Showing posts with label recommended reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recommended reading. Show all posts

22 May 2015

Nancy Pearl's book recommendations NPR 22 May 2015

Link to program

The books are

The Revolutions, by Felix Gilman
The Swimmer, by Joakim Zander
Etta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper
Unbecoming, by Rebecca Sherm
The Half Brother, by Holly LeCraw
The Strangler Vine, by M.J. Carter


04 December 2014

Electric Reading

I just read a story called "Safety Tips for Living Alone," by Jim Shepard, which reminded me that I do read a fair amount of really excellent stuff online that never gets mentioned here.

"Safety Tips for Living Alone" can be found at this location.

Here's yet another great story from Electric Reading, entitled "Of The Fountain," by Kathleen Winter.

About a week ago I found myself reading stories at Pithead Chapel, "An online journal of gutsy narratives," and there are many worthwhile works there.

So, if you're bored, and sitting at a computer, there are some alternatives to Twitter and Craigslist out there.

13 February 2013

Recommended

V. S. Naipaul, An Area of Darkness
various stories

01 February 2013

Allan Cheuse on NPR notes

Alan Cheuse recommending some winter thrillers. They are "The Rage" by Gene Kerrigan, "Ratlines" by Stuart Neville, and "The Third Bullet" by Stephen Hunter.

NPR All Things Considered 31 January 2013