The Book Case

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  • 41 minutes 36 seconds
    Susan Rieger and Surviving Your Mother

    We know we want to talk to an author if we argue long and lustily about a book’s themes. And Like Mother, Like Mother, the newest by Susan Rieger, has so many themes: how we cannot escape our mothers, the concept of whether women can “have it all”, the debate on nature vs. nurture…and so much more. These are characters that will stay with you long after you have finished, and is a great selection for book clubs out there. Take a break from holiday prep and join us for our conversation with Susan Rieger and with Warwick books in La Jolla California.


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger

    The Heirs by Susan Rieger

    The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger

    Mosaic of the Mind by Susan Rieger

    By the Lake by John McGahern

    This is Happiness by Niall Williams

    Time of the Child by Niall Williams

    Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    19 December 2024, 9:00 am
  • 42 minutes 38 seconds
    Delia Ephron Takes Broadway

    Delia Ephron is a courageous woman. Not only did she lose her husband Jerry, she then faced death in the form of leukemia and a very risky bone marrow transplant all while falling in love with her husband Peter. As if all of this weren’t enough, she wrote an amazing memoir about it, Left on Tenth, and THEN she turned it into a major play on Broadway where hundreds of people could react to her story, live. How did she do it and why? We find out on this week’s Book Case. We also talk to the bookstore Francie and French, and tell you where they got that name.


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron

    The Lion is In by Delia Ephron

    Heartburn by Delia and Nora Ephron

    Siracusa by Delia Ephron

    Big City Eyes by Delia Ephron

    Hanging Up by Delia Ephron

    Sister Mother Husband Dog Etc. by Delia Ephron

    The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron

    Frannie in Pieces by Delia Ephron

    Love Lost and What I Wore: A Play by Delia and Nora Ephron

    The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

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    12 December 2024, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 29 seconds
    Louise Penny Reflects on Her Process

    In this, the second part of our interview with Louise Penny we talk to her about the art of writing, how she stays fresh and what her year looks like as she writes and completes a Gamache mystery. We widen our lens on the art of writing with Louise Penny. Stay with us, you won't want to miss it.


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

    Still Life by Louise Penny

    A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

    The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

    A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

    The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

    Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

    The Hangman by Louise Penny

    A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

    The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

    How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

    The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

    A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

    Glass Houses by Louise Penny

    Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

    A Better Man by Louise Penny

    All the Devils Are Here

    The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

    State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton

    World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

    The Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving

    The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson

    Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler

    Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron


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    5 December 2024, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 24 seconds
    Louise Penny Stalks The Grey Wolf

    We read fan comments, and several of you wrote us about Louise Penny.  Charlie has always been a fan (he would want me to say that) but Kate was shamefully new to her work.  But she is now a HUGE fan and has read them all and could not put down The Grey Wolf, Penny’s newest and her 19th Inspector Gamache in the series. Join us for part 1 of a 2 part Book Case podcast with Louise Penny.


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

    Still Life by Louise Penny

    A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

    The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

    A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

    The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

    Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

    The Hangman by Louise Penny

    A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

    The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

    How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

    The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

    A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

    Glass Houses by Louise Penny

    Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

    A Better Man by Louise Penny

    All the Devils Are Here

    The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

    State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton

    World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

    The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

    One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

    Monogamy by Sue Miller

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    28 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 42 minutes 38 seconds
    Niall Williams is Magic

    When Niall Williams releases a book, we positively cheer.  His writing feels like coming home to us.  A home full of warm fires, good stories, kind neighbors, strong community and unspoken love.  All of them and more illuminate his latest: The Time of the Child.  We could not recommend this book more.  Buy it.  And then buy it for everyone on your holiday list who loves to read.  And then sit by your holiday fire with all of those folks who read it and listen to this episode of the Book Case.  You will be so glad you did.


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

    This is Happiness by Niall Williams 

    History of Rain by Niall Williams 

    Four Letters of Love by Niall Williams

    As it Is in Heaven by Niall Williams

    O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

    The Fall of Light by Niall Williams

    In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

    Boy in the World by Niall Williams

    John by Niall Williams

    When Summer’s in the Meadow by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

    Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett

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    21 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 28 minutes 18 seconds
    Ann Patchett Reads AND Writes

    We don’t do it often, but we are giving two episodes to one conversation: the Great Ann Patchett talking about the Annotated Bel Canto.  After we wrap our conversation with her we talk to her bookstore, Parnassus and its manager, Cat Bock.  Tune in and find out why we love Ann Patchett so much.  


    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett

    The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

    The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

    State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

    Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

    Run by Ann Patchett

    This is the Story of a Marriage by Ann Patchett

    Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett

    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

    Taft by Ann Patchett

    Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout

    Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

    Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, The Audiobook Version read by Jeremy Irons

    The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

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    14 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 43 minutes 2 seconds
    Ann Patchett Revisits Bel Canto

    Ann Patchett burst on the scene with Bel Canto twenty three years ago. Bel Canto was not her first novel, but many still consider it to be her best (although she disagrees). This week she releases an Annotated Edition of Bel Canto and in it she rereads and notes her triumphs and mistakes on every page. Seriously. A great novel, a great writer making insightful comments on her own writing (in her own handwriting)…if you love reading, writing or Ann Patchett, this is a HUGE treat. In this episode, the first installment of our conversation with Ann, we talk to her about the inspirations behind Bel Canto, and so much of what she thinks she could do better if she wrote it today. Listen and nerd out with us on the writing experience.

    Books mentioned in this week’s podcast: 

    Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett

    The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

    The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

    State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

    Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

    Run by Ann Patchett

    This is the Story of a Marriage by Ann Patchett

    Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett

    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

    Taft by Ann Patchett

    Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

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    7 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 40 minutes 35 seconds
    Danzy Senna Creates Worlds She Wants to See

    Danzy Senna has written a seriously funny and thought provoking book in Colored Television. It will make you laugh, but also make space for anger, pain and frustration as she skewers race, Hollywood, authentic voice, the publishing industry, the Kardashians, navel gazing, philosophy….you name it, there is satire in this book for everyone. Great writing and a great conversation with the author. We are also joined for our fourth writer in residence conversation with J. Ryan Stradal. He tells us why he is working so hard on the first draft of his new novel. Join us. 

    Books mentioned in this week’s podcast:

    Colored Television by Danzy Senna

    Caucasia by Danzy Senna

    New People by Danzy Senna

    You are Free: Stories by Danzy Senna

    Where did you Sleep Last Night by Danzy Senna

    David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

    Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

    Colours of the Mountain by Da Chen

    The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

    The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

    Beloved by Tony Morrison

    The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

    Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

    Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

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    31 October 2024, 8:00 am
  • 31 minutes 37 seconds
    Dwayne Betts Is Proof That A Book Can Change Your Life

    Reginald Dwayne Betts is on a mission is to put a curated library in the cell block of every prison in America. A survivor of the system himself, he has obtained a college degree, a law degree from Yale, and a MacArthur Genius grant. Looking to bring hope to America’s most hopeless places, Bates has founded Freedom Reads, an organization that brings free curated library collections to every prison system that agrees to it. His partner in the endeavor, Debbie Leff, also talks to us about what inspired her about this tremendous organization. No one better personifies the power of reading to change a life, so join us for what we believe is an important discussion about the vitality of libraries and the power of books to heal.


    Books mentioned in this week’s podcast:

    The Circumference of a Prison by Reginald Dwayne Betts

    Doggerel by Reginald Dwayne Betts

    Felon: Poems by Reginald Dwayne Betts

    Redaction by Reginald Dwayne Betts

    Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald Dwayne Betts

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    24 October 2024, 2:22 pm
  • 44 minutes 56 seconds
    Paula Hawkins is a Mystery Master

    Paula Hawkins is a master of the mystery, and her new one, The Blue Hour, has one of the best opens and closes to a mystery we have ever read. An author who knows mood and atmosphere, this book will keep you turning the pages long after you told yourself to go to bed. Our bookstore this week is a revisit with one of our favorites, Beacon Hill Books. Join us!


    Books mentioned in this week’s podcast:

    The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

    The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

    Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

    Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

    The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

    The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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    17 October 2024, 8:00 am
  • 40 minutes 12 seconds
    Richard Osman Begins a New Series

    Richard Osman has one of the most successful literary mystery series of all time: The Thursday Murder Club (just finished filming as a major motion picture too). So why start a new series and why do we love it so much? First, we will read anything this man writes, including his address book, but second, because it’s good, AND funny. We ask Richard what inspired him, why he was crazy enough to start a new series and how. Our bookstore this week is Collected Works in Santa Fe. Join us!

    Books mentioned in this week's episode:

    We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

    Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

    The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

    The Man who Died Twice by Richard Osman

    The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

    Fade Away by Harlan Coben

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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    10 October 2024, 8:00 am
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