Podcasts about northshire bookstore

This week's Book Picks come from Mike Hare of Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga, NY and Manchester, VT.

Debut author Saratoga Schaefer, originally from Brooklyn and named after Saratoga Springs, will have a book launch event at Northshire Bookstore in the Spa City on March 19th for their adult thriller, “Serial Killer Support Group.” The novel is about a woman who infiltrates a serial killer support group to track down her sister's murderer.

On May 2-4, Northshire Bookstore presents Booktopia in Manchester Center, Vermont – a festival with authors, for readers, and featuring tons of book-loving fun!

This week's Book Picks come from Stan Hynds from Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont and Saratoga Springs, New York and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, New York.

Roxana Robinson is the award-winning author of seven novels, three short story collections, and a biography of Georgia O'Keeffe. Her latest is the novel, "Leaving." Northshire Bookstore co-owner Nicole Ihasz will interview Robinson about "Leaving" at the Manchester Center, Vermont location on 3/14.

This Wednesday, March 5 – Steve Stern will be at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY to discuss his new book “A Fool's Kabbalah” with Jay Rogoff.In “A Fool's Kabbalah,” it's the end of the Second World War and the magisterial scholar of Jewish mysticism, is commissioned by the Hebrew University in what was then British-ruled Palestine to retrieve a lost world. He is sent to sift through the rubble of Europe in search of precious Jewish books stolen by the Nazis or hidden by the Jews themselves in throughout the continent.

This week's Book Picks come from Cheryl McKeon from the Book House in Albany, NY & Market Block Books in Troy, NY and Jess Hunsicker from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY and Manchester Center, VT.

John McPherson is one of the best cartoonists working today and has been for the past three decades. His comic panel, "Close to Home," is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. With over 800 hand-picked comics, "The Close to Home 30th Anniversary Treasury," celebrates his amazing output as a cartoonist.

This week's Book Picks come from are Rachel Person from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York & Manchester Center, Vermont and Joan Grenier from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, New York.

This week's Book Picks come from Kim Van Alkemade from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY and Manchester Center, VT and Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, NY.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and bestselling author of “The Perfect Weapon,” David Sanger, shares his new account of America's plunge into simultaneous conversations with two very different adversaries at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont this Saturday at 6 p.m.

This morning, we have two booksellers from two bookstores joining us with books we should pay attention to. This morning, we welcome Paul Thompson from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY and Manchester Center, VT and we also welcome Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Albany, NY.

Philip Glotzbach, Skidmore College's seventh president, will discuss his new book "Embrace Your Freedom: Winning Strategies to Succeed in College and in Life" with Beau Breslin at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York on Tuesday, July 9.

This morning, we have two booksellers from two bookstores joining us with books we should pay attention to. This week we welcome Giovanni Boivin from The Bookloft in Great Barrington, MA and Jericha A. Harriman from of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont and Saratoga, New York.

This week's book picks come from Heather Boyne of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, New York and Connie Brooks and Cathy Taylor of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont and Saratoga, New York.

In twenty-six essays, one for each letter of the alphabet, Elizabeth Kolbert takes us on a haunting journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future in her new book, "H Is for Hope." Kolbert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Sixth Extinction." Elizabeth Kolbert will be in conversation with Bill McKibben at Northshire Bookstore tomorrow night at 6 p.m.

Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Traitor's Wife,” “The Accidental Empress,” and “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post.” She will be talking about her latest, “Finding Margaret Fuller,” at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York tonight.

This week's Book Picks lists comes from Mike Hare of Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York and Phil Lewis of the Bennington Bookshop in Bennington, Vermont.

Today's Book Picks list comes from Bethany Marsfelder of The Northshire Bookstore and Phil Lewis of Bennington Bookshop.

Artist, legal counterfeiter, and award winning author Jonathan Santlofer brings us "The Lost Van Gogh," a thriller of masterpieces, masterminds and the mysterious underbelly of the art world. It is a sequel to "The Last Mona Lisa." In "The Lost Van Gogh," Santlofer reintroduces readers to Luke Perone, hero of "The Last Mona Lisa," and a descendant of the man who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. Jonathan will be at the Northshire bookstore, in Saratoga Springs, New York at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17.

Today's Book Picks list comes from Cassidy Washburn of The Northshire Bookstore.

In his new book, "Becoming Poetry" (LSU Press), Jay Rogoff closely inspects the work of two dozen poets, his forebears and his contemporaries, to reveal how their poetry impacts readers. Rogoff will be talking about and signing his book on Wednesday, November 8 at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Three-time National Book Award finalist & Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin will be joined by debut illustrator Kōdo Kimura will celebrate the release of two new books Friday night. At Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Today's Book Picks list comes from Nicole Ihasz of The Northshire Bookstore.

Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by the legendary race horse , Lexington, when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. She spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy. In her book, ""Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse," she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.

In "Somebody's Fool," the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "Empire Falls" returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and to the characters that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers in his beloved best sellers "Nobody's Fool" and "Everybody's Fool." Richard Russo will be in conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue on August 3 at 5 p.m. at The Spa Little Theatre in Saratoga Springs, presented by Northshire Bookstore and SPAC.

Today's Book Picks list comes from Rachel Person of The Northshire Bookstore.

In his small New England hometown, Mark Vanhoenacker spent his childhood dreaming of the distant, real cities he found on the illuminated globe in his bedroom, and of one perfect metropolis that existed only in his imagination. In "Imagine a City," Vanhoenacker weaves travelogue with memoir, Mark celebrates the cities he has come to know and to love, through the lens of the hometown his heart has never quite left.

Gary Shteyngart joins us to talk about his new novel “Our Country Friends” – now out in paperback. The book features eight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation – it's a a novel about love, friendship, family, and betrayal. This interview was recorded at a live event at Northshire Bookstore.

One New Haven summer evening in 2006, a retired grandfather was shot point-blank by a young stranger. A hasty police investigation culminated in innocent sixteen-year-old Bobby being sentenced to prison for thirty-eight years. New Haven native and acclaimed author Nicholas Dawidoff returned home and spent eight years reporting the deeper story of this injustice, and what it reveals about the enduring legacies of social and economic disparity.In "The Other Side of Prospect," he has produced an immersive portrait of a seminal community in an old American city now beset by division and gun violence.

A preview of a recording of our first live virtual event hosted by the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. Caitlin and Ira talk about Ira's new graphic novel, Spirit Week and some of their favorite spooky stories for kids.  Support indie booksellers! Find this and more bonus episodes at: patreon.com/cartoon_feelingsHosted by Caitlin Cadieux and Ira Marckscartoonfeelingspodcast@gmail.com (Write Us Feelings/Questions)

Today's Book Picks list comes from David Gray-Smith of The Northshire Bookstore.

Inspired by a few other podcasts discussing the topic of childhood reading this week we're talking about the books we loved when we were growing up! We highlight our favorite books pre-middle and high school and we dive into what made those book so special. A Few Links from the Show: Sophie: A tribute to Peter Schjeldahl - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/postscript/10/31/remembering-peter-schjeldahl-a-consummate-critic If you're an Anne of Green Gables fan, this is a must visit: https://lmmontgomerybirthplace.ca/ Bemelman's Bar is a must see for Madeline fans: https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/dining/bemelmans-bar Our favorite Northshire Bookstore: https://www.northshire.com/ Literate Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/literate/id1529407675 Follow us on Instagram @_generationspod. Follow Deb on Instagram @lonestarwords and Sophie @sophievcoco

New Leadership Arrives At Bookstore: The Northshire Bookstore has a new group of owners and managers – three sisters from Danby. They talk about what drew them to acquiring it and the road ahead.

This week's Book Picks come from Mike Hare of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont.

This week's Book Picks come from Alden Graves of Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont.

We dedicate this episode to Jenny Colvin, host of the Reading Envy podcast. We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn of her sudden death. Jenny will be deeply missed by the book community. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and family. On this episode we recap our biblioadventure to Manchester, VT for Booktopia at the Northshire Bookstore, which included stops at a charming library and several bookstores on the way there and back. Chris also attended two online events — one through the Maine Women Writers Collection featuring Dawn Potter, Elizabeth De Wolfe, and Carol A. Dana. The other online event was Mondays at Beinecke presentation by Gabrielle Colangelo about her exhibition, “We Are Everywhere: Lesbians in the Archive.” Our second quarter readalong pick was a hit with listeners — TWO OLD WOMEN by Velma Wallis. Thumbs up all around. Emily also read Wallis' memoir, RAISING OURSELVES: A GWITCH'IN COMING OF AGE STORY FROM THE YUKON RIVER and Chris dipped into BIRD GIRL AND THE MAN WHO FOLLOWED THE SUN. We'll announce our third quarter readalong on episode 159. Chris enjoyed THE FERVOR by Alma Katsu. We also read two forthcoming novels that we couldn't wait to get to! Emily read THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark (release date 6/21/22) and Chris SHUTTER by Ramona Emerson (release date 8/2/22). Are you ready for the Big Book Summer Challenge? We are! It's the 10th anniversary of this popular reading challenge and we had the pleasure of sitting down with creator and host, Sue Jackson. We know half of the world is easing into winter, but here in the US we're gearing up for summer. The Big Book Summer Challenge runs from Memorial day (May 27) to Labor Day (September 5, 2022). Emily is going to read Kent Haruf's PLAINSONG SERIES and Chris will read THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson. If you'd like to do buddy reads with either (or both!) of us, we'll have discussion threads up on Goodreads on May 27th. As for what we're currently reading, listen and find out!

Today's Book Picks list comes from Rachel Person of The Northshire Bookstore.

In this episode, I'm chatting with Rachel Person, events manager at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York.Northshire Bookstore has two locations, Manchester, Vermont, and Saratoga Springs, New York. They were founded in 1976 by Edward and Barbara Morrow, who recently sold to Clark and Lu French, also of Manchester.Rachel Person is the events manager for Northshire Bookstore. She spent six years curating and producing literary programming at Symphony Space in New York City, and served as Associate Director of the series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story, heard nationwide on public radio. In Saratoga Springs, Rachel served in the Community Relations Office at Skidmore College, where she acted as Art Partner Liaison for SaratogaArtsFest. She is on the Executive Board of Saratoga Reads and the Board of Directors of the Adirondack Center for Writing. A graduate of Albany High School and Princeton University, Rachel lives in Saratoga Springs with her husband, writer Steve Sheinkin, and their two children. Northshire BookstoreThe Book of Delights, Ross Gay The Bright Ages, Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry Next Year in Havana, Chanel CleetonTwelve Ceasars, Mary Breard  Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo and Hardore, Dan Ozzi  The Melancholia of Class, by Cynthia Cruz If This Bird Had Pockets, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Emma J. Virjan Book Lovers, Emily Henry Atlas Six, Olivie BlakeDon't Check Out This Book, Kate KliseLapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh When I'm Gone Look for Me in the East, Quan BarryA Shape in the Dark: Living and Dying with Brown Bears, Bjorn DihleManhunt, Gretchen Felker-MartinOrfeo, Richard PowersMercy Street, Jennifer HaighThe Spider, Leo CarewWeapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O'NeilThe Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich On the Laps of Gods, Robert WhitakerWhat Doesn't Kill You, Tessa Miller City of Dusk, Tara Sim Steve Sheinkin, authorSupport the show

Environmentalist and bestselling author Bill McKibben's first-ever children's book We Are Better Together is out today. It is a hopeful and inspiring story that celebrates the power of human cooperation and the beauty of life on Earth, while also acknowledging and spreading awareness of our changing planet.  Northshire Bookstore will host his virtual launch on tonight at 5:30pm where Bill will be in-conversation with Carole Lindstrom, 2021 Caldecott Medalist and New York Times bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors.  As one of the most trusted, leading authorities speaking to the issue of climate change, there's no one better to teach the next generation than Bill McKibben. He is a founder of the environmental organization 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign, and has organized on every continent, including Antarctica, for climate action. And in this time of crisis, including extreme disasters like wildfires and floods, it's children who may be the most powerful force for the transformation we need.

This week's Book Picks come from Reilly Hadden of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont.

Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including "Interview With a Vampire," reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes has died. She was 80. Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke. Rice's 1976 novel "Interview With the Vampire" was later adapted, with a script by Rice, into the 1994 movie directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It's also set to be adapted again in an upcoming TV series on AMC and AMC+ set to premiere next year. Anne Rice was a frequent guest on our programs. In memoriam, we'll share portions of two interviews this morning. The first was recorded in 2012 when the first of Rice's “The Wolf Gift Chronicles” novels was released and the second in 2013 in a live event with Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs.

This week's Book Picks come from Cassidy Washburn of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont.

This week's Book Picks come Samantha Beitler from Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont.

We promised you fun stuff while we are on Hiatus, and here we are! Last week, more than 700 of you joined us for a Fated Mates LIVE to celebrate Sarah's new book, Bombshell! We had a great time talking to some of our favorite people, playing games, talking about thighsexuality, 19th Century surgery, and, of course, girl gangs in pop culture. Thanks to our faves: Andie J. Christopher, Kate Clayborn, Alexis Daria, Adriana Herrera, Sophie Jordan, Christina Lauren, Diana Quincy, Kennedy Ryan and Joanna Shupe for celebrating with us, and to Northshire Bookstore, East City Bookshop, Katy Budget Books, Old Town Books & Mysterious Galaxy for being fabulous independent bookstores that always support romance novels. We're starting Season 4 in two weeks…we hope this helps tide you over until then!For more from the event, check this Twitter thread.

This week's Book Picks come from Mike Hare of Northshire Books in Saratoga Spring, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont. List: King Richard by Michael Dobbs After by Bruce Greyson The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahari Ballpark by Paul Goldberger Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Author Martha Cooley joins us this morning to discuss her new novel, "Buy Me Love," about the eternal confusions of money and our beloved notions of free will as they play out for one woman with a lottery ticket. Martha Cooley will be the guest for a Northshire Bookstore Virtual event on Tuesday, June 8 with Lynne Sharon Schwartz ("Truthtelling").

This week's Book Picks come from Nadja Tiktinsky of Northshire Books in Saratoga Spring, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont. List: 365 Days to Alaska by Cathy Carr The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold The Deepest Breath by Meg Greehan Starfish by Lisa Fipps Where We Used to Roam by Jenn Bishop Bloom by Nicola Skinner The Diamond in the Window by Jane Langton

This week on The Book Show, we present an off-the-shelf conversation with James Patterson.  Patterson is a bestselling author and joins us to discuss his three latest books: The Last Days of John Lennon, Deadly Cross, and NYPD Red 6. This off-the-shelf conversation was recorded via zoom and was presented by Northshire Bookstore.

This week on The Book Show, we present an off-the-shelf conversation with James Patterson.  Patterson is a bestselling author and joins us to discuss his three latest books: The Last Days of John Lennon, Deadly Cross, and NYPD Red 6. This off-the-shelf conversation was recorded via zoom and was presented by Northshire Bookstore.

Chris and Emily, known fondly as Book Cougars, join me to discuss books we've read and liked recently. We address the controversy of one of the books selected, new books by well-loved authors, and authors that we're just discovering (and whose back files we need to read.) Links to Book Cougars are included at the end of the shownotes so check out their podcast too.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 202: Jacket Flap Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  All the Devils are Here by Louise PennyRage Baking edited by Kathy Gunst and Katherine AlfordTides by Jonathan WhiteThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiOther mentions:Celestial Bodies by Jokha AlharthiBook Cougars Goodreads Group - Sapphira and the Slave Girl discussionHurma by Ali Al-Muqri (book mentioned from Yemen)Booktopia (at Northshire Bookstore)Ann KingmanMichael KindnessBooks on the Nightstand podcast (no new episodes)Powells City of Books Library of Congress - National Book FestivalBloody Scotland FestivalDecatur Book FestivalBeowulf by Maria Dahvana HeadleyThe Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily WilsonCirce by Madeline Miller*Emily's ListsTangerine Jones @ragebakingJenny's video playlist to accompany TidesEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceHomegoing by Yaa GyasiBestiary by K. Ming ChangTrumbull Park by Frank London BrownMagic Lessons by Alice Hoffman*I kept referring to Madeline Miller as a translator. I do think she has the scholarly chops to translate, but her works that I've read and loved are novels that are retellings of myths. I know this, but misspoke during our discussion. Sorry!Related episodes:Episode 037 - Breakdancing to Bach with Juliane KunzendorfEpisode 131 - Tartan Noir and More with Claire DuffyEpisode 133 - To Understand the World with Lauren WeinholdEpisode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars  Stalk us online: Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyBook Cougars website/podcastBook Cougars are @bookcougars in Instagram

In Part 1 of our month-long series, we take a look at the history of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, and the two inmates involved in the biggest prison break and manhunt in New York State history. Book available at Northshire Bookstore: https://www.northshire.com/search/site/Dannemora

– Lucky 13th Readalong – Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HEREOur conversation about the book will air on May 26th– Currently Reading –The Odyssey – Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (CW)the audio version by Clare Danes can be found hereThis Town Sleeps – Dennis E. Staples (EF)– Just Read –A Good Marriage: A Novel – Kimberly McCreight (EF) release date May 5, 2020My Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists – Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau (CW)Lakewood – Megan Giddings release date March 24, 2020The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel – Grady Hendrix (CW) release date April 7, 2020See his website to see his other booksThe Red Lotus – Chris Bohjalian (EF) release date March 17, 2020The End of Your Life Book Club – Will Schwalbe (CW)From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home – Tembi Locke (EF) (audio)Old Mrs. Harris – Willa CatherPart of the Willa Cather Short Story Project on Chris’s Blog– Biblio Adventures –Emily visited Broadside Bookshop in Northampton, MAChris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to Northshire Bookstore in Manchester to celebrate the release of Simone St James’s new book The Sun Down Motel where she was in conversation with Jennifer McMahon. They also did some Shirley Jackson fangirling in North Bennington on the way, including the John G. McCullough Free Library.Emily had a couch Biblio Adventure watching Oprah’s Vision 2020 Tour with Michelle ObamaChris visited the Jefferson Market Library and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library in New York City.– Upcoming Jaunts –March 7 – Nationwide anniversary celebrations of the Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch March 15 – Chris Bohjalian will be at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NHOn May 9, 2020 we will be co-hosting Kimberly McCreight with BOOK CLUB on the Go at Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, CT. You can preorder the book here.– Upcoming Reads –A Small Thing to Want – Shuly X. Cawood (EF) release date May 3, 2020Girl, Woman, Other – Bernadine Evaristo (EF)Black is the Body: Stories of My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and My Time – Emily Bernard (CW)The Lost Book of Adana Moreau – Michael Zapata (CW)– Conversation with Ashley Olson from the National Willa Cather Center –https://www.willacather.org/You can donate to the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future here– Also Mentioned –Reading Envy podcastImmortal Life of Henrietta LacksThe Handmaid’s TaleThe Impossible FortressBrené BrownYear of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own PersonNikki McClureThe InvitedThe Librarian Is In podcastPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle!We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

Episode Ninety Six Show Notes KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine– Currently Reading –The End of Your Life Book Club – Will Schwalbe (CW)From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home – Tembi Locke (EF)The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel – Grady Hendrix (CW) release date April 7, 2020A Good Marriage: A Novel – Kimberly McCreight (EF) release date May 5, 2020– Just Read –Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know – Malcolm Gladwell (EF) (audio)The Sun Down Motel – Simone St. James (CW) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb (CW)My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strouth (CW)Chris DNF’d: River – Esther Kinsky, Iain Galbraith (translator) Blood Countess (A Ldy Slayers Novel) – Lana Popovic– Biblio Adventures –We went on a joint jaunt to see the Broadway production of My Name is Lucy Barton based on the book by Elizabeth Strout.Chris visited the New York Public Library and worked in the Dewitt Wallace Periodical Room before the play and also visited Books KinokuniyaEmily took Aunt Ellen and the Gentleman Caller to McNally Jackson where she purchased two books:Black is the Body: Stories of My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and My Time – Emily BernardNight Theater – Vikram Paralkar– Upcoming Jaunts –May 1-2 – Booktopia 2020 at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT– Conversation with Dafydd Wood from Northshire Bookstore –Here is the newsletter that shares everything you need to know about Booktopia 2020. Or, you can see the list of books and authors that will be featured on the website HERE.Note: You need to purchase tickets before you can receive the 20% discount.Facebook Fans of Booktopia pageDafydd also mentions:The Guest Book: A Novel – Sarah BlakeWho is Vera Kelly? – Rosalie Knecht– 12th Readalong discussion– Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE. Sloan Croasley NY Times reviewNew Yorker profile on Olga by author Ruth FranklinWilliam Blake poem Proverbs of HellThe book has been made into a film titled: Pokot (Spoor)– Also Mentioned –Bryan at Still an Unfinished Person BlogAmerican Dirt – Jeanine CumminsThe Street – Ann PetryPassing – Nella LarsenPhillis WheatleyAttica LockeSee more about Kimberly McCreight’s novels HERERevisionist History podcastSee more about Elizabeth Strout’s novels HERE Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder – Caroline FraserReading Envy podcastPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

Episode Ninety Five Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily Fine– Currently Reading –Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb (CW)Northernmost – Peter Geye (EF) release date April 14, 2020Winterlust: Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season – Bernd Brunner (CW)A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories – Lucia Berlin (EF)Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life – Joan D. Hedrick (CW)– Just Read –Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator) (CW)Recipe for a Perfect Wife – Karma Brown (EF)Epic Solitude: A Story of Survival and a Quest for Meaning in the Far North – Katherine Keith (CW) Read Chris’s review on her blog.Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid (EF) Lighthouse Road and Wintering – Peter Geye (EF)– Biblio Adventures –Chris and Emily went on two jaunts: Matthew Goodman at the JCC of New Haven discussing his book The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team and Jeanine Cummins at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison discussing her book American DirtChris caught up with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri, at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore where she bought two books by Carmen Maria Machado: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories and In the Dream House.Emily went on a quick trip to Philadelphia where she visited: Shakespeare & Co, The Rosenbach, Penn Bookstore, Penn Book Center, The Last Word BookshopChris had a couch biblio adventure with a friend watching the Bella Lugosi version of Dracula and also went to bid adieu to our buddy Elissa Sweet at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.– Upcoming Jaunts –February 18, 2020 – Chris and Emily are going on a joint jaunt to Northshire Bookstore in Manchester to celebrate the release of Simone St. James new book The Sun Down Motel.– Upcoming Reads –Mayo Clinic on Digestive Health: How to Prevent and Treat Common Stomach and Gut Problems – Dr. Sahil Khanna, M.B.B.S. (CW)You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why it Matters – Kate Murphy (CW)– Author Spotlight –Matthew Goodman author of:The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball TeamEighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New YorkJewish Food: The World at TableMatthew is inspired by the works of: Joan Didion, Robert Caro, Colum McCannSaul Bellow: “A writer is a reader moved to emulation.” Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers award winners that Matthew hinted about.– 12th Readalong – Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE. Our conversation about the book will air on February 18th.– Also Mentioned –So Long – Lucia BerlinThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World – Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst (Translator)The River – Peter HellerPJ Our Way – receive books with Jewish themes Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions – Valeria LuiselliAmerican FactoryWhere the Wild Things Are – Maurice SendakDracula – Bram StokerThe Broken Girls – Simone St .JamesThe Invited – Jennifer McMahonSuzanne ClauserShuly CawoodTen Days in a Madhouse – Nelly BlySeabiscuit: An American Legend – Laura HillenbrandThe Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary –Simon WinchesterLet the Great World Spin – Colum McCannNPR’s Latino USA: Digging Into American Dirt Purchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

Episode Ninety Four Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily Fine – Currently Reading –Epic Solitude: A Story of Survival and a Quest for Meaning in the Far North – Katherine Keith (CW) (release date 2/4/2020)Becoming – Michelle Obama (CW) (audio)Recipe for a Perfect Wife – Karma Brown (EF)Say Nothing: A True Story of Memory and Murder in Northern Ireland – Patrick Radden Keefe (EF)(audio)The Truth About Magic: Poems – Atticus (EF)– Just Read –Shadows on the Rock – Willa Cather (CW)When They Let Them Bleed – Tod Goldberg (EF)Astrology for the Soul – Jan Spiller (CW)The Giver of Stars – Jojo Moyes (EF)Emily DNF’d: The Innocents – Michael Crummey (EF)Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk (EF)Chris put a book aside: Murder at the Breakers – Alyssa Maxwell (CW)Dear Edward – Ann Napolitano (EF)– Biblio Adventures –Emily started the Modern Love TV series on Amazon Prime based on Modern Love essays from the NY Times, and binged the entire first season of Virgin River on Netflix based on the book series by Robyn CarrChris is watching the Good Witch and binged the BBC Dracula mini-series on NetflixChris went to the New Haven Public Library to learn more about their Local History Room– Upcoming Jaunts –January 21 ,2020– Matthew Goodman at the JCC of New Haven discussing his book The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team January 23, 2020 – Jeanine Cummins will be at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison to discuss her book American Dirt May 1-2, 2020 – Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT– Upcoming Reads –Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe (CW)Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life – Joan D. Hedrick (CW)River – Esther Kinsky, Iain Galbraith (translator) (CW)part of the Reading More German Books 2020 challenge – see their Goodreads PageSuch a Fun Age – Kiley Reid (EF) The Red Lotus – Chris Bohjalian (EF) release date 3/17/20Northernmost – Peter Geye (EF) release date 4/14/20the two other books in the Eide family trilogy, available now: Lighthouse Road and Wintering– 12th Readalong – Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE. Our conversation about the book will air on February 18th.– Also Mentioned –Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America – Elizabeth Wurtzelto learn more about her life, read her NY Times obituaryLiterary Disco podcastLittle Women – Louisa May AlcottThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek – Kim Michele Richardsoncontroversy surrounding this book can be read HERE Sweetland – Michael CrummeyReading Envy podcastWilliam BlakeA Good Hard Look – Ann NapolitanoDracula – Bram StokerHarriet Beecher Stowe SocietyPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

Episode Seventy Five Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– Upcoming Readalongs –We are hosting co-reads in June 2019 with Jenny Colvin of the Reading Envy Podcast. More details are forthcoming, but the books are:Gone with the Wind – Margaret MitchellThe Goodreads discussion page can be found HERESapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa CatherThe Goodreads discussion page can be found HERE– Currently Reading –Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens (CW)The Lost Family – Jenna Blum (EF)Gone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell (EF) – Just Read –The Jewel Garden: A Story of Despair and Redemption – Monty Don, Sarah Don (CW)The World That We Knew: A Novel – Alice Hoffman (EF) (release date 9/24/19)The Museum of Modern Love – Heather Rose (CW)gods with a little g: A Novel – Tupelo Hassman (EF) (release date 8/13/19)Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad – Austin Kleon (CW)If Beale Street Could Talk – James Baldwin (EF)A Lost Lady – Willa Cather (CW)The Marriage of Phaedra – Willa Cather (CW) which is part of the Willa Cather Short Story Project– Biblio Adventures –Emily watched the movie If Beale Street Could TalkChris attended an event co-sponsored by Bank Square Books and the Lagrua Center where Mary Norris discussed her new book Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen. Check out this article about Mary’s apartment in New York City.Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers to hear Patricia Marx and Roz Chast discuss their book Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?: A Mother’s SuggestionsEmily visited Tennessee and North Carolina and caught up with author, Shuly Cawood. She has appeared on two episodes of the podcast:Episode 22 – where she discussed her memoir, The Going and GoodbyeEpisode 64 – the book launch of 52 Things I wish I Could Have Told Myself When I Was 17They spent a day in Jonesborough, TN visiting the Jonesborough Public Library and the International Storytelling Center (check out their festival October 4-6, 2019). They also shopped at Mr. K’s Used Books, Music, and More.Chris and Emily had a joint jaunt to hear Delia Owens discuss her book, Where the Crawdads Sing, sponsored by RJ Julia Booksellers but located at The Country School, in Madison, CT.Other Books by Delia Owens:Cry of the KalahariSecrets of the SavannaThe Eye of the ElephantSurvivor’s SongBooks recommended by Delia Owens:To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper LeeA Sand County Almanac – Aldo LeopoldWest with the Night – Beryl Markham– Upcoming Jaunts –This weekend, Laura Thoma, playwright, has a play, Meet Me in the Lobby, appearing in the Norwalk Theatre Artists Workshop festival April 26-29, 2019. Laura was on Episode 19 and Episode 66.Emily will be attending the Newburyport Literary Festival on April 26-27, 2019Booktopia 2019 at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT is taking place May 3-4, 2019Chris and Emily will be attending Book Expo America May 29-31, 2019– Upcoming Reads –Lost Laysen – Margaret Mitchell (CW)Gone With the Wind – Margaret Mitchell (CW)The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age – David Callahan (EF)The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World – Melinda Gates (EF)– Also Mentioned –Check out Alice Hoffman’s website for her backlistGirlchild by Tupelo HassmanMel’s Bookland AdventuresThe Stella PrizeMarina Abramovic InstituteSteal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative – Austin Kleon (CW)Documentary about James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen – Mary Norris Lonesome Dove – Larry McMurtryRussell of Ink and Paper Booktube Channel

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Episode Sixty Four Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Purchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More. If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions. Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here. – Readalong #9 – Hum If You Don’t Know the Words – Bianca Marais Have comments to us by December 6, 2018 – Currently Reading – Becoming – Michelle Obama (CW)(audio) His Favorites – Kate Walbert (EF) The Stan – Kevin Knodell, David Axe, Blue Delliquanti (CW) The Grain Bowl – Nik Williamson (EF) America: The Cookbook – Gabrielle Langholtz (EF) – Just Read – Becoming – Michelle Obama (EF) Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert (CW) Lift and Separate - Marilyn Simon Rothstein (EF) Starting From Scratch – Rita Mae Brown (CW) The Proposal – Jasmine Guillory (EF) The Vampires Heart (A Paranormal Lesbian Romance) – C.M. Blackwood (CW) Sea Prayer – Khaled Hosseini, Dan Williams (EF) The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World – Sarah Weinman (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Sadly, the weather foiled our plans on November 15, 2018. Due to a snowstorm, we were unable to make it to Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT to see Jean P. Moore (Tilda’s Promise) in conversation with Cheryl Suchors (48 Peaks). Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to see the movie Can You Ever Forgive Me? Chris met up with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri, at Wesleyan RJ Julia in Middletown, CT. Emily went to Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT for small business Saturday. Chris attended the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair and also had a chance to walk through the Boston Central Public Library in Copley Square. – Upcoming Jaunts – November 27, 2018 Emily would like to visit RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT to see Virginia Sole-Smith discuss her book The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. December 9, 2018 Chris and Emily will head on a joint jaunt to Concord, New Hampshire to see Louise Penny discuss her new book Kingdom of the Blind. The event is sponsored by the Capital Center for the Arts and Gibson’s Bookstore. – Upcoming Reads – Kingdom of the Blind – Louise Penny (CW) Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (CW) Middlemarch – George Eliot (CW) Hum If You Don’t Know the Words – Bianca Marais (EF) The Perfect Mother – Aimee Molloy (EF) Conversations with Friends – Sally Rooney (EF) Heads of the Colored People – Nafissa Thompson-Spires (EF) The Patch – John McPhee (EF) – Book Launch – We had a chance to chat with Shuly Xochitl Cawood about her new book, 52 Things I wish I Could Have Told Myself When I Was 17, which is now available in Paperback and Kindle. You can order it HERE. Shuly’s other book is The Going and Goodbye: A Memoir. You can learn more about her at https://www.shulycawood.com/. – Also Mentioned – Ohio – Stephen Markley Also by Marilyn Simon Rothstein: Husbands and Other Sharp Objects Also by Jasmine Guillory: The Wedding Date Roxane Gay Also by Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov My Absolute Darling – Gabriel Tallent A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara Russell at Ink and Paper Blog Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) – Susan Smith Also by Lee Israel: Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger The Overstory – Richard Powers Kimberly McCreight Bookclub Bookstore & More Also by John McPhee: Oranges George Saunders

Episode Forty Eight Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page.Check out the 100 books listed in The Great American Read from PBS.See the Lambda Literary Award information here.– Currently Reading/Listening –The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders – Stuart Kells (CW) The Overstory – Richard Powers (EF) Chicago Manual of Style – University of Chicago Press (CW)Alternate Side – Anna Quindlen (EF) – Just Read – Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead – Cecile Richards (EF) DNF’d: The Swarm – Frank Schätzing (CW) read about her time with the book on her blogBite by Bite – Geneen Roth (EF) (audio)Dream More – Dolly Parton (CW) (audio)This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide – Geneen Roth (EF) Chicago Poems – Carl Sandburg (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Independent Bookstore Day – Chris went with Laura who was at Bookclub Bookstore & More with Mastering the Art of Self-Expression, workbook. Chris participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Emily saw Meg Wolitzer discuss her book The Female Persuasion at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CTMay 4-5 – Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VTAriel Lawhon – I Was Anastasia: A NovelBianca Marais – Hum If You Don't Know the WordsHeather Abel – The Optimistic DecadeJonathan Miles – Anatomy of a MiraclePamela Paul – My Life With Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot EnsuesPeter Swanson – All the Beautiful LiesRobin Oliveira – Winter SistersStephen McCauley – My Ex-LifeChris and Emily stopped at Williams College newly opened bookstore. On the way home Chris and Emily went to Saratoga Springs, NY to visit the other Northshire BookstoreEmily went to Brooklyn and visited Books are Magic and McNally JacksonChris went to a local cemetery in Guilford to see Fitz-Greene Halleck’s gravesite. – Upcoming Jaunts –Chris is going to see an Encore Series show in NYC at the Encore Series.Coming up at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT:May 15, 2018 – Chandra Prasad with her book DamselflyMay 16, 2018 – Heather Abel with her book The Optimistic DecadeComing up at Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore:May 25, 2018 – Lisa Ko with her book The LeaversMay 26, 2018 –Mark your calendar for World Dracula Day– Upcoming Reads –Bimini Twist (Jane Bunker Mystery #4) – Linda Greenlaw (CW) release date June 26, 2018Hum If You Don’t Know the Words – Bianca Marais (CW) In the Dark (Jenny Aron #1) – Andreas Pfluger (CW)Bitter Orange – Claire Fuller (CW) release date October 9, 2018The Other Woman – Sandie Jones (CW) release date August 21, 2018Something in the Water – Catherine Stedman (CW) release date July 24, 2018 Black Chamber – S.M. Stirling (CW) release date July 3, 2018Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro – Rachel Slade (CW)Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That’ll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together – Rachel Wilkerson Miller (CW) Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture – edited by Roxane Gay (EF)The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process – Francesca Lia Block (EF)Sunburn – Laura Lippman (EF)Little Women – Louisa May Alcott (EF) – Also Mentioned –Dolly Parton’s foundation: Imagination LibraryLeaves of Grass – Walt WhitmanThe Wife – Meg WolitzerThe Interestings – Meg WolitzerModern Lovers – Emma StraubThe Vacationers – Emma StraubJesmyn WardThe Duplass BrothersDelicious MagazineEmma VisickBook Nook with Vick MickunasThe Echo Maker – Richard PowersAmerican Rust – Philipp MeyerThe Son – Philip Meyer

Episode Forty Seven Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. For National Poetry Month (April) we celebrated with a poetry video project. Check out our Book Tube Channel to see the 30 poems read by friends, authors, bloggers, podcasters and more. See the full list of the 2018 Edgar Award winners here. We discuss: Blue, Bluebird – Attica LockeTornado Weather – Deborah Elaine KennedyDark Chapter – Winnie M. Li.Lola – Melissa Scrivner LoveIdaho – Emily RuskovichShe Rides Shotgun – Jordan HarperThe Unseeing – Ana MazzolaKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI – David GrannChester B. Himes: A Biography – Lawrence P. JacksonNew Haven Noir edited by Amy Bloom – Two short stories won Spring Break by John Crowley and The Queen of Secrets by Lisa D. GrayLong Way Down – Jason ReynoldsBolo Books, Kristopher Zgorski The Raven Bookstore in Kansas – Currently Reading/Listening –Chicago Poems – Carl Sandburg (CW) The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders – Stuart Kells (CW) Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead – Cecile Richards (EF) – Just Read – Dark Chapter – Winnie M. Li. (CW)Standard Deviation – Katherine Heiny (EF)Sea Creatures from the Sky – Ricardo Cortés (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to Savoy Bookshop and Cafe for the Reading Across Road Island sponsored event with Angie Thomas and her book The Hate U Give. Emily went to see Cecile Richards discuss her book Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead sponsored by Wesleyan RJ Julia. Chris hosted the second Willa Cather Bookclub at Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT where they read The Song of the Lark. The next date is July 19 at 2:00 where they will discuss One of Ours. Our second joint jaunt was to see a bilingual event with Jhumpha Lahiri and Domenico Starnone moderated by Michael Reynolds, Editor in Chief, Europa Editions at Wesleyan RJ Julia. They were discussing the book Trick (Scherzetto). Emily worked at the Lucy Robbins Welles library in Newington, CT. – Upcoming Jaunts – Independent Bookstore Day – Laura will be at Bookclub Bookstore & More with Mastering the Art of Self-Expression, workbook Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon May 1 – Emily is heading to see Meg Wolitzer discuss her book The Female Persuasion at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT May 4-5 – Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT Chris is planning to stop at Williams College newly opened bookstore May 10 – Chris and Emily will take a joint jaunt to the Guilford Library for the Guilford Poets Guild celebration of Guilford High School Poetry Contest Winners. – Upcoming Reads – American Byron: Homosexuality The Fall Of Fitz-Green Halleck – John W.M. Hallock (CW) The Life and Letters of Fitz-Green Halleck – James Grant Wilson (CW)Poetical Writings of Fitz-Green Halleck – Fitz-Green Halleck edited by James Grant Wilson (CW) The Overstory – Richard Powers (EF) This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide – Geneen Roth (EF) Naval Officers Under Hitler: The Story of Crew 34 – Eric C. Rust (CW)American Sea Power in the Old World: The United States Navy in European and Near Eastern Waters, 1865-1917 – William N. Still, Jr. (CW)Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More – Kathryn J. Atwood – Also Mentioned –Walt WhitmanMary OliverGretchen Rubin and her Four Tendencies QuizFates and Furies – Lauren GroffAkashic BooksMystic – Noank Library in Mystic, CT Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CTMystic Pizza the movieBank Square Books in Mystic, CTDavid Letterman “My Next Guest” interviews on NetflixO Pioneers! – Willa CatherErnest HemingwayUnabridged Bookstore in ChicagoThe Namesake – Jhumpa LahiriInterpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa LahiriThe Echo Maker – Richard PowersWhen You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up A Chair: 50 Ways to Feel Thin, Gorgeous, and Happy {When You Feel Anything But} – Geneen RotherWhen Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy – Geneen RothAn Honorable German – Charles L. McCain – Chris reviewed this book on her blogThe Shadow Divers – Robert Kurson

Episode Thirty Eight Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. We have an upcoming read-along: February – Maurice by E.M. Forster Send in questions or comments by March 1st – we will discuss on March 6th episode Information regarding the conversion problem with Sweet by Yotem Ottolenghi and Helen Goh can be found here. – Currently Reading/Listening – The Detonator – Vincent Zandri The Selected Letters of Willa Cather – Willa Cather, Andrew Jewell (CW) Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality – Pema Chodron (EF)(audio) Labor Day – Joyce Maynard (EF)(audio) Man’s Search for Meaning - Victor Frankel (CW) – Just Read – The Arrangement – Sarah Dunn (EF) Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) – Jane Harper (CW) Jane Steele – Lyndsay Faye (EF)(audio) Smilla’s Sense of Snow – Peter Hoeg (CW) -- Chris watched the movie Smilla’s Sense of Snow American Housewife – Helen Ellis (EF) – Biblio Adventures – On January 25, 2018 we had the honor of being in conversation with Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, at RJ Julia’s Booksellers. The evening was recorded and will appear on an upcoming episode of Just the Right Book Podcast. Check out Min Jin Lee’s website to follow her paperback tour and various speaking events. Emily and Chris went on a joint jaunt to hear Patrick Lynch speak about the Long Island Sound and his book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound: Coastal Habitats, Plant Life, Fish, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, and Other Wildlife. Emily visited Burgundy Books in Westbrook, CT Emily went to a SpeakUp! storytelling event at Infinity Hall in Hartford, CT. – Upcoming Jaunts – February 11th Chris is heading to see a musical in Jaffrey, New Hampshire: “Kindness & Cruelty: Willa Cather in Jaffrey” Future joint jaunt on February 18 to Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in Stony Creek to see Amy Bloom speaking about her new book White Houses. Emily is going with Aunt Ellen to see Eve Ensler’s new play In The Body of the World February 21st at Guilford Library Chris will be attending the bookclub for the Witness Stones Project Join Chris on April 19th at 2:00 at Bookclub Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT for the quarterly Willa Cather book club discussion of The Song of the Lark. – Upcoming Reads – White Houses – Amy Bloom (EF) Kindred – Octavia Butler (CW) – Also Mentioned – Connecticut Library Consortium – Cookbook Book Club Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace Worst Bestsellers Podcast Yum’s the Word Show Live Lit Story Club The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Willa Cather and the Politics of Criticism – Joan Acocella Ink and Paper Blog She Reads Booktopia – May 4-5,2018 at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT – author line up and registration can be found here.

Episode Fourteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine The Book Cougars had a great shout out on the Reading Envy podcast: check it out – Just Read – The Impossible Fortress – Jason Rekulak (CW) The Opposite of Everyone – Joshilyn Jackson (EF) You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life – Jen Sincero (CW) (audio) – Currently Reading/Listening – One in a Million Boy – Monica Wood (EF) Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For – Rebecca Schuman (CW) Upstream – Mary Oliver (EF) How to be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up – Emilie Wapnick (CW) Click here for Emilie Wapnick’s Ted Talk – Biblio Adventures – April 28-29 – Newburyport Literary Festival in Newburyport, MA Emily talks about the following authors/books: Dawn Tripp author of the book Georgia Monica Wood author of the book The One In a Million Boy Michelle Hoover author of the book Bottomland Myfanwy Collins, Nadine Darling, Carla Panciera, Holly Robinson Andre Dubus III, Ruth Franklin, Richard Russo Caroline Leavitt author of the book Cruel, Beautiful World Chris participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Chris and Emily talk about A Quiet Passion – the new film about the life of Emily Dickinson. You can watch the trailer here. Chris gives it a thumbs down and Emily gives it a thumbs up. Independent Bookstore Day – Emily was at Jabberwocky Bookshop. Chris was at the newly opened Bookclub Bookstore & More! – Upcoming Jaunts – May 5-6 – BOOKTOPIA – at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT May 15 – Emily is heading to Powell’s Books in Portland, OR to see David Callahan author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age May 24 – Chris is headed back to Bookclub Bookstore & More to see Brianna Dunlap author of Connecticut Valley Tobacco. – Upcoming Reads – The Leavers – Lisa Ko (EF) Into the Water – Paula Hawkins (CW) Connecticut Valley Tobacco – Brianna Dunlap (CW) – Also Mentioned – The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains – Nicholas Carr James and the Giant Peach / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl Russell Gray blogs at https://www.inkandpaperblog.com/

Episode Thirteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Just Read – Celine – Peter Heller (CW) (EF) The Impossible Fortress – Jason Rekulak (EF) Our Short History – Lauren Grodstein (EF) (audio) Book of Aron – Jim Shepard (EF) The Leavers – Lisa Ko (CW) Just Mercy: The Story of Justice and Redemption (CW) (audio) The Lotterys Plus One - Emma Donoghue (CW) – DNF’d (did not finish, but passed it on to Emily) – Currently Reading/Listening – You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life – Jen Sincero (CW) (audio) The Women in the Castle – Jessica Shattuck (CW) The Opposite of Everyone – Joshilyn Jackson (EF) The Dude Diet Cookbook – Serena Wolf (CW) – Chris wrote about her foray into cooking from this on her blog. – Biblio Adventures – April 6 – Chris went to the Mark Twain House to hear Ann M. Ryan discuss The Haunted Mark Twain April 20th – RJ Julia Booksellers – Jennifer Ackerman author of The Genius of Emily watched A Quiet Passion – the new film about the life of Emily Dickinson. You can watch the trailer here. – Upcoming Jaunts – April 28-29 – Newburyport Literary Festival in Newburyport, MA April 29 – Independent Bookstore day – GO SHOPPING! Chris is heading to Bookclub Bookstore for their grand opening that day. Emily will be shopping at Jabberwocky Bookshop in Newburyport, MA. May 5-6 – BOOKTOPIA – at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT Chris is hoping to see A Quiet Passion – the film that Emily already got to see. Then we can discuss! On the way home from Vermont we will stop by the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA. AND, Amherst Books in Amherst, MA. – Upcoming Reads – Blue Light Yokohama – Nicolás Obregón (EF) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk – Kathleen Rooney (CW) – Also Mentioned – Upstream – Mary Oliver Ready Player One – Ernest Cline Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck Middlemarch – George Eliot Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin

Epigraph We are fucking thrilled to have Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman on Episode 11. Michael and Ann are the hosts of the late, great Books on the Nightstand podcast and sales reps for Penguin Random House. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk. We were too excited about hosting Books on the Nightstand to mention Books & Whatnot on air, but you should definitely check out the newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Introduction In Which Ann Doesn’t Let Us Set Anything on Fire, Emma Makes Coworkers Awkward, Michael Activates Host Mode, and Kim Finds a Book Too Relevant We’re drinking Cider House Drools (local hard cider, shot of rum, dash of bitters). The alternate drink is the Out-cider (sub bourbon for rum). Or, if you’re Michael and rockin’ the cold medicine, tea. Ann had originally planned to have us drink Charles Dickens’s punch, which involves a shit ton of alcohol and, uh, fire. If you’re braver than we are, here’s the recipe: https://food52.com/blog/18626-the-punch-you-add-a-spoonful-of-fire-to-literally What We’re Reading:   Emma is reading: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson and Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (Bonus reading! Check out The New Yorker article about the new Shirley Jackson bio: The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson) Michael is reading: Shadow Man by Alan Drew (pubs 23 May 2017... also mentioned: Gardens of Water) Ann is reading: The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve (pubs 2 May 2017) Kim is reading: Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why by Sady Doyle Emma and Kim just read Vicious by V E Schwab (shout out to book club!) Chapter I [11:00] In Which We Discuss the Noble Role of the Bookseller to Booksellers and How To Be an Introvert in a Socially-Focused Industry Ann and Michael work for this little publishing house you’ve probably never heard of named Penguin Random House. Yeah, we think they should have called themselves the Random Penguin House, too. Be among your people at BookRiot Live. They have designated reading rooms, for all y’all introverted book nerds. We see you. Chapter II [19:20] In Which We Unveil the Creation Story of Books on the Nightstand, Michael Issues a Mea Culpa for not Reading Ann’s Recs Sooner, and Kim Wonders About Knitting Podcasts Books on the Nightstand readers voted on what Michael should read over the summer. The results: So, due to popular demand, Michael finally read Ann’s recommendations from yeeeeeeears ago: Stoner by John Williams and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. He also recently discovered how great Stephen King is and treated himself to Salem’s Lot for Halloween. Ann recently reread The Secret History by Donna Tartt. She also loved The Nix by Nathan Hill and Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Check out the last eight years of Books on the Nightstand episodes at their website: http://booksonthenightstand.com/podcasts. BTW, Booktopia is still alive via Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT. Field trip? Michael’s Recent Favorite Comics/Graphic Novels/Graphica: The Vision by Tom King DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan Emma follows up with a rec for Joyride by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, then we all nerd out about Lumberjanes. (Seriously, y’all. it’s awesome.) Chapter III [35:10] In Which Ann Wants to Read The Road Set at a Boarding School, Kim is Uncomfortable with Magical Realism, and We Crush on Bookstores Ann’s book description guaranteed to get her reading: A dark and disturbing apocalyptic story collection of thrillers set in boarding schools. The Unfinished World: And Other Stories by Amber Sparks The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Secret Place by Tana French Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Road by Cormac McCarthy Favorite Short Story Collections Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Emma has to name drop Kelly Link (obvi) and everybody flips out.  Ann: Tenth of December by George Saunders. She also loves the individual stories “Anything Helps” by Jess Walter (from We Live in Water) and “Governor’s Ball” by Ron Carlson (expanded upon in Ron Carlson Writes a Story) Desert Island/Station Eleven/Wild Books Michael used to say The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, but he doesn’t actually... like reading Shakespeare, so maybe not. So then he thought he’d pick 100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It) by Ana Maria Spagna, illustrated by Brian Cronin. But, naw, nevermind. He’d bring DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. Ann would take The Complete Essays by Michel De Montaigne, because she got a crush on him due to How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by Sarah Bakewell. Go-To Handsell Michael: Any Human Heart by William Boyd and Stoner by John Williams Ann - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (IT’S ABOUT JESUITS IN SPACE, GUYS) Bookseller Confessions Michael still hasn’t read Great Expectations. But, I mean, he read A Christmas Carol, so he’s read Dicken’s okay? Also, he hasn’t read Sandman by Neil Gaiman. Neither has Emma. Or Kim. But we’ve read Alan Moore’s Watchmen, so that balances out, right? Right?? Ann convinced hundreds of people to read War and Peace with her, but only got to page 75. At least she’s inspiring. Bookstore Crushes Ann: Green Apple in San Francisco, CA (featured in Ep 8 with Pete Mulvihill) Michael: Powell’s Books in Portland, OR (featured in Ep 3 with Kevin Sampsell) Favorite literary podcasts The Readers Literary Disco What Should I Read Next Chapter IV [52:45] In Which Michael and Ann Tell Us About Two Three Books They Can’t Wait for Us to Read Michael: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Gilded Cage by Vic James (pubs 14 Feb 2017) The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti (pubs 28 March 2017) Ann: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (pubs 7 March 2017) American War by Omar El Akkad (pubs 4 April 2017) Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny (pubs 23 May 2017) Epilogue [1:05:50] You can follow Ann and Michael on Twitter at: Ann: @annkingman Michael: @mkindness  They’re also on Instagram, Litsy, and Goodreads, so look them up there. You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller and everywhere else as DrunkBooksellers (plural).  Aaaaaaand, we’re about to launch an Instagram account, so you should probably start following that @DrunkBooksellers. Our dear friend and fellow bookseller is in charge of it, and it’s gonna be weird and wonderful. Here’s a teaser: Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot.  Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much.

James and Jung talk about her incredible debut novel, Shelter, and the craziness she has ahead of her. They compare the similar traits that made them want to process dark subject matter into fiction and how their spouses forced them to celebrate the good things. Plus, Chris Linendoll from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY, gives five debut recommendations.    James and Jung discuss:  Town & Country  Sophie's Choice by William Styron  Gotham Writers' Workshop "The School" by Donald Barthelme  John Cheever  Richard Yates  The Rising by Ryan D'Agostino  "At the Train Bridge" by Calvin Trillin  "Boys Town" by Jim Shepard  You Think That's Bad by Jim Shepard    James and Chris discuss: Shelter by Jung Yun The Point of Vanishing by Howard Axelrod*  The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks Lay Down Your Weary Tune by W.B. Belcher* Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand* Red Rising by Pierce Brown*  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott  Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick  Divergent by Veronica Roth  Dear Mr. You by Mary-Louise Parker*  *- Chris's recommendation   e-mail: tkwithjs@gmail.com // facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/ // instagram: tkwithjs

This week on The Book Show, we present an off-the-shelf conversation with James Patterson.  Patterson is a bestselling author and joins us to discuss his three latest books: The Last Days of John Lennon, Deadly Cross, and NYPD Red 6. This off-the-shelf conversation was recorded via zoom and was presented by Northshire Bookstore.