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• Beyond the Shelves: Summer Reading Preview

  On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah chat about this summer's biggest releases and the books they're most excited about. As you might have guessed, they are not necessarily the same thing! Plus, find out which host is a vampire girlie and which is a werewolf girlie. What They're Reading Promise Me Sunshine, by Cara Bastone Deep Cuts, by Holly Brickly Audition, by Katie Kitamura Bunny, by Mona Awad The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, by Jonathan Blitzer  To Be Read Great Big Beautiful Life, by Emily Henry She’s a Lamb, by Meredith Hambrock Exit Zero, by Helene Marie Bertino Oathbound, by Tracy Deonn The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar When the Clock Broke, by John Ganz What We're Excited For The Listeners, by Maggie Stiefvater (June 3) Endling, by Maria Reva (June 3) Ride With Me, by Simone Soltani (May 20) The Library at Hellebore, by Cassandra Khaw (July 22) A Curse Carved in Bone, by Danielle L. Jensen (May 13) Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil, by V.E. Schwab (June 10) The View From Lake Como, by Adriana Trigiani  (July 8) I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays, by Maris Kreizman (July 1) Big Releases Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (June 3) The Bewitching, by Siliva Moreno Garcia (July 15) My Friends, by Fredrick Backman (May 6) Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang (August 26) These Summer Storms, by Sarah MacClean (July 8) The Emperor of Gladness, by Ocean Vuong (May 13)

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• Beyond the Shelves: A History of Chick Lit

  On this month's podcast, Jes and Sarah talk about the history of Chick Lit - how it started (Bridget Jones's Diary), how the genre was covered in the press, and what new types of books have spawned from it today. Show Notes What They're Reading Everything Is Tuberculosis, by John Green Cleat Cute, by Meryl Wilsner While the Duke Was Sleeping, by Samara Parish Harriet Tubman Live in Concert, by Bob the Drag Queen Woodworking, by Emily St. James Stag Dance, by Torrey Peters The Deep Dark, by Molly Knox Ostertag To Be Read Oathbound, by Tracy Deonn First Time Caller, by B.K. Borison The Road of Bones, by Demi Winters Blood over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang Stop Me if You've Heard This One, by Kristen Arenett Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison Reading Material "What is Chick Lit? A Brief History from the Inside," by Lucida Rosenfeld "The Power of Chick Lit," by Jane Carrell and Meghan Hall "The Great Escape: Modern Women and the Chick Lit Genre," by Maureen Lynch Cooke

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• Beyond the Shelves: Book Club #1, 'Harlem Rhapsody', and Other Fun News

  The Beyond the Shelves first ever Book Club episode is live! This month, Jes and Sarah both read Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray. They discuss the historical fiction novel about Jessie Redman Fauset, a real life figure dubbed "midwife of the Harlem Renaissance," and her relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois. This podcast does contain spoilers - but you don't have to have read the book to listen and learn more about the Harlem Renaissance era! Show Notes The Book Club Book Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray Further Reading "A History of The Crisis" (NAACP website) The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson I Too Sing America: the Harlem Renaissance, at 100 by Wil Haygood Smoketown, by Mark Whitaker Joy Goddess: A’lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, by A’lelia Bundles  Authors in the Book Blues in Stereo, by Langston Hughes Cane, by Jean Toomer Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance, by Zora Neale Hurston My Soul's High Song, by Countee Cullen Passing and Quicksand, by Nella Larsen The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay Amiable with Big Teeth, by Claude McKay Timestamps 0:00 - AViD Lineup/What We're Reading 11:20 - Book Club Discussion 46:32 - Book Bulletin What They're Reading/To Be Read A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes A Hard Day for a Hangover, by Darynda Jones Haunted Ever After, by Jen DeLuca Crossings, by Ben Goldfarb The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix Sula, by Toni Morrison The Knockout Queen, by Rufi Thorpe Idle Grounds, by Krystelle Bamford The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride Book Bulletin "A Court of Thorns and Roses TV Series Dead at Hulu" (Variety) "Meet-cute at Mansfield Park: can modern covers turn young readers on to Jane Austen?" (The Guardian) "Readerlink Will Stop Distributing Mass Market Paperbacks at the End of 2025" (Publishers Weekly) Women's Prize for Fiction longlist

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• Beyond the Shelves: Library Lovers Month

  Jes and Sarah are talking about loving your library during this month's episode of Beyond the Shelves! After talking about unique library services and the best ways you can support your library, they talk about some of their favorite books that feature libraries. Then they dig into a busy Book Bulletin segment (starts at 42:51), full of interesting news. Next month, Jes and Sarah are hosting their first ever Beyond the Shelves Book Club episode! They're reading Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray. That episode is scheduled to be up on Tuesday, March 11. We encourage you to read the book so you can follow along with their discussion next month!   Show Notes Show Up for Your Library - ALA Advocacy One of the best ways to support the library is using your library!   What We're Reading The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything, by Colette Shade House of Earth and Blood, by Sarah J. Maas Onyx Storm, by Rebecca Yarros A Bad Day for Sunshine, by Darynda Jones The Age of Magical Overthinking, by Amanda Montell Keep Me, by Sara Cate To Be Read Sula, by Toni Morrison Voice Like a Hyacinth, by Mallory Pearson Water Moon, by Samantha Sotto Yambao Ana Maria and the Fox, by Liana De la Rosa Deep End, by Ali Hazelwood Books About Libraries The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins The Book that Wouldn’t Burn, by Mark Lawrence The Parliament, by Aimee Pokwatka The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd Upright Women Wanted, by Sarah Gailey Library Services Book Club Sets TONS of eMagazines on Libby Comics Plus Community Fridges Book Bulletin Children of Blood and Bone Cast Reveal Bookshop.org now sells eBooks Department of Education is ending book ban investigations Simon & Schuster is no longer requiring book blurbs Philadelphia Eagles player AJ Brown helps a book become a bestseller after being spotted reading it on the sidelines during a playoff game Onyx Storm reaction (the headlines - they're bad and misunderstand the book!) Lady Whistlethreads book drama newsletter

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• Beyond the Shelves: Books That Bring Us Joy

  We're in the dead of winter - the perfect time get cozied up in an armchair and read a fun book. This month, Jes and Sarah are talking about books (and TV shows) that bring them during these cold, dark days. The hosts conveniently have grouped their selections into different tropes and categories to help you peruse!   SHOW NOTES Sign up for the 2025 Reading Challenge: Book Bingo What They're Reading The Empire of Gold, by S.A. Chakroborty House of Sky and Breath, by Sarah J. Maas The Story of a Lost Child, by Elena Ferrante City of Night Birds, by Juhea Kim Private Rites, by Julia Armfield Books That Bring Us Joy Books Jes is re-reading The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller Toni Morrison's catalog Fight Night, by Miriam Toews Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed Found Family/Chosen Family/Ragtag Group books Check Please, by Ngozi Ukazu The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna Under the Whispering Door, by T.J. Klune The Expanse series, by James S.A. Corey Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel Kid/Teen Graphic Novels Garlic and the Vampire, by Bree Paulson Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson Squad, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Pain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol Heartstopper, by Alice Oseman Lyrical Escapism This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow Hobby-ing Makes Everything Better Sew It Yourself, by Daisy Braid Cross Stitch with Cattitude, by Emma Congdon Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook, by Sohla El-Waylly Community Group: Fiber Friends Community and Action Go to Sleep, I Miss You, by Lucy Knisley How to Keep House While Drowning, by KC Davis The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner Books that Remind You Humans are Innately Good Beautyland, by Helene Marie-Helene Bertino The Wedding People, by Alison Espach Fresh Water for Flowers, by Valeri Perrin Light From Uncommon Stars, by Rya Aoki A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers TV Shows by Michael Schur, Bill Lawrence, Elizabeth Merriweather, Quinta Brunson, or Daniel Levy Popular Self-Help Books The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt Atomic Habits, by James Clear Brené Brown books Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb Rest is Resistance, by Tricia Hersey

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