Comments on: Books on the Nightstand Podcast, Episode #30: We Go Viral

By: Graceann Macleod

Graceann Macleod — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:22:27 +0000

You asked where we get our book recommendations, and I wanted to tell you about a reviewer/blogger whose work I quite enjoy.

http://fashion-piranha.livejournal.com/profile

My number one source for recommendations is my yahoo group, bookcrazy, where I hear about all sorts of wonderful things. A close second is Books on the Nightstand. FashionPiranha is close on the heels. Her reviews are interesting, witty, and often lead me to investigate a title further.

By: Graceann Macleod

Graceann Macleod — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

You asked where we get our book recommendations, and I wanted to tell you about a reviewer/blogger whose work I quite enjoy.

http://fashion-piranha.livejournal.com/profile

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:54:14 +0000

Dark Places sounds very intriguing- probably not my cup of tea really but I really enjoyed listening to you talk about it on the podcast. I know some horror/suspense fans who would probably love it. I’m intrigued by the moral complexity in the premise combined with the horror elements.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:54:00 +0000

By: Sarah Barresi

Sarah Barresi — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:32:38 +0000

I found out via Huffington Post that I was reading Netherland simultaneously with Pres. Obama and I have to admit that I got a kick out of that. I’d be interested in hearing what his opinion is on the book as I thought it was only OK. The pacing was a bit slow and the protagonist, with his inability to break through his internal fog, irritated me.

I just started Edgar Sawtelle and I’m looking forward to Fraction of the Whole.

Thanks so much for all these suggestions. I see lots of great summer reading on the horizon.

By: Sarah Barresi

Sarah Barresi — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:32:00 +0000

I just started Edgar Sawtelle and I’m looking forward to Fraction of the Whole.

Thanks so much for all these suggestions. I see lots of great summer reading on the horizon.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:22:42 +0000

LOL! While I was pregnant, I was proofing a series of Southern Gothic audiobooks (a LOT of Shelby Foote and Faulkner.) I was afraid my daughter was going to be born a half-mad Southern belle! It’s been six years though, and there’s neither sign nor symptom of a coquettish drawl…

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:22:00 +0000

By: Ann Kingman

Ann Kingman — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:19:27 +0000

Melanie,
I had a friend who insisted that while pregnant, she would only read “happy” books in case the baby was somehow sharing in the experience. She ended up reading only classics, and when I pointed out that most classics had sadness, she said that since she didn’t understand most classics, chances were good that the baby wouldn’t either!

Glad you liked Fraction of the Whole — can’t wait to hear what you think of Cutting for Stone!

By: Ann Kingman

Ann Kingman — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:19:00 +0000

Glad you liked Fraction of the Whole — can’t wait to hear what you think of Cutting for Stone!