Episode 221 - Trial by Ambush with Marcia Clark and John Valeri

Episode 221 - Trial by Ambush with Marcia Clark and John Valeri

We had the good fortune to talk with Marcia Clark and John Valeri about TRIAL BY AMBUSH, Marcia’s first foray into the true crime genre, for which John served as her researcher. TRIAL BY AMBUSH is an investigation into the 1953 trial of Barbara Graham, a petty criminal whose life took a hard turn the night of a home burglary that ended in murder. Graham’s trial was sensational, and the press coverage was a circus. Who better than famed prosecutor Marcia Clark to be the first to dig into the records to find out what really happened during the trial? Should Graham have ended up on death row? During Clark’s investigation, her prosecutorial hero, J. Miller Leavy, surprisingly ends up on trial himself. Neither Chris nor Emily is a true crime reader, but we were both riveted to the pages of TRIAL BY AMBUSH and think you will be, too! Emily has been carrying on with her short story project and discusses four stories: “The Statue and the Bust” from THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF SHIRLEY HAZZARD edited by Brigitta Olubas “Let the Chips Fall” by Emily Ross from the collection DEVIL’S SNARE: Best New England Crime Stories by 2024 edited by Ang Pompano, Leslie Wheeler, and Susan Oleksiw “Debris” from the collection A KIND OF MADNESS by Uche Okonkwo “Good Enough” from the collection A SMALL THING TO WANT by Shuly Cawood Chris finally finished her #Victober book, ARMADALE by Wilkie Collins, and then read two picture books, WHAT FEELING DO WHEN NO ONE’S LOOKING by Tina Oziewicz, illustrated by Aleksandra Zajac and translated by Jennifer Croft and SOMETHING, SOMEDAY by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Christian Robinson. Some other books we discuss are: THIS CURSED HOUSE by Del Sandeen SHRED SISTERS by Betsy Lerner THE NEW MENOPAUSE by Mary Claire Haver, MD WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER by Marcie R. Rendon Chris also read A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY by Brian D. Kennedy. She loved it but doesn’t discuss it in detail as it’s our fourth quarter readalong. To join our Zoom discussion on December 8th at 7 pm ET, please email us (bookcougars@gmail.com). The conversation is free and open to all. As always, we discuss biblio adventures we’ve gone on and more books than we can include here. We hope you enjoy this episode. Happy Reading!

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Episode 24 - Berry, Cather, Steinbeck and more!

Episode 24 - Berry, Cather, Steinbeck and more!

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Episode 23 - Chris joins the Criminal Element book review team. Emily reads a steamy poem.

Episode 23 - Chris joins the Criminal Element book review team. Emily reads a steamy poem.

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Episode 22 - Author Spotlight with Shuly Xochitl Cawood

Episode 22 - Author Spotlight with Shuly Xochitl Cawood

Episode Twenty Two Show Notes Author Spotlight with Shuly Xóchitl Cawood The Going and Goodbye: A Memoir Shuly’s blog can be found here: http://www.shulycawood.com/blog-1/ About the book and how...

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Episode 21 - Bookswap, Bookworm, Colfer, Roorbach and Twain

Episode 21 - Bookswap, Bookworm, Colfer, Roorbach and Twain

Episode Twenty One Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Grapes of Wrath Read-Along – Chris and Emily will be doing a joint read of John Steinbeck’s the Grapes of Wrath. The discussion of th...

25 Heinä 20171h 1min

Episode 20 - Another giveaway! Upcoming Grapes of Wrath Read Along and more...

Episode 20 - Another giveaway! Upcoming Grapes of Wrath Read Along and more...

Episode Twenty Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Giveaway – To celebrate our 20th episode we are giving away two stacks of books. In order to enter please email us via our contact page w...

10 Heinä 201740min

Episode 19 - Our first author spotlight with Laura Thoma

Episode 19 - Our first author spotlight with Laura Thoma

Episode Nineteen Show Notes Author Spotlight with Laura Thoma Mastering the Art of Self-Expression: A Creative Journaling Workbook You can purchase the book online: http://www.lulu.com/shop/laura-...

4 Heinä 201724min

Episode 18 - We won a raffle from New York Review Books - yay more books!

Episode 18 - We won a raffle from New York Review Books - yay more books!

Episode Eighteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Just Read – Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane Gay (CW)(EF) An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (EF) release date February 2018 The...

27 Kesä 201759min

Episode 17 - The Cougars go bicoastal visiting both Portland's in the same week!

Episode 17 - The Cougars go bicoastal visiting both Portland's in the same week!

Episode Seventeen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Just Read – It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) – Nora McInerny (EF) Aaron Joseph Purmort’s obituary Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoi...

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