Anna and Bob close out their fifth Behind the Books year with two author interviews! First, they chat with bestselling author, Carrie Turansky, a local creator of inspirational historical and contemporary novels and novellas. Then from across the pond, author, comic artist, and Illustrator, Lara Pickle, talks about her 2025 Alex Award graphic novel, I Feel Awful, Thanks! Shannon Tuorto is back with a "60 Seconds with Shannon", featuring How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold.
Intro and Welcome
3:59 Interview with Carrie Turansky
12:39 Programs and Services @ MCLS
15:44 Sixty Seconds with Shannon
16:53 Interview with Lara Pickle
32:39 Summary and Closing
Show Notes:
Learn more about Carrie Turansky at https://carrieturansky.com/
Learn more about Lara Pickle at https://www.larapickleart.com/
Register for upcoming virtual programs and branch events, using the MCLS Event Page, located at https://events.mcl.org/
The winning photos and entire gallery of submissions for the 2025 Amateur Photo Contest is located at https://mcl.org/events/amateur-photo-contest/
"60 Seconds with Shannon" features, How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold, which is available from MCLS. Check the MCLS Catalog at https://merl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcl
Opening and closing music provided by SoulProdMusic via Pixabay; music between segments is provided via Pixabay.