BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Adventurous Readers Across All Genres

Booked Solid is New Canaan Library’s librarian-led book discussion podcast for adventurous readers. Our current hosts are Collections Librarian Kathleen and Adult Services Librarian James. Booked Solid reads and discusses books across all age groups and is perfect for listeners who are looking to find excellent reads in any genre.

BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Adventurous Readers Across All Genres is a fiction podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Adventurous Readers Across All Genres, a fiction show with 46 episodes published.

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  BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Adventurous Readers Across All Genres

  Booked Solid's Annual Summer Reading Roundup 2026

  Jun 30, 202626 minS7

  Featured Titles: Born in Flames by Bench Ansfield Neptune's Fortune by Julian Sancton Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung Angel Down by Daniel Kraus Go Gentle by Maria Semple The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden Five Weeks in the Country by Francine Prose Diavola by Jennifer Thorne All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future.   To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

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  Episode #6

  Vigil by George Saunders

  May 26, 202642 minS7

  Kathleen and James fall into the supernatural world in George Saunders’s surreal book, Vigil. Join our hosts for a discussion on the author's vision of the afterlife, philosophy, and the expert use of humor throughout the book. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future. To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

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  Episode #5

  Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green

  Apr 27, 202639 minS7

  Kathleen and James talk about what they learned from the nonfiction book selection of the season, Everything is Tuberculosis, by John Green. The hosts discuss the surprising impact of tuberculosis on society, the difficulties and advances made in treating a disease that has been with us from antiquity, and how author John Green is able to make such a challenging topic approachable. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future. To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

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  Episode #4

  The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

  Feb 24, 202648 minS7

  This month, Kathleen and James look at a troubling vision of the near future in Laila Lalami's riveting book, The Dream Hotel. Join our hosts for a discussion on technology, surveillance, and the challenges of writing speculative fiction. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future. To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

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  Episode #3

  The Antidote by Karen Russell

  Nov 29, 202543 minS7

  Kathleen and James step into a reimagining of the 1930s Dust Bowl in Karen Russell's genre-bending novel The Antidote. The hosts discuss the book's magical realism, its incredible use of language, and its argument for how history can be more deeply connected than one might expect. Please take our survey to help us make Booked Solid even better! Let us know what you enjoy and what improvements we can make for the future. To place a hold on any of the titles mentioned in this episode, check out our Booked Solid reading list on the New Canaan Library website.

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