45 - The Shadow Knows
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Come along for a strange ride with Nathan as he takes you down an rabbit hole. Yes, this episode is as random as the day in the life of a librarian. Also as random as the hobbies, both past and present, of a librarian.
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A Christmas Carol -Fifth Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Fourth Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Third Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Second Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -First Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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44 - Searching for Mary MacLeod with Marilyn Bowering
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A thoughtful and thought provoking conversation between writers , , and about Marilyn's new work (2024). Mary MacLeod is an intriguing figure who is i
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43 - Spooky Stories for Boo-kish People
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Spooky stories and terrifying old poetry read to you by Anthony, who is very boo-kish indeed. First up is The Haunted Dock by Clara Le Grand, which was a Spooky Scribbles Writing Contest winner last season. Spooky Scribbles is a writing contest sponsored by the Library and the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Center for young writers. Second is Til Death Do Us Part by Tim Maleeny, because long term relationships can be horrifying. And third is The Raven by Homer Simpson, ummm.... I mean Edgar Allan Poe.
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42 - Chatting About Chickens
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This episode is a good egg for sure. Darby talks with Gabriola Island blogger and educator Claire from Bitchin' Chickens about all sorts of chicken topics. Then Nathan rules the roost at chicken trivia. There's definitely nobody here but us chickens today! Episode links: and Guinness World Record holding chicken training and Dr. Emily Carrington's Facebook group and YouTube channel And books you'll be interested in if you liked the episode: by Dalia Monterroso by Tove Danovich by Susan Juby Remember to tell your peeps about the show!
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41 - All Things Seaweed
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Nathan talks with Vancouver Island-based all about seaweed. She has a BSc. that involved taking an algae physiology couse and harvests seaweed to eat. She also has written The Science and Sprit of Seaweed for adults and The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed for kids. You can find them in the library. Pro tip from Darby: don't brandish bull kelp as a whip unless you are prepared to whip yourself in the butt (or face!) accidentally.
info_outlineNathan and Darby talk about books (again) and important topics like “what is a new year anyway?” We may or may not be late with this segment about our top picks from 2022 (though we are totally early for Nowruz/Persian New Year, so there!).
Our top picks:
- FICTION
- GENERAL FICTION: A Funny Kind of Paradise by Jo Owens -Victoria author
- TOP SERIES: The Rockton/Casey Duncan series by Kelley Armstrong -Canadian author
- Start at the beginning with City of the Lost
- BEST MYSTERY: The Verifiers by Jane Pek
- HISTORICAL FICTION: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
- DUAL LITERARY FICTION & TOP BOOK CLUB PICK: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- GRAPHIC NOVEL MEMOIRS:
- Ducks: two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton
- Our Little Secret: a graphic memoir by Emily Carrington -Gabriola Island author
- NON-FICTION:
- Adrift: the curious tale of the Lego lost at sea by Tracey Williams
- The Pocket: a hidden history of women’s lives, 1660-1900 by Barbara Burman
- Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
- Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
- KIDS/JUVENILE NOVEL: The Golden Swift by Lev Grossman (Silver Arrow sequel)