It’s been a while since we have covered a good mystery on the Book Case, so this week, take a seat by a book that will keep you guessing. Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall is both a terrific old-fashioned mystery combined with a modern police procedural drama and EVERYONE in the town is a suspect. Kate read it in 36 hours, Charlie in about 48…we guarantee this will be one you can’t put down. Join us and find out why.
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Books mentioned on this week's episode:
Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
The Mystery Series, Volume 1 by Enid Blyton
Misery by Stephen King
A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
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Classics Series: To Kill a Mockingbird
It’s the third in our classics analysis series! To Kill a Mockingbird is one of America’s favorite novels. Is it worth its weight in the public’s love? Is Atticus Finch the hero we always thought, and does Go Set a Watchman call the novel’s moralism into question? We examine these questions with two Harper Lee scholars, Michele Reutter and Jonathan S. Cullick, who wrote Mockingbird Grows Up, a re-examination of Mockingbird through the eyes of Go Set a Watchman. Join us!
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Books mentioned on this week's episode:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
On Harper Lee edited by Alice Hall Petry
Atticus Finch: A Biography by Joseph Crispino
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Mockingbird Grows Up by Michele Reutter and Jonathan S. Cullick
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Two Amazing Booksellers
We have been skimping on including independent booksellers in our show lately (and we are sorry) but here is a whole show worth of bookseller conversations! Source Books in Detroit Michigan is owned by Janet Webster Jones. And Print: A Bookstore in Portland ME is owned by Emily Russo. These are two incredible independent booksellers with two incredible stores. It’s a master class in bookselling on this week’s Book Case!
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Books mentioned on this week's episode:
Beloved by Toni Morrison
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
This is Happiness by Niall Williams
Lobster by Guillame Lecasble
Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
Win by Harlan Coben
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
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Jess Walter is So Far Gone
Jess Walter has written a book that is funny, compulsively readable, and complex. In So Far Gone, he reminds us, in a world that sometimes seems to have gone crazy, you escape society at your own peril. Can you escape the world into isolation or is life only meaningful when you live it for and with others? We ask the very talented Jess Walter that very question.
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Books mentioned on this week's episode:
So Far Gone by Jess Walter
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
Citizen Vance by Jess Walter
Ruby Ridge by Jess Walter
Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter
The Zero by Jess Walter
Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
We Live in Water by Jess Walter
The Angel of Rome by Jess Walter
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Bowling Aline by Robert D. Putnam
Family Sayings by Natalia Ginzburg
Stoner by John Edwards Williams
James by Percival Everett
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
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Andrew Porter Writes a Family Story
Andrew Porter’s newest, The Imagined Life, is a beautiful and atmospheric novel following a man on a search for his father, who disappeared decades ago. Tangled up in the complications of academia, the issues of exploring sexuality, and the haunting visions of the inappropriate parties his parents threw in his backyard, Stephen struggles to piece together the answers he needs so that he can create the life he wants. This novel is subtle, complex, and beautifully written. Join us this week to find out how Andrew created an incredible novel out of the subtleties of family dynamics.
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Books mentioned in this week's episode:
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter
The Theory of Light and Magic by Andrew Porter
The Disappeared by Andrew Porter
In Between Days by Andrew Porter
The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek
Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson
Birds of America by Laurie Moore
The Best American Short Stories 2024 Edited by Lauren Groff
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