July 6, 2020
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin, to talk about what we're reading and watching, about how cover art on books affects what we choose to read, Fahra's newest favorite podcast, and information about the Library's curbside services.
  • Watch this week's episode on the Beale Memorial Library Facebook page.
  • We're now streaming our podcast on Spotify! Follow us now.
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library

Jasmin is reading...

Serpent & Dove
by Shelby Mahurin

Set in a world where witches are burned at the stake, a young witch is forced into marriage with a church huntsman, a situation that is further complicated by their growing feelings for each other. 
 
Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
Also available as an eAudiobook on Hoopla
 
Also available as an eBook on CloudLibrary
Supernova
by Marissa Meyer

Nova and Adrian struggle to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos
and their allies, and their greatest fears come to life in Gatlon City.
 
Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
 Also available as an eAudiobook on CloudLibrary
Fahra is reading and listening to...

The Okay Witch
by Emma Steinkellner

A graphic novel author-and-artist debut by the Eisner-nominated illustrator of Quince finds 13-year-old Moth
Hush discovering her abilities and her family’s secret
magical heritage while foiling a group of bullies on
Halloween. 

Also available as an eBook from OverDrive
Measuring Up
by Lily Lamotte

A beautiful story about food, family, and finding your place in the world. An exploration of identity by a young immigrant trying to find her place in multiple cultures.
Podcast

Introducing Supernatural with Ashley Flowers

Listen to Fahra's current favorite podcast on Spotify!
Every Wednesday, join Crime Junkie's Ashley Flowers as she teams up with Parcast to search for the truth about history's unexplained events
in this new Parcast original series. From unsolvable
crimes to alien abductions, she'll dive deep into the strange and surreal to explain some of the world's most bizarre true crime occurrences.
Even More Titles We Talk About
    Thorn by Intisar Khanani
    Mara, daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
    Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
    A gift for Amma : market day in India by Meera Sriram
    Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl
    Rum pum pum by David L. Harrison
    Harleen by Stjepan Sejic
    A Burning by Megha Majumdar
    Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
    The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson