We hope everyone has been enjoying the books from this past week. We are not quite done with our renovation and will be extending Book Week until next Friday, July 22nd. We appreciate your patience and support and are happy to present the schedules for this weekend and next week below:
BOOK WEEK SCHEDULE: Saturday, July 16th & Sunday, July 17th
6AM – 7AM – OLD TIME RADIO
7AM – 10AM – DR. BIRD’S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS by Evan Roskos and read by James Bartell
10AM – 11AM – THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIR
11AM – 2PM – BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates and read by Natalia Gonzalez
2PM – 5PM – GOD HELP THE CHILD by Toni Morrison and read by Carolyn Cornia
5PM – 8PM – A MOVEABLE FEAST by Ernest Hemingway and read by Geoff Worden
8PM – 12AM – FINN MCCOOL’S FOOTBALL CLUB by Stephen Rea
12AM – 2AM – BLUE NIGHTS by Joan Didion and read by Natalia Gonzalez
2AM – 6AM – HELL AND HIGH WATER by Rebecca Theim and read by Peter Spera
BOOK WEEK SCHEDULE: Monday, July 18th – Friday, July 22nd
6AM – 8AM – FASTER by James Gleick and read by Ellen Hazard
8AM – 9AM – THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIR
9AM – 12PM – GUN GUYS: A ROAD TRIP by Dan Baum
12PM – 2PM – A SUDDEN LIGHT by Garth Stein and read by Peter Spera
2PM – 6PM – THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tarrt and read by Shawn Holahan
6PM – 8PM – THE BIG SHORT by Michael Lewis and read by Jed Horne
8PM – 10PM – GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee and read by Charlotte Travioso
10PM – 12AM – AWAIT YOUR REPLY by Dan Chaon
12AM – 2AM – OLD TIME RADIO
2AM – 4AM – BRAIN ON FIRE by Susannah Calahan
4AM – 6AM – CLEANING NABAKOV’S HOUSE
While out for a walk at 6am this morning, I stumbled across James Bartell reading DR. BIRD’S ADVICE… If I’d seen this book in a bookstore, I wouldn’t have picked it up because I prefer ‘happy’ books, and this one contains a lot of pain. But James Bartell’s completely natural way of giving us the words on the page made James Whitman so real. I felt like I’d be adding to Whitman’s pain if I didn’t respect him by listening to what he has to say. I’m not able to listen to the entire 3 hours of the reading because of other commitments this morning. But I want to thank WRBH for guiding some of us to places outside of our comfort zone through beautifully written books and gifted readers.