Kelsey Patterson

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice Franklin.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends Scavengers by Kathleen Boland.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends Family Meal by Bryan Washington.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser.

In this episode, SCPL staff-favorite crossover novelist Ruta Sepetys talks with Jenn and Kelsey about her debut adult novel, A Fortune of Sand--a book that explores how far wealthy dynasties will go to keep their secrets. We discuss what determines how history is preserved and recalled, how women of the time struggled to find agency, and the fragile tension of writing about things once vital but now vanished. It's a vibe!

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends The Eights by Joanna Miller.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen.