The Forecast Calls for Books

About this episode

This episode discusses books where weather plays a major role, featuring selections for a reading challenge.

This month, we discuss books where the weather plays a major role, one of the prompts on the Winter Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge . From hurricanes to snowstorms, this episode has all the major weather events covered! If you’re participating in Winter Books & Bites Bingo, don’t forget to turn in your bingo card by the end of March. Turn your card in at the Customer Service Desk to receive your bookmark or use the online entry form . Carrie's Pick Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Pairing: Mulatto rice , as it’s called in the book, now usually called red rice. Jacqueline's Pick Trapped by Michael Northrop Pairing: Peach Mocktail Michael's Pick The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi Pairing: Horchata

People in this episode

Host: Jessamine County Public Library

Topics covered

• weather in literature
• reading challenge
• Winter Books & Bites Bingo
• hurricanes
• snowstorms

Keywords

• weather
• books
• reading challenge
• Bingo
• hurricanes
• snowstorms
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Trapped, The Water Knife

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