13 Aug Calling all podcast listeners!
Have you stumbled on a topic that really piques your interest? Or maybe you’ve reached the end of your favorite podcast’s back catalog, but still want more? Well, don’t worry, our nonfiction collection has got you covered!
Are you a fan of true crime podcasts like Morbid, My Favorite Murder, or Crime Junkie? Check out some of these titles to scratch that macabre itch:
- Cold cases: a true crime collection : unidentified serial killers, unsolved kidnappings, and mysterious murders by Cheyna Roth – 363.2595 Roth
- Digging into the Delphi murders: gag orders and smoke screens, the murder of Abby and Libby by Rose Richards – IC 364.1523 Richards (part of our Indiana Collection)
- No place like murder : true crime in the Midwest by Janis Thornton – IC 364.1523 Thornton
- The secret history of the rape kit : a true crime story by Kennedy Pagan – 363.259 Pagan
If you just want to dive into true crime and see what we have, go straight to 363.259 – 364.1523 in our nonfiction section. You’ll find more true crime than you can shake a stick at!
Maybe you’re interested in the stock market and financial wellness. If you’re a fan of NPR: Planet Money, Jill on Money, or How to Money, check out some of these financial books:
- Inflation : a guide for users and losers by Mark Blyth – 332.41 Blyth
- Retirement 101 : from 401(k) plans and social security benefits to asset management and medical insurance, your complete guide to preparing for the future you want by Michele Cagan – 332.024 Cagan
- How not to invest : the ideas, numbers, and advice that destroy wealth–and how to avoid them by Barry Ritholtz – 332.024 Ritholz
- Buy what you love without going broke : transform your spending and get more of what money can’t buy by Jen Smith – 332.024 Smith
- Rich girl nation : taking charge of our financial futures by Katie Gatti Tassin – 332.024 Gatti
If you love history and are an avid listener to Hardcore History, The Rest Is History, or Stuff You Missed in History Class, you neeeeed to check out our history collection! Some good titles to check out are:
- The Mental floss history of the world : an irreverent romp through civilization’s best bits by Erik Sass – 909 Sass
- Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations by Sam Kean – 930.102 Kean
- The strategists : Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler : how war made them, and how they made war by Phillips Payson O’Brien, 940 O’Brien
- The Golden Road : how ancient India transformed the world by William Dalrymple – 954 Dalrympl
Are you a movie buff? Do you love behind the scenes looks at movies? Are you a fan of podcasts like The Rewatchables, Black on Black Cinema, or How Did This Get Made? Then you gotta check out some of these titles:
- Moments that made the movies by David Thomson, 791.4375 Thomson
- The future was now : madmen, mavericks, and the epic sci-fi summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty, 791.436 Nashawat
- TCM underground : 50 must-see films from the world of classic cult and late-night cinema by Millie De Chirico, 791.4375 De Chirico
- Box office poison : Hollywood’s story in a century of flops by Tim Robey, 791.43 Robey
If you’re really into movies and tv shows, just head straight to the 791.4s and go nuts!
Obviously, this doesn’t even come close to covering all of the podcasts out there, but keep your eyes peeled for more book recommendations to go with your favorite podcasts! Also, have fun exploring our nonfiction collection at plainfieldlibrary.net!
