In today's podcast, Charlotte shares a fantastic read for kids ages 8 and up: The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson. 

Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse-keepers-and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking.

Find the title in the FVRL collection: https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1921211 

The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

Today, Sally shares her latest five-star read: the dark gothic fantasy Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. 

Opal, a cashier and high school drop-out, takes a job as a housekeeper at a mysterious, foreboding mansion called Starling House in the small town of Eden, Kentucky. Opal must uncover the dark secrets of the house and its reclusive heir, Arthur Starling, as sinister forces threaten the town and its buried past. 

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Starling House

In this week’s podcast, Jessica and Charlotte share Listen for the Lie, a fun murder mystery thriller by Amy Tintera.

What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime-obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again.

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Listen for the Lie

In this episode of ReadRadio, Kaori introduces listeners to This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub.

On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected. She's happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But her father is ailing, and it feels to her as if something is missing. 

When she wakes up the next morning, she finds herself back in 1996, reliving her 16th birthday. But it isn't just her adolescent body that shocks her, or seeing her high school crush. It's her dad: the vital, charming, 40-something version of her father with whom she is reunited. 

Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, some past events take on new meaning. Is there anything that she would change if she could?

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This Time Tomorrow

Bronx Library Center's Podcast: April 2025

In today’s podcast, Sally shares four board books that she and her little one love reading together:

Good Night World: Animals of the Native Northwest
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Ten Little Lambs by Samantha Meridith
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1915687

Stay My Baby by Lana Button
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1898937 

Ooo, Baby Baby! A Little Book of Love by Sandra Boynton
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1903025


Much Loved Board Books

April is Poetry Month! In today’s podcast, Sally shares some terrific books of poetry – written especially for kids:

Rainbow Shoes by Tiffany Stone
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Remember by Joy Harjo
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My Head Has a Bellyache — and More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1900147


Poetry for Kids

In this week's podcast, Sally shares some fun books and resources to help you start your own art project:

Drawing Class — Animals: Learn to Draw With Simple Shapes and Online Tutorials 
by Keegyum Kim
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Easy Paper Crafts for Kids: 45 Fun and Creative Projects for Children Aged 5 Years+ 
by Catherine Woram
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Creativebug
https://www.creativebug.com/lib/fraservalley


Art Projects for Kids

In today’s podcast, Linda shares some modern takes on Jane Austen’s beloved novels. These retellings are fun, diverse and offer new perspectives on her timeless works:

Good Fortune by C.K. Chau
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Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
https://fvrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S21C1845807

Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards
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Jane Austen 2.0

In today’s podcast, we explore an insightful non-fiction title by author Jessica Baum. Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love is a “road map for building strong and secure relationships for those who struggle with anxiety in their romantic connections.”

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Anxiously Attached

Bronx Library Center's Podcast: May 2025

Are you looking for something good to read? Or watch? Or listen to? Tune in to Fraser Valley Regional Library’s ReadRadio podcast for some great recommendations. In each episode we will highlight some of the library’s books, movies and TV shows that you might not know about. All reviewed materials are available for loan in the FVRL catalogue. 

Fraser Valley Regional Library is the largest public library system in British Columbia, with 25 community libraries serving nearly 680,000 people in its service area.

The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

Fraser Valley Regional Library

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