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Books Sandwiched In

One of FFRPL’s most popular programs, Books Sandwiched In (BSI) has been running continuously since 1956.

Watch livestream reviews on the RPL YouTube Channel: ‘Rochester Public Library NY’

 

Spring 2025

Books Sandwiched In reviews are held on Tuesdays, 12:12pm-12:52pm, in Central Library’s Kate Gleason Auditorium (115 South Avenue).

View/download the Spring 2025 BSI brochure.

Watch the March 18 live-streamed review of James.

Watch the March 25 live-streamed review of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Watch the April 1 live-streamed review of Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

(BSI was canceled April 8)

Watch the April 15 live-streamed review of Hip Hop is History

View/download the pdf of notes from the April 15 review

View additional info. on Quincy Jones & Hip-Hop

Watch the April 22 live-streamed review of Briefly Perfectly Human

View/download the pdf of notes from the April 22 review.

(BSI was canceled April 29)

 

May 6 –The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan     REGISTER

A gorgeous, witty account of birding and nature, written and illustrated by the bestselling author. “The sketches and words are a record of my life. They contain what puzzled me, thrilled me, what made me laugh and also grieve. … what changed me when I was naïve and curious and wondered about a bird I saw for the first time.” – Amy Tan

Presenter: As President and CEO of the Seneca Park Zoo Society, Pamela Reed Sanchez’s job is to have people from all walks of life fall in love with the living world; in her off time, she watches birds, photographs birds, and paints birds.

 

Fall 2024

Watch the September 10 live-streamed review of The Infernal Machine.

Watch the September 17 live-streamed review of Things That Go Bump in the Universe.

Watch the September 24 live-streamed review of Rebel Girl.

Watch the October 1 live-streamed review of BoyMom.

Watch the October 8 live-streamed review of Soil.

(there is no recording of The Briar Club)

Watch the October 22 live-streamed review of This Is Why You Dream.

Watch the October 29 live-streamed review of Pockets.

Spring 2024

Watch the review of The Wingmen held March 5

See Jim Holleran’s PowerPoint presentation

Watch the review of All You Have to Do is Call  held March 12

Watch the review of The Rediscovery of America held March 19

Watch the review of The Wager held March 26

Watch the review of The Leg held April 2

Watch the review of Crossings held April 9

Watch the review of Thicker Than Water held April 16

Fall 2023

Watch the review of Shakespeare Was a Woman held Sept. 26.

Watch the review of A Fever in the Heartland held Oct. 3 (audio begins just before the 9 minute mark)

No recording is available for the October 10 review of Poverty, By America

Watch the review of Look for Me There held on October 17.

Watch the review of The Diamond Eye held October 24.

Spring 2023

Watch the review of Paul Newman: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man held March 28

Watch the review of Visual Thinking held April 4

Watch the review of Before We Were Trans held April 11

Watch review of One Hundred Saturdays held April 18

There was no BSI review 4/25.

No recording is available for the May 2 review of An Immense World

Watch the review of Demon Copperhead held May 9

Watch the review of Who’s Raising the Kids held May 16

Fall 2022

Watch the review of The Violence Project held Sept. 27

View/download the handout about mass shootings from The Violence Project review

Watch the review of Left on Tenth held Oct. 11

Watch the review of What the Ermine Saw held Oct. 18

Watch the review of Undelivered held Nov. 8

Watch the review of Under the Skin held Nov. 15

View/download Dr. Clark’s PowerPoint presentation here.

Watch the review of The Most Fun Thing held Nov. 22

Spring 2022

Fall 2021

Spring 2021 Spring 2021 was online only.

Fall 2020 Fall 2020 was online only.

Spring 2020 Spring 2020 was online only.

Spring and Fall 2019

Spring and Fall 2018

Spring and Fall 2017

Spring and Fall 2016