Book Bound Episode 21: Force of Nature
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Blue Spaces, Green Spaces, and the State of Publishing with special guest Elisha Miranda from the Lansing Libraries.
Cheryl’s Books:
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams
Mentioned:
Barack Obama Releases Summer Reading List | Kirkus Reviews (link is in article)
2025 Summer Reads - LSJ | Capital Area District Libraries
The Owl Diaries (series) by Rebecca Elliott
Jessica’s Books:
Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being by Marc G. Berman
The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
Mentioned:
One Grand Read Official Site
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper (Ep. 5 and Ep.20, Cheryl's take in RR Ep. 82)
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles (Ep. 3)
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy (RR Ep. 74)
Holes by Louis Sachar
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Mari’s Books:
Tall Water by SJ Sindu
Chapter Books:
Willow’s Woods series by Suzanne Selfors
Hut! Hut! Hike! by Andrew Maraniss
Pet Sitter (Miles Lewis series) by Kelly Starling Lyons
Arco’s Little House by Jess Fogel (Actually closer to a picture book)
Shuri Takes Control (Marvel After-School Heroes) by Terrance Crawford
Mentioned:
Branches Chapter Books by Scholastic Inc.
Check out our 100 Books Under 100ish Pages list for new, independent readers
Elisha’s Books:
Kaya of the Ocean by Gloria L. Huang
Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay (Mari’s take, Ep. 10)