Released: January 21, 2017

In this first episode of 2017, Julia Cozad-Callaghan recommends a unique reading challenge to start off the new year (9:55); Randi Sutter talks up the Children’s Department’s new S.T.E.A.M. Club (6:14); and Mari McKeeth recommends a couple of 2016 books that stood out from the rest (14:55).
Julia mentioned:
- The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
- Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
- Swygert by Jeffrey Harold Utterback
Find the details of the challenge here at BookRiot.com.
Mari recommended:
- Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett
- The Trespasser by Tana French
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