Book Club: The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Ep 196
The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library
4.7 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
This week Crystal and Frank broke with their track record of very serious novels to read a fun memoir by the well known and VERY glamorous Mariah Carey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Libraries podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. |
| 0:20.8 | I'm Frank. And I'm Crystal. Hey, and what to read next. I'm Frank. |
| 0:21.9 | And I'm Crystal. |
| 0:23.6 | Hey, Crystal. |
| 0:25.6 | Hello. |
| 0:27.1 | Hello. |
| 0:28.5 | So, we are reading a book or discussing a book today that you suggested we read together. |
| 0:36.6 | Yes, I've been wanting to read it for like a year. Never had time |
| 0:40.4 | until now, so very excited. Which is the meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey. And she |
| 0:49.0 | co-wrote it with Michaela Angela Davis. So why did you suggest this? |
| 0:55.8 | I'm curious. |
| 0:57.0 | Are you a fan? |
| 0:58.4 | I do like her music. |
| 0:59.9 | I don't think I'm a, is it a lamb? |
| 1:02.5 | Is her fan base of the lambly? |
| 1:07.1 | I learned that. |
| 1:09.9 | But it just seemed like a really fun book. |
| 1:11.8 | I didn't know much about her as a musician, and I want to know more. |
| 1:15.1 | And I think memoirs are kind of fun. |
| 1:16.9 | Like, it's a nice break from a lot of different kinds of books that I like to read usually, which is like nonfiction comics. |
| 1:25.4 | And, yeah. |
| 1:26.9 | Well, like star memoirs yes specifically because it could be a very harrowing |
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