The Book Drop

In the last regular episode of the season the podcast team looks at the year in reading, explore our own 2020 reading and give ourselves awards for reading accomplishments both big and small.  We als…

This week on The Book Drop we finish up the 2020 Reading Challenge with our picks for nonfiction graphic novels. We also share our favorite childhood cartoons and talk about being seen in animation f…

This week we talk about Korean Wave and share our favorite cultural exports from South Korean. We also share dream vacations for query of the week. 

All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish it…

This week the team talks about what we've been reading lately and what's helping us through our reading slumps. We also share some listener reading recommendations for query of the week.

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 This week the team spills their feelings about classic literature and offers up picks for the  Read a Classic That's New to You task from the 2020 OPL Reading Challenge.  We also share some controve…

This week the podcast team talks with OPL's Adult Services Manager, Amy Mather, about local food history, favorite restaurants and the upcoming Read It & Eat Virtual Culinary Conference. We also shar…

This week the podcast team finishes out the spooky season with a chat about scary movies, books, music and childhood memories. We also discuss the best places to haunt if you’re a ghost for query of …

This week the podcast team takes a look at the news in publishing and libraries around the world.  We also share our weirdest phobias for query of the week.

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On this episode of the podcast the team talks about scare thresholds and offers up titles for for the spooky season . We also talk about favorite scary movies for query of the week.

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This week the podcast team talks about the dawn of young adult publishing and favorite YA books in celebration of TeenTober. We also talk about best Halloween costumes for query of the week.

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In this special mini episode Michelle shares all the need-to-know information and important deadlines for voting in Nebraska this November. She also offers up a couple book recommendations to get you…

This week the podcast team discusses recent discourse in the publishing world around #ownvoices and offers up titles for the Read a Book by a Nonbinary or LGBTQ+ Author challenge from the 2020 OPL Re…

This week the team talks about the rise of exclusive and proprietary content in the world of publishing ahead of this year's Banned Books Week. We also think up our dream celebrity book clubs for que…

On this episode the podcast team shares their favorite recent reads for another reading roundup. We also pass along a few listener recommendations for query of the week.

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This week the podcast team talks about the curious world of celebrity bookshelves and the rise of the credibility bookshelf. We then take it upon ourselves to offer up book recommendations to a few c…

This week the podcast team talks with Kassandra Montag about her book After the Flood, her writing life and having her novel chosen as the 2020 Omaha Reads title. We also offer up our best post-apoca…

This week the podcast team explores the history of audiobooks and offers up our picks for the Listen to a Book task from the 2020 OPL Reading Challenge. We also talk about the commercial jingles that…

This week on the podcast the team breaks down the librarian stereotype, explores bookish decor and accessories and tell you what we think goes too far. We also talk about worst haircuts for query of …

This week on The Book Drop the team talks about concert memories both good and bad, explores the art of music writing and offers up our best picks for music titles. We also imagine our dream headline…