Internationally best-selling author Lawrence Hill returns with an extraordinary, resonant novel about a man on the run. Lawrence Hill spellbound readers with Someone Knows My Name (made into the television mini-series, The Book of Negroes), hailed as “transporting” (Entertainment Weekly) and “completely engrossing” (Washington Post). The Illegal is the gripping story of Keita Ali, a refugee―like the many in today’s headlines―compelled to leave his homeland. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show i...
Mar 04, 2016•20 min
AMAZON'S 2015 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NPR MORNING EDITION BOOK CLUB PICK NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, TIME, THE SEATTLE TIMES, MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE, SLATE, LIBRARY JOURNAL, KIRKUS, AND MANY MORE “Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers – with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance thro...
Feb 21, 2016•51 min
The author of the best-selling The Gates of the Alamo now gives us a galvanizing portrait of Abraham Lincoln during a crucially revealing period of his life, the early Springfield years, when he risked both his sanity and his ethical bearings as he searched for the great destiny he believed to be his. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Feb 12, 2016•50 min
An Indie Next pick and an Okra 2016 Winter Selection! Fallen Land is Taylor Brown's debut novel set in the final year of the Civil War, as a young couple on horseback flees a dangerous band of marauders who seek a bounty reward. - From Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 30, 2016•51 min
In her most accessible, commercial novel yet, the “supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520 EST. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com...
Jan 29, 2016•50 min
Janice Y. K. Lee’s New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher, was called “immensely satisfying” by People, “intensely readable” by O, The Oprah Magazine, and “a rare and exquisite story” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by W...
Jan 27, 2016•28 min
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration. Her bestselling novels, including Olive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys, have illuminated our most tender relationships. Now, in My Name Is Lucy Barton, this extraordinary writer shows how a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all—the one between mother and daughter. - from penguinrandomhouse.com The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Well...
Jan 27, 2016•39 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini-interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in conjunction with The Avid Reader Show. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 17, 2016•1 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini-interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. in conjunction with the Avid Reader Show. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 16, 2016•58 min
1Q1A is a mini-interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 14, 2016•42 sec
“A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns: love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality.” – Alice Hoffman, The Washington Post A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of People of the Book and March. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs on...
Jan 14, 2016•45 min
The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past. - Macmillan Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 13, 2016•45 min
In 1843, fragile naturalist Zadock Thomas must leave his beloved in Chicago to deliver a secret letter to an infamous general on the front lines of the war over Texas. The fate of the volatile republic, along with Zadock’s future, depends on his mission. When a cloud of bats leads him off the trail, he happens upon something impossible... - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM...
Jan 13, 2016•1 hr
“Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist is a stunningly orchestrated, symphonic work of narrative power. This novel marshals all the vital forces of our existence—from the domestic to the political—and offers them to the reader with equal doses of compassion and beauty.” –Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our Names The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellington...
Jan 11, 2016•44 min
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Art Forger comes a thrilling new novel of art, history, love, and politics that traces the life and mysterious disappearance of a brilliant young artist on the eve of World War II. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5 PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Jan 11, 2016•50 min
“Belfoure’s sly, roguish writing opens a window to those living both gilded and tarnished lives... a most memorable, evocative read.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Dec 14, 2015•37 min
The Staff of Wellington Square Bookshop talk about the best books of 2015 and why they rank among the top books of the year. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The show airs on Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Nov 24, 2015•48 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini series with leading authors. It is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop and available on PodOmatic, iTunes and YouTube channels. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Nov 22, 2015•21 sec
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena—dazzling, poignant, and lyrical interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war, and the redemptive power of art. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Nov 21, 2015•50 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini series with leading authors produced and sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Nov 18, 2015•31 sec
In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco’s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family’s Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. - From isabelallende.com The Avid Reader show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, P...
Nov 17, 2015•14 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Nov 08, 2015•38 sec
One Question, One Answer is a mini interview with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA.
Nov 01, 2015•43 sec
One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors produced and sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Oct 18, 2015•49 sec
This epic novel is an unforgettably powerful, suspenseful, heartbreaking and inspiring tale of love, loss and war's reverberations down the years. - Amazon review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Oct 18, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Following her National Book Award–nominated Veronica, here is Mary Gaitskill’s most poignant and powerful work yet—the story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The show airs every Monday at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Oct 18, 2015•55 min
A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty―a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre―took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and very dead), Caitlin learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who ca...
Oct 04, 2015•47 min
One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors. 1Q1A is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com.
Oct 03, 2015•31 sec
One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Sep 26, 2015•50 sec
The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com
Sep 24, 2015•52 min
