great Graphic Novels
Episode 06 Sixth Episode: middle grade novels & graphic novels! Marisa and Mary return this time to talk about teen middle grade books, graphic novels, and the world of book covers and publishing. If you need to add more books to your To Be Read pile, check out the Books Mentioned below! Thank…
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Episode 05 Are Mysteries the #1 YA genre?
Episode 05 Are Mysteries the #1 YA genre? Fifth Episode: Marisa and Mary return this time to talk about teen graphic novels, mysteries, and fantasy. If you need good mysteries and or fantasies: check out any and all of the titles in the "Books Mentioned" below. Mary talked about Sabrina the…
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Episode 04: Books For Pride Month & Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Fourth Episode: Mary and Marisa are back this time to talk about some titles for Pride Month and Asian Pacific Heritage Month. May was Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Marisa talks about Frankly In Love by David Yoon (a YA romcom-dramedy?) about a Korean American boy navigating family issues and...
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Episode 03 Humor (books) can get you through it
Third Episode: Times can be tough, but laughing makes things better. All of these books use humor to get you through it. Marisa talks about some of her favorite books, one about an evil genius, one historical fiction of a plucky girl who won't give up. Mary's two books are: one a graphic novel...
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Episode 02 Middle Grade Graphics & Dark Supernatural Teen Titles
Second Episode: Marisa and Mary are back! This week we talk about a couple of our favorite middle grade/teen graphic novels. We also reveal our love of dark supernatural teen books; this is just the tip of the iceberg, because we love this genre so much. Books we talk about this week: Marisa's...
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Episode 01 Welcome to the Book Jam!
First Episode: come jam with us! Books we talk about this week: Marisa's books: Wink by Rob Harrell. Middle grade, Grades 5-8. Available March 3rd, 2020. The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron. Teen, Grades 7-12. Available : March 3rd, 2020. Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner. Teen/High...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are Marisa and Mary, two Teen Librarians, and we talk about books! What kind of books? It can be any type of Middle Grade & Young Adult books, but we have the goal of focusing on and lifting up diverse voices in the Graphic Novel format and BIPOC/LGBTQIA authors. Come jam with us.
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We are Marisa and Mary, two Teen Librarians, and we talk about books! What kind of books? It can be any type of Middle Grade & Young Adult books, but we have the goal of focusing on and lifting up diverse voices in the Graphic Novel format and BIPOC/LGBTQIA authors. Come jam with us.
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The Book Jam is created and hosted by Marisa Hicking & Mary Richardson.
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