The Curious Reader Podcast

The Curious Reader Podcast

This is a podcast that explores books and their connection to teen’s experiences. Teen Services Library Assistant, Stacey Desrosiers and Liz Erickson, discuss books and the events represented in their pages.

Episodes

April 2, 2023 37 mins

In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111+ year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111+ year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and her teen guests, Daisy, Reeva, and Lila discuss Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111+ year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and her teen guests, Daisy and Reeva, discuss Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111+ year old building can provide.

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September 30, 2022 47 mins

In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Lore by Alexandra Bracken. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111 year old building can provide.

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August 19, 2022 33 mins

In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111 year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera. 

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111 year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Gallant by V.E. Schwab. They also discussed the Gothic horror and mutism.

This podcast is created inside the Goffstown Public Library in Goffstown, NH. We hope you enjoy the ambient noise that only a 111 year old building can provide.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss The Last Cuentista, a double award winning science fiction novel by Donna Barba Higuera. They also discussed the hypersleep, storytelling, and Goldilocks zone. 

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss Love is a Revolution, a contemporary romance by Renee Watson. They also discussed the history of YA fiction, Harlem Renaissance, and Jamaican Festival and coco bread. 

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In today’s episode Stacey and Liz discuss All These Bodies by Kendare Blake. It’s a tense historical thriller inspired by a real-life murder spree. (Publishers Weekly). They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: Truman Capote and true crime, vampire murders, and urban legends.

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January 26, 2022 54 mins

In today’s episode Stacey and interim co-host Liz discuss These Violent Delights  by Chloe Gong. Explore the roaring '20s in Shanghai as feuding gangs team up to control a monster on the loose, and a madness taking the lives of their citizens. It's "full of glitter, suspense, and gore,"- Jane Hur.  Let's also explore the questions that ignited our curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: zombie bugs, , colonialism and...

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck. It’s a “funny and heartbreaking contemporary story about food trucks, festivals, and first loves” (Penguin Random House). They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: Aland Finland, food and food trucks, and Scandinavian Christmas.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros. It’s an historical fantasy thriller set in Chicago, 1893 during The World’s Fair. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: Judaism, Chicago, manufacturing and labor, and journalism.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Khun. It’s a contemporary romance, coming of age story with a great dosing of humor folded in. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: sense of place: Little Tokyo, ghosts and monsters, and dealing with emotions.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss Suggested Reading by Dave Connis. This is the perfect book to read during Banned Books Week as the story explores the power of the written word, the danger of censorship, and the freedom to read stories that help us make sense of the world. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: banned books & censorship, First Amendment...

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss Lost and Found, a mystery and detective story with a bit of fantasy by Orson Scott Card. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: dwarfism, shame, and the supernatural.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa dive into the genre, horror, and discuss The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: the life of Mary Shelley, the horror movie genre, and the attraction of fear. 

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss the historical fiction and fantasy mashup The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nannerl, and the fairy tale.

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In today’s episode Stacey and Melissa discuss the suspense thriller The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe. They also explore the questions that ignited their curiosity to seek information beyond the book such as: con artists, the private investigator, and bank robberies. Stacey and Melissa are also pleased to share an interview with Goffstown High School Resource Officer, Matthew Pelletier. He discusses how common the con artist scam ...

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