Book Bound

Book Bound

Capital Area District Libraries

Episodes 273
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Aug 2017
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
78%
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audioboom.com

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About This Podcast

Capital Area District Libraries is excited to produce the Book Bound podcast which is hosted by some of CADL's literary experts. Content centers around the library and its collection, book recommendations, events, partnerships and services.





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Episode 27: March is Reading Month!

Mar 06, 2026 51m

Read anything and everything—picture books, memoirs, poetry, novellas or dense, but fascinating history.  Cheryl’s Books:  Rumpelstiltskin retold by Mac Barnett and Illustrated by Carson EllisThe…

Episode 26: America 250, Picture Books, and Popular Reads

Feb 09, 2026 41m

This episode highlights CADL’s America 250 Reading Challenge, a round up of great picture books, and a mix of extremely popular and under the radar picks. Cheryl’s Books:    Bottom of the Pyramid: A…

Episode 25: Winter Reading and... Dogs?

Jan 14, 2026 42m

Okemos Library Assistant Laura joins the group to talk Mysteries, winter reading, enthralling history and dogs. Cheryl’s Books:    Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars by…

Episode 24: Year End Wrap Up

Dec 08, 2025 38m

Cheryl, Jessica, and Mari talk CADL Best Books of 2025 (our staff voted picks) and their last reads for 2025. Cheryl’s Books:     Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie Smith Bread of Angels: A Memoir by…

Episode 23: Indigenous Stories, Character Studies, and Unexplained Phenomena

Nov 03, 2025 51m

This month Cheryl, Mari and Jessica talk fiction and non-fiction picks touching on Native American Heritage, our relationships with food and the kitchen, writing featuring deep character studies, as…

Episode 22: Resilience and Humor

Oct 03, 2025 51m

Gaming, memoirs, and weathering storms with special guest Christine Martin-Resoko from CADL Mason. Cheryl’s Books:   Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy  The House of the Spirits by Isabel…

Episode 21: Force of Nature

Sep 11, 2025 53m

Blue Spaces, Green Spaces, and the State of Publishing with special guest Elisha Miranda from the Lansing Libraries.  Cheryl’s Books:      A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and…

Episode 20: Some Grand Reads

Aug 04, 2025 45m

We talk One Grand Read, birding, murder mysteries, and stillness. Cheryl’s Books:     The Yield by Tara June Winch The Place of Tides by James Rebanks Braided Heritage:  Recipes and Stories on the…

Episode 19: Summer Reading Journeys

Jul 09, 2025 1h 2m

A wide range of titles with special guest and CADL staff member, Mark Neese. Cheryl’s Books:    The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife by Nancy Lawson (ebook)A Northern…

Episode 18: Pride and Listening

Jun 09, 2025 40m

Book Bound Episode 18:Pride, audiobooks, and representation matters (read both ways).Cheryl’s Books:    On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters by Bonnnie TsuiMy Autobiography of Carson…

Episode 17: Summer Reading and the Art of Community

May 06, 2025 41m

Our hosts talk summer reading and books with Kate Newcombe - CADL's Youth Services Specialist.Cheryl’s Books:    My Friends: A Novel by Hisham MatarRaising Hare by Chloe DaltonMentioned:The…

Episode 16: Deep Dives and Beloved Reads

Apr 07, 2025 52m

Histories, memoir, historical fiction, Richard Scarry…. and serial killers? Cheryl’s Books:   Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie GohHons and Rebels by Jessica…

Episode 15: Her Story, Her Voice

Mar 10, 2025 49m

Summary: Women’s history, women’s voices… and murder ballads? Cheryl’s Books:    A Flat Place: Moving Through Empty Landscapes, Naming Complex Trauma by Noreen Masud How to Share an Egg: A True…

Episode 14: History and Hope

Feb 07, 2025 51m

Jessica, Mari, and Cheryl talk about reading during complicated times, ALA book award season, and book purchasing.   Cheryl’s Books:    American Primitive: Poems by Mary Oliver They Can’t Kill Us…

Episode 13: New Year, New Reads

Jan 06, 2025 45m

Holiday reading round up, series picks, and more. Cheryl’s Books:   Sustainable Wardrobe: Advice and Projects for Eco-Friendly Fashion by Sophie BensonWasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the…

Episode 12: Best of 2024 and More

Dec 09, 2024 51m

Year end, Best ofs, and ultimately… read what you want!  Cheryl’s Books:   Vanishing Creatures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell Still Life with Remorse: Family…

Episode 11: A Feast of Discovery

Nov 05, 2024 49m

A cornucopia of wide-ranging titles celebrating discovery, family and food. Cheryl’s Books:   I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Keep It Zesty:  A Celebration of Lebanese Flavors and Culture from…

Episode 10: An Autumn of Fear and Family

Oct 09, 2024 52m

Mari, Jessica, and Cheryl discuss books on travel, messy times, and a few scary reads as autumn begins. Cheryl’s Books:  The Living Mountain by Nan ShepherdThe Waters:  A Novel by Bonnie Jo…

Episode 9: Back to School

Sep 10, 2024 42m

Mari, Jessica, and Cheryl are back to discuss what they've been reading as summer comes to a close. School reading, nostalgia, slowing down and Hispanic Heritage Month with our producers Cassidy and…

Episode 8: Mixed Bag of Books

Aug 05, 2024 38m

Summary: Microhistory, finding self, and summer adventures.Cheryl’s Books Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilley Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the…

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Book Bound has published 273 episodes since August 2017, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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