May 21, 2008

Podcast, Episode 5: Go There. Read These. Do This. Pretty Please?








Books on the Nightstand, Episode 5 (19:46)

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In Episode 5 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:
We discuss author events in general and specifically talk about a few of the big ones that we've attended recently. LibraryThing Local is a great place to see what's happening at bookstores and libraries in your area.

There are so many great books we wanted to talk about this time that we've moved our usual recommendations to the main segment of the show. We'll tell you about 5 new or recently released books we love.

And, finally, a plea for feedback. Let us know you're listening and let us know what you think:

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We encourage you to write down or print out the title information and shop at your local bookstore. Titles link to LibraryThing, a social networking site that allows you to catalog your home library. LibraryThing also links to various online purchasing options. Here are the books from this post:

Bobby Flay's Grill It! by Bobby Flay, Clarkson Potter hardcover, $35.00, 978-0-307-35142-5
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian, Shaye Arehart Books hardcover, $25.00, 978-0-307-39495-8
Audition by Barbara Walters, Knopf hardcover, $29.95, 978-0-307-26646-0
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, Dial Press trade paperback, $12.00, 978-0-385-34107-3
The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown, Anchor trade paperback, $13.95, 978-0-307-27809-8
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, Algonquin hardcover, $22.95, 978-1-56512-569-8
The End of Manners by Francesca Marciano, Pantheon hardcover, $23.95, 978-0-375-42510-3
The Last Fish Tale by Mark Kurlansky, Ballantine Books hardcover, $25.00, 978-0-345-48727-8


(all information is for the U.S. editions).