Books for the Week of Feb 18, 2008

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

The Book of Fate
by Brad Meltzer
read by Leonard Frey
(begins Feb/4/2008
concludes Feb/28/2008)

BIOGRAPHY
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Going Down Jericho Road
by Michael K. Honey
read by Symeria Clemmons
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/10/2008)

BEST SELLERS
M-F 2 a.m. &4 p.m.

Thirteen Moons

by Charles Frazier
read by Herman Markell
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/7/2008)

Classics

Saturday 2-4 p.m.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

By Mark Twain
read by Bob Honore'

(begins Feb 23, 2008

concludes April 19, 2008)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.
Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree

by Lisa Alther

read by Rollin Kocsis

(begins Feb 23, 2008

concludes March 23, 2008)

African-American

Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Equiano, The African
by Vincent Carretta
read by Barbara Williams
(concludes 3/2/2008)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

Socrates in Love
by Christopher Phillips
read by Bill Wilson
(Begins Feb/10/2008

concludes Mar/9/2008)

Book Talk Taping - Mon Feb 18, 2008 10 a.m. - Stephen M.R. Covey

Stephen M.R. Covey will appear on Book Talk to discuss his business book, The Speed of Trust (Free Press/Simon & Schuster), which features an introduction by his father, Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The interview will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday February 18, 2007 in the WYPL radio studios and open to the public. East Shelby Branch manager Debbie Stevens will host. For more information, call 901.415.2754 ext.3.

Book Talk Taping - Wed. Feb 20, 2008 - Dr. Solon Timothy Woodward

Book Talk will host Dr. Solon Timothy Woodward for an interview about his debut novel, Cadillac Orpheus (Free Press/Simon & Schuster) on Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 3 p.m. Dr. Woodward is a practicing physician from Jacksonville, Florida who has published many short stories in the nation’s most prestigious journals. Cadillac Orpheus has been favorably compared to works of that other chronicler of Florida’s unique mix of crime and humor, Carl Hiaasen. The interview will take place in the WYPL radio studios and will last approximately 30 minutes.

Books for the Week of Feb 11, 2008

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

The Book of Fate
by Brad Meltzer
read by Leonard Frey
(begins Feb/4/2008

concludes Feb/28/2008)

BIOGRAPHY
M-F 1a.m. & 3 p.m.

Going Down Jericho Road
by Michael K. Honey
read by Symeria Clemmons
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/10/2008)

BEST SELLERS
M-F 2 a.m. &4 p.m.

Thirteen Moons

by Charles Frazier
read by Herman Markell
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/7/2008)

Classics

Saturday 2-4 p.m.

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
read by Cheri Delbrocco
(begins Jan/19/2008

concludes Feb/16/2008)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Growing Up Country
edited by Charlie Daniels
read by Paul Blankenship
(begins Feb/02/2008
ends Feb/16/2008)

African-American

Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Equiano, The African
by Vincent Carretta
read by Barbara Williams
(concludes 3/2/2008)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

Socrates in Love
by Christopher Phillips
read by Bill Wilson
(Begins Feb/10/2008

concludes Mar/9/2008)

Books for the Week of Feb 4, 2008

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

The Book of Fate
by Brad Meltzer
read by Leonard Frey
(begins Feb/4/2008

concludes Feb/28/2008)

Biography
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Wish I Could Be There
by Allen Shawn
read by Bob Honore'
( begins Jan/22/08

concludes Feb/6/08)

Going Down Jericho Road
by Michael K. Honey
read by Symeria Clemmons
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/10/2008)

Best Seller
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.

Get a Life
by Nadine Gordimer
read by Diane Kruse
(begins Jan/28/2008

concludes Feb/05/2008)

Thirteen Moons

by Charles Frazier
read by Herman Markell
(begins Feb/7/2008

concludes Mar/6/2008)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
read by Cheri Delbrocco
(begins Jan/19/2008

concludes Feb/16/2008)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Growing Up Country
edited by Charlie Daniels
read by Paul Blankenship
(begins Feb/02/2008

African-American

Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Equiano, The African
by Vincent Carretta
read by Barbara Williams
(concludes 3/2/2008)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

Socrates in Love
by Christopher Phillips
read by Bill Wilson
(Begins Feb/10/2008

concludes Mar/9/2008)

Book Talk Taping - Thursday Feb 21, 2008 - Lauren Groff

Book Talk will welcome Lauren Groff on Thursday February 21, 2008 at 10 a.m. to discuss her debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, published by Hyperion. Her novel received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, and Stephen King raved, "The Monsters of Templeton is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more...I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end, and there is no higher success than that."

Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in a number of journals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, Hobart, and Five Points as well as in the anthologies Best American Short Stories 2007, Pushcart Prize XXXII, and Best New American Voices 2008.

The interview will take place in the WYPL radio studios and will last approximately thirty minutes. The public is invited to attend.

Books Beginning January 28, 2008

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

The Testament
by Eric Van Lustbader
read by Herman Markell
(concludes 1/31/2008)

Biography
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Wish I Could Be There
by Allen Shawn
read by Bob Honore'
( begins Jan/22/08

concludes Feb/6/08)

Best Seller
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.

Get a Life
by Nadine Gordimer
read by Diane Kruse
(begins Jan/28/2008

concludes Feb/04/2008)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
read by Cheri Delbrocco
(begins Jan/19/2008

concludes Feb/16/2008)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Growing Up Country
edited by Charlie Daniels
read by Paul Blankenship
(begins Feb/02/2008

concludes Feb/16/2008)

African-American
Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Equiano, The African
by Vincent Carretta
read by Barbara Williams
(concludes 3/2/2008)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

Know How
by Ram Charan
read by Earl Donnelson
(concludes Feb/02/2008)

WYPL Books Beginning Dec 26, 2007

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

The Testament
by Eric Van Lustbader
read by Herman Markell
(concludes 1/31/2008)

Biography
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Being Martha
by Lloyd Allen
read by Marilyn Dillworth
(concludes 1/2/08)

Best Seller
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.

Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
read by Martha Graber
(concludes 1/10/2008)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.

The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Leonard Frey
(concludes 01/12/2008)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Mockingbird
by Charles Shields
read by Marcia Casey
(concludes 1/26/2008)

African-American
Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Equiano, The African
by Vincent Carretta
read by Barbara Williams
(concludes 3/2/2008)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

For the Love of Letters
by Samara O'Shea
read by Alice McCabe
(concludes 12/30/07)

Cousin Brucie Book Talk Friday Dec 21, 2007 3p.m.

Legendary New York City disc jockey Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow will be a guest on Book Talk on Friday December 21, 2007 at 3 p.m. Cousin Brucie is a member of the Radio Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame, and was the man that introduced The Beatles at their famous concert at Shea Stadium in New York. He has recently published a lavishly illustrated book, “Doo Wop” on Sterling Press, with a foreword by Neil Sedaka. The interview is open to the public, will take place in the WYPL Radio studios, and last approximately 30 minutes.

Books for the Week of Dec 17, 2007

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

Dust
by Martha Grimes
read by Cliff Lynch
(concludes 12/20/07)

Biography
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

The Discomfort Zone
by Jonathan Frantzen
read by Carolyn Gibson
(concludes 12/19/07)




Best Seller
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.



Santa Cruise
by Mary and Carol higgins Clark
read by Stephen Usery
(concludes 12/21/07)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.

The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Leonard Frey
(concludes 01/12/2008)






Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Mockingbird
by Charles Shields
read by Marcia Casey
(concludes 1/26/2008)

African-American
Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

From the Heart
by Robin Roberts
read by Lynette "Ms. Teddi" Williams
(concludes 12/23/2007)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

For the Love of Letters
by Samara O'Shea
read by Alice McCabe
(concludes 12/30/07)

Books for the Week of Dec10, 2007

Mystery and True Crime
M-F 12 midnight & 2 p.m.

Dust
by Martha Grimes
read by Cliff Lynch
(concludes 12/20/07)

Biography
M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

My Life in France
by Julia Child
read by Janet Baker Carr
(concludes 12/11/07)

The Discomfort Zone
by Jonathan Frantzen
read by Carolyn Gibson
(concludes 12/19/07)




Best Seller
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.

The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
read by Lynnie Mirvis
(concludes 12/13/07)


Santa Cruise
by Mary and Carol higgins Clark
read by Stephen Usery
(concludes 12/21/07)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
read by Janet Baker Carr

(concludes 12/15/2007)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.

Mockingbird
by Charles Shields
read by Marcia Casey
(concludes 1/26/2008)

African-American
Lives and Literature
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

From the Heart
by Robin Roberts
read by Lynette "Ms. Teddi" Williams
(concludes 12/23/2007)

Self-Help
Sunday 4-6 p.m.

For the Love of Letters
by Samara O'Shea
read by Alice McCabe
(concludes 12/30/07)