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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