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The Book Show: September 26, 2013

Connecticut Public Radio | By Lori Mack,
Jonathan McNicol, Faith Middleton
Published September 26, 2013 at 12:39 PM EDT
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by Faith Middleton

Gather around book buddies. It's time to join in the hunt for books that will make life interesting. Whether you want escape, pleasure, thrills, wisdom, information, learning, or laughs, you'll hear about all kinds of good reads on our Book Show… Mysteries, Science, History, Comedy, Biographies, Thrillers, Memoirs, Politics, Food, Travel.

You never know what's coming your way on our book safari. And book club members, we'd like to know what you love. 203-776-WNPR.

It's wild out there. Tens of thousands of books every season. Join the conversation by email, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

Lee's Picks

  • Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward FitzGerald
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
  • The Finishing School, James Lee Burke
  • Pegasus Descending, Muriel Spark
  • Drums Along the Mohawk, James Edmonds
  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmund Rostand
  • A Portrait of the Arist as a Young Man, James Joyce

Rose's Picks

  • Three Junes, Julia Glass
  • The Imperial Cruise, James Bradley
  • While I Was Gone, Sue Miller

GUESTS:

  • Lee Jacobus - author
  • Rose Quiello - professor of English, SCSU
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Lori Mack
Lori Connecticut Public's Morning Edition host.
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Jonathan McNicol
Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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Faith Middleton
For more than 25 years, the two-time Peabody Award-winning Faith Middleton Show has been widely recognized for fostering insightful, thought-provoking conversation. Faith Middleton offers her listeners some of the world's most fascinating people and subjects. The show has been inducted into the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame as "Best Local Talk Show".
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