JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
On this episode, we discuss books set in or about a place you want to visit, one of the prompts for Books & Bites Bingo. Join us as we travel to Mexico City, Paris, and the English countryside--all with the help of some good books!
Every other Tuesday, you can receive assistance from a certified librarian at JCPL+ in Wilmore.
Each month, we interview a published writer who shares their favorite writing prompt. Whether you’re just getting started or have written for years, you’ll find ideas and advice to inspire you and help you become a better writer.
Prompt to Page is brought to you in partnership with the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
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JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
On this episode, we discuss books set in or about Appalachia, one of the prompts for Books & Bites Bingo. Collection Access Associate John David Hurley, who is from Mount Vernon, Kentucky, joins Michael, Carrie, and Jacqueline to share some favorite books about Appalachia.
Each month, we interview a published writer who shares their favorite writing prompt. Whether you’re just getting started or have written for years, you’ll find ideas and advice to inspire you and help you become a better writer.
Prompt to Page is brought to you in partnership with the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
For our eighteenth episode, we talk to poet Danni Quintos, who shares a writing prompt from cartoonist and graphic novelist Lynda Barry. Danni describes how both drawing and knitting have influenced her writing practice.
JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
On this episode, we discuss epistolary books, one of the prompts for Books & Bites Bingo. According to Dictionary.com, epistolary means "contained in or carried on by letters." In epistolary novels, the stories are told primarily through letters. However, that definition has expanded to include diaries, emails, instant messages, transcripts, and even post-it notes.
Prefer to read nonfiction? Collections of letters count for this prompt, too. Carrie shares some of her favorites.
Each month, we interview a published writer who shares their favorite writing prompt. Whether you’re just getting started or have written for years, you’ll find ideas and advice to inspire you and help you become a better writer.
Prompt to Page is brought to you in partnership with the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to join us for fun and educational programs!
JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.
This month, we discuss the Afrofuturism/Afrofantasy square from Books & Bites Bingo. As Michael pointed out on the podcast, "Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy are sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy that are rooted in African cultures, myth, folklore, and the overall Black experience."