Jul 30, 2008

In Episode 10 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:

• Do you judge a book by its cover? We ask: what makes you decide to buy a book? Leave a comment on our blog, or join our Books on the Nightstand group at Good Reads and let us know what propels you to pick up a book.
  
  
• We talk about the fascinating back-stories behind two new books that people are talking about: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. If we've piqued your interest:
  
  
  • watch a fascinating video trailer for The Gargoyle. Author Andrew Davidson talks about the inspiration behind the book, his writing style, and gives you a peek into the book. If you're quick, head over to Readerville and enter her contest to win an advanced reading copy of the book -- she loved The Gargoyle so much that she bought a copy to keep, so she's giving away her ARC! The contest ends at 11:59 pm on Friday, August 1st EDT.
    
    
  • Read an excerpt of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society at the NPR website. You can also read more about the book's backstory in this Contra Costa Times article.
    
    
• And lastly, two new books that we can't wait for you to read!

Full details of the books discussed are at our blog: www.booksonthenightstand.com