Emma Pattee is a climate journalist and fiction writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and more. Her debut novel, Tilt, is the 2026 selection for the Hillsboro Reads program and is a national bestseller, a New York Times Editor's Choice, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, Time, Vogue, and Bustle. Set in Portland, Oregon, Pattee's powerful debut novel tells a gripping story of survival, resilience, and human connection after a massive 9.0 earthquake strikes the Pacific Northwest—an especially resonant story for our community.

Find Tilt and the books Emma recommends in the catalog here: https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1297716497/2976820967

Hillsboro Reads 2026 runs through the month of March. Learn more about the Hillsboro Reads selection and events here: https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/library/events-and-programs/hillsboro-reads

You don't want to wait for your life to be over, you want to know right now, is Dawson's Creek worth watching? There is never enough time in the day to watch all those television shows that people are always talking about, or to catch up on the ones you missed. On today's podcast episode, we experiment with a new way to alleviate TV FOMO by only watching the first and last episode of a series. Does it do the trick? Can you go to parties and pretend you've seen the whole show? Find out as Jen, Brendan, and Rob give it a try with Dawson's Creek!

Check out the whole show from the library here: https://tinyurl.com/53mx82hm

Find Your Next hosts Julie and Karen are back to share some upcoming winter book releases they are excited about, and to share their favorite audiobook narrators.

Check out the list of books recommended in this episode: