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In this episode, podcast hosts Daniel Pewewardy and Jenny Durham take a trip to Abilene, KS to visit the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home. They interview Jim Ginther, Supervisory Archivist for the library and talk about unique items in the collection, how they are celebrating America250, and why you don’t have to be a scholar or history buff to visit a presidential library. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s6e4.aspx

In this episode, podcast hosts Daniel Pewewardy and Jenny Durham are joined by their colleague and special guest host Ian Bailey to talk about comic books, the history of the format and why they aren't just for kids. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s6e3.aspx

In this episode, podcast hosts Daniel Pewewardy and Jenny Durham interview KMUW film critic Fletcher Powell to discuss the age-old question: which is better, the book or the movie? Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s6e2.aspx

In this episode, podcast host Daniel Pewewardy is joined by new co-host Jenny Durham to kick off the season 6 of the podcast. They talk a little about the history of public libraries, how they became librarians and answer audience questions about the work they do behind the scenes.  Episode Transcript and Show Notes with Corrections: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s6e1.aspx

Daniel chats with horror author Stephen Graham Jones where they talk about his most recent novel, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter; comic book allegories; and how to explore taboos and superstitions by writing scary stories. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s5e5.aspx

Daniel interviews local author Sarah Jane Crespo about her new children’s picture book The Sloth Moth. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s5e4.aspx

Daniel is joined by his colleague and fellow librarian Jenny Durham to interview author and public historian Christine Wenc about her new book Funny Because It’s True: How the Onion Created Modern American News Satire. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s5e3.aspx

Daniel interviews local author Laurie Dove to talk about her bestselling new crime novel Mask of the Deer Woman. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s5e2.aspx

Host Daniel kicks off season 5 with a retrospective looking at the past five years of Read Return Repeat and some new changes coming. Joining him are past podcast hosts Sara McNeil and Sara Dixon, who talk about their time on the podcast, their favorite guests, how the show has changed and what (and who) they would like to see on the podcast in the future. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s5e1.aspx

Sara and Daniel interview local author Jillian Forsberg to talk about her new historical novel The Rhino Keeper. Jillian shares what inspired her to write a book based on the most famous rhino in modern history, but also why she believes every story, even unpleasant ones, should continue to be told, as we explore ReadICT Category 7: A Book Someone Told You Not to Read. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s4e8.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

Sara and Daniel interview author Talia Lakshmi Kolluri to talk about her debut short story collection What We Fed to the Manticore. Talia shares what inspired her to write stories from various animal perspectives, geeks out about research (especially animal research!) and the fascinating world of animal friendships – both with humans and other species - as we focus on ReadICT category 9, a book featuring an animal sidekick. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s4e7.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

Sara and Daniel interview author Alex White, who is a science fiction and horror writer, best-known for the Salvager series and their tie-in novels for the Aliens and Star Trek franchises. In this episode that explores ReadICT Category 6, a book set in space, Alex talks about their newest novel, August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, why writing speculative fiction can be cathartic, and why sci-fi is so much more than "big robots punch each other." Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s4e6.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

Sara and Daniel interview author N.K. Jemisin, a celebrated sci-fi and fantasy author who won the Hugo Award for her novel The Fifth Season. Tying in with ReadICT Category 1: A Book with a Map, this episode focuses on Jemisin’s Great Cities duology, The City We Became and The World We Make, a series that explores neighborhood stereotypes, gentrification and all the people that make a place unique, but with monsters! Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s4e5.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

Sara and Daniel interview author Kiersten White, author of the 2023 novel Mister Magic. As they explore ReadICT Category 3: A book about something lost or found, Kiersten shares her thoughts on what she calls "toxic nostalgia," problematic Punky Brewster episodes and how sometimes when you escape a cultish upbringing, you have to go write a horror novel about it. Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s4e4.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.