Episode 97 - Ashley Olson from the Natl Willa Cather Foundation

– Lucky 13th Readalong –
Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)
The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE
Our conversation about the book will air on May 26th

– Currently Reading –The Odyssey – Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (CW)
the audio version by Clare Danes can be found here
This Town Sleeps – Dennis E. Staples (EF)

– Just Read –A Good Marriage: A Novel – Kimberly McCreight (EF) release date May 5, 2020My Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists – Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau (CW)
Lakewood – Megan Giddings release date March 24, 2020The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel – Grady Hendrix (CW) release date April 7, 2020See his website to see his other books
The Red Lotus – Chris Bohjalian (EF) release date March 17, 2020The End of Your Life Book Club – Will Schwalbe (CW)
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home – Tembi Locke (EF) (audio)

Old Mrs. Harris – Willa Cather
Part of the Willa Cather Short Story Project on Chris’s Blog

– Biblio Adventures –Emily visited Broadside Bookshop in Northampton, MA

Chris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to Northshire Bookstore in Manchester to celebrate the release of Simone St James’s new book The Sun Down Motel where she was in conversation with Jennifer McMahon. They also did some Shirley Jackson fangirling in North Bennington on the way, including the John G. McCullough Free Library.

Emily had a couch Biblio Adventure watching Oprah’s Vision 2020 Tour with Michelle Obama

Chris visited the Jefferson Market Library and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library in New York City.

– Upcoming Jaunts –March 7 – Nationwide anniversary celebrations of the Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

March 15 – Chris Bohjalian will be at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH

On May 9, 2020 we will be co-hosting Kimberly McCreight with BOOK CLUB on the Go at Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, CT. You can preorder the book here.

– Upcoming Reads –A Small Thing to Want – Shuly X. Cawood (EF) release date May 3, 2020Girl, Woman, Other – Bernadine Evaristo (EF)
Black is the Body: Stories of My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and My Time – Emily Bernard (CW)
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau – Michael Zapata (CW)

– Conversation with Ashley Olson from the National Willa Cather Center –
https://www.willacather.org/
You can donate to the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future here

– Also Mentioned –Reading Envy podcast
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Impossible Fortress
Brené Brown
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person
Nikki McClure
The Invited
The Librarian Is In podcast

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