The Book Case

Ann Patchett has written a new novel, and if you are a listener to this show, you know we are both huge fans of her work. Her newest, Whistler, is beautiful book about grace, kindness, the relationships we can’t let go and what we learn of ourselves in a crisis. When we asked if we could
come down to Parnassus in Nashville TN, she said yes. So, with great enthusiasm we hopped on planes and did The Book Case in front of a live audience at her Parnassus Bookstore in Nashville. We also have the tail end of our interview with Jesmyn Ward. I mean…Jesmyn Ward AND Ann Patchett? Doesn’t get better than that. Join us.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Run by Ann Patchett

This is the Story of a Marriage by Ann Patchett

Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Taft by Ann Patchett

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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Jesmyn Ward is arguably one of the most important writers of our generation.  She has won two National Book Awards before fifty (first woman to do that and first Black woman to do that). And in this, her new essay book, ON WITNESS AND RESPAIR, she writes essays on everything from Faulkner to Hurricane Katrina. This book is in part a look back at some of her most impactful essays, speeches, and book introductions-but this is also a remarkable book full of pain, fascination and joy. Join us in our conversation with one of the generations most thoughtful and talented writers.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward

Let us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward

Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

The Years by Nicholas Delbanco

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It has been quite a few months since we checked in with J. Ryan Stradal, our writer in residence. He is in his editing stage, making sure that the latest draft he delivers is the best he can do. AND, he has a title-NEXT WEEK WHEN THINGS CALM DOWN (we love this title). We talk to him
about where he is, why it takes so long to get a book out and how is feeling about this very personal novel. We also talk to The Nook in Lancaster PA about how and why they got into the book business. Join us.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

 

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

 

Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

 

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan
Stradal
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Today The Book Case has another two for one. Laurie Frankel’s newest, ENORMOUS WINGS is funny, thought provoking and will have you questioning the vitality of choosing everything in your life from those first steps towards independence to dying with dignity. An incredible read you won’t want to put down. Caroline Bicks talks to us about her newest, MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES. In it, she explores the archives of Stephen King’s early works and tells us why he is enormously popular and worthy of academic study. Join us!

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel

One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

The Atlas of Love by Laurie Frankel

Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel

Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King by Caroline Bicks

Shakespeare, Not Stirred by Caroline Bicks and Michelle Ephraim

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Elizabeth Strout has departed from Olive Kittredge, Lucy Barton and Burgess Boys; she has even departed from Maine. Her newest, THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY, introduces us to Artie Dam, a teacher in Massachusetts who is just as full of depth, pain and laughter as any character Strout has ever written. Haunted by the divisiveness that has beset our nation, he searches for meaning in his family and his work, and is upended by a secret he never saw coming. A wonderful book full of Strout’s amazing ability to explore the follies and foibles of the human mind, THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY will charm you and such you in. Join us for a conversation about why she chose to depart from her already beloved characters to explore someone new.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth StroutTell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutOlive, Again by Elizabeth StroutLucy By the Sea by Elizabeth StroutOh William! By Elizabeth StroutMy Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutOlive Kittredge by Elizabeth StroutAnything is Possible by Elizabeth StroutAmy and Isabelle by Elizabeth StroutThe Burgess Boys by Elizabeth StroutAbide with Me by Elizabeth StroutWinter by Elizabeth StroutThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe News from Dublin by Colm ToibinLove and Summer by William Trevor

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