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RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203.245.3959
800.74.READS
books@rjjulia.com

Mon-Sat: 9am – 9pm
Sun 10am – 6pm

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Faith Middleton

The Book Show
WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio
90.5 FM Hartford/New Haven
89.1 FM Norwich/New London
88.5 FM Stamford/Greenwich
91.3 FM Southampton
99.5 FM Storrs

"My book buddies, Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, Dr. Rose Quiello, lecturer in English at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, and enthusiastic reader Sally Gessner join me in the studio every two weeks. Occasionally Lee Jacobus, author and former professor at the University of Connecticut, drops in as well.

We tell you about the books we've enjoyed recently, and listeners are invited to tell us about your favorite books on line. E-mail us at faithwnpr@aol.com. Tell us in a couple of sentences about an all-time favorite book, or a recent great read, and why you love it. Adults and children are welcome! We'll read your letters over the air."

- Faith Middleton

RECENT BOOKS

Show Date: January 20, 2006

ROXANNE'S PICKS:

The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight Loss
by Lisa R. Young

A new way to lose weight in the new year - if that was your resolution. Young maintains that we are too fat because we eat too much. Size counts, at least when it comes to portions, and we, and our servings, have become super-sized. She gives you great visuals (baseball, CD case, etc.) for the correct size of what you eat.

The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
by James Sheehan

One of those mysteries that you pick up and get totally engrossed in. Set in New York, where two kids were friends - one never quite gets it together, the other becomes a top attorney. Their lives come together again through the first one's son. It's one of those stories that has everything - murder, political intrigue - a perfect winter read.

Illustrated Oxford Dictionary
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing

A perfect dictionary for the 8-13 year old crowd, this perfectly straddles the gap between the too-young pictionaries and the adult versions. Complete with 187,000 definitions that really help kids to understand a word's meaning, and 4,500 illustrations, many in color, as well as other peripheral information.

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ROSE'S PICKS:

Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides

A Pulitizer Prize-winning novel, this is a great family epic, tracing three generations (and their genes) from Greece to Detroit, as told by Callie, a 15 year old hemaphrodite sho makes a wonderful narrator. This is an incredible book: mythic, warmhearted, and moving.

The Odd Woman
by Gail Godwin

Professor Jane Clifford is in her 30's, and not satisfied with where her life is taking her. She returns home after her grandmother dies and begins to explore relationships, both past and present. The novel raises questions about loneliness and the fear of intimacy and has an interesting connection with - is sort of a contemporary version of -- the Victorian novel, The Odd Women by George Gissing (ISBN: 0140433791).

Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara

One of the books on those '100 best books to read' lists. Right at the beginning Julian English commits suicide, and the rest of the book explores the reasons why. What is destiny and fate? Is it anything more than a series of choices and misperceptions?

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FAITH'S PICKS:

A Million Little Pieces
by James Frey

This is the memoir that has been at the center of controversy lately, after disclosures that the author was perhaps not completely accurate in his telling of his life story. It raises the issue of how truthful memoirs are, or should be. Should they be absolutely factual? are they more a depiction of the author's feelings and memories? or are they closer to fiction? (Both Frey's book and Eire's were originally submitted as novels).

***The other memoirs mentioned in the discussion: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan by Edmund Morris, Waiting for Snow in Havanna by Carlos Eire.

Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship
by Jack Klugman

Written by the first born-again Christian to be elected president, this is a balanced but strong attack on the current lack of separation between Church and State. Carter speaks out about Bush, nuclear war, terrorism, and the death penalty in a clear and lucid way. An important read.

Mr. Murder: A Sally Harrington Novel
by Laura Van Wormer

Written by a local author, this tale is set primarily in Connecticut and New York, and is the latest murder mystery featuring Sally Harrington, the television journalist. I had a good time with it - it would make a great beach read!

In the Name of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond: The American Empire Project
edited by Jeremy Brechter, Jill Cutler, and Brendan Smith

Essays that have been written by notable people from all over the country, including John Dean, Alberto Gonzales, President Jimmy Carter, and Mark Danner, among others. Very, very interesting reading.

Nursing Against the Odds: How Health Care Cost Cutting, Media Stereotypes, and Medical Hubris Undermine Nurses and Patient Cares
by Suzanne Gordon

An eye-opening, eye-popping discussion of what is going on in hospitals, how it is affecting patients, and what hospitals are doing in regard to nursing.

Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems
edited by John Hollander

The best poems of the author of "The New Colossus," the famous sonnet engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty -- this is wonderful reading. Part of the Library of America, American Poets Project.

The second half of the show was a re-broadcast of our December 9th show.

Click here to see the books from the December 9th show.

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