Literature and libations. Paired.
Reply All Podcast Tells the Story of the Children of Weihsien Concentration Camp (and Other Stories of Children and War)
Reply All, simply put, is a show about the Internet. In one of their recent episodes (Episode 28 to be exact), they start off with an email that was sent to the wrong address. This simple mis-type leads us to a remarkable glimpse of history into the Girl Guides (who we Americans know as the Girl Scouts) and a single troop’s survival story within Weihsien Concentration Camp during World War II.
Book Deal: More Books for Your Buck from Powells
Question: Three stags walk into Powell’s, and each comes out with a book of his choosing: Alan, ever the dreamer, gets Summer House with Swimming Pool; J.T., who lives above the Dancers and Prancers nightclub, opts for To Rise Again at a Decent Hour; and Terrance, the stubborn one, chooses Can’t and Won’t: Stories. If there are six antlers, twelve hooves, and three tails between them, how many books, deerest reader, did they pay for?
Answer: Two! The third they got for free thanks to Powell’s More Books for Your Bucks Sale! No heads or tails about it.
What We’re Reading: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is the latest book I’m combing through. And with what I’ve read so far – you should get on this too.
All the Pretty Bookcases
My favorite piece of furniture in my bedroom growing up was my three-shelf bookcase. As an adult, the bookcase is still supreme in my apartment…and the total count is five. Unfortunately, the bags of books on the floor signify that number six needs to join the family.
Book Deal: Bad Twin (Lost) by Gary Troup
Check out Bad Twin (Lost) by Gary Group. Bad Twin (Lost) is available in hardcover for only $2.95
5 Books and Drinks for the Summer Reading Months
Summer: It’s a time for reading and a time for drinking. Here is our round-up of classic books and booze to stock your shelves with for this season’s summer reading!
Book Deal: Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship is available for $7.98 (originally $14.99).
On the Reading List: As You Wish and Mr. Fox
This week, my reading list features As You Wish by Cary Elwes and Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi.
