Bibliobanter

2023 is over and 2024 is here. Adam and Lexi get started on the right foot.  Well, Lexi does.  Adam like a fool gave the wrong hours for Friday and Saturday in the DREAM Lab.  ITS 1-4 THOSE DAYS, PAST ADAM, YOU FOOL, YOU ABSOLUTE BUFFOON, YOU TOTAL RUBE! Despite said gaffe the two provide a bit of a discussion on things going on in the library and what the new year is bringing for them, and what they have all been up to.  

So welcome to 2024 y'all and enjoy the podcast.   Expect a fun year full of crazy banter.

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We got a cozy one for ya today.   Adam and Lexi review Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. A charming story about a retired lady orc adventurer setting up a small coffee shop in a fantasy village.   This is the last pod for the year of 2023, and the banterers decided to close out the year with something you can curl up with.   Available in both physical and eBook format, pick it up from the library when you get the chance.

Lexi and Adam are out once again interviewing bookstores about their goings on and stop in the some might say, downright magical realm of Coreander's Children's Bookshoppe. They delight in the atmosphere, the collection, and the cocoa and coffee. Adam doesn't even have any sass for the description this time! 

Lexi and Adam make one final bookstore trek to Shaw's Books in Grosse Pointe Park. Shaw's is a used and rare book store that is tight and windy and run by just the nicest gentleman, Hank. Hank tells us all about the history of the store, and just gives a fascinating insight into a business he is now a 40 year veteran of.   

Adam and Lexi again reach out to another bookstore for an interview.  This time with the new bookstore and restaurant, Flyleaf.   Here they interview Lani who is the manager and get to know a bit about the store itself, what led to its creation, and what sorts of things to expect from it.  Adam tried a quiche there and it was delicious.  Lexi had a lovely blueberry muffin.  It was totally done in one take and not two, you weren't there, you can't prove anything.   

 

More info on their website here: https://www.flyleafgp.com/ 

Adam and Lexi take to one of the local bookstores this episode.  Join them as they interview Jay and Sarah, the owners of Next chapter  The owners are charming and delightful people. Their store specializes in new and gently used books, and has clothing.  They have a book club and are doing some holiday events.   The mic drops.  Adam doesn't edit it out at all.  

Check them out at https://www.nextchapterbkstore.com/ 

Follow their Instagram at nextchapterbooksdetroit and Next Chapter Books on facebook.

This episode of Bibliobanter, Adam isn't quite taking a solo trip.  While Lexi is gone, Adam brought on for an interview, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Rufus McGaugh.   For those not in the know, Rufus is a famous teacher among the Grosse Pointe area.  He is noted for having managed to visit every country in the world and has written several books about it.  He and Adam discuss the book Treasures, Travels, and Tales of a Nomad, his year teaching Adam back in 1999, and just in general some reflections on what it is like having seen so much.  

Hey hey everyone, we now have a name!  Welcome to Bibliobanter.   Today Lexi and Adam discuss books and media for which they are grateful.   We also learn that Adam secretly has a taste for garbage media as well!  It should be noted that Adam brings up Steven Universe as being on hoopla, but it is only season 2.   

Join us as we discuss the media we are thankful is in the library and on hoopla.

Finishing out spooky season, Lexi and Adam discuss The Michigan Dogman.  This is the cryptid and NOT the cute mascot of Dav Pilkey's graphic novels for kids.  They discuss the origins, and literature about the beast, and review the two films available on Hoopla Digital linked below.  They also make many references to the famous song by Steven Cooke which you can find on YouTube.

Dogman (Hoopla)


Dogman 2: Wraith of the Litter (Hoopla)

Starting up a new podcast, GPPL Welcomes Adam Pecar and Alexis Smith as they kick off the fall season with a new series called Short Stacks where they give quick (allegedly) reviews of materials that are recommended by the various librarians of Grosse Pointe Public Library.