The Bronx Gets a New Book Festival: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 91
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Saraciea Fennell, founder of the Bronx Book Festival, joins Frank and Gwen to talk about bringing this event to the borough and the line-up for this weekend. Plus: how Saraciea found her way into the publishing world, zombies, Jane Austen, and a whole bunch of her favorite children's, YA, and fantasy reads.
Be sure to check out the Bronx Book Festival at Fordham Plaza this Saturday, May 19. Find a schedule and all the details here.
Gwen, Saraciea and Frank strike a pose.
Saraciea's recomendations
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesby Seth Grahame-Smith
Anything by Roald Dahl
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
The Babysitters Club graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier (based on the novels by Ann M. Martin)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The 1968 film Night of the Living Dead
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