Ranked #1
New Year, New (Reading) You
New Year, New (Reading) You
Want to broaden your reading horizons this year? Librarian extraordinaire Meredith Mann joins Frank and Gwen to debate t... Read more
4 Jan 2018
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44mins
Ranked #2
Walk the Windswept Moors
Walk the Windswept Moors
For the last episode of 2019, Gwen surprises Frank by reading one of his all time favorite books, Frank delves into the ... Read more
26 Dec 2019
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58mins
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New Fiction! New Fiction!
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Gwen gets fired up about reading—you guessed it—new fiction this year, while Frank dips into the backlist of a new favor... Read more
10 Jan 2019
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How to Pull Yourself Out of a Book Slump
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Gwen and Frank are both struggling to find the perfect book this week — and coming up with some ideas about how to do it... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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36mins
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Never Let Me Go. Seriously, Never.
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Gwen and Frank take a deep, emotional dive into a masterpiece by this year's Nobel Prize winner in Literature: Kazuo Ish... Read more
16 Nov 2017
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Ranked #6
#TeamEdith, Ep. 3
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We talk about how to fit more reading into busy schedules, Lin-Manuel Miranda, horror books and movies, childhood favori... Read more
21 Jan 2016
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56mins
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Life-Changing Lessons
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Book synergy abounds with two titles that explore the sometimes dark, sometimes funny, sometimes supernatural relationsh... Read more
19 Sep 2019
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Ranked #8
How Many Hats Can a Librarian Wear?
How Many Hats Can a Librarian Wear?
Books and reading are the foundation of any library but your local librarian is doing so much more: computer help, test ... Read more
25 Jan 2018
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36mins
Ranked #9
The Podcast That Must Not Be Named, Ep. 4
The Podcast That Must Not Be Named, Ep. 4
Go behind the scenes at BookOps, the Library's special secret spy agen— er, the "technical services" unit. Also: the Hel... Read more
4 Feb 2016
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59mins
Ranked #10
Comfort Reads
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Gwen and Frank tackle one book that feels comforting and homey; one that's distinctly unsettling; and one that's somewhe... Read more
16 May 2019
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47mins
Ranked #11
Nancy Books
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The hosts of WNYC's Nancy podcast join Gwen and Frank for a conversation about queer books, making podcasts, and Xena Wa... Read more
29 Jun 2017
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38mins
Ranked #12
Cozy Intellectualism and/or Baby Marginalia
Cozy Intellectualism and/or Baby Marginalia
We all love libraries, but what books do you just NEED to own? Frank coins a new genre, Gwen falls for a book about mist... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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Dame Margaret Comes to Town: Ep. 13
Dame Margaret Comes to Town: Ep. 13
Margaret H. Willison, a.k.a. The Coolest Funniest Pop-Culture-iest Librarian Ever, joins Gwen and Frank this week for th... Read more
26 May 2016
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Ranked #14
Scandal!
Scandal!
Who's up for some dubious morality? We're all about the scandal this week, as Frank and Gwen tackle controversial essays... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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34mins
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The Beginning or the End?
The Beginning or the End?
This week, Gwen and Frank take on books ranging from the collapse of modern civilization to a murder "how-done-it" told... Read more
11 Jan 2018
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35mins
Ranked #16
Harry Potter Meets Jane Eyre
Harry Potter Meets Jane Eyre
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter, Gwen and Frank fall hard for the wise and wonderful Vanessa Zolt... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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51mins
Ranked #17
Anita Brookner and Dorothy Parker Walk into a Bar...
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Your hosts wax rhapsodic about two of their mainstay favorite authors. Plus: Gwen takes "cozy intellectual" suggestions ... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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46mins
Ranked #18
Don't Shush Me!
Don't Shush Me!
It's World Read Aloud Day, and Gwen and Frank are hearing voices from ghosts and robots. But they still manage to keep i... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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48mins
Ranked #19
Hot Garbage, Summer in the City, Ep. 19
Hot Garbage, Summer in the City, Ep. 19
Humidity can't exist in outer space! Beat the heat by blasting off into orbit with Frank and Gwen's brand-new segment. P... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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53mins
Ranked #20
May I Remove Your Preconceived Notions?
May I Remove Your Preconceived Notions?
Frank and Gwen break down romance novel stereotypes with fellow NYPL librarian Anne Rouyer. The genre often gets dismiss... Read more
2 Aug 2018
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53mins
