
The Books We Loved is a podcast about revisiting old favorites with an open mind and a new perspective. Despite the title, we won’t be limiting ourselves to books-- movies, music, TV shows, and other aspects of pop culture will be up for discussion. Hosts and TPL Librarians Manda and Olivia (alongside some special guests from the Troy community!) will be asking themselves: does this book hold up? ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Due to the recent success of the film, K-Pop Demon Hunters, the gals thought it was high time to offer our listeners some K-Pop inspired reading recs! Buckle up, buttercups, and be prepared to impress your friends (and, dare we say, kids) with this K... more
The girls round out the year by sharing their personal favorite reads of 2025. See below for the booklist.
Olivia's recs:
• Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Heart the Lover, Lily King
• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai
• All the W... more
Today Olivia and Manda reflect on the cinematic gifts left to the world by the genius, Rob Reiner. Along with each movie mentioned, the girls offer book recs for your reading delight (list below). Happy Holidays!
When Harry Met Sally:
• Heartburn, ... more
Today the gals are joined by fellow TPL staffer, Hannah, for a discussion of every high school's favorite assigned book, The Great Gatsby. O
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My first podcast & I love it! Great dynamic between Olivia & Manda. I’m sure they could talk for hours about these books & how much they love them. Fun to listen to & I enjoy the show.
I love the dynamic between Olivia and Manda! You can tell they love what they do. Their shows are well-researched and fun to listen to. Maybe that’s because they’re librarians.
This podcast feels like sitting in a coffee shop with friends chatting about nostalgia and some of my fav books. Funny, smart, and approachable.
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