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Tiny Book Club
by Librarians of the Glenview Public Library
A podcast from the librarians at the Glenview Public Library
Episodes
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E76: Book Discussions
Ethan talks to Anne and Carmen about leading their book discussion groups. For more info on the Glenview Public Library's book discussion groups, please visit glenviewpl.org/book-discussions
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E75: America's 250th
Ethan, Anne, and Maggie talk about books related to the 250th anniversary of the United States. Books discussed: Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship by Anna O. Law Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Other titles discussed: Flashlight by…
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E74: Our 2025 in Reading
Ethan, Linda, and Eric talk about the best books they read this year. Books discussed: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins King Sorrow by Joe Hill Angel Down by Daniel Kraus The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali Starter villain by John Scalzi Dungeon...
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E73: Artificial Intelligence
Ethan, Ryan, and Kat discuss books about AI. Books discussed: The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Simply Artificial Intelligence published by DK Other titles discussed: The Song of Achilles, Circe by...
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E72: Memoirs
Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss memoirs. Books discussed: This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison Patriot by Alexei Navalny Other titles discussed: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood, Angel…
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E71: Grab Bag!
Ethan, Anne, and Ryan discuss books they've read recently. Books discussed: How to Be Both by Ali Smith God of the Woods by Liz Moore Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Other titles discussed: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, and The Only Plane in the...
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E70: The 70s
Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in, or (roughly) from, the 1970s. Books Discussed: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton The Crime of Punishment by Karl A Menninger Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Other books mentioned: The Turner House by Angela Flournoy, Patriot by…
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E69: Chills and Thrills
Ethan, Anne, and Alina discuss books for the Halloween season. Books discussed: Pay the Piper by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Other books mentioned: Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor, The…
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E68: European Settings
Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in or about Europe. Books discussed: Western Lane by Chetna Maroo How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulic The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
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E67: Books We'd Take on Vacation
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss eBooks they might take on vacation. Books discussed: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Other books mentioned: Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
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E66: Books on Food
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss nonfiction books about food. Books discussed: The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food, by Mark Kurlansky My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings, edited by Zosia Mamet The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the...
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E65: Books We Loved
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss recent releases they enjoyed. Books discussed: The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Absolution by Alice McDermott The Skull by Jon Klassen Other books mentioned: Mister Magic by Kiersten White, Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Last Night in Montreal...
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E64: Journalism
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books on journalists and journalism. Books discussed: Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil Newsroom Confidential by Margaret Sullivan Other books mentioned: The Last Watch by J. S. Dewes, How to Sell a Haunted House by…
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E63: Books More People Should Read
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books they wish more people would read. Books discussed: Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke Other books mentioned: The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang, The Guest List by...
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E62: A Different Point of View
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books from different perspectives. Books discussed: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid Horse by Geraldine Brooks Pageboy by Elliot Page Other books mentioned: The Cliff's Edge by Charles Todd, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien,...
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E61: Inspired by Nature
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss fiction featuring the natural world. Books discussed: The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr The River by Peter Heller Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Other books mentioned: Horse by Geraldine Brooks, All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, The...
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E60: A Strong Sense of Place
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books with a strong sense of place. Books discussed: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry Other books mentioned: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan, The Visitors by Sally Beauman, Station Eleven by…
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E59: Asian-American Authors
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss Asian-American authors. Books discussed: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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E58: Host Recommendations
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books they have recommended to each other. Book discussed: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
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E57: Library Books
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books about libraries and librarians. Books discussed: The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai The Library Book by Susan Orlean The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
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E56: Library of Things Spotlight: Wingspan
Ethan and Ryan talk about the board game Wingspan, available in our Library of Things. Join us on the third Tuesday of every month for our Game On! Board Game Night for Adults, at 6:30 in the Library.
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E55: Magical Realism
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books featuring magical realism. Books discussed: Eartheater by Dolores Reyes Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
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E54: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
Ethan, Anne, and Katie talk about intellectual freedom and banned books. Books discussed: The Color Purple by Alice Walker Melissa by Alex Gino Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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E53: Time Travel Fiction
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books about time travel. Books discussed: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
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E52: Meet the Staff
Ethan talks to Linda, Carmen, and Ryan about their reading habits.
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E51: African-American Authors
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books by African-American authors. Books discussed: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
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E50: 50th Anniversaries
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books published in 1972. Books discussed: Watership Down by Richard Adams The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
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E49: Romance
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss romance novels. Books discussed: The Love Con by Seressia Glass A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
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E48: Memoirs
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss memoirs. Books discussed: Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O'Farrell Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
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E47: Magic
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss novels about magic. Books discussed: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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E46: Back to School
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss novels set at schools. Books discussed: We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry The Secret History by Donna Tartt Bunny by Mona Awad
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E45: Reading and Writing
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books on reading and writing. Books discussed: On Writing by Stephen King Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
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E44: Animals Again
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss more books about animals. Books discussed: The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
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E43: The Immigrant Experience
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books about the immigrant experience. Books discussed: Threads by Kate Evans The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Abundance by Amit Majmudar
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E42: Self-Help
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss self-help books. Books discussed: The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
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E41: Food Biographies
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss food-related biographies. Books discussed: Relish by Lucy Knisley Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson
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E40: Microhistories
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss microhistories. Books discussed: Zero by Charles Seife Spook by Mary Roach Salt by Mark Kurlansky
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E39: Horror Stories
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss short form horror. Books discussed: Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link Books of Blood, volume 1 by Clive Barker Full Throttle by Joe Hill
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E38: Other Worlds
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books set on other worlds. Books discussed: All Systems Red by Martha Wells To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
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E37: Short Stories and Novellas
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss shorter titles. Books discussed: Frying Plaintain by Zalika Reid-Benta You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames Pastoralia by George Saunders
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E36: Armchair Travel
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss armchair travel titles. Books discussed: Our Towns by James and Deborah Fallows American Gods by Neil Gaiman Here is Where by Andrew Carroll
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E35: March by John Lewis
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss the three volumes of March, by John Lewis.
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E34: Humor Again
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss more humorous books. Books discussed: Less by Andrew Sean Greer Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
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E33: Public Domain Adventure
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss adventure books in the public domain. Books discussed: White Fang by Jack London 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
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E32: LGBTQ+
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss LGBTQ+ reads. Books discussed: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon The Last Place you Look by Kristen Lepionka
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E31: Classics Again
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss more classics. Books discussed: Orlando by Virginia Woolf The Forever war by Joe Haldeman The Crucible by Arthur Miller
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E30: Decade Retrospective
Teri, Anne, and Ethan look back at some of their favorite books they read this decade. Books discussed: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
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E29: American Historical Novels
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss historical fiction set in America. Books discussed: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins
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E28: Stephen King
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books written by Stephen King. Books discussed: Salem's Lot Pet Sematary Needful Things
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E27: Space Nonfiction
Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss nonfiction books about space for Glenview Reads Together 2019. Books discussed: Rocket Men by Robert Kurson Moonbound by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Apollo by Matt Fitch
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