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The Librarian Is In

Hogwarts & Hollywood: Ep. 16

The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library

Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.7595 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2016

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

It's the first-ever Reading Challenge episode! Gwen and Frank assigned books to each other to read and discuss on the air. Hijinks ensue...

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, welcome to The Librarian is in.

0:13.1

The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

0:16.9

I'm Gwen.

0:17.7

I'm Frank.

0:18.6

And our guest today is no one.

0:21.4

Nobody. We're doing it solo. We're hosting each other.

0:24.0

We are.

0:25.3

This is our special reading challenge week where we each challenged each other to read a book that the other one chose.

0:32.5

And it was super fun.

0:34.3

Was it?

0:34.9

Yes.

0:36.0

I'm like, was it?

0:37.3

Well, I don't know.

0:38.1

You tell me.

0:38.6

We should say that the two books are, you challenged me to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Is it rolling or rowling? It's rolling. I always want to, I say both rolling. J.K. Rowling. I'm very certain about that point. Yeah, I'm sure. And I challenged you to read the biography.

0:37.1

Ava Gardner, I'm sure. And I challenged you to read the biography.

0:56.6

Ava Gardner, Love is Nothing by Lee Server.

1:00.1

Yes.

1:00.8

So, hmm, I don't know.

1:04.3

Where should we start?

1:05.2

I feel like I always start, but I did think of something.

1:12.3

And I, let's see.

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