Listen "Olga Dies Dreaming"
Episode Synopsis
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15, WAPL librarians Sarah, Desirae and Katie discuss Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. The novel follows a wedding planner and her politician brother and involves family relationships, romantic relationships, Puerto Rican culture and politics, and much more. Plus, they offer readalikes that touch on aspects of the book.
Also mentioned: Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber, Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn, I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and the podcast Mother Country Radicals.
Check out books and DVDs at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org.
Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay
Also mentioned: Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber, Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn, I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and the podcast Mother Country Radicals.
Check out books and DVDs at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org.
Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay
More episodes of the podcast Beyond the Desk
Favorite Reads 2025
26/12/2025
Mona Awad's Bunny Books
30/11/2025
The Frozen River
24/10/2025
Secrets of the Nile
26/09/2025
Beautiful Ugly
27/08/2025
Saltwater by Katy Hays
28/07/2025
Q&A with Harini Nagendra
26/06/2025
Sunrise on the Reaping
28/05/2025
Q&A with Meg Kissinger
25/04/2025
The Twilight Saga
28/03/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.