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Hello and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Tanya and Gavin and Anna… Today’s episode is all about Science Fiction and Fantasy books, but don’t worry, for those of you who aren’t that way inclined, we’ll break you in gently (and we’ve got lots of other stuff too). If you’re tempted by any of the books we suggest, then have a look on our library catalogue where you can request it – or simply have a rummage on our shelves for some fabulous books.
What we have been reading and listening to:
Tanya has been reading:
- Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie
- Doug Johnstone, Fault Lines
Anna has been reading and listening to:
- Giant Days by John Allison – illustrated by Max Sarin and Lisa Tremain
- Podcast: Stuff you should know
Gavin has been reading:
- Descender, Jeff Lemire – Graphic novel
New and forthcoming adult books:
- Hometown Tales: Highlands & Hebrides, Colin MacIntyre & Ellen Macaskill
- Believe Me, JP Delany
- Careless Love, Peter Robinson
- Wildfire, Anne Cleeves
- Headhunter, Chris Ryan
New and forthcoming children’s titles:
- That’s not my giraffe by Fiona Watt (author), Rachel Wells (illustrator) (0 – 3 years)
- Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell (3 – 6 years)
- Unicorn Academy: Layla and Dancer by Julie Sykes (6 – 9 years)
- Dork Diaries: Birthday Drama! By Rachel Renee Russell (9 – 12 years)
- Catwoman: Soulstealer (DC Icons series) by Sarah J. Maas (Teen)
DVD recommendations:
- Ghost Stories – 15
- Avengers Infinity War – 12
- A Wrinkle in Time – PG
- Coco – PG
Our Reading Agony this week: We’ve been asked by a brave listener who wants to expand her reading, ‘I’ve never read an SF book before, I’m a bit put off by some of covers and I’m not sure where to start’
- The Hobbit by J R R Tolkein
- Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
- Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Doctor Who or Torchwood books if you like the TV series
- Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars series if you liked the films
- Andy Weir, The Martian
Staff quotes of the day: ‘I think our shelves should be Light Turquoise or possibly Traffic Purple’
Our discussion: Science Fiction & fantasy books that we love:
- Military SF – Jack Campbell; Lois McMaster Bujold; David Weber
- CJ Cherryh
- Neuromancer, William Gibson
- The Way of Shadows, Brent Weeks
- Metro 2033, Dmitrii Glukhovskii
- Warhammer series
- Anna McCaffrey, especially The Ship who Sang
- Sheri S Tepper e.g Gibbons Decline and Fall
- Graceling by Kristen Cashore
- Anything by Terry Pratchett
- Robin Hobb – start with Assassin’s Apprentice
Did you know? That our online library catalogue features a page devoted to graphic novels? On this page customers will find details of the latest releases as well as quick links to your favourite publishers, characters or series. Whether you are new to graphic novels or a veteran, this page makes finding graphic novels easier.
Thank you for listening to the Library Love podcast, we hope you’ve enjoyed yourself and if you did, then join us on rate and review us on Apple so that more people can find out about us. We love to hear from you and if you’d like to get in touch with us, or if you’ve got a Reader Agony of your very own then go to www.librarylovefalkirk.com, Falkirk Libraries on Facebook or @LibFalkirk on Twitter