April 8, 2009

Books on the Nightstand Podcast, Episode #28: A Peek Into Summer









Books on the Nightstand, Episode 27 (26:42)

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headphonesIt's our birthday! One year ago we launched Books on the Nightstand and we start today's episode by reflecting on the past year. As we look to the future, we'd love your input! Leave comments here on the blog, on our voicemail line (206.350.2068), or at our Goodreads or Facebook groups.

Next, we offer a look at some of the best books coming out this Summer (May - August). Many of these are titles you'll hear much more about on future episodes, so we'll keep it short here. [A note about the title links below: usually we link to LibraryThing, where you can get general info to take to your local bookstore. Since some of these books don't come out for four months, we've decided to link to the publishers' websites instead. We'll return to our normal format next time.]

    This time around our usual third segment becomes "Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read - And We Can't Wait to Finish." Our reading preparation for sales conference has kept us both from finishing books we're loving. Ann tells us about the new novel from Anne Michaels of Fugitive Pieces fame and Michael talks about Red Orchestra, the story of a group of German citizens who resisted the Nazis.

    Photo credit: Jay Heaviside

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    We encourage you to write down or print out the title information and shop at your local bookstore.
    Here are the books from this post:
    Sunnyside by Glen David Gold, Knopf hardcover
    Rogue's Gallery by Michael Gross, Broadway hardcover
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Gerald Martin, Knopf hardcover
    Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, Shaye Areheart Books hardcover
    Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child, Delacorte hardcover
    The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara, Ballantine hardcover
    Ted Kennedy by Edward Klein, Crown hardcover
    Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, Random House hardcover
    The Bolter by Frances Osborne, Knopf hardcover
    My Father's Tears and Other Stories by John Updike, Knopf hardcover
    The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf hardcover
    The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Doubleday hardcover
    The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman, Shaye Areheart Books hardcover
    Martha Stewart's Cupcakes by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Clarkson Potter trade paperback
    Satchel by Larry Tye, Random House hardcover
    ESPN: The Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge by Steve Wulf, ESPN Books hardcover
    Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin, Harmony hardcover
    Where the Dead Lay by David Levien, Doubleday hardcover
    Swimming by Nicola Keegan, Knopf hardcover
    The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, Doubleday hardcover
    The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson, Knopf hardcover
    Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella, Dial Press hardcover
    Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant, Random House hardcover
    The Devil's Company by David Liss, Random House hardcover
    Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich, Doubleday hardcover
    That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo, Knopf hardcover
    South of Broad by Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese hardcover
    The Truth About Love by Josephine Hart, Knopf hardcover
    The Confessions of Edward Day by Valerie Martin, Nan A. Talese hardcover
    The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis, Knopf hardcover
    Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk, Doubleday hardcover
    A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks, Del Rey hardcover
    Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder, Random House hardcover
    The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels, Knopf hardcover
    Red Orchestra by Anne Nelson, Random House hardcover
    (all information is for the U.S. editions).

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