Top Shelf at the Merrick Library

Top Shelf at the Merrick Library


Latest Episodes

Episode 44 Interview with author A.H. Kim
October 23, 2020

What constitutes a good family? You may think you know the answer, but then again, maybe not even for one little second. Book clubs? Start your engines and grab your copy of A Good Family, the must-read debut by author A.H.Kim.

Episode 43 Interview with author Kathleen Rooney
October 09, 2020

I am thrilled to present this interview with Kathleen Rooney for her latest historical fiction stunner, Cher Ami And Major Whittlesey :  a tale based on true events that follows the experiences of an army officer who answers the call to service during ...

Episode 42 Interview with author James Wade
August 07, 2020

“There’s a story in my head…” novelist James Wade tells us in this incredible interview about his page-turning historical fiction debut, All Things Left Wild: after a botched robbery, sixteen-year-old Caleb Bentley is on the run with his mean-spirited ...

Episode 41: Interview with author Cadwell Turnbull
July 24, 2020

I read The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull in 2019 and this book is *still* with me… This incredible debut is an alien first contact novel set in the Virgin Islands and follows three families adjusting to this invasion. The Lesson explores colonialism,

Episode 40: Interview with author R.L. Maizes
July 14, 2020

Let’s hear it for our amazing Episode 40 and let’s hear it for author: R.L. Maizes as we celebrate her debut novel, the incredible, Other People’s Pets. This novel is not what anyone would think of as a page-turner, but there I was absolutely riveted.

Episode 39: Interview with author Catherine Ryan Howard
June 22, 2020

At the age of twelve, Eve Black was the only member of her family to survive an encounter with serial killer the Nothing Man. Now an adult, she is obsessed with identifying the man who destroyed her life. Yes, that’s my way of saying,

Episode 38: Interview with Liz Moore, author of Long Bright River
May 26, 2020

** This episode was recorded pre-pandemic. Apologies to Liz Moore for the late posting.** I was absolutely thrilled to host Liz Moore for this episode. I read her book, Heft and I’ve been a fan ever since! Her newest book,

Episode 37: Interview with Erika Swyler, author of Light From Other Stars: the 2020 Long Island Reads Selection!
March 11, 2020

This episode combines three of my favorites:  Erika Swyler, Erika Swyler books, and the incredible Long Island Reads Initiative! So yes, I had the pleasure of interviewing author and Long Island, NY native, Erika Swyler  about her book,

Episode 36: Interview with Lisa See, author of The Island of Sea Women
March 06, 2020

Well. To say I was thrilled to host author Lisa See is an understatement. And no, I couldn’t sleep the night before. We talked about her most recent novel, The Island of Sea Women, available in paperback on Tuesday, March 10th.

Episode 35: Interview with Matthew Norman, author of Last Couple Standing.
February 28, 2020

Book clubs, start your 2020 engines… You all know my love for books ’bout the ‘burbs and Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman checks all the book discussion boxes: When Jessica and Mitch find out that their core group of friends are getting divorced,...