Historical fiction, military history and African literature make up that stack of books this time, plus some info graphics and fantasy.
Episode 7 That Stack of Books
Veterans Day edition of That Stack of Books. The Bryant Corner Cafe was crowded. Kids were home from school happy for pancakes. We talked about Robert Heinlein among many authors. We talked about fiction and non-fiction books that are concerned with war and with veterans. Many books to give you good reading.
That Stack of Books Episode 6
Nancy Pearl's postman doesn't think fiction is worth reading. What! This prompts a discussion about the value of reading fiction, from romance, to historical to Shakespeare.
Drop by next Tuesday at 10 am at The Bryant Corner Cafe. Tables getting bigger, but there is room for you. We'd like to hear what's in your stack of books.
Say, take a picture of the books on the shelf of a Little FreeLibrary near you. Send it to our twitter, @thatstack. It will be fun to see what's folks are sharing.
That Stack of Books Episode 5
Nancy's small stack and a table full of folks with great books to share. Hope you drop by next time. We are at The Bryant Corner Cafe at 65th and 32nd in NE Seattle 10 am on Tuesday.
I don't have the whole list yet, but here are a few of the books we discussed today.
"The Broken Shore," Peter Temple
"F: A Novel," Daniel Kehlmann
"Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual," Kate Samworth
"My Favorite Things," Maira Kalman
That Stack of Books Episode 4
in book, nancy pearl, steve scher, book clubs
How do you choose a book? Do you follow the recommendations of friends, do you judge it by the cover, do you follow what Nancy Pearl suggests? We bat that idea around. We also hear what folks are reading.
Oh, by the way, if you are getting married, Nancy says she can now officiate. A literary wedding could be fun.
That Stack of Books Episode 3
Back again at the Bryant Corner Cafe, we sit down with a few readers. Nancy has a short stack this time, but they are select cuts.
That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher, Episode 3
Books Mentioned
Peter Mountford, “The Dismal Science: A Novel”
John Lanchester, “Capital”(F), “How To Speak Money” (NF)
Patricia Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, “Sorcery and Cecilia, Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot”
Georgiette Heyer, “Sylvester,” “The Grand Sophy.”
Max Egremont , “Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew.”
Karen Karbo, “The Diamond Lane”
Ian McEwan, “Amstersdam”
Dick Wolfe, “The Intercept”
David Quammen, “The Soul of Victor Tronko”
Charles McCarry, “The Tears of Autumn,” “The Last Supper”
Laura Schroff , ”The Invisible Thread”
Nancy Horan, “Loving Frank”
T.C. Boyle, “The Women”
Lydia Netzer, “Shine Shine Shine” ( Nancy’s November Book Club offering)
Rudolpho Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima” (the December Book Club choice)
That Stack of Books Episode 2
Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher settle in to Bryant Corner Cafe for another look through that stack of books. Also they are joined by readers and writers. You can join too. Tuesdays at the cafe at 10 am.
That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher Episode 1: Introduction
Welcome to our new show, "That Stack of Books." Nancy Pearl, extraordinary public librarian and Steve Scher take a look at the books you have by the side of your favorite reading spot- be it chair, bed or, well, somewhere else,
Nancy, with her encyclopedic memory, offers up some suggestions for the next book you might like. Steve is often reading the inside covers.
We recorded our first episode at The Bryant Corner Cafe at 65th and 32nd in the Bryant Neighborhood in Seattle. Hope you drop by next Tuesday, October 7th at 10 for our next taping.
welcome
Welcome to the first episode of our new show, "That Stack Of Books." This is a program where Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher find out about the books you're reading. Nancy will offer suggestions of other books you'll enjoy. Steve will have some suggestions as well, but let's face it, mostly he'll be finding out about new books to add to his own stack. And you'll be adding to Nancy's stack as well.
We can't wait for your input and your suggestions. We'll be sharing great books with each other. We don't need to tell you, that stack can get pretty high.