For the Love of Books

Book Week Scotland is Coming

Book Week Scotland, Scotland's national celebration of books, authors and reading in general is just around the corner. If you haven't already heard, we have a fantastic lineup of events beginning on Monday 18 November.

Our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, caught up with our Librarian, Thomas Clark, to walk our listeners through the author events we've got planned for next week. 

We're sure there's something that will catch your eye, and would love to see you at the events. Feel free to book a free place on any of our events online at: https://bit.ly/3U7vMx3

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Visitor | Bea's Books

This week, Jennie and Pari are back with a new Bea's Books episode for our For the Love of Books podcast. Bea this week challenged them to the theme of Visitor. 

Will they manage to find books that fit the theme and also find their way to your 'To-Read' pile? We think they'll have a nice selection of books for you to discover more about. Grab the headphones and enjoy.

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Spooky Halloween Reads

Happy Halloween listeners! Today's podcast sees our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, fill us in on some of the suggestions he got back from other library staff when he asked them what their favourite spooky and scary stories were.

He also caught up with our Community Libraries Manager, Russell Brown, to find out more about what he thinks makes a great horror story. 

Hopefully some of the spooky stories might find their way onto your 'To-Read' pile at home.

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The Haunting of Hill House | That Didn't Happen in the Book!

Tonight's podcast takes on a spooky theme as Andrew and Kirkland get lost in the Halloween spirit. Chatting about The Haunting of Hill House while spiralling into various other scary realms, the discussion is sure to put you in a frightful mood in time for the big day next week.

Don't forget  you can leave us some feedback using #FLBpodcast or #ThatDidntHappenFLB or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd always appreciate a rating too.

Success | Bea's Books

There are lots of ways a book can be seen as a success - maybe that's why Bea set that as the theme for this week's Bea's Books edition podcast.

As always, Jennie and Pari take the challenge head on and come up with some great book suggestions which might just find their way onto your 'to-read' list afterward.

Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd always appreciate a rating too.

Beast & Burden with Lee Adam

Today's For the Love of Books podcast episode features an interview with local author Lee Adam, who released his debut novel Beast & Burden earlier this year.

Our E-Services Librarian, Chris Wilson, caught up with him to find out more about him and his book. We think it's bound to spark some interest from our readers.

Don't forget you can leave us some feedback on our podcast using #FLBpodcast or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd always appreciate a rating too.

Green | Bea's Books

With this week being Green Libraries Week, Bea challenged Jennie and Pari to have a green theme for the books they talk about for this episode. 

Catch up with Jennie and Pari to see how they make the theme work for their selections - and the books might just make their way to your 'to-read' list.

Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd always appreciate a rating too.

Rediscovering Airdrie

In today's episode of our podcast, our E-Services Librarian , Chris Wilson, caught up with Katie McIntosh who is part of the team working on the Rediscovering Airdrie project.

The town has a wealth of history and the project hopes to preserve and enhance that for future generations and build on the strengths of the town with Airdrie Library and the Observatory being a key part of it.

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A Different Point of View | Bea's Books

Everyone can have a different point of view, and sometimes that's no more evident with books. Favourite characters, favourite authors, favourite series and many more possibilities. Stories themselves can also give us all a different point of view too with alternative realities, different time periods and more.

Maybe that's why Bea challenged Jennie and Pari to tackle A Different Point of View this time around for Bea's Books. Catch up with them to see how they take on the challenge and see if any of the books can make their way onto your 'to-read' pile.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's | That Didn't Happen in the Book!

Andrew and Kirkland are back with another That Didn't Happen in the Book! episode of our For the Love of Books podcast.

This time, they chat about the classic Breakfast at Tiffany's amongst the usual diverging topics it leads them on to.

Don't forget you can leave us some feedback using #FLBpodcast or #ThatDidntHappenFLB or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd always appreciate a rating too.