DMPL Podcast

On the most recent episode of the DMPL Podcast, local author Amy Lee Lillard joins the show to discuss her debut short story collection, Dig Me Out . Amy and host Aaron Gernes her popular podcast Broads and Books .

Show Notes

• Amy Lee Lillard | Website
• Amy Lee Lillard | Facebook
• Amy Lee Lillard | Twitter
• Amy Lee Lillard | Instagram
• Broads and Books
• Dig Me Outat the Library
• Dig Me Out

On the latest DMPL Podcast, Book Chat librarian Rebecca joins host Aaron Gernes and completes a Book Chat request for him! You'll find out what Book Chat is, how it works, and then hear an example of how librarians handpick titles for patrons using Book Chat as she picks out some books she thinks Aaron will enjoy.

Show Notes

• Book Chat
• Book Chat Email Example (includes the books discussed on the podcast)
• 2022 DMPL Reading Challenge

On today's podcast, author Katherine Dykstra chats with host Aaron Gernes about her 2021 bookWhat Happened To Paula: On the Death of an American Girl.The book details the 1970 disappearance and death of Cedar Rapids teenager Paula Oberbroeckling, reflecting on who or what may have caused her death, and also reflects on what it means to be a woman over the past half-century.

Show Notes

What Happened to Paulain the library

More on Katherine Dykstra:

• Website
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Goodreads

On the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast, host Aaron is joined by Book Chat librarians Janeé and Steph to discuss their favorite books of 2021.

If you're interested in hearing more about our librarians' favorite books, be sure to take part in our Best of 2021 virtual program next Wednesday, December 15, at 6:30 PM on Zoom! Four more Book Chat librarians will be sharing their favorite reads and discussing books with each other and the audience. Register for the program soon, as spots are limited!

Book Discussed:

• Concrete Rose, by Angie Thomas
  
• Borders, by Thomas King
  
• C is for Country, by Lil Nas X
• Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach
• All Her Little Secrets, by Wanda M. Morris
• Fight Night, by Miriam Towes

Today on the podcast, Annie Nelson, a Bereavement Coordinator at Hospice of the Midwest, joins the podcast. With the holidays coming up, she recommends some books about grief and grieving to help us make sense of what can be a tough time of year for many people.

Annie's Recommendations

• On Death and Dying,by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
  
• On Grief and Grieving,by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
  
• Healing Your Grieving Heart,by Alan Wolfeldt
  
• It's OK That You're Not OK,by Megan Devine
• Notes on Grief, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

On today's DMPL Podcast, host Aaron Gernes chats with Janeé, from the Book Chat team, about some of her favorite horror books in the past year. Janeé is DMPL's horror aficionado, so you can be sure that her picks are some of the best around!

Janeé's Book Picks

• My Heart is a Chainsaw, by Stephen Graham Jones
• The Final Girl Support Group, by Grady Hendrix
• Only If You Dare: 13 Stories of Darkness and Doom, by Josh Allen
• Mary, Will I Die?,by Shawn Sarles

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Heidi Kroner is the founder of Decoding Dyslexia Iowa as well as Aspire Academy, a group that raises dyslexia awareness, empowers families to support their children, and influence policymakers and educators on best practices to identify, remediate, and support Iowa students with dyslexia. She's also the founder of Aspire Academy, a tutoring center that helps bring children with dyslexia up to reading at grade level.

Show Notes

• DMPL's decodable book collection
• Decoding Dyslexia Iowa
• Aspire Academy
• Online dyslexia screening

Steph from the Book Chat team joins us today on the DMPL Podcast to talk about books for Latinx Heritage Month! She has a book picked out for adults, young adults, and children and discusses what she loves about each. Be sure to check out the bookmarks in the Show Notes for more Latinx Heritage Month reading suggestions.

Show Notes

Steph's Picks

• My Broken Language, by Quiara Alegria Hudes
  
• Fat Chance Charlie Vega, by Crystal Maldonado
  
• Merci Suarez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina

Reading Lists/Bookmarks

Printing Instructions:When looking at printing options, youmust DESELECT “fit to print” or “fit to page.”

• Adult Fiction
• Nonfiction/Biography
• Teens
• Middle Grades
• Early Readers
• Pre-readers

On the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast, Aaron Gernes chats with local author Anthony Paustian about his book,A Quarter Million Steps, and Bookpress Publishing, a local publisher where Paustian works as a writing coach.A Quarter Million Stepsis an award-winning leadership book that utilizes the Apollo space program as a metaphor that allows you to create success through imagination, creative problem-solving, and more.

Show Notes

• A Quarter Million Stepsat the library
  
• quartermillionsteps.com
• Bookpress Publishing

Book Chat librarians Rebecca and Maddie join the DMPL Podcast to discuss Book Chat's newest service, Book a Book Chat Librarian. This service gives you the opportunity to have a librarian visit and chat with your book club, classroom, business, or other organization to discuss books and get reading recommendations.

Rebecca and Maddie talk about different scenarios you might want a Book Chat librarian to talk books with you, including with a discussion group and specific classroom scenarios. They also have some great recommendations themselves - check out their list below!

Show Notes

• Book a Book Chat Librarian!

Book Suggestions

• The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld
• There, There, by Tommy Orange
• This Tender Land, by William Kent Kruger
• Count the Ways, by Joyce Maynard
• The Last Exiles, by Ann Shin
• The Legend of Skeleton Man, by Joseph Bruchac
• Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
• Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh
• Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away, by Ann Hagedorn