The Librarian Is In

Our hosts discuss the book they read together, and Crystal says goodbye to the podcast!

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2023

Our hosts are back this week to discuss books, culture, and the short stories they've read!

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2023

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2023

Crystal and Frank are back! They kick off the year with chatting how they spent their holiday break. 

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2023

Frank and Crystal are joined by 2 great NYPL librarians to help close out 2022!

Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2022

This week we're revisiting Frank and Crystal's book pick from June: Light From Uncommon Stars. We'll be back next episode with some fabulous guests to cloose out 2022! 

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss books, culture, and what to read before they head out for Thanksgiving (which has already happened!).

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2022

Our hosts discuss their free read book picks! Frank read We Spread by Iain Reid and Crystal read My Pinup by Hilton Als. 

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2022

Our hosts discuss this week's book club pick - The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier. 

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss the books they picked off of last episode's theme - The Spice Girls!

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss what they read this week and reveal the theme for next month's read. Be sure to listen to find out what it is so you can reserve a book at your local library!

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss Speak Memory and 2 YA books: The Secret Battle of Evan Pao and The Many Meanings of Meilan!

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss their free read book choices.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2022

Crystal and Frank are back! Join them as they discuss Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi.

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2022

Heya! Frank and Crystal are back from their break and ready to dive back into all the great books they've read! Join us as they discuss their free read picks this week. 

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2022

Join Frank in welcoming his new co-host, Crystal Chen! This week they discuss what they've read the past week, as well as library school, rare books, and ASMR! Don't forget to reserve your copy of next week's book club pick!

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss The Women's House of Detention by Hugh Ryan.  Don't forget Frank and Crystal will be taking July off. See you in August!

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2022

Crystal and Frank discuss their free reads and pick their next book club read which has a very special tie to NYPL. 

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss their book pick: Light From Uncommon Stars!

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2022

Our hosts discuss an article Frank read on how social media has affected our society, and Crystal's book pick, Vladimir by Julia May Jones. 

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2022

Crystal and Frank discuss Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis and how modern writers retell classic ancient myths. 

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss what they read this week and reflect on how reading gives them joy. 

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2022

Frank updates us on his progress in Anna Karenina and Crystal gives us a new book rec!

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss Frank's progress on Anna Karenina and Crystal's reading pick for this week. 

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss their book picks this week!

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2022

This week Crystal and Frank chat with AJ Muhammad, the Head Reference Librarian in the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2022

Crystal and Frank set up their virtual rainy-day-in-a-cafe backgrounds and discuss the latest oboks they've read.

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2022

Frank and Crystal chat with Julie Golia, the curator of history, social sciences, and government information at NYPL. 

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2022

Join Crystal and Frank for an in-depth discussion of The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernandez.

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2022

Frank and Crystal discuss what they read this week and share their favorite reads of 2021. 

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2021

This week Crystal and Frank discuss old 90s sitcoms, an article about trauma, and the many fun and light hearted audiobooks Crystal listened to. 

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2021

Get cozy and join us as Crystal and Frank discuss what 'cozy' books they read!

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss the New York Times article that has been making waves lately: Who is the Bad Art Friend?

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. 

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2021

Join Crystal and Frank as they discuss what they read on their free read episode!

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss the books they picked for the mash up of 'pick whatever book you want on a theme' book club episode!

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Librarian Is In! Frank and Crystal chose their own books this week.  Sit back and listen in while they discuss their books, Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds and...survival horror?

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Librarian Is In! Last episode Frank surprised Crystal by picking this month's book club pick! Take a listen to hear what they thought!

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2021

Join Crystal and Frank this week as they discuss their free read book picks!

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2021

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.  

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2021

Join Crystal and Frank as they discuss what they read this week!

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2021

To help celebrate Pride month, Frank and Crystal chose Memorial by Bryan Washington from the Recent LGBTQ Reads From Both Familiar and Fresh Voices list!  

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss what they read this week - with possibly a coincidental military theme?

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2021

Frank and Crystal discuss this month's book club pick: Insurrecto by Gina Apostol. 

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2021

Join Crystal and Frank as they discuss what they read this week!

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2021

Crystal and Frank discuss All Quiet on the Western Front as their first book club pick!

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2021

Happy New Episode Day! You know how we can tell things are slowly (so slowly!) returning to normal? New York construction! So much construction! Frank and Rhonda come together for Rhonda's last episode and discuss what they read this week. And New York construction makes an appearance. Over and over and over! 

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2021

Join Rhonda and Frank as they discuss this week's book club episode, The Autobiography of Red. 

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2021

Join Rhonda and Frank as they discuss what they read this week!

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2021