Books and Beverages Podcast

Want to listen to an episode? You can download an app, search for “Books and Beverages Podcast from CMLE” hit subscribe, and all episodes will appear on your phone – it’s so easy! Apps we like include Pocket Casts, iTunes, and Stitcher. Download any of these, search for “Books and Beverages Podcast” and hit Subscribe. … Continue reading Episode 115: Minnesota books! →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Historical Fiction books! We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and we support all types of libraries. This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different genres of books each week, while we all sit in our comfy chairs and drink our beverages. … Continue reading Episode 114: Historical Fiction →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing one our favorite genres: Outdoors! Check out our full information page! Introduction We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and we support all types of libraries. This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different genres of books each week, while we all … Continue reading Episode 113: Outdoor →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Fantasy books! Many of you who like this genre will also be SciFi fans; so check out Episode 102 if you have not already heard it. Check out our full information page here, and get all the great drink recipes along with links to … Continue reading Episode 112: Fantasy →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Holidays! We love to celebrate, and take any opportunity to do so; and in this episode we look at all kinds of holidays and an associated book or two. We will all learn about new holidays and some new books – exploration and celebration … Continue reading Episode 111: Holidays →

Check out our full information page to get all the info on this episode. Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Children and YA books! This is definitely not a comprehensive look at all good books for these ages! We are sharing a few we like, and some resources you can … Continue reading Episode 110: Children’s and YA books →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Graphic Novels! Check our full information page for more information! We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and we support all types of libraries. This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different genres of books each week, while we all sit in … Continue reading Episode 109: Graphic Novels →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Humor books! Check out our full information page for recipes, drink pictures, and all the books from this episode. We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and we support all types of libraries. This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different … Continue reading Episode 108: Humor →

Introduction Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing LGBTQ books! Check out our full information page for more links, and all our nice beverages! We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and we support all types of libraries. This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different genres of books … Continue reading Episode 107: LGBTQ material →

Welcome, everyone, to Books and Beverages! This week we are discussing Occupational Fiction! What is this genre? It is all about people and the jobs they have – with a story unfolding around it. Get all the info, and our beverages, on our full information page! We are the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange, and … Continue reading Episode 106: Occupational fiction →

Want to listen to an episode? Check out our full information page here, for all the good information we covered! Happy Birthday to dedicated listener: Chuck. This week we look at another incredibly broad genre: British fiction! Our guest host is Susan Schleper, from Centra Care Health hospital library in St. Cloud. (You can find … Continue reading Episode 105: British Fiction →

Want to listen to an episode? You can download an app, search for “Books and Beverages Podcast from CMLE” hit subscribe, and all episodes will appear on your phone – it’s so easy! Apps we like include Pocket Casts, iTunes, and Stitcher. Download any of these, search for “Books and Beverages Podcast” and hit Subscribe. … Continue reading Episode 104: Thriller →

READY TO WIN? We will picking a random commenter to win the scariest puppet we’ve ever seen! Her name-tag says she’s Sven’s Grandma, but clearly in some terrifying dimension! It will be perfect for some puppet fan, or for a collection of puppets in a library. (A scary library!) This week we are sitting … Continue reading Episode 103: Horror →

This week we explore one of our favorite genres: Science Fiction! Ready to win?? Leave a comment on our blog; one person will be randomly chosen. You can win a copy of The Cocktail Guide to the Galaxy: A Universe of Unique Cocktails from the Celebrated Doctor Who Bar, by Andy Heidel! “For the first … Continue reading Episode 102: Science Fiction →

Welcome everyone, to Books and Beverages Podcast from CMLE! This is our book group podcast, where we discuss different genres of books each week, while we sit in our comfy chairs and sip our beverages. And you are, of course, an important part of this book group. You might want to find a … Continue reading Episode 101: Romance →