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Overdue Finds Episode 158: Best Worst Book Endings

This list contains items talked about on the Edmonton Public Library podcast, Overdue Finds. Bryce and Caroline are joined for the first (and probably the last) time by guest Tiana Luck, Library Services Coordinator from Clareview branch for one last hurrah. After over 150 episodes, we hope to end our podcast on a positive note with a discussion of the best and worst books endings. Warning - spoilers ahead! The Overdue Finds Team would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the staff, guests, and listeners that made this podcast possible. We've had a blast working on this project, and we appreciate every listen, every email, and every review! Don't hesitate to still reach out at podcast@epl.ca - we're happy to continue hearing from you.

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  • Not only was podcast regular Christy Travis on this episode, but our podcast team also got to reflect on the surprises and upsets of March Madness 2024 and compare their expected brackets to what actually went down.
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  • Maybe you've seen the recent film adaptations, maybe you've read Frank Herbert's original trilogy or journeyed through all 23 books in the series...maybe all you know is that there is sand involved. Special guest Suzie Hess could tell you…
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  • EPL's Clareview branch is housed within the Clareview Rec Center, basically making the building a one-stop-shop for all things exercise and entertainment. You can access all of the great items within our catalogue while also have a view of…
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  • Bryce and Caroline talk best continuations of a series. Whether the piece of media is a book, movie, TV show, or video game, we are once again waiting with baited breath to find out what the public will choose as Best Sequel! Which piece…
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  • The final part of the Lord of the Rings saw the fate of our heroes and the one ring that started them on their journey. This book made for an appropriate winner to conclude our sixth and final March Madness Tournament. Also available in…
    BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin, [1965] — TOL
  • While we were not able to do our customary deep-dive on this year's March Madness Winner, Kate Gibson (official best friend of the show and Lord of the Rings enthusiast) did share her endless knowledge of the series in a past episode.
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  • Some finales tie up loose ends exceptionally well and are clearly the product of a lot of forethought. Unfortunately for Star Wars fans, the film series can no longer boast that what happened at the end of the final movie was planned all…
    DVD[San Francisco, CA] : Lucasfilm, [2020] — DVD STA
  • Tiana's Overdue Find - Having rendered Earth uninhabitable, humankind sets out to colonize a new planet. However, their target of choice happens to already by populated by a race of huge, intelligent spiders who have also taken control of…
    BookLondon : Pan Books, 2016. — TCH
  • After seeing giant alien spiders in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, our hosts find themselves at least a bit desensitized to the premise. In fact, they would rather run into a human-sized spider than any hand-sized creepy crawly that could…
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  • Caroline's Overdue Find - This long-running CBS murder mystery show never got a deep dive episode of its own, but EPL can supply you with all 12 seasons on DVD! While Angela Lansbury is endlessly delightful as detective Jessica Fletcher,…
    DVD[Universal City, CA] : Universal, [2021] — DVD MUR
  • Would you believe that the hit sitcom Friends did at one point compete for airtime with Murder, She Wrote? The mystery series did reference the rivalry in an episode called "Murder Among Friends" in Season 12, which takes place behind the…
    DVDBurbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2019] — DVD FRI v.2
  • The Iron Claw

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    Bryce's Overdue Find - In lieu of a full episode about wrestling, Bryce awards his final Overdue Find to this film about the Von Erich wrestling family. The film tells the story of wrestler Fritz Von Erich, also known as "The Iron Claw" in…
    DVD[United States] : Elevation Pictures, [2023] — DVD IRO
  • Jeremy Allen White plays chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, a chef who moves to Chicago to take over his deceased brother's sandwich shop. The drama-comedy has received critical acclaim, and has already been green-lit for its fourth season.
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  • Warning - we are entering spoiler territory! However, most people have probably seen the film or heard reference of its iconic and well-executed ending twist.
    DVD[United States] : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2013?] — DVD SIX
  • It can be difficult to stick the landing on final plot twists in books. However, sometimes the lack of visual elements is not the problem. The ending of "Atonement" has one of those dreaded "and it was all a dream" endings, basically…
    BookNew York : Doubleday, 2002. — MCE