Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us
Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us
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Las Vegas-Clark County Librarian/author Jen Nails chats with authors and comedians about why certain books from growing up made such a splash in their lives!Season One launches December 21, featuring actors John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory), Negin Farsad (The Muslims are Coming), and Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), authors Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (The War That Saved My Life), Chris Grabenstein (Mr. Lemoncello's Library), and Ellen Hopkins (Crank), and local librarian Kelsey Mazmanyan.
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Explores themes of nostalgia through literature, humor, and personal anecdotes with episodes highlighting specific books like The Secret Garden, MAD Magazine, and Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave, focusing on connections between literature and personal growth while providing book recommendations linked to those discussions.
Las Vegas-Clark County Librarian/author Jen Nails chats with authors, actors, comedians, librarians about why certain books from growing up made such a splash in their lives!
Season 4: Brian Huskey, Abby Sher, Jonny S, Juliet Jeske, V (Eve Ensler), Jane Kuo , my mom, June Nails.
Season 3: Dara & Lyra, Ken Lamug, Willy Vlautin, Jane Borden, Yamile Saied Méndez, Desmond London, Daria Peoples, Kurt Braunohler.
Season 2: Jeff Hiller, Kathy Erskine, Mark Ciccone, Charlie and Rachelle Luster, Dr. Micaela Blei, Ms, China, Billy Allen.
Season 1: John Ross Bowie, Negin Farsad, Dana Snyder, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Chris Grabenstein, Ellen Hopkins, Kelsey Mazmanyan.
Journalist Juliet Jeske (Decoding Fox News) opens up one of her very favorites from childhood and confirms that she was as astounded and disturbed by the horrific fates of female saints when she was seven years old as she is now. Her stories of growing up Catholic will have you laugh-crying, just like the Virgin Mary statue that visited her small town in Missouri when she was a kid.
Check out these book recommendations based on my hilarious and truly cleansing conversation with Juliet!
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