Thanks for joining us for this episode of Time to Read. We are discussing Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.Next month, we’re reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think! Discuss it here, or email us.In this episode we talked about:How I Met Your MotherForrest GumpAir RideChapter ElevenThe Obscure Object – from the movie That Obscure Object of DesireRune stonesKirsten’s dog DaveStreet photographer Vivian MaeirAs Nature Made Him by John ColapintoFresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides (featuring the Oracular Vulva)Jeff GoldblumThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesDavid SedarisNerd Words for Word Nerds:Kirsten – Ruinenlust (and the book Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen RadtkeErica – Bombyx mori (and the Cormoran Strike series)Trevor – Peplum (costume feature and movie genre)Alan – Apparatchik (and Old Man’s War by John Scalzi)WPL programs and services mentioned: Spring break at WPL (or register online)Novelist PlusUpcoming gardening programs (At the Library newsletter page 5, or register online) Our special thanks to Sally Ito, author of Alert to Glory and to the members of the Fort Garry book club Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Your hosts today were Alan Chorney, Kirsten Wurmann, Trevor Lockhart, and Erica Ball. Our webmaster is Arryn Seburn. Our social media guru is Reegan Breu. Audio production and music by Dennis Penner. Some of our comments and questions today came from Wayne from Millennium, Laura from Fort Garry, Monica from West End, and @MysterNightOwl from Twitter.

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