May 21

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

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Books on the Nightstand, Episode 5 (19:46)(You can listen by using the player above. If you’re using Internet Explorer, click twice to listen. If your browser does not support javascript, you won’t see the player; click the link below the player to listen, or right-click to download the episode.)

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).

  • http://hypnicjerk.wordpress.com lac

    i got a chance to see kevin brockmeier (whom you’ve mentioned before) at a reading here in austin and he was incredibly nice and patient and made it a point to meet and answer questions with everyone there. he even came with supplemental materials. a great experience.

    i really enjoyed your episode on short stories and am wondering if you could talk some about your favorite literary magazines.

  • http://hypnicjerk.wordpress.com lac

    i got a chance to see kevin brockmeier (whom you’ve mentioned before) at a reading here in austin and he was incredibly nice and patient and made it a point to meet and answer questions with everyone there. he even came with supplemental materials. a great experience.

    i really enjoyed your episode on short stories and am wondering if you could talk some about your favorite literary magazines.

  • http://passionforthepage.blogspot.com/ Kristi

    I’ve just discovered your blog and listened to my first podcast. Fantastic! I have you in my reader now and I’ll be visiting again soon.

    I’m also a Libray Thing member and First Reviewer. Thanks for the heads up on the local bookstore feature. Not sure how I missed that, but I did ;>). Now I know. I appreciate it.

    Keep up the good recommendations (especially if you find any other good nonfiction science books – already added The Last Fish Tale – or science realistically depicted in fiction ;>))!

  • http://passionforthepage.blogspot.com/ Kristi

    I’ve just discovered your blog and listened to my first podcast. Fantastic! I have you in my reader now and I’ll be visiting again soon.

    I’m also a Libray Thing member and First Reviewer. Thanks for the heads up on the local bookstore feature. Not sure how I missed that, but I did ;>). Now I know. I appreciate it.

    Keep up the good recommendations (especially if you find any other good nonfiction science books – already added The Last Fish Tale – or science realistically depicted in fiction ;>))!

  • http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

    lac — Kevin Brockmeier is definitely a favorite here at Books on the Nightstand. I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting him — thanks for sharing your experience. As for literary magazines … sadly, most of our non-book reading is trade magazines (Publisher’s Weekly) or the New York Times, or The New Yorker. Sometimes I indulge myself in Entertainment Weekly — they have a book section, does that count?? :) Seriously, I think it’s an intriguing idea for a show, so I will be picking up some literary magazines as I travel to bookstores over the next month or so. Thanks!

  • http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

    lac — Kevin Brockmeier is definitely a favorite here at Books on the Nightstand. I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting him — thanks for sharing your experience. As for literary magazines … sadly, most of our non-book reading is trade magazines (Publisher’s Weekly) or the New York Times, or The New Yorker. Sometimes I indulge myself in Entertainment Weekly — they have a book section, does that count?? :) Seriously, I think it’s an intriguing idea for a show, so I will be picking up some literary magazines as I travel to bookstores over the next month or so. Thanks!

  • http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

    Hi Kristi,
    Thanks so very much for your very kind words, and for taking the time to comment. Love the idea about the science books … I have 2 that are on the list for a future discussion, but you can have a sneak peek since I don’t know when we will get around to putting them in an episode. I haven’t read either one fully (just sampled a few chapters), but they have both gotten raves from booksellers that I trust:
    The Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, and The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments by George Johnson. (I’ve tried to include librarything links, but it doesn’t seem to work in my commenting software — sorry!).

    Thanks again!
    Ann

  • http://www.booksonthenightstand.com ann

    Hi Kristi,
    Thanks so very much for your very kind words, and for taking the time to comment. Love the idea about the science books … I have 2 that are on the list for a future discussion, but you can have a sneak peek since I don’t know when we will get around to putting them in an episode. I haven’t read either one fully (just sampled a few chapters), but they have both gotten raves from booksellers that I trust:
    The Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, and The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments by George Johnson. (I’ve tried to include librarything links, but it doesn’t seem to work in my commenting software — sorry!).

    Thanks again!
    Ann

  • Julie

    Listened to this one and the previous episode. Interesting for me as an LT member and early reviewer. In addition I am in the challenge world. May well download and listen in future on my going to work car journeys. Like your support of local bookshops. In fact I came to this site by accident as I was really searching for a site from which I could download readings of books for my Sony walkman mp3 player. Any ideas?

  • http://juliette_m_m.livejournal.com Julie

    Listened to this one and the previous episode. Interesting for me as an LT member and early reviewer. In addition I am in the challenge world. May well download and listen in future on my going to work car journeys. Like your support of local bookshops. In fact I came to this site by accident as I was really searching for a site from which I could download readings of books for my Sony walkman mp3 player. Any ideas?

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