Bookies Talk: Bandits, Babies, and Brendan Slocumb

Erica and Marianne are sticking to their reading resolutions by digging into great historical fiction featuring real-life banditos and midwives. Then, Marianne gives us the inside scoop on this year’s One Book, One Community series. Titles discussed in this episode: The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb For details on all of the One Book, One Community events, visit 1book.org. For personalized book recommendations, visit www.cooklib.org/bookies. For the library’s blog, visit shelflife.cooklib.org. Email us at webmaster@cooklib.org.