This episode is brought to you by our soon-to-be-rival podcast, dreamed up by YA librarian Crystal Chen\u2014who's also this week's guest! All rights reserved by her! We talk musicals, poetry, what it really means to create a list of "best" books, and professional development for library staff members.
Book Recommendations
NYPL's Best Poetry Books\xa0(and our\xa0most recent best books lists)
Red Notice: A\xa0True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice\xa0by Bill Browder
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief\xa0by Lawrence Wright
Bad Blood \xa0Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup\xa0by John Carreyrou
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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Also recommended:
The\xa0Woodstock Library\xa0in the Bronx
ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response
"VEEP" and\xa0"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"