In this recording, son and father discuss the life lessons and takeaways from the two books “The Picture of Dorian Gray” written by Oscar Wilde and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, and also how much of...

I asked my sister about a piece of literature that influenced her or made her more open minded and she discussed J. D. Salinger and some of his work that she enjoyed.

In this recording, Annie Huetteman ask Rachel Hylas for her thoughts on The Great Gatsby. She explains what she believes about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s stylistic choices, the themes of the book, and the characters.

In this interview, Alec Hill and Bill Haarlow, both high school seniors in Illinois, talk about the role of reading in their lives. Additionally, Alec asks Bill to recommend a few impactful pieces of fiction that he must read to...

Here I interviewed my Mom in Fort Mill SC, on the 19th of January, 2020. We talked about love, boys, and advice with relationships. Cancer in your life during and after, family and the effects they've had. A little bit...

My grandmother talked about the various experiences she has had throughout her life, and explains how they have shaped who she is. She discussed many important topics such as education, family and honesty, and I have learned a lot about...

How my father began his path to reading.

In today’s inaugural episode of season one, Conor interviews guest Alison Albelda to discuss Fiction, important books to read and life.

Talking with my Aunt about her interests and the people around her who inspired her to do those things.

Nancy shares her memory of volunteering for the library and what libraries have meant to her.

In this recordimg, Nicolette and her mother, Bianca, debrief through the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” and discuss the biggest takeways, themes, characters, and more.

In this recording, high school seniors Philip Fan and Audrey Carter discuss the significance of storytelling in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.

Interview about my mom and I talking about reading, and what book I should read before graduating.

Recording October 3, 2018 – Kathleen Bruhn has an interesting story of how she came to the St. George, Utah area where she has been a library worker/volunteer and crossing guard for many years. After seeing an advertisement near the...

Jeff Gilderson-Duwe (59) has a conversation with colleague Thomas "Tom" J. Hennen, Jr. (73) about Tom's youth, family, and work in libraries and library systems in Wisconsin.

Kelly Davis (43) has a conversation with her mother, Kathy Ross (71), about her education and career, family, relocating to Wisconsin, and the joys of retirement.

Steve Hockett and his mother Betty, age 90 who is on Providence hospice share family recollections of Betty's many missionary trips overseas to developing countries and the influence in her early life of reading and how being a prolific writer...

In this interview, Grace and her mother explore what it was like growing up in the mid-1990s China and how her difficulties and parental influences impacted her outlook on life and her relationships with those around her.

We talked about reading and how she learned read and what role it played in her life as a young child as well as what role it plays now, in her life as a teenager

In this recording, student Caroline Lyman interviews her mother, an occupational therapist, Amy Lyman, and they discuss the Amy’s early love for reading, most influential novels, and the lessons learned from them. Interesting take on the importance of reading today...

In this recording Annie Huetteman interviews her father, Mark Huetteman, about how literature has played a role in his life. He recommends to her a literary merit to complete her high school education.

This is basically just me and my mom talking about books and our opinions on them and how they effected our lives.

Book discussion of 1984 by George Orwell

Loney Fred Hutchins (65) is interviewed by his son Loney John Hutchins (33) about growing up in poverty in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee, and the various lines of work - engineer, musician, therapist - he followed to get to...

Nola (57) talks to Dan (75) about their library and about their favorite books and authors.