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We’re back just in time for fall!  Catch up on all the things happening at the library and around town this October in Mont Vernon! Make a witch hat, get your costume ready for Halloween Storytime, Halloween on the Hill and of course Trick or Treat on Main Street.  Amy has awesome fall book recommendations to share and our holiday books are out of storage ready for check out.  Come get excited for the spooky season at the library. Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Life & Death & Giants by Ron Rindo Good People by Patmeena Sabit Sunrise by Tea Obrecht A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett (3rd in series) Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty (sequal to Big Little Lies!)   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand Galinda: A Charmed Childhood Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult   Upcoming Books Partita by Barbara Kingsolver 10/6/26 Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus 10/13/26 Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny 10/20/26 Simply Ina 10/29/26   Previous Robert Jackson Bennett Books in the series The Tainted Cup A Drop of Corruption

It’s National Library Week at the new library!  Tune in to hear all about the grand opening of the NEW Daland Memorial Library and what’s happening in the new space. Get book recommendations from Amy and get excited with JoAnn for the 9th Annual Wizarding Week.  We hope you “Find Your Joy” at the library this week and always. Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Award by Matthew Pearl The Astral Library by Kate Quinn This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser American Fantasy by Emma Straub Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke A Far Flung Life by M.L. Stedman (also wrote The Light Between Oceans) The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   Upcoming Books The Midnight Train by Matt Haig 5/26/26 The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden 6/2/26 Down With the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore 6/2/26 Whistler by Ann Patchett 6/2/26

It’s finally time to pack up the books and head to the new library!  The Grand Opening is just days away and we couldn’t be more excited!! Tune into this episode to hear from local artist Lily Hipp who painted a new portrait of Sophia Daland that will be hung above the fireplace and unveiled at the opening.  See you at the Grand Opening on Sunday, February 22nd at 8 Lilac Lane!

Happy Holidays from the staff of the library!  Tune into this special episode to hear about holiday happenings around town and catch our interview with library leaders for a project update. Let the countdown to the new library begin!! Amy’s Book Recommendations  Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Wreck by Catherine Newman Flashlight by Susan Choi A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer (The Dive From Clausen’s Pier) The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt I, Medusa by Ayana Gray   Upcoming Books The Storm by Rachel Hawkins 1/6/2026 My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney 1/20/2026 More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen 2/24/2026   Impossible Creatures 3 by Katherine Rundell – August 2026 Galinda: A Charmed Childhood by Gregory Maguire – September 2026

It’s Fall Y’all!  The leaves are falling and it’s time to carve the pumpkins!!  Listen in to this new episode to hear all the excitement at the library as we head towards Halloween…candy collection, mini pumpkin hunt, Witch Walk and of course Trick or Treating in Mont Vernon!!  Get your costumes on and stop by the library on Halloween Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa Heart the Lover by Lily King Bog Queen by Anna North   Upcoming Books Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (My Sister the Serial Killer) 11/4/25 The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan 11/18/25 Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen 11/18/25

We had the best time this summer with the children of Mont Vernon! So many books, so much art!  It’s not over yet…tune into this episode for the Summer Reading Program recap, book recommendations, and an interview with the editor of the MVFlyer!  Enjoy the rest of summer!   Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Saltwater by Katy Hays The Names by Florence Knapp Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Favorites by Layne Fargo The Road toTender Hearts by Annie Hartnett The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: Greenwich by Kate Broad You Belong Here by Megan Miranda The Goldens by Lauren Wilson The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick   Upcoming Books  Hot Wax M.L. Rio 9/9/25 The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club #5!) 9/30/35

Whoops we added the wrong audio file to the last episode…2nd try!  Tune in to hear all about the most colorful, art filled, fun Summer Reading Program from Miss JoAnn, take note of Amy’s beach read recommendations and stay until the end to hear the Summer Concert Series line up from co chair Doug Irvine!  See you at the library! Have a great summer!! Amy’s Book Recommendations   Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Time of the Child by Niall Williams Heartwood by Amity Gaige The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25 The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25 The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25 The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25 Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25   Upcoming Books Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25 With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25 So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25   One Last Note: Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book! A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn’t finished writing it)

It’s National Library Week! We’ve packed the week with programs and a new episode of the podcast. Listen in to catch up on the latest news that affects your library and libraries across the country. Sarat Rogers joins us as our local person of interest today to introduce herself and gives us a sneak peek of the Town Egg Hunt.  Thank you for your support this week and always! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: The Safekeep by Yael Van de Wouden (Booker Prize 2024 shortlisted) The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Once There Were Wolves and Migrations) Upon A Starlit Tide by Kell Woods The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: The Sirens by Emilia Hart (Weyward) Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists) Heartwood by Amity Gage Snowglobe by Soyoung Park   Upcoming Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading: My Friends by Fredrik Backman 5/6/25 Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt) 5/15/25 We All Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 5/20/25

Tiny Town is thawing out and spring is around the corner!  Town Voting and Town Meeting are quickly coming up next week and creating community conversations. Listen in to this episode for the latest news from town, book recommendations from Amy, and our interview with college student and Wizarding Week professor Nick Brown. Happy (almost) Spring!! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed: Playground by Richard Powers The Heart of Winter by Johnathan Evison The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali City of Thieves by David Benioff Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay 1/21 Dream State by Eric Puchner 2/18 Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld 2/25   Upcoming Books I Want to Read Heartwood by Amity Gaige 4/1 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/22 The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner 4/29 (The Lost Apothecary)

Winter is upon us and we’ve loaded the calendar with events and programs to get you out the door and into the library.  Need a distraction from it all? We’ve got new book recommendations from Amy and tons of programs coming up in February. Be sure to catch our interview with the newly appointed Mont Vernon Recreation Co-Directors Autumn Grdina and Jessica Hinkley. Stay warm everyone! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I’ve read that I enjoyed: The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan This is Happiness by Niall Williams How to Winter by Kari Leibowitz The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann New Books I’d Like to Read: The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin Homeseeking by Karissa Chen Upcoming books I’m looking forward to reading: Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey (The Snow Child) Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Horse) The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore (Oona Out of Order)

It’s a magical time of year and we’d like to thank our listeners for tuning into the Tiny Town Library Podcast for 50 EPISODES! Listen in to this episode to recap 2024 and hear from our town welfare officer Juli Harvey. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and have a Happy New Year Tiny Town! Amy’s Top 24 of 2024 Horse by Geraldine Brooks North Woods by Daniel Mason Prophet Song by Paul Lynch The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar After Annie by Anna Quindlen The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Sandwich by Catherine Newman The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Leaving by Roxana Robinson The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 12 Books Coming out in Jan/Feb/March I’m looking forward to: 1/14 – More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (Still Alice) 1/14 – Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors) 1/14 – Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, How to Sell A Haunted House) 1/21 – Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (3rd in Empyrean, follows Fourth Wing and Iron Storm) 1/28 – Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Black Cake) 2/11 – We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Me Before You, The Giver of Stars) 3/4 – One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (We Were the Lucky Ones) 3/11 – The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (The Flight Attendant, Hour of the Witch) 3/11 – Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn (Killers of A Certain Age) 3/18 – Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games #5!) 3/25 – Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire 4/1 – A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (2nd book after The Tainted Cup) BONUS BOOK: I called it! Louise Penny’s 20th Armand Gamache book comes out October 28th- the name…The Black Wolf!

Heading into the weekend and wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Tune into this episode to hear a preview of all the festivities happening in Tiny Town this holiday season.  Amy has her book recommendations to help you reach your 2024 reading goals and JoAnn is so excited to introduce our new teen library assistant Arianne! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I’ve Read Recently That I Enjoyed The Black Bird Oracle by Deb Harkness (5th book in the All Souls Series) 1. A Discovery of Witches 2. Shadow of Night 3. The Book of Life 4. Time’s Convert 5. The Black Bird Oracle Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny #19 (!) – audiobook is notable as she has a new Quebecois narrator, Jean Brassard What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley #11 in his Flavia DeLuce series   Newish Books I’d Like to Read Now or Never by Janet Evanovitch #31 in her Stephanie Plum series Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield Time of the Child by Niall Williams (set in same town as This is Happiness) The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami   Upcoming Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading Havoc by Christopher Bollen Dec 3, 2024 The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin Dec 3, 2024 Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West Dec 10, 2024 The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis January 5, 2025

It’s Halloween podcast episode! Stop and check out The Black Cat Cafe display on the library lawn and get ready to Trick or Treat on Main Street! MEOW!! We can’t wait to see your costumes!! Stacy Clark, President of Turnstone Corporation joins us on this episode to introduce herself and the team building the new library.  Don’t miss her interview for the three month outlook on the new library project! Happy Halloween! See you at the polls…get out and VOTE!! Amy’s Book Recommendations Books I read that I enjoyed: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Guillotine by Delilah Dawson The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno Garcia   New Books I’d Like To Read: The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling The City in Glass by Nghi Vo The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke   Upcoming Books I’d Like to Read: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny A Queen’s Game by Katharine McGhee Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire

September has come and gone too fast! Catch up with the local librarians this episode for the Library Groundbreaking Event recap, fall programming line up, book recommendations and more! Happy fall!! Amy’s Book Recommendation Books I Read Recently that I Enjoyed The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (nominated for National Book Award in 2018) The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (she wrote The Wishing Game) Finished Laurie Gelman’s Class Mom series:, Class Mom, You’ve Been Volunteered, Yoga Pant Nation, Smells Like Tween Spirit   New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Life Impossible by Matt Haig All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (wrote We Begin at the End) We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (he wrote The Thursday Murder Club series) Graveyard Shift by ML Rio (novella) Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty Bringer of Dust by JM Miro (2nd book in The Talents series, 1st was Ordinary Monsters) By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult Guillotine by Delilah Dawson When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman (Grades 3-7)   Upcoming Books I Want to Read 10/1- The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 10/1- Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten 10/22- Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 10/29- The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins 11/5- The Author’s Guide to Murder by Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams, Karen White

Hooray! Construction of the new road to the new library has begun!! Tune into this episode to catch up on all the good news from Mont Vernon and what’s been happening at the library this summer.  JoAnn is wrapping up the adventurous Summer Reading Program and Amy has great book recommendations to get you to the end of summer! Happy August!! Amy’s Book Recomendations Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed First two books in Attica Locke’s Highway 59 Series: Bluebird, Bluebird Heaven, My Home 3rd Book Guide Me Home comes out September 3rd I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley Sandwich by Katherine Newmann The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett – 1st book in his new series, Shadow of the Leviathan – 2nd book will be out next April, A Drop of Corruption. The Hunter by Tana French- 2nd book in series, 1st book is The Searcher Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd June 11 The Memo by Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling June 18 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore July 2 The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman July 16 The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer July 16 – she wrote The Wishing Game Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness July 16 Queen B by Juno Dawson – July 23rd 3rd book in the Her Majesty’s Royal Coven series- other books are: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven & The Shadow Cabinet Upcoming Books I’d Like to Read Worst Case by T.J. Newman -also wrote Falling and Drowning August 13 We’ll Prescribe You A Cat by Syou Ishida September 3rd