Books! Live with Katie 05.26.2021

Did you miss Books! Live with Katie on May 26th? No worries, here's the recording! Katie talks about summer reading, and what books she wants to read this summer. Don't forget to register over at westallislibrary.beanstack.org! Books shared today: Guncle by Stephen Rowley The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalia Harris The People We Meet on Vacation Yearbook by Seth Rogan The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson Surviving the White Gaze by Rebecca Carroll Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

Books! Live with Katie April 28th, 2021 Books for Mental Health Month

April’s Books! Live with Katie is all about Mental Health Books, and May’s Mental Health Community Read events. These events are organized by the West Allis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force, and are intended to start discussions about mental health in our community. 

This year we are discussing Beautiful Boy by David Sheff, and we will be holding two book discussion sessions on May 11th and May 20th at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Register online or by calling the library and we will send you a link for the Zoom discussions: westallislibrary.org/events or 414-302-8500 

Books discussed on 4.28.2021

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

Tweak by Nic Sheff 

High by David and Nic Sheff 

Broken by Jenny Lawson 

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh 

Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx 

Life Will Be the Death of Me by Chelsea Handler

Other Things for Mental Health: 

TikTok follow: KC Davis @domisticblisters 

Podcast: Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, (March 24th episode with guest Dr. Harold Kopelwicz has a great discussion on mental health and kids) 

For more information on Mental Health resources in West Allis: westalliswi.gov/stopthestigma

Books! Live with Katie 3.24.2021

Here are some of the weird and wonderful books Katie talked about during the March 24th session of Books! Live with Katie: Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith Please Ignore Vera Diez by A.S. King Going Bovine by Libba Bray My Favorite Band Does Not Exist by Robert T. Jeschonek A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahari Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Skippy Dies by Paul Murray What Girls are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold The Girls by Lori Lansens (this is the one I couldn't remember the author!) Next Live session will be April 28th, 10 AM on Facebook Live!

Books! Live with Katie 2.24.2021

Katie shares some of her favorite Romance Books with readers! Here are some of the books she shared: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade Hundred Oakes series by Miranda Kenneally It Had to be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Intercepted by Alexa Martin Mister Hockey by Lia Riley Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Books! Live With Katie 01.27.2021

Join Katie as she talks about some self care books for the new year! Here are some of the titles she discussed: Silver Hair Handbook by Lorraine Massey The Skin Nerd by Jennifer Rock Make-Up by Michelle Phan Making it Up by Nicole Thompson Badass Habits by Jen Sincero Better, Not Perfect by Max Bazerman I Had to Change so You Don't Have To by Loni Love

Books! Live with Katie Reading Resolutions

Katie shares some tips and ideas on creating a reading resolution for 2021! Here are some of the resources shared: NPR's Book Concierge: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2020 BookRiot's Best Books of 2020 and Reading Goals: https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-2020 https://bookriot.com/reading-goals Tips for reading more this year: https://www.inc.com/john-rampton/25-ways-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year.html

Sign up for the Library's Winter Reading Program: westallislibrary.beanstack.com

Books! Live With Katie Books to Give

Looking for suggestions of books to give the readers in your life? Join Katie in this recording of December 2nd, 2020's Books! Live with Katie where she shares the following titles: Eat a Peach by David Chang The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson Dolly Parton Songteller by Dolly Parton She Come By It Natural by Sarah Smarsh Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of David Linklater's Dazed and Confused by Melissa Maerz Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Cary Grant by Scott Eyman Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval The Neil Gaiman Reader by Neil Gaiman The Best of Me by David Sedaris I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider #wapl #westallispubliclibrary #bookslivewithkatie #bookstogive #givebooks

Books! Live with Katie October 2020

Katie shares some fall and spooky book recommendations with you!

Titles include:

Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Hunted Wisconsin by Michael Norman Rotters by Daniel Kraus Making the Monster Kathryn Harkup Who Was Dracula? Jim Steinmeyer Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare The Good House by Tananarive Due Feed by M.T. Anderson The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Next Books! Live with Katie will be December 2nd at 10 AM!

Books! Live with Katie 9.23.2020

Today was our first Books! Live with Katie event on Facebook. If you missed it, here is the video, as well as a list of the books we talked about. Our next live event will be October 28th, at 10 AM on Facebook Live. Don't worry, we will archive the video on both Facebook and YouTube for those of you who can't make it live!

Books Featured:

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty

It Had to Be You and Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

One to Watch by Katie Stayman-London

Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

Books Looking Forward to Reading:

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison

Want by Lynn Steger-Strong