Summer Book Preview

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By Laura Knoy on Friday, May 25, 2007.
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Despite the rain and cold weather, summer is on its way and along with blue skies and beach trips comes the summer book season. We'll talk with our local experts about what books are hot, what's not and what you'll want to put in your beach bag. We'll also preview our Granite State Stories reading series that will run every Friday in June.

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Here's a list of the books
Submitted by Brady Carlson on Fri, 05/25/2007 - 09:19.

Here's a list of the books Laura, Dan and Michael (and our Exchange callers) recommended during this program. (This is in addition to Michael's and Dan's top 10 summer book lists)

  • Both Michael and Dan recommend the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman for those wondering what to read after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Michael also suggests Tanglewreck by Jeannette Winterson as a good post-Potter choice.
  • Margaret from Epsom suggests A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans.
  • Mike from Lebanon recommends Einstein, a biography by Walter Isaacson.
  • Jessica from Somersworth says she will be reading books by Kurt Vonnegut, and recommends the Wrinkle in Time series by Madeleine L'Engle to Harry Potter fans.
  • Just before the break, Dan, Michael and Laura discussed The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.
  • If you're looking to read classics this summer, Dan puts out a display of Jane Austen books each summer, and adds Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Michael recommends Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
  • John from Bedford, Mass. just read The Last Blue Mile by Kim Ponders for Memorial Day.
  • Joe from North Conway just finished two books: Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Michael added McCarthy's Blood Meridian as a favorite.
  • Denise from Brookfield, Vermont, recommends Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields.
  • David from Nashua says Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer is a "new classic."
  • Responding to a question from Louise in West Windsor, Vermont, our panel noted that Mary Higgins Clark is still writing and just released a new book, I Heard That Song Before.
  • Jackie from Westmoreland called to mention her own new book, Waiting for William, which is set in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
  • Reesa in Sullivan is traveling through Europe and wanted to find books set there. In addition to some books on Dan's and Michael's top 10 lists, Michael also suggested Saturday by Ian McEwan, which is set in London.
  • What are our booksellers reading next? Michael is starting The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong, while Dan is reading Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones.
I appreciate Laura's
Submitted by Jackie Cleary on Sat, 05/26/2007 - 09:16.

I appreciate Laura's allowing me to talk about my own book on yesterday's show. The entire title is :
Waiting for William: Letters From Wolfborough New Hampshire. It can be ordered through amazon.com or InfinityPublishing.com. As I said on the show, the book is based on letters written in the 1840's by Martha Orne, an interesting young woman and a life-long Wolfeboro resident, to her unofficial fiance, William Rogers, who had gone west to find his fortune. William's father, Nathaniel Rogers, built the Wolfeboro Inn house, and his letters to his son are also included. Their old story is discussed by modern characters, family descendants, who spend a wonderful summer in Wolfeboro trying to discover more about Martha and William and the mystery surrounding their romance. The letters give a very interesting look into what life in New Hampshire was like 164 years ago. Jacqueline Rogers Cleary (author)
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