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Alchemy of Genres

Saleena Davidson

Magic & Robots & Weres, oh my! Discussions on all manner of things fictional and fun (mostly books, but occasionally dabbling into other media). The name was chosen to because of the growing trend to mix and match all kinds of genres into one amazing stew. Saleena is a Librarian at the South Brunswick Public Library, NJ and has been obsessed with speculative fiction since seeing Star Wars at age 8 and discovering Narnia later that same year, (it was a life changing year!) She has been a librarian for 21 years, and book obsessed since before she could read (it's a family curse).

March 2022 Teen Titles to Check Out

Top reads, fiction and nonfiction for teens

Mar 25, 2022

14 min

Recommended Best Books for Adults, March 2022

This time around, with the new format of "anything goes", I am including nonfiction titles as well as fiction.  Hope you enjoy my selections, Saleena

Mar 16, 2022

26 min

Best of Teen Titles Jan/Feb 2022

Hear about a range of teen titles, Saleena chose as the best for the month

Feb 25, 2022

13 min

Top Adult Titles Read & Recommended Feb 2022

Changing our format a bit, now each month will share a "best of" picking out the titles I am going to share for various reasons but always trying to present a variety of options & genres.  Enjoy!

Feb 16, 2022

27 min

Saleena's Best Teen Books of 21

These are my picks for best of the year, according to what I have read from late Dec through to last week.  Titles may actually be a bit older, but if they touched me, and I read them this year...it counted.  Enjoy and let's hope for an awesome 2022!

Dec 28, 2021

26 min

Saleena's Best Books of 2021 for Adults

Saleena's picks for best books (and/or series, because some WERE binge-read) of the year.  To clarify, these are books read this year, so some books may not be new, just new to her.  

Dec 15, 2021

1 hr

Fluffy, Fun Teen Reads

A quick episode focused on some fun books to read when you just want to enjoy an adventure or a romance without any deep thinking required.

Nov 27, 2021

21 min

Light & Fun Fluffy Stories for Adults

This is a mix (as per usual) of many genres (so many people thing fluffy only means romance stories).  Basically I define fluffy as escapist books that allow you to turn off your brain and just enjoy.  So, hope you enjoy the list.

Nov 11, 2021

39 min

Darker Fiction Tales for Teens

Tales on the dark side, dealing with magic, or just the inhumanity of man or exploring dark eras of history.  Highly recommended books to start conversations, make you think or just escape into a world a bit darker than usually expected.

Oct 26, 2021

27 min

Fiction on the Dark Side for Adults

What is dark fiction?  Sometimes fiction that deals with dark magic, sometimes fictions that delves into difficult subjects and sometimes fiction that looks at a perspective that isn't normally seen (like, Harley Quinn for instance). This podcast will look at book titles & book series' that look at the dark stuff (which doesn't mean there are't happy endings, only that they have to work a bit harder to get there).   :)

Oct 12, 2021

48 min