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Joe Goldberg is the world’s favorite meme-able, book loving serial killer, and in Caroline Kepnes’ newest installment of her You series, Joe has his sites set on a new woman. A librarian. We got to “thank” Caroline for that one in this interview.
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From Hell’s Kitchen, to the Orphan Train, to western Montana. Rostad’s You Belong Here Now is an emotional story about a group of young people in need of a family. Set within a story of the treatment of wild horses in the west and what makes a home, Rostad tells us about her writing inspirations.
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Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne turns the story of the Minotaur to focus on his sister Ariadne whose story is pushed aside after she guides the hero Theseus through the labyrinth. Saint chats with us about how mythology narrative often punishes the women adjacent to a male hero, why we crave female perspective, and the emotional weight of being the mother of a monster.
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We got a chance to chat with Madlyn Burkert, the Collections and Exhibitions Archivist at Lucasfilm Ltd. Madlyn took us on a “tour de force” of how she found herself on the path of a pop-culture archivist (shout out to L.I.U.), the challenges of providing reference for future projects, and so much more.
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The Neverending Story is often considered THE film at the root of Xennial trauma. Joined by Sarah Marshall, we discuss trauma depicted in the film, the author of the book whose own trauma inspired it all, and that DARN horse. It has to hurt if it is to heal.
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From dark fantasy to horror writer, Christina Henry joined us to discuss what defines a fairy tale, the need for nostalgic horror from the female perspective and her newest novel Near the Bone, which brings chills and thrills to the very last page.
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Artist Tim Fielder tells us about his graphic novel Infinitum: An Afro Futurist Tale, the story of King Aja Oba, a warlord cursed with the “gift of Immortality. Tim defines Afro Futurism, talks about his influences and DRAWS Jessikah.
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Special Episode 21 – Summer Scares! with Becky Spratford and Konrad Stump
Summer is a great time to read Horror Fiction! We are joined by Becky Spratford (RA For All) and Konrad Stump (The Springfield-Greene County Library District) to discuss Summer Scares 2021 and why we love to be scared.
Beck and Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Shelfcare
https://www.booklistreader.com/2021/02/23/books-and-authors/shelf-care-episode-13-summer-scares-2021/
http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-scares.html
Announcing the 5th Annual StokerCon Librarians’ Day Schedule of Events
