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Checked In: A Davenport Library Podcast

Each month, librarians from the Davenport Public Library in Iowa will dive into a variety of topics and connect listeners to the many great resources the Library and City of Davenport have to offer. Listen in for book suggestions, interviews, and more!

34. Wintery Romances and Our 2024 Book Grievances!

Books with Grumpy Characters 

A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman

The Long Game by Elena Armas

Assistant to the Villain & Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Festivus: An Airing of Grievances – Book edition!

The Black Belt Librarian: Real-World Safety & Security by Warren Graham

Just My Type: A book About Fonts by Simon Garfield

So Much for That by Lionel Shriver

One Hundred Moments of Us by Jon Rance

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

The Other Mrs. By Mary Kubica

The Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris

Gift of a Reading Recommendation

Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies by Tara Schuster

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

The Less People Know About Us by Axton Beth-Hamilton

Holiday & Wintry Romances

Bright lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn 

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 

A Merry Little Meet Cure by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver 

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey 

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox 

A Very Merry Bromance (part of series) by Lyssa Kay Adams 

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan 

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun  

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (series) 

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone   

A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss   

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake  

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison 

Librarian Wrap

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen 

Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter / Narrated by Angel Pean 

The Girls in Navy Blue by Alix Rickloff

The Fiancé Dilemma by Elena Armas 

 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

 Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler 

Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The self-care solution : a year of becoming happier, healthier, and fitter--one month at a time by Jennifer Ashton 

That Librarian : the fight against book banning in America by Amanda Jones

All the Little Liars by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Therese Plummer (book 9 in Aurora Teagarden Mystery series) 

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (book 1 in Legends & Lattes series) 

Under the Oak Tree: the comic adapted by namu, illustrated by P, and original story by Suji Kim 

The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther 

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, narrated by Allison Hirato 

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti, narrated by Carlotta Brentan 

Sleep like a Baby by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Therese Plummer (book 10 in Aurora Teagarden Mystery series) 

The Last to Pie by Misha Popp (book 3 in Pies Before Guys Mystery series) 

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 

Hometown Betrayal: A Tragic Story of Secrecy and Sexual Abuse in Mormon Country by Emily Benedek 

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, narrated by Emilia Fox 

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver 

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen, narrated by Nicol Zanzarella (book 2 in Hart and Mercy series) 

Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Josie Silver