Miranda Ericsson thinks everyone should read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Listen in on the discussion in this episode of HUSH to see if hosts Thad Hartman and Lissa Staley agree.
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An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.
Show Notes – Station Eleven
- Check out Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel from the library, or download the ebook or digital audiobook.
- In Post-Apocalyptic Pairing: Station Eleven and The Passage, Miranda Ericsson compares the book to The Passage by Justin Cronin.
- Find ten more great titles from the library that you may enjoy, when Miranda Ericsson recommends readalikes in If You Loved Station Eleven.
- Preview the discussion topics with the questions about Station Eleven from LitLovers.
- See how other readers reacted to the book on Goodreads. Is this a 2 star or a 5 star book for you?
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Coming up in three weeks, on the next episode of You Made Me Read It! – Julie Nelson recommends Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. Subscribe via iTunes or check back after March 1.
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Lissa Staley
Lissa Staley helps people use the library. She is a Book Evangelist, Trivia Emcee, Classics Made Modern book discussion leader, NaNoWriMo Municipal Liaison, and frequent library customer. She loves her kids, being a librarian, living in Topeka, and helping people form connections and community. (She's the Community Connections Librarian!) She reads a new book every few days, but is enjoying the audiobook of "Empress of Forever" by Max Gladstone, the ebook "When We Were Magic" by Sarah Gailey and is eagerly awaiting John Scalzi's "The Last Emperox" in April!