AViD Author J. Ryan Stradal joins host Aaron Gernes on the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Stradal will be at the Central Library on Monday, May 1, at 7 PM for the program. During the podcast, Stradal talks about what he misses about the midwest, the Succession-esque struggles of family business, and how the first chapter in Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club was inspired by emotional events that occurred in his own life.

Show Notes

• AViD Presents: J. Ryan Stradal
• J. Ryan's Books
  • Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club (2023)
  • The Lager Queen of Minnesota (2019)
  • Kitchens of the Great Midwest (2015)
• J. Ryan's Suggestions:
  • The Overstory, by Richard Powers
    
  • They're Going to Love You, by Meg Howrey
    
  • The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships, by Ali Bryan

Innocence Project attorney and criminal justice advocate M. Chris Fabricant takes part in the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast. Fabricant is the author of Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, a book that highlights the flaws and outright fabrications inherent in forensic sciences and how they put innocent people not only behind bars, but on death row.

Fabricant talks with host Aaron Gernes ahead of his visit to the Central Library on Saturday, April 29. The program will start at 12:30 PM.

You can also watch the podcast on YouTube.

Show Notes

• Author Spotlight: M. Chris Fabricant at the Central Library (Saturday, April 29, 12:30 PM)
• Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System at the library
• "What If the Worst Crime Never Happened?" - The New Republic piece mentioned in the podcast featuring Michael West and Steven Hayne

Jes and Sarah are back for another episdoe of Beyond the Shelves! This month, they're talking about cross-genre book picks and discussing how you can use the free database Novelist to find books you'll enjoy.