The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library’s podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.


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Parker, Postman, and Pooh

A 30-year-old book remains intensely relevant for today’s world, Gwen rediscovers Dorothy Parker AND reading Pooh to her pre-schooler and Frank raps!…(sort of). Get links to all the books discussed and full list of episodes at nypl.org/podcast, clic

Books That Talk and Books You Touch

Frank and Gwen learn about the Library’s work with patrons with print disabilities with Jill Rothstein, chief librarian at the Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library. Plus: More book recommendations than we’ve ever crammed into any episode, proba

Remembering the Future

This week, it’s all in how you look at it. Feminism, space, time, language, aliens and a whole lot more.

Summer Reading Challenge: Greeks vs. Romans!

For our second Summer Reading Challenge, Gwen and Frank chose a book for each other that they thought they’d love but would never read otherwise. This year, a strange symmetry emerged as they chose oddly complementary books: a novel about the antics of an

Scandal!

Who’s up for some dubious morality? We’re all about the scandal this week, as Frank and Gwen tackle controversial essays, what makes a “beach read,” and, um, porcupines in library book drops.

Nancy Books

The hosts of WNYC’s Nancy podcast join Gwen and Frank for a conversation about queer books, making podcasts, and Xena Warrior Princess… and they Skyped in from their vacation, no less! Subscribe to Nancy wherever you get Podcasts, we highly recommend

LGBTQ Sci-Fi Book Club

How gay is Sci-Fi anyway? Gwen and Frank welcome Casey Maher, leader of the LGBTQ Sci-Fi Book Crew meetup (held at the Jefferson Market Library)! They discuss everything from technology and gaming to science fiction (of course) right on up to Hemingway.

Seeing Yourself on the Page

The fantastic Sona Charaipotra sits down with Frank and Gwen to talk representation and what it’s like to see (or not see) your own experiences reflected in a book. Plus: Archie and Riverdale, Bollywood, Hollywood, and a lot of geeking out over our favori

And Then There Was Chekhov

Wherein we discuss reading (and acting!) Anton Chekhov, the influence of Agatha Christie, and the controversial merits of Go, Dog. Go!

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