Listen "Food for Thought: Holiday Feasts, Mamrie Hart, and the Books We’re Thankful For "
Episode Synopsis
Comedian, writer, and foodie extraordinaire Mamrie Hart joins Joe in the Book Lounge to talk about her new cookbook All I Think About Is Food, her must-haves for holiday hosting, and why laughter really is the secret ingredient.
Then, Carmen, Kevin Norman, and Meara pull up a chair to share the books they’re most thankful for this holiday season. A feast of laughs, stories, and reads you’ll want seconds of! 🦃📚
Looking for the video version of our show? Check out the Libby App YouTube channel!
Link to our full book list:
Find all the books by our guests and mentioned in this episode here: https://www.libbylife.com/blog/food-for-thought-holiday-feasts-mamrie-hart-and-the-books-we-re-thankful-for-book-lounge-by-libby-season-2-episode-8
Follow the guests & guest hosts:
Segment 1:
Mamrie Hart - Instagram , podcast: This Might Get Weird
Segment 2:
Carmen - link
Kevin T. Norman – link
Meara - link
Guest host recommendations:
Carmen
Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
Signal to Noise - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Kevin
Inferno’s Heir - Tiffany Wang
Black Salt Queen – Samantha Bansil
Meara
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Caitlin Doughty
UnWind - Neal Shusterman
Joe
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes
The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison
You – Caroline Kepnes
Sailor Moon volume 1 – Naoko Takeuchi
Cardcaptor Sakura volume 1 - CLAMP
Tsubasa volume 1 - CLAMP
Holic volume 1 - CLAMP
I Think Our Son Is Gay volume 1 - Okura
The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
Witchlings - Claribel A. Ortega
Time stamps:
00:00:00 Title
00:00:22 Intro
00:01:20 Segment 1 with Mamrie Hart!
00:53:54 BREAK – check out these cozy Fall Reads from Kensington Books
00:56:08 Segment 2 with Carmen, Kevin Norman & Meara!
01:42:06 Outro
Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can add these titles to their digital collections for free in OverDrive Marketplace and Kanopy. Check out our Cumulative List for the whole season, or this list for today’s episode!
Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!
We hope you enjoy this episode of Book Lounge by Libby. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can watch the video version of our show on the Libby App YouTube channel. Keep up with us on social media by following the Libby App on Instagram!
Want to reach out? Send an email to [email protected]. Want some cool bookish swag? Check out our merch store at: http://plotthreadsshop.com/booklounge!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Then, Carmen, Kevin Norman, and Meara pull up a chair to share the books they’re most thankful for this holiday season. A feast of laughs, stories, and reads you’ll want seconds of! 🦃📚
Looking for the video version of our show? Check out the Libby App YouTube channel!
Link to our full book list:
Find all the books by our guests and mentioned in this episode here: https://www.libbylife.com/blog/food-for-thought-holiday-feasts-mamrie-hart-and-the-books-we-re-thankful-for-book-lounge-by-libby-season-2-episode-8
Follow the guests & guest hosts:
Segment 1:
Mamrie Hart - Instagram , podcast: This Might Get Weird
Segment 2:
Carmen - link
Kevin T. Norman – link
Meara - link
Guest host recommendations:
Carmen
Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
Signal to Noise - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Kevin
Inferno’s Heir - Tiffany Wang
Black Salt Queen – Samantha Bansil
Meara
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Caitlin Doughty
UnWind - Neal Shusterman
Joe
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes
The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison
You – Caroline Kepnes
Sailor Moon volume 1 – Naoko Takeuchi
Cardcaptor Sakura volume 1 - CLAMP
Tsubasa volume 1 - CLAMP
Holic volume 1 - CLAMP
I Think Our Son Is Gay volume 1 - Okura
The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
Witchlings - Claribel A. Ortega
Time stamps:
00:00:00 Title
00:00:22 Intro
00:01:20 Segment 1 with Mamrie Hart!
00:53:54 BREAK – check out these cozy Fall Reads from Kensington Books
00:56:08 Segment 2 with Carmen, Kevin Norman & Meara!
01:42:06 Outro
Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can add these titles to their digital collections for free in OverDrive Marketplace and Kanopy. Check out our Cumulative List for the whole season, or this list for today’s episode!
Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!
We hope you enjoy this episode of Book Lounge by Libby. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can watch the video version of our show on the Libby App YouTube channel. Keep up with us on social media by following the Libby App on Instagram!
Want to reach out? Send an email to [email protected]. Want some cool bookish swag? Check out our merch store at: http://plotthreadsshop.com/booklounge!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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