Books Of 1986

(images on this page from Goodreads.)

On this week's show - which mainly focused on my favorite music from 1986 - we had a visit from our favorite librarian Carole, who talked about some notable literary releases of 1986.  Like the one above.

She also discussed the first book of the Redwall series by Brian Jacques, the cover of which is below:

She talked at length about Gary Paulsen's book Hatchet, the cover of which is below:

So beloved is this book, Carole asked me to share a couple of obituaries of Gary Paulson: one & two.

Finally, she discussed the first book of the Babysitters Club series, called Kristy's Great Idea, published in 1986.  It looks like this:

Carole sent me a few links about the endurance of the Babysitters Club, focusing on:

An interview with author Ann M. Martin

An article about the series' legacy

A discussion about the series & the Netflix show

& fun facts about the series.

It goes without saying if you want to hear the segment, you should do so by listening at kboo.fm or selfhelpradio.net.  & be glad we have someone as smart as Carole around.  Otherwise this show would have no culture at all!