what to read next – The Inside Flap: A Weekly Book Podcast

Ep. 77 Laura Hankin is Haunted by The Wheels On The Bus

May 24, 2020May 23, 2020 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Laura Hankin joins us for a fun chat about her new book Happy and You Know It, Mommy blogs, unboxing crying, and auditioning to read her own book. We recommend: Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin, Rain Will Come by Thomas Holgate and Body Suit by Suzanne Hagelin. Audiobook of the week is We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry narrated by Isabel Keating. Also, Dave is cursed by a cursed sledgehammer, Laura is ready for a cakewalk, and Andrew eats a “special” cookie and thinks he has Covid.

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Ep. 13 Author Alma Katsu and More!

March 3, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

An excellent conversation with author Alma Katsu about her book, The Hunger! We also recommend: A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier, The Dark Ability by D.K. Holmberg. and The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen. Audiobook of the week is A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes read by the unmistakable Samuel L. Jackson.

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Ep. 11 The Teacher Strike Wave and Women in Horror & SciFi

February 17, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

This week we recommend: Forging Zero by Sara King, The Natty Professor by Tim Gunn and The Hunger by Alma Katsu.

In “Library Corner” Amy recommends a few romance novels in honor of Valentine’s Day. She mentions books by Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks and Piper Vaughn and recommends Gail Carriger‘s The Parasol Protectorate Series. In honor of the recent Denver teacher’s strike she also recommends a lively non-fiction book entitled A History of America in 10 Strikes by Erik Loomis.

Ep. 7 The Traveler, The Teacher, His Wife and Her Librarian

January 20, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

This week Dave tells an eye opening story about drug use and high school students. Andrew is stuck in a hotel room in Austin, Texas and we dive into author photos on Goodreads. We also debut a new segment with a Denver Public Librarian!

Books recommended this week are: Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin, Thomas by Michael G. Manning and The Birdwatcher by William Shaw. Our Audiobook of the week is a series – The Charles Paris books by the hilarious Simon Brett.

In “Librarian’s Corner” Amy mentions Scott Westerfeld’s fun book Afterworlds, Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday and the fantastic Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon.

Ep. 3 Quicker, Last Night Lobster, Mink River

December 23, 2018November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

In episode 3 (our best episode to date!), our heroes, Dave, Andrew and Laura, discuss why Andrew can’t have fruit delivered to his office, why one of Dave’s students got up in the middle of class and walked out and they had spirited discussions about, well, pretty much everything including their book recommendations.

Books reviewed in this episode are: Quicker by Laurence Dahners, Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan, Mink River by Brian Doyle. Audiobook of the week is Ken Bruen’s The Guards read by Gerry O’Brien. Our Christmas book selection is Nos4a2 by the crazy talented Joe Hill.