DMPL Podcast

We're talking Vacation Reads on the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves! Jes and Sarah are talking about what makes a great vacation read, as well as some great "escapism" books if you can't get out on vacation for awhile. Plus, what they're reading, best bets, and first dibs!

Show Notes

Vacation Read Recs

• Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Dead Romantics, by Ashley Poston

Escapism Books

• Lake Books
  • Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
  • It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey
• Road Trip Books
  • Mrs. Nash's Ashes, by Sarah Alder
  • In the Face of the Sun, by Denny S. Bryce
• Beach Books
  • The Perfect Ruin, by Shanora Williams
  • The Unhoneymooners, by Christina Lauren
• Books Abroad
  • Who is Maud Dixon?, by Alexandra Andrews
  • My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante

What We're Reading

• All-Night Pharmacy, by Ruth Madievsky
• Excavations, by Hannah Michell
• Seven Year Slip, by Ashley Poston
• A Court of Thorns and Roses series, by Sarah J. Maas

First Dibs

• The Future, by Naomi Alderman
• Death Valley, by Melissa Broder

Best Bets

• • Untethered Sky, by Fonda Lee
  • The Man Who Could Move Clouds, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Jes and Sarah are joined by special guest Paige on the latest episode of Beyond the Shelves! This month they're talking all about being a librarian - why they became one, what their day-to-day is like, and they share some fun stories about working on the floor.

Don't forget - Summer Reading is underway! Adults can take part in the Summer Checkout Challenge, and kids can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge. Learn more atdmpl.org/summer-reading.

Show Notes

What We're Reading

• From Hollywood with Love, by Scott Meslow
  
• Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez
• Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
  
• Rouge, by Mona Awad
  
• Love, Theoretically, by Ali Hazelwood
  
• Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, by Mason Currey

First Dibs

• Baking Yesteryear, by B. Dylan Hollis
  
• Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward
• Do Your Worst, by Rosie Danan

Best Bets

• What the Wind Knows, by Amy Harmon
  
• Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold, by Bolu Babalola
  
• Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe
  
• Olga Dies Dreaming, by Xochitl Gonzalez
  
• Fight Night, by Miriam Toews

Jes and Sarah are back and celebrating Pride with a super-sized episode! They'll share some of their favorite joyful LGBTQIA+ related titles in a variety of genres. Plus, here what they're reading right now, and stick around for a couple new segments - First Dibs and Best Bets.

Don't forget - Summer Reading is underway! Adults can take part in the Summer Checkout Challenge, and kids can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge. Learn more at dmpl.org/summer-reading.

Show Notes

• Books Mentioned on the Podcast(includes What We're Reading, Pride Picks, First Dibs, and Best Bets)
• Extended Pride Picks Lists
  • Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy
  • Romance
  • Nonfiction
  • Young Adult
  • Middle Grade
  • Kids

AViD Author Emily St. John Mandel joins host Aaron Gernes on the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Mandel will be in Des Moines at the Central Library on Wednesday, May 10, at 7 PM. Doors open at 6 PM.

During the podcast, she discusses the simulation hypothesis, revisiting characters, and the ways in which being born Canadian impacts how she views America, the country she calls home now.

Show Notes

Emily's AViD Event

Emily's Book Picks

• White Cat, Black Dog, by Kelly Link
  
• Lauren Groff books
• Laura Van den Berg books

On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah talk about reading logs, why you might want to track your reading, and all the different ways you can track and apps you can use to do so.

Show Notes

Ways to Track Your Reading:

• Book Riot's Spreadsheet(Google Doc)
• Goodreads
• The StoryGraph
• LibraryThing
• Beanstack

What Sarah and Jes are reading:

• Rust, by Eliese Colette Goldbach
• Soul Taken, by Patricia Briggs
• A Promise of Fire, by Amanda Bouchet
• A House with Good Bones, by T. Kingfisher
• Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo
• White Cat, Black Dog, by Kelly Link
• How to Sell a Haunted House, by Grady Hendrix
• Manhunt, by Gretchen Felker-Martin

AViD Author J. Ryan Stradal joins host Aaron Gernes on the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Stradal will be at the Central Library on Monday, May 1, at 7 PM for the program. During the podcast, Stradal talks about what he misses about the midwest, theSuccession-esque struggles of family business, and how the first chapter inSaturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club was inspired by emotional events that occurred in his own life.

Show Notes

• AViD Presents: J. Ryan Stradal
• J. Ryan's Books
  • Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club(2023)
  • The Lager Queen of Minnesota(2019)
  • Kitchens of the Great Midwest(2015)
• J. Ryan's Suggestions:
  • The Overstory, by Richard Powers
    
  • They're Going to Love You, by Meg Howrey
    
  • The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships, by Ali Bryan

Innocence Project attorney and criminal justice advocate M. Chris Fabricant takes part in the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Fabricant is the author ofJunk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, a book that highlights the flaws and outright fabrications inherent in forensic sciences and how they put innocent people not only behind bars, but on death row.

Fabricant talks with host Aaron Gernes ahead of his visit to the Central Library on Saturday, April 29. The program will start at 12:30 PM.

You can also watch the podcast on YouTube.

Show Notes

• Author Spotlight: M. Chris Fabricant at the Central Library (Saturday, April 29, 12:30 PM)
• Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice Systemat the library
• "What If the Worst Crime Never Happened?" - TheNew Republicpiece mentioned in the podcast featuring Michael West and Steven Hayne

Jes and Sarah are back for another episdoe of Beyond the Shelves! This month, they're talking about cross-genre book picks and discussing how you can use the free database Novelist to find books you'll enjoy.

Show Notes

• Novelist
• Books mentioned
  • Gideon the Ninthby TamsynMuir
  • The Golden SpoonbyJessaMaxwell
  • Don't Fear the ReaperbyStephen GrahamJones
  • Upgradeby Blake Crouch
  • Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
  • On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel
  • Love & Other Disastersby Anita Kelly
  • Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
  • The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemenby KJ Charles
  • Exalted by Anna Dorn
  • Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
  • Boyfriend Materialby Alexis Hall
  • The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
  • The Sweetness of Water, by Nathan Harris
  • Forbiddenby Beverly Jenkins
  • Ice Planet Barbariansby Ruby Dixon
  • Our Best Intentions by Vibhuti Jain
  • The Viscount Made Me Do Itby Diana Quincy
  • The Book Eatersby Sunyi Dean
  • Burn for Meby Ilona Andrews

AViD author Sarah Penner joins Aaron Gernes on the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Penner is coming to Des Moines to kick off the 2023 Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) series on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

Show Notes

• Sarah Penner at AViD
• The DSM Book Festival
• Sarah's Books
  
  • The London Séance Society(2023)
  • The Lost Apothecary(2021)
• Sarah on the Web
  • Publisher's Weeklyreview ofThe London Séance Society
  • Reviews ofThe Lost Apothecary
    • NPR
    • New York Times
  • ​​​​​​​The London Séance Societybuzz
    • Goodreads - most anticipated books of 2023
    • Good Housekeeping -best books of 2023
• Social Links
  • ​​​​​​​Sarah Penner | Website
  • Sarah Penner | Twitter
  • Sarah Penner | Instagram
  • Sarah Penner | Facebook

On the newest epsidoe of Beyond the Shelves, hosts Jes and Sarah talk about the 2023 Authors Visiting in Des Moines lineup. Then, in the spirit of the Oscars, they discuss their favorite and least-favorite book-to-film (and TV) adaptations before doing buy, borrow, or skip withLessons in Chemistry.