Podcast, Episode 6: Now, With More Than 2,002 Book Recommendations!!

Books on the Nightstand, Episode 6 (18:34)

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In Episode 6 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:

We reveal how well-read we are (or aren't) thanks to a list of titles that's been circulating around the web (thanks for passing it on Marie!). Check out the discussion board in the Books on the Nightstand Group on GoodReads to test yourself! Share your results with us by posting a comment here on the blog, or on the discussion board. You don't have to be a member to view the title list or read the discussion, but you do need to sign up for Good Reads to post a message there (it's free).

Just in case we aren't showering you with enough book recommendations, we feature four books about books. Two include lists of things to read, one is essays by famous writers about the most influential book in their life, and one is a near-encyclopedia of real-world locations with connections to books and authors.

And, we discuss 3 books newly or nearly in stores: On Chesil Beach (in paperback) by Ian McEwan, Mexican High by Liza Munroy and Outstanding in the Field by Jim Denevan.
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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:
1001 Books for Every Mood by Hallie Ephron, Ph.D., Adams trade paperback, $14.95, 978-1-59869-585-4
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall, Universe hardcover, $34.95, 978-0-7893-1370-6
The Book That Changed My Life edited by Roxanne J. Coady & Joy Johannessen, Gotham trade paperback, $11.00, 978-1-592-40317-2
Novel Destinations by Shannon McKenna Schmidt, National Geographic hardcover, $25.00, 978-1-4262-0277-3
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan, Anchor trade paperback, $13.95, 978-0-307-38617-5
Mexican High by Liza Munroy, Spiegel & Grau hardcover, $21.95, 978-0-385-52359-2
Outstanding in the Field by Jim Denevan, Clarkson Potter hardcover, $32.50, 978-0-307-38199-6

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