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Ann M. Martin

Joe Donahue — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Ann M. Martin is the author of the iconic and beloved The Baby-Sitters Club series which has sold over 176 million copies and inspired a generation of young readers. Her acclaimed novels include Belle Teal, the Newbery Honor book A Corner of the Universe, Here Today, A Dog’s Life, and On Christmas Eve.

Family Tree, is her new quartet, which brings the past and the present together one girlhood at a time, and shows readers the way a family grows.

"Farewell, Dorothy Parker" by Ellen Meister

Joe Donahue — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:45:00 +0000

Novelist Ellen Meister is a serious Dorothy Parker fan. So much so, she created a Facebook page dedicated to the literary icon and celebrated wit. When it came to writing about her, since Meister is a novelist not a biographer, she decided to write in Dorothy Parker's voice - as a ghost. We’ll talk with Ellen Meister about her book Farewell, Dorothy Parker.

The Book Show #1293 - Manil Suri

Joe Donahue — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0000

Manil Suri's new novel, The City of Devi, opens with India and Pakistan on the verge of nuclear war. India is roiled by factional violence between Hindus and Muslims. Bombers strafe citizens, vigilantes settle scores, and terrorists set off dirty bombs around the country as Mumbai boils over with fear and fury. But, at its heart, it is a love story.

The Book Show #1292 - Meg Wolitzer

Joe Donahue — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0000

Novelist Meg Wolitzer has written several popular novels including, The Wife, The Ten-Year Nap, and The Uncoupling. Her new novel is an exploration of friendship, coming-of-age, talent and success. The Interestings follows six artistic friends who meet as teenagers one pivotal summer at a camp called Spirit-in-the-Woods.

The Book Show #1291 - Elizabeth Graver

Joe Donahue — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0000

Elizabeth Graver’s new novel, The End of the Point , is set in a summer community on Buzzard’s Bay from 1942 to 1999 and traces one family’s journey through the latter half of the 20th Century.

It examines the legacy of family and place and explores what we’re born into and what we pass down.

The Book Show #1289 - Jodi Picoult

Joe Donahue — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:31:49 +0000

Jodi Picoult is the author of a string of best-selling novels with heavy themes ripped from the headlines.

Her latest book is The Storyteller, which is about a young woman who finds herself wrestling with a moral dilemma after she befriends an elderly man at a grief group who turns out to have been a Nazi war criminal.

Junot Diaz at Bard College on 4/1

Joe Donahue — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz’s first book, Drown, established him as a major new writer. His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, won the Pulitzer Prize. His latest, This Is How You Lose Her, features nine stories. At the center of each - is Yunior, a Dominican American who, despite his macho exterior, aches to be loved and the book explores the haunting, impossible power of love.

Diaz will be at Bard College on Monday, April 1st.

"Emily & Herman: A Literary Romance" by John J. Healey

Joe Donahue — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000

The new novel, Emily & Herman, is a romantic account of Emily Dickinson and Herman Melville’s relationship.

The Book Show #1288 - Stephen Dobyns

Joe Donahue — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +0000

Award-winning novelist and poet, Stephen Dobyns, returns to the thriller genre after a fifteen-year hiatus with The Burn Palace.

The novel is a blend of suspense, supernatural underpinnings and sexual shenanigans set in a provincial New England town. Dobyns creates an insular community sideswiped by madness when a series of odd, violent crimes occur in rapid succession.

Book Picks - Battenkill Books

Joe Donahue — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Connie Brooks from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY is in Studio A this week with a list of great titles.

List after the break.