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These days, everywhere we look there are lists filled with the next 'Hot New Thing'. This month, Bethany and Sarah decided to try out 2 super-hyped up books, and try to determine if the book influencers have found something special.

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

What are we reading now:

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

Dating After the End of the World by Jenova Rose

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We LOVE an unexpected plot twist. Especially when we are invested in a seriously good book! Tune in and find out which 4 books shocked us enough that we STILL think about them.

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Special plot twist shoutout to Agatha Christie for:

Murder on the Orient Express

Crooked House

Death on the Nile

And Then There Were None

What are we reading now:

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Better Life Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

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We adore our monthly Cookbook Club at the library. To celebrate their incredible cooking skills and love of food, we decided to bring a mini cookbook club to you! Send us your go-to cookbooks and favorite meals. We would love to give them a try.

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

101 Asian Dishes You Need to Try Before You Die by Jet Tila

Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals By Dolly Parton & Rachel Parton George

I Love You: Recipes From the Heart by Pamela Anderson

The Official Bridgerton Cookbook by Regula Ysewijn

Plant You by Carleigh Bodrug

Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan Hollis

What are we reading now:

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick

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As 2025 comes to an end, we reflect on our year of reading. We've learned to put down the books that are not working for us in the moment and focus our attention on the ones that bring us all the joy and feelings avid readers seek! Wishing you all a happy holiday season!

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve

Kindred by Octavia Butler

The Names by Florence Knapp

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Tilt by Emma Pattee

The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

What are we reading now:

The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

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Do you find comfort in revisiting your favorite characters? Do you reread a series before the next book is released?

There are plenty of reasons a reader might return to a particular book. This month we will talk about some of ours and what books we return to the most.

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

The Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Bradford Sisters Series by Becky Wade

What are you reading now?

Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore

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Are you an emotional reader? Get ready because this month we are revealing a list of books that made us cry. Thankfully, these reads were worth the tears!

If you have books you think will turn on the waterworks, send them to us! We love hearing your thoughts, comments, and questions. Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Names by Florence Knapp

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros

Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

The Guncle Goes Abroad by Steven Rowley

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

What are you reading now?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

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This month Sarah and Bethany are discussing two of their favorite contemporary authors. Abby Jimenez and Emily Henry stories are new releases they ALWAYS look forward to!

If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for the podcast, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

What are you reading now?

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

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Are there rules to writing a book review? We don't think so! Tune in to learn more about why and how we review books.

Send along with your thoughts, comments, and questions about this episode, or anything book related you would like us to know. Email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

What are you reading now?

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

In the Garden of Beasts: by Erik Larson