Faith Middleton Show October 10, 2008

Here are the book recommendations from the Faith Middleton NPR Book Show from October 10, 2008

Roxanne’s Picks:

Serena by Ron Rash (reminds Roxanne of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair)
Indignation by Philip Roth
West with the Night by Beryll Markham
The Other Queen by Phillipa Gregory
Split by Suzanne Finnamore

Rose Quiello’s Picks:

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The March by EL Doctrow (Historical novel about Sherman’s last campaign in the Civil War)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Lee Jacobus’s Picks:

Himalayan Portfolios by Kenneth Hanson (photography)
Richistan by Robert Frank
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Don Quixote translated by Samuel Putnam

Faith’s Picks:

The Beach House by Jane Green
The Essays of EB White
Diary of a Mediocre Mom by Patricia D’Ascoli (local author – humorous memoir)
The Wine Trials: 100 Everyday Wines Under $15
The Carillon and Big Bell Casting by Jill Johnston England