Ep 296 - Peyton Place, by Grace Metalious (w/ The Librarian Is In)

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Who better to help us discuss Grace Metalious' 1956 novel about small-town scandal than a couple of Big Apple librarians like Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius?Our friends from The Librarian Is In were in Philly, so we invited them over for an uncut discussion of misbehaving teens, skeletons in cellars, and...jimmy caps.

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Apr 30, 2018

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Ep 296 - Peyton Place, by Grace Metalious (w/ The Librarian Is In)

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