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For Fans of TV Series Fargo 

Fargo the television show was inspired by the Coen brothers’ 1996 movie of the same name.  It falls into the crime fiction genre, but it is also character-driven, offbeat, intricately plotted, darkly- funny, and has a strong sense of place. The place is the Midwest. 

Barnacles, Bugs, and Big Scary Teeth: Funny New Picture Books

This spring's newly published crop of picture books includes some laugh-out-loud funny installments.

Judging a Book by Its Title

Conventional wisdom aside, let’s be real: A lot of us decide whether we’re interested in reading a particular book by judging its cover—and its title, too. 

Dame Margaret Comes to Town: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 13

Margaret H. Willison, a.k.a. The Coolest Funniest Pop-Culture-iest Librarian Ever, joins Gwen and Frank this week for the ultimate high/low-culture episode. 

New York Times Read Alikes: May 23, 2016

Here are some read alikes for the top five bestselling fiction titles this week. 

Lynn read My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout and cannot seem to stop pushing it on everyone, friends, strangers...

Gwen is reading The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny

Happy Memorial Day everyone!