Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us

Podcast by Jen Nails

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About Revisions, How Our Favorite Books Change Us

Las Vegas-Clark County Librarian/author Jen Nails chats with authors, actors, comedians and librarians about why certain books from growing up made such a splash in their lives!Look for Season Three, out in late November, 2025, featuring local Las Vegas students Dara and Lyra, author Ken Lamug (National Book Festival Selection), author Willy Vlautin (Nevada Writers Hall of Fame), journalist Jane Borden (Carnegie Medal longlist), author Yamile Saied Méndez (Pura Belpré Award Winner), librarian Desmond London (Whitney Library, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District), author/illustrator Daria Peoples (Golden Kite Award Winner), and comedian Kurt Braunohler (Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon).Season Two launched May 15, 2025, and features actor Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), author Kathy Erskine (National Book Award winner), memoirist Mark Ciccone (Obelisk Odyssey), book store owners Charlie and Rachelle Luster (Analog Dope book store), storyteller Dr. Micaela Blei (You Will Not Recognize Your Life) and Las Vegas library professionals Ms, China (the ultimate Community Auntie) and Billy Allen (Queer Eye).Season One launched December 21, 2024 and features actors John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory), Negin Farsad (The Muslims are Coming), and Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), authors Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (The War That Saved My Life), Chris Grabenstein (Mr. Lemoncello's Library), and Ellen Hopkins (Crank), and local librarian Kelsey Mazmanyan.

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25 episodes

"The Relaxation That You Look For," Braunohler reclines into the world of Vonnegut with Sirens of Titan (1959).

Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon writer Kurt Braunohler discovers all of Kurt Vonnegut Jr's novels in junior high and begins developing his bizarro, brilliant brand of bombedy. Book recommendations based on my conversation with Kurt [https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1300679907/2845349277]!

27 Nov 2025 - 46 min

"Eventually We Will Open Them," under the gaze of her educator mom, Daria Peoples discovers Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston, 1937).

Beloved picture book author/illustrator & Golden Kite Award winner Daria Peoples begins to understand what it means to live for herself when she discovers Hurston's classic as a young adult. Book recommendations based on my conversation with Daria! [https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1300679907/2875842967]

27 Nov 2025 - 1 h 2 min

"I've Always Been an Advocate," Desmond London raises his voice after re-reading Makes Me Wanna Holler (Nathan McCall, 1994).

Nathan McCall's memoir reminds Jen and fellow librarian Desmond of the healing power of difficult conversations and then inspires one. Explicit content. Book recommendations inspired by my conversation with Desmond [https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1300679907/2838116817]!

27 Nov 2025 - 59 min

"The Fool's Card," Yamile Saied Méndez's Heidi tattoo! (Johanna Spyri, 1881)

Pura Belpré winner & Reese's Book Club author Yamile shares what happened when her neighbor in Las Pampas began lending her classic literature beginning with Heidi, which was the first book she read all the way through. Book recommendations based on my conversation with Yamile [https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1300679907/2881621127]!

27 Nov 2025 - 57 min

"What Else Don't I Know?" Jane Borden humbles herself after college with Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser, 2001).

Carnegie Medal longlister and esteemed culture writer Jane shares her discovery of Fast Food Nation and the calls t0 action that have inspired her since. Book recommendations based on my conversation with Jane [https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1300679907/2890233497]!

27 Nov 2025 - 49 min

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