Podcast

Readers Advisory: Rochester's Book Club

Arts, Books

Join Jim, Robyn, Rachel and Rachel to discuss the books everyone's talking about!

Episodes
7
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 1 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
6 days ago

Episodes

7 episodes, newest first

  1. It's the Episode Where We Draft a Team of Vampires to Perform a Stage Production of High School Musical!

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Show notes

    The gang remains stricken with vampire fever from their Interview With the Vampire Book Club discussion, so they decided they'd each draft a team of vampires in this special Spooky Season bonus episode. What are these teams of vampires doing? Why, they're doing Lestat, Armand, Louis, and the rest of those sad/horny vamps proud by staging a production of a High School Musical. Follow us on Instagram at @ReadersAdvisoryROC

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    Reader's Advisory Theme

    Reader's Advisory Theme by Kelley Marcano

    42 min
  2. Book Club: Interview with the Vampire

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Spooky Season creeps along as the gang welcomes special guest and Anne Rice enthusiast Lena into their home to help them sink their fangs into the author's Sad and Horny 1976 debut, Interview with the Vampire. Follow us on Instagram at @ReadersAdvisoryROC

    Lust for life: How Anne Rice’s alcoholism influenced “Interview with the Vampire”

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Joe Bean Roasters

    Tasty, flavorful coffee comes from thriving farms. However, long-held industry standards leave most farmers scraping by, severely limiting their ability to grow quality coffee. But, together, we can change that. Our direct-from-farm sourcing eliminates the many layers usually found between farmer and you. This results in prosperous farms with the capacity to grow exceptional coffee, which makes all our days brighter. We invite you to be part of a coffee movement where everyone is lifted.

    It's A Lot

    It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network in Rochester, NY. Interested in sponsoring It's a Lot? Our media kit is available upon request! Reach out via our contact form at www.servemethesky.com/contact.

    1 hr 2 min
  3. Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Boo! It's Spooky Season and Banned Books week so the gang decided to dig into Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell's legendary Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (the most banned books of the 90s!). They chat about what scared them (or didn't) and dig into the banned books subject as only librarians can do. Follow us on Instagram at @ReadersAdvisoryROC

    Smithsonian article referenced: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-frightened-so-many-parents-in-the-1990s-180978945/

    Most egregious illustration replacements: https://litreactor.com/columns/the-18-most-egregious-art-replacements-from-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark/

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Reader's Advisory Theme

    Reader's Advisory Theme by Kelley Marcano

    Joe Bean Roasters

    Tasty, flavorful coffee comes from thriving farms. However, long-held industry standards leave most farmers scraping by, severely limiting their ability to grow quality coffee. But, together, we can change that. Our direct-from-farm sourcing eliminates the many layers usually found between farmer and you. This results in prosperous farms with the capacity to grow exceptional coffee, which makes all our days brighter. We invite you to be part of a coffee movement where everyone is lifted.

    It's A Lot

    It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network in Rochester, NY. Interested in sponsoring It's a Lot? Our media kit is available upon request! Reach out via our contact form at www.servemethesky.com/contact.

    1 hr 1 min
  4. What We Did on Our Summer Vacation(s)

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Show notes

    The gang gets together to talk about what they read this summer while putting off reading The Odyssey for the big end of summer Book Club episode.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Reader's Advisory Theme

    Reader's Advisory Theme by Kelley Marcano

    39 min
  5. Book Club: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Grab a glass of raw milk and join Junebug and the Reader's Advisory gang of librarians as they tackle Caro Claire Burke's scorching hot tradwife novel Yesteryear. Find us on Intstagram at @ReadersAdvisoryRoc

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Reader's Advisory Theme

    Reader's Advisory Theme by Kelley Marcano

    Joe Bean Roasters

    Tasty, flavorful coffee comes from thriving farms. However, long-held industry standards leave most farmers scraping by, severely limiting their ability to grow quality coffee. But, together, we can change that. Our direct-from-farm sourcing eliminates the many layers usually found between farmer and you. This results in prosperous farms with the capacity to grow exceptional coffee, which makes all our days brighter. We invite you to be part of a coffee movement where everyone is lifted.

    It's A Lot

    It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network in Rochester, NY. Interested in sponsoring It's a Lot? Our media kit is available upon request! Reach out via our contact form at www.servemethesky.com/contact.

    1 hr 7 min
  6. Welcome to Reader's Advisory: Rochester's Book Club

    Season 1

    Show notes

    Meet the four local librarians ready to take listeners on a literary journey with both book club-style and topic du jour episodes. Find us on @readersadvisoryroc

    59 min
  7. Book Club: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    It's the very first episode of Reader's Advisory: Rochester's Book Club! Join our four librarians as they take it all the way back to 1847 and Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering Heights. Stick around for a discussion of the recent film adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Find us on Intstagram at @ReadersAdvisoryRoc

    Reader's Advisory Theme Song created by Kelley Marcano

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Joe Bean Roasters

    Tasty, flavorful coffee comes from thriving farms. However, long-held industry standards leave most farmers scraping by, severely limiting their ability to grow quality coffee. But, together, we can change that. Our direct-from-farm sourcing eliminates the many layers usually found between farmer and you. This results in prosperous farms with the capacity to grow exceptional coffee, which makes all our days brighter. We invite you to be part of a coffee movement where everyone is lifted.

    It's A Lot

    It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network in Rochester, NY. Interested in sponsoring It's a Lot? Our media kit is available upon request! Reach out via our contact form at www.servemethesky.com/contact.

    1 hr 6 min

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