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2020 a book Odyssey – podcast 48

Looking forward to 2020, podcast 48

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Hello and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Vikki and Tanya

Today’s episode is about the exciting new books coming out in 2020

All of the books mentioned can be found on our library catalogue

What we have been reading and listening to:

Vikki has been reading:

  • The Absolution, Yrsa Siguardardottir
  • Violet,  SJI Holliday

Tanya has been reading:

  • Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

New and forthcoming adult books:

  • Philosophy for Polar Explorers ,Erling Kagge
  • The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age, Claudia Hammond
  • Highfire, Eoin Colfer
  • False Value (Rivers of London 8), Ben Aaronovitch
  • Grown Ups, Marian Keyes

New and forthcoming children’s titles:

  • Greta and the Giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg’s stand to save the world, Zoe Tucker (author), Zoe Persico (illustrator) (3-7)
  • Help Wanted, Must Love Books by Janet Sumner Johnson (Author), Courtney Dawson (Illustrator) (4-7)
  • Your Interests, My Interests: A Visual Guide to Playing and Hanging out for Children on the Autism Spectrum, Joel Shaul (7-14)
  • The Vegetarian Cookbook: More than 50 Recipes for Young Cooks (Dorling Kindersley) (9-12)
  • Reverie, Ryan La Sala (Teen)

DVD recommendations:

  • Downton Abbey The Movie (PG)
  • Dora and the Lost City of Gold (PG)

Our Reading Agony this week: 

“My 14 year old daughter says she isn’t interested in reading anymore as most of the books are boring or lovey dovey and she doesn’t want romance books.  Any ideas to help me out with some good suggestions for her?”

That’s tricky, because there are so many good books that she might like, kids, adult and teen:  How about some manga or comics – like:

  • Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by Clint McElroy
  • NIMONA by Noelle Stevenson
  • The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman
  • Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
  • My Hero Academia by Kouhei Horikoshi

Or some wonderful novels:

  • Terry Pratchett Discworld novels
  • Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  • The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
  • Sabriel by Garth Nix
  • Cirque Du Freak (The Saga of Darren Shan Book 1) by Darren Shan
  • Gail Carriger Finishing School Series
  • The Darkest Minds: Book 1 (A Darkest Minds Novel) by Alexandra Bracken
  • Before I die by Jenny Donovan

Staff quote of the day: “It’s too early for a Christmas cardigan, surely?”

Our Discussion: Forthcoming books in 2020 that we are most excited about.

  • Dark Matter, Doug Johnstone
  • Dead to Her, Sarah Pinborough
  • Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid
  • Lift As You Climb, Viv Groskop
  • In Five Years, Rebecca Serle
  • This Lovely City, Louise Hare
  • The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Djinn Patrol on the Purple Liney, Deepa Anappara
  • Six Wicked Reasons, Jo Spain
  • Three Hours, Rosamund Lupton
  • Below The Big Blue Sky, Anna McPartlin
  • The Other People,  C.J. Tudor
  • The Squiggly Careers, Helen Tupper, Sara Ellis
  • Dragman, Steven Appleby
  • Us Three, Ruth Jones

Did you know?   

Quick Reads!  Launched in 2006, Quick Reads has distributed over 4.8 million copies of more than 100 titles! The books have been loaned more than five million times through libraries and have established a reputation for publishing diverse works by top quality and popular authors, including Andy McNab, Jojo Moyes, Anne Cleeves, Ian Rankin and Benjamin Zephaniah.  

New Quick Reads titles are coming out in February 2020 and for a sneak peak go to the Reading Agency Website

Thank you for listening to the Library Love podcast, we hope you’ve enjoyed yourself and if you did, then rate us on itunes.  We love to hear from you and if you’d like to get in touch with us, then go to our blog LibraryLoveFalkirk.com, @LibFalkirk on Twitter, or Falkirk Libraries on Facebook or Instagram.  Bye

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Comics are go! Podcast 26

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Hello and welcome to the Library Love podcast from beautiful Falkirk with Gavin, Grant and Allan. Today’s episode is all about graphic novels, we will be recommending our favourite titles. 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:
Gavin has been reading:
• The Dragon’s Legacy, Deborah Wolf

Allan has been listening to:
• Podcast: You Must Remember This

Grant has been listening to:
• Mark Kermode podcasts

New and forthcoming adult books:
• Let Me Be Like Water by S K Perry
• The Boy At The Door by Alex Dahl
• You Were Made For This by Michelle Sacks.
• Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill
• Baptism of Fire: life, death and Piper Alpha by Geoff Bollands

New and forthcoming children’s titles:
• Who’s afraid of the big bad bogey? Timothy Knapman (0-3 years)
• Beano Ultimate Joke Book (6-9 years)
• Minecraft STEM Challenge: Build a Theme Park (9-12 years)
• It’s only the end of the world, JR Henderson (teen)

DVD recommendations:
• I feel pretty (15)
• Deadpool 2 (15)
• Showdogs (PG)

Our Reading Agony this week: Help, my kid is better at video games than I am! We have a great range of game guides to help you navigate your way through tricky levels. Read up on them and then impress your kids with your mad skills!

Staff quote of the day: “I can see the pub from here!”

Our discussion:  Our Favourite Graphic Novel titles
• Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard
• Judge Dredd, any author/artist
• Sweet Tooth, Jeff Lemire
• Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples
• Kill Or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips
• Rebellion Fleetway reprints particularly Charley’s War by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun
• Dungeon Fun by Colin Bell and Neil Slorence
• Watchmen, Alan Grant
• Preacher, Garth Ennis
• Halo Graphic novels

Did you know? Libraries have print magazines to read and back issues to borrow

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

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Comic Take Over of Falkirk Library – a podcast extra

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Hi Folks, we hope you love this podcast as much as we enjoyed making it.  On Saturday 25th November 2017 we held a Comic Take Over of Falkirk Library.

There was a photobooth on the ground floor where you could get your photo taken and put on a background of your choice with the magic of greenscreen technology.

On the first floor we had lego, quizzes and games for the kids.

Finally, on the second floor we had a comic mart with books, comics, artwork, t shirts and badges all for sale from a wide range of friendly knowledgeable comic folk.  Plus we had a special podcast recorded with Sha Nazir (BHP Comics), Clare Forrest (illustrator and the creator of the excellent The Mighty Women of Science) and David Bishop ( one time editor of the Judge Dredd Megazine and The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic 2000 AD, as well as the author of comics, books and screenplays).

This special podcast recording was taken at our Comic TOF and features Sha, Clare and David as they chat about their life in comics, their inspiration and work, and what their favourite meal is.  With a dropped sword and a visit by the Ice King to liven things up – ENJOY (‘cos we certainly did)

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Falkirk Libraries Comic Takeover

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Around 1000 people came to our Comic Takeover of Falkirk Library on Saturday 25th November. Creator panels, Comic Kids area, Big Quiz, Green Screen Photo Booth and loads of hugely talented artists, crafters and writers sharing their work on our stalls.

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A packed day included our Big Geek Quiz. Our winners claimed a tidy haul of Image Comics. Thanks to Image for sending that big box of goodies across the pond!

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Our Green Screen photo booth was huge hit! We dropped visitors into the photo background of their choice, so some boldly went into space, while others stopped at The Shire for second breakfast!

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Look at our cute cosplayers! All hail Adventure Time’s Ice King, our costume competition winner!

Our comic kids area was busy all day with Lego and superhero design. We didn’t specify height, so we did get some big kids joining in on the action.

New item by Falkirk Libraries / Google Photos
New item by Falkirk Libraries / Google Photos

We recorded our panel, which you’ll be able to hear shortly here on this blog! Sha Nazir of BHP Comics chaired the discussion with artist Clare Forrest and David Bishop, author and former editor of 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine.

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Here’s Kevin and Grant, regular contributors to our Library Love podcast, with the freebies donated by DC Thompson and the Phoenix Comic.

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Some fine examples of comic creating, produced with printables from our friends at Comic Clubs Blog.

Thanks to everyone who came along! Get more of the story over on Google photos at http://bit.ly/comictofpics.