Beyond the Shelves: Reading Through the Decades

Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

On the latest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah time travel through the decades, picking a plethora of books set in the past 60 years. Plus, Book Bulletin features the inaugural Libby Awards - what they like, what they don't like, and what they have an issue with!

What They're Reading

• Where the Lost Wander, by Amy Harmon
• Clean Sweep, by Ilona Andrews
• The Fragile Threads of Power, by V.E. Schwab
• The Pairing, by Casey McQuiston
• Normal People, by Sally Rooney
• The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due

Decade Book Picks

• 1960s
  • The Women, by Kristin Hannah
  • The Great Reclamation, by Rachel Heng
• 1970s
  • ​​​​​​​Bright Young Women, by Jessica Knoll
  • Secret Identity, by Alex Segura
• 1980s
  • ​​​​​​​When Crack Was King, by Donovan X. Ramsey
  • Tell the Wolves I'm Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt
• 1990s
  • ​​​​​​​Rainbow Black, by Maggie Thrash
  • Big Girl, by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
• 2000s
  • ​​​​​​​Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, by Eric LaRocca
  • How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, by Angie Cruz
• 2010s
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​How We Named the Stars, by Andres N. Ordorica
  • The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, by Anissa Gray