Welcome to The Librarian is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.
Earnestness sets in when Singing Children's Librarian Emily Lazio joins us to talk about courage and encouragement, children's classics, and a cool new trend in picture books.
What We're Reading Now
The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker
NYPL's Best Books for Teens list
Of Bees and Mistby Erick Setiawan, as part of the Read Harder Challenge
A Tale for the Time Being by Rose Ozeki
Hot Topix
The works of Pat Conroy and an essay from Book Riot about his legacy
Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins
Guest Star
Picture-book biographies Emily mentioned:
- Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough
- Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel
- Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Robert Byrd
- Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo
- On a Beam of Light: A Story about Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jennifer Bryant
Plus MORE picture-book biographies that Emily didn't get to mention but wants you to know about:
- Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
- Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
- Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
- Viva Frida
- Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
- Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
- Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings
NYPL's children's list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
#readingaloudwithyourfriends
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal, from the American Library Association
The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris
Words of the Week
Emily: Courage/Encourage
Frank: Enthusiasm
Gwen: Badger (as in Frances)
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