After you’ve bought Sister Sally the alpaca sweater, brother Billy his baseball bat, Mom her mixer and Dad his golf ball retriever, what small presents should you add? A book, of course! Everyone appreciates the thought that goes into giving just the right book. So have no fear, Kate and Charlie are here with what will be our annual “just the right book for everyone’s End-of-year book list.” If you can't find it here, you can’t find it anywhere. Mitchell Kaplan of Florida’s "Books and Books" gives us fiction selections. Bradley Graham of Washington’s "Politics and Prose" on non-fiction, Celia Sack of San Francisco’s "Omnivore Bookstore" on cookbooks, Justin Colussi-Estes of Decatur, Georgia’s 'Little Shop of Stores' on young adult books broken down by age groups, Otto Penzler from New York City’s The Mysterious Bookstore” on mysteries. And best for last, Kate and Charlie ourselves on coffee table books. Why us? Well, we each occasionally drink coffee and we each have a living room table. Oh yeah, and we didn’t want to feel left out. Enjoy! And if you want to give US a present, rate us and write a comment where you get your podcasts. We read ‘em. Happy Holidays listeners! We love you all! We love you all!Non-Fiction: (Bradley Graham)
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Non-Fiction: (Bradley Graham)
Lost and Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz
Path Lit By Lightening: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss
The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy and the Dawn of American Aviation by John Lancaster
Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick
Mysteries: (Otto Penzler)
Desert Star by Michael Connelly
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead
The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz
Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
Coffee Table Books: (Us)
Football: Designing the Beautiful Game by James Bird, Sam Handy, Jacques Herzog, Thomas Turner, Eleanor Watson
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
African Art Now by Osei Bonsu
The Space Shuttle: A Mission-by-Mission Celebration of NASA’s Extraordinary Spaceflight Program by Roland Miller
Cookbooks: (Celia Sack)
Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family by Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung
What’s for Dessert by Claire Saffitz
BUDMO! Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen by Anna Voloshyna
Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook by Illyanna Maisonet
The Bartender’s Guide to the World: Cocktails and Stories from 75 Places by Lauren Mote
Children’s Books: (Justin Colussi-Estes)
Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett
The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back by Jonathan Stutzman
Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Thirteen Witches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
The Sea of Always (Thirteen Witches Book 2) by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
The Star that Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson
Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki
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