Talking Books Discussion Group

September 26, 2023

2:00 - 3:00 pm

The Map of Salt and Stars by by Joukhadar, Jennifer Zeynab (DB 93099) 12 hours and 20 minutes.

In 2011, after the death of her father, Nour's mother--a cartographer--takes the family back to Syria. But it is no longer the country she remembers. Eight hundred years earlier, sixteen-year-old Rawiya disguises herself as a boy and becomes an apprentice to a cartographer with a royal commission. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Historical Fiction. Arab Interest. Family Story (Single Generation) 2018.

November 28, 2023

2:00 - 3:00 pm

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (DB 106680) 8 hours 33 minutes.

Mona's magic is different: her familiar is a sourdough starter, and her magic only works on baked goods. But when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor, it appears that Mona may be an assassin's next target. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. Mystery/Detective. 2020.

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