January 6, 2021
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Catch up with Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin to talk about their love for The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black and what they have been reading, watching and listening to. 
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Fahra is reading...

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
by Holly Black

Cardan Greenbriar, High King of Elfhame, visits the mortal world to face the troll woman, Aslog of the West.
  • Also available as eAudiobook on OverDrive
 
Serpent & Dove
by Shelby Mahurin

A first entry in a fantasy duology, set in a world where witches are burned at the stake, finds a young witch forced into marriage with a church huntsman, a situation that is further complicated by their growing feelings for each other. 
  • Also available as eAudiobook on HooplaDigital
  • Also available as eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive
  • Also available as eBook on CloudLibrary
 
That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
by Huda Fahmy

Recounts the author's experiences as a Muslim-American woman seeking an arranged marriage, reflecting upon mismatched suitors, gossiping aunties, and societal expectations before meeting and marrying her husband.
  • Also available on HooplaDigital
 
Fahra is watching...
 
Coolie No. 1
on Amazon Prime 
 
After being insulted by a rich businessman named Rosario, pandit Jai Kishen teaches him a lesson by getting his daughter married to Raju - a Coolie posing as a millionaire. Soon Raju’s real identity is exposed but he cooks up a story of having a filthy rich twin. One lie leads to another and things start to go out of hand.
 

Jasmin is reading...
 
A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting
by Michelle Robinson

A young aspiring bear spotter ventures into bear country. But coming face-to-face with the furry creatures themselves, whether black or brown, can be dangerous, and our protagonist, accompanied by a trusty teddy bear, might need to use some unconventional means to stay out of trouble and avoid being (gulp!) eaten.
  • Also available as eBook on OverDrive

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
by Holly Black

Cardan Greenbriar, High King of Elfhame, visits the mortal world to face the troll woman, Aslog of the West.
  • Also available as eAudiobook on OverDrive
 

It's in His Kiss
by Julia Quinn

Hyacinth Bridgerton offers to translate an old family diary for Gareth St. Clair, but as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek are not in the diary, but in each other.
  • Also available as eBook on OverDrive 
 

Jasmin is watching...


Bridgerton
on Netflix 
 
The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Inspired by Julia Quinn's bestselling novels.
 

Even More Titles We Talk About

    Books

    Beautiful Creatures: The Manga by Cassandra Jean

    Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

    Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath by Todd Tarpley

    The Night Library by David Zeltser

    The Roommate by Rosie Danan

    Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott

    Sparkle Fest Showdown by Mickie Matheis

    This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell

    What Color Is My Hijab? by Hudda Ibrahim

    The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

    You Don't Want a Dragon! by Ame Dyckman

     

    Shows
    Attack on the Titan on Netflix
    Full Metal Alchemist on Netflix
    How to Get Away with Murder also available on Netflix 
    The Protector on Netflix
    Snowpiercer on HBOMax 
    Tidelands on Netflix