Episode 57 - Orchard House interviews with Anne Boyd Rioux and Jan Turnquist

Episode 57 - Orchard House interviews with Anne Boyd Rioux and Jan Turnquist

Episode Fifty Seven Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak
EF = Emily Fine

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– Upcoming Readalong –
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters – Anne Boyd Rioux

You can participate in the readalong via the Goodreads discussion here.

If you want to send us questions or comments please send an email by 8/30/18 to bookcougars@gmail.com.

– Just Read –
Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting Pot Cuisine – Edward Lee (EF)
Prisoner in the Castle (Maggie Hope Mystery #8) – Susan Elia MacNeal (CW)

Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear – Kim Brooks (EF)

The Stars Are Fire: A Novel – Anita Shreve (EF)


– Biblio Adventures –
Chris and Emily went to RJ Julia’s Booksellers in Madison, CT to see Rhys Bowen author of Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding in conversation with Lucy Burdette author of Death on the Menu. The evening was moderated by author Hallie Ephron.

We took a quick video of the event – see it here.

– Interviews from our Joint Jaunt to Concord, MA –
Anne Boyd Rioux – author of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters

Jan Turnquist – Executive Director of Orchard House

– Also Mentioned –

Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen – cookbook by Edward Lee
The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery #7) – Susan Elia MacNeal

Brené Brown

Jungle Red Writers

Constance Fenimore Wilson: Portrait of a Lady Novelist – Anne Boyd Rioux

Kay Boyle

For Information about the Little Women Sesquicentennial Celebration:
https://littlewomen150.org/home

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