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Book Bound

Book Bound

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Capital Area District Libraries is excited to produce the Book Bound podcast which is hosted by some of CADL's literary experts. Content centers around the library and its collection, book recommendations, events, partnerships and services.





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  • Episode 31: Dinosaurs and Compelling Fiction

    Episode 31: Dinosaurs and Compelling Fiction
    Jul 10 2026
    We’re joined by Mark N., from our Tech Services department, to talk fun finds and fascinating reads.
    Cheryl’s Books:
    Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter by Ada Ferrer
    Mare: A Novel by Emily Haworth-Booth
    Mentioned:
    Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
    Books by Stephen “Steve” Brussatte
    These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett
    The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broome
    Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush
    Jessica’s Books:
    The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present by Steve Brusatte
    Whistler by Ann Patchett
    Mentioned:
    Mother Tongue by Sara Nović
    Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
    Trash!: A Garbageman's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart
    Mari’s Books:
    Landslide by Betty Culley
    Chickens and Other Dinosaurs: How Dinosaurs Became the Birds We Know Today by Ben Lerwill
    Mentioned:
    I Used to Be a Dinosaur by Casey Lyall and Laurie Keller
    Lena the Chicken: (But Really a Dinosaur!) by Linda Bailey
    Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones: A Book about Animals that Lay Eggs by Ruth Heller
    Mark N.’s Books:
    Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress by Lorissa Rinehart
    A Good Animal by Sara Maurer
    The Monuments of Paris by Violaine Huisman
    The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
    Mentioned:
    The Book of Mother by Violaine Huisman
    My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley
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    55 mins
  • Episode 30: Summer Reading, Pride, and Audiobooks

    Episode 30: Summer Reading, Pride, and Audiobooks
    Jun 9 2026
    June brings the start of CADL’s summer reading program, plus we talk Pride picks and listens for Audiobook Month.
    Cheryl’s Books:
    Lolly Willowes: Or, the Loving Huntsmen—Sylvia Townsend Warner
    Mother Tongue: A Memoir—Sara Nović
    Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi
    March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women—Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado and Jane Smiley
    Mentioned:
    A Room of One’s Own—Virginia Woolf
    Catherine, Called Birdy—Karen Cushman
    True Biz—Sara Nović
    Persepolis (Film)
    Persepolis 2—Marjane Satrapi
    Jessica’s Books:
    Dearly Departed—Chip Pons
    Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History—Helen Zoe Veit
    Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes—Harrison Browne & Rachel Browne
    Mentioned:
    Heated Rivalry—Rachel Reid
    Under the Whispering Door—TJ Klune
    In the Lives of Puppets—TJ Klune
    Deaf Utopia—And a Love Letter to a Way of Life—Nyle DiMarco
    The Quiet Ear: An Investigation of Missing Sound: A Memoir—Raymond Antrobus
    Avi has a few medieval titles including: The Book Without Words and the Crispin series.
    Mari’s Books:
    Rock Star: How Ursula Marvin Mapped Moon Rocks and Meteorites—Sandra Neil Wallace
    The Queen’s Granddaughter—Diane Zahler
    The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy—Angela Cervantes
    Mentioned:
    The Silent Child—Chris Overton
    Give Me a Sign—Anna Sortino
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    47 mins
  • Episode 29: The Romance Genre and More

    Episode 29: The Romance Genre and More
    May 1 2026
    Special guest Meccah from the Lansing Libraries joins us for a dive into favorite romance picks and the romance genre in general, along with our regular diverse range of picks for the month. Cheryl’s Books: Nothing Compares to you: What Sinéad O’Connor Means to Us edited by Sonya Huber and Martha BayneRed Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather ClarkLondon Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden KeefeBeatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places that Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales by Marta McDowellMentioned: Hanif Abdurraqib writing about Sinéad O’Connor (Instagram post) InstagramSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden KeefeEmpire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeRecollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca SolnitEmily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants & Places that Inspired the Iconic Poet by Marta McDowell Jessica’s Books: Archangel’s Eternity by Nalini SinghGet a life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca SolnitMentioned: Angel’s Blood (first book in series) by Nalini SinghNalini Singh’s wide range of titles.Talia Hibbert titles, “The Brown Sisters” trilogy.The author I blanked on was Jasmine Guillory.Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Mari’s Books: Love, Sivvy: A Novel Inspired by the Life, Letters, and Diaries of Young Sylvia Plath by R.L. ToalsonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees by Amy NoveskyNavigating Night by Julie LeungOur Lake by Angie Kang Meccah’s Books: Before I Let Go by Kennedy RyanMore titles by Kennedy RyanTia Williams titlesTwenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Love Story by Jason ReynoldsWe Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
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    46 mins
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