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Hello and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Tanya and Vikki
Today’s episode is all about Wintery or scary books to cuddle up between the covers. All of the books mentioned can be found on our library catalogue
What we have been reading and listening to:
Tanya has been reading and listening to:
- Welcome to Nightvale podcast
- Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
Viki has been reading:
- The Inheritance, Mary Paulson Ellis
- The Long Call, Ann Cleeves
New and forthcoming adult books:
- How to Save the World For Free by Natalie Fee
- Letters from an Astrophysicist by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- The Mirror & the Light – The Wolf Hall Trilogy 3 by Hilary Mantel
- Mr Nobody by Catherine Steadman
New and forthcoming children’s titles:
- The Most-Loved Bear by Sam McBratney (author), Sam Usher (illustrator) (0-5yrs)
- Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter by Jean-Yves Ferri (author), Didier Conrad (illustrator) (5 – 9 yrs)
- The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer (9 – 12 yrs)
- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (Teen)
DVD recommendations
- Spider man: Far from Home (12)
- The Lion King Live Action (PG)
Our Reading Agony this week: ‘Help I’m on a budget and want some Cheap and Cheerful Christmas ideas.’
Jam and Chutney! Home made sweets. Craft creations
- The Home Made Sweet: make your own confectionery 90 recipies Clare Ptak
- Making Preserves: A 150 Jams, Jellies, Chutneys and Pickles by Catherine Atkinson
- Handmade Pickes and Preserves: traditional accompaniments for cheese meat and fish
- Pass the Jam: the book of preserves by Pam Corbin
- Or I love Cross Stitch : quick Christmas gifts 25 designs for perfect presents , Sue Cook
- We Knit you a merry Christmas : 20 patterns for festive homemade gifts, Debbie Harrold
Staff quote of the day ‘Does your Mum knit Clangers as well?’ Check out our lovely Soupdragon at the top of this blog, knitted by Tanya’s mum
Our Discussion was all about those lovely Wintery or Scary books that make you want to snuggle under the covers on a chilly evening:
- Vikki enjoys reading cookbooks in bed. Favourites at the moment include Nigel Slaters The Kitchen Diaries, Christmas Chronicles; Jamie Oliver, Comfort Food. BBC Good Food Magazine E Magazine Service.
- Vikki: if I’m not reading cook books its who-dunnit / Crime Novels probably. Going to try some spy fiction perhaps by Sarah Armstrong, Asia Mackay, Charlotte Philby, Manda Scott
- Tanya likes urban fantasy – for example Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files, Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series, Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series
- In the winter Tanya also likes cosy or old fashioned crime – like the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries by Carola Dunn, Dorothy L Sayers, Georgette Heyer’s crime novels
Did you Know? Every Wednesday on Twitter (@LibFalkirk) and Facebook (Falkirk Libraries) we ask our lovely readers what they have been reading. We’d love it if our podcast listeners joined in too. It’s great for getting some good new suggestions and maybe to see a wee picture too
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