https://podcasts.stevenscher.com/that-stack-of-books.html en-US Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Steve Scher, longtime host of KUOW's Weekday, sits down with Nancy Pearl, the famous librarian with her own action figure, to talk about books with a changing group of readers. Steve Scher thatstackofbooks@gmail.com no episodic https://podcasts.stevenscher.com/art/that-stack-of-books.jpg https://podcasts.stevenscher.com/that-stack-of-books.html copyright Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Mon, 04 Dec 2017 22:39:14 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:59bdb5f7e9bfdfeb02fe86eb Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThat Stack of Books listeners, I am back with an interview with none other than Nancy Pearl. Nancy has written her first novel, "George and Lizzie." It's a love story, with one partner, Lizzie, trying to figure out just how committed she is to George, who seems to be going along with a heart full of love and a head full of patience. We met in Seattle at the Bryant Corner Cafe , our ongoing book club haunt, to talk about her foray into fiction. Nancy Pearl Long with Steve Scher Tue, 31 May 2016 20:02:36 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:574debccb6aa6042324fc12c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Wed, 25 May 2016 20:08:49 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5745fb01f850829c62d25fc6 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Thu, 05 May 2016 16:44:13 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:572839adb09f958596e7735d Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:03:09 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5725092b01dbaedc4e91fa7c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:01:16 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5717b5dd3c44d871f899e74a Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sun, 17 Apr 2016 20:30:55 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5713e5f1f8baf320594433f1 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Thu, 07 Apr 2016 22:29:29 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5706dc1a01dbae9366c7470a Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:15:11 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56f83fe386db4392f0980aa1 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:59:22 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56f2e2d47da24fd59ec95b9c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:11:12 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56e7a5c786db430ec87bb6cc Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sat, 05 Mar 2016 15:02:00 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56cea6f045bf2185151264a6 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sun, 28 Feb 2016 20:15:00 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56ce9ad145bf218515122e52 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:32:23 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56ca14592fe1316ffce89ca4 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sat, 13 Feb 2016 20:57:28 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56bf95d22b8dde7190c0e8c7 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:53:58 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56ba909ff85082678fd22ed3 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlEli Sanders delved into the failures of US Criminal Justice and Mental Health that led to a horrific crime in Seattle. Steve Scher interviews"While the City Slept" author about the people grappling with the aftermath. Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:41:38 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56b03204fd5d08f88ada2f3c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:32:24 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56aaa21ba12f44cabc8a603b Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlBooks have a special power to make a reader sad. We often come back to them for their honesty and power. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:03:22 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56a3f6121f40397dbaf508f3 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Sat, 16 Jan 2016 07:02:45 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5699e5a289a60a5a2b68043c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNick Licata set out to be a citizen activist long before he took his politics into the Seattle City Council. He continues the work now that he is retired, writing, raising alarms and encouraging the next generation of activists. Nick Licata Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Download Licata believes you can fight city hall, and you can join it. Elected politicians respond to citizens who organize, rally and compromise. Licata fought and lost a lot of battles during his 5 terms on the council but his voice shaped many debates and policies. He wants more people to step up and enter the battle and to that end he has written “ Becoming A Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies and Advice for Changing Our World.” We sat down to talk at the Greenlake coffee shop, Revolutions Espresso. Nick Licata’s book, published by Sasquatch Press, is available online and at bookstores. He is taking the stage at Town Hall January 19th to talk about his book and through stories, inspire to get involved. Permalink Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:32:34 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:568c9ac0b204d5a4f888f26e Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Recorded at The Bryant Corner Café in Seattle. With so much turmoil in the world, sometimes a reader just wants to reset before plunging back into the intellectual fray. Nancy Pearl is calling the books you might turn to as palate cleansers. Palate Cleansers Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Download Pretty quickly, though, the readers around the big table at the Bryant Corner Café started putting their own spin on the notion. First off, though, mark your calendar. Don Delillo has a new book coming out May of this year. Nancy Pearl says “Zero K” is a cause for celebration. Palate Cleansers From Nancy The author Elinor Lipman . Nancy loves her books. She calls the frothy. She rereads “The Inn at Lake Divine” and “The Way Men Act” from time to time. She finds the writing appealing in all her books. Leslie turns to her favorite mystery writers including, “Second Watch,” by J.A. Jance . Other Palate Cleansers Mentioned This Episode Janwillem van de Wetering and his characters Grijpstra and de Grier. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahöö and their character Martin Beck . Nancy says “The Laughing Policeman” is one of their best. Bob says any good poem is a palate cleaners. In non-fiction, anything by Bill Bryson is a palate cleanser and in fiction, anything by P.G. Wodehouse . Ros likes Stanley Kunitz and his book of poems about gardening. “The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden” Tom cleanses his palate with The Ascent of Man with Jacob Bronowski and Civilization by Kenneth Clarke. Christopher likes the entertaining British writer Professor David Lodge and the American writer Jonathan Tropper . Those two authors prompted Nancy to recommend Jonathan Coe . She likes his novel “The Rotter’s Club.” Rita says her palate cleanser is Haruki Murakami. Everyone's palate is different. Keith turns to Bernard Cornwell, Margaret Atwood or Donald Westlake . Permalink Sun, 20 Dec 2015 20:32:26 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56770be31c1210f594da7f7c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:02:04 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5669d8cf5a5668fddd04827f Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:32:58 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5661e757e4b0ecfd64abaa7c Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:25:09 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56560733e4b0702d37e27405 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe met at the Bryant Corner Café for cookies, coffee and a survey of what’s on everyone’s stack of books. Books We Are Reading This Fall, 2015 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scheer, Katy Sewall Download Nancy also had some news about the finalists for National Book Award Short List for Young Adult Novels Laura Rubey “Bone Gap” Neal Shusterman, ”Challenger Deep” Noelle Stevenson, “Nimona” She also had news about the finalistsfor the Carnegie Award given by the America Library Association (Fiction) Viet Thanh Nguyen, “The Sympathizer” Hanya Yanagihara, “A Little Life” Jim Shephard, “The Book of Aron” (Non Fiction) Sally Mann, “Hold Still” A Memoir in Photographs” Helen Macdonald “H is for Hawk” Andrea Wulf. The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World Others Readings from our stacks. John Irving, “Avenue of Mysteries” and maybe reread “The World According to Garp.’ Peter Guralnick, “Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n Roll Sophie Blackall and Emily Jenkins, “A Fine Dessert” Jon Meachum, “ “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey George Herbert Walker Bush.” Robert Jackson Bennett, “City of Stairs: The Divine Cities.” – Nancy just finished this science fiction book– she calls it entirely original world building. First of a trilogy, “The Divine Cities.” The 2nd installment, “City of Blades is coming out January 26th, 2016. Ona Russell, “O’Brien’s Desk” Louis de Bernieres, “Birds Without Wings” Orhan Parmuk, “My Name is Red” ,“A Strangeness In My Mind” Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Doctor Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine.” Jamie Holmes, “Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing.” Isabelle Allende, The Stories of Eva Luna” Stacy Schiff, “The Witches” Doris Kearns Goodwin, “The Bully Pulpit” Lincoln Steffens, “The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens.” Kent Haruf, “Our Souls At Night.” Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:45:52 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5646e4c7e4b0f9dd5eeaddec Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlPolitical Books for a Political Season We recorded this episode on November 3rd. All the off year electioneering had us thinking about the books that delved into political issues, both fiction and non-fiction. But let's face it, so many books are tinged with politics. Political Books (But What Books Aren't Political To Some Degree) Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall, Steve Scher Download The Books we discussed this episode. Alan Drury, “Advise and Consent.” Robert Penn Warren, “All The King’s Men.” Dale Russakoff, “The Prize: Who’s In Charge of America’s Schools?” – "Education isn’t separate from quality of life." - Nancy Geoffrey Canada, “Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun.” Ari Berman, “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.” (Noble story about the passage and the legacy of the voting rights act. It is one that can fill a reader with despair. “I don’t want this history to be forgotten” - Nancy) Kay Mills, “This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer.” John Lewis, “Walking With the Wind.” Duong Van Mai Elliot.“The Sacred Willow: Four Generations In The Life Of A Vietnamese Family” Robert Caro’s “Passage of Power.” Larry Ceplair and Christpher Trumbo, “Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical” Dalton Trumbo, “Johnny Got His Gun.” Tony Judt, “Ill Fairs the Land.” Sat, 07 Nov 2015 20:39:18 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:563e5f23e4b02726c9b4635b Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe are back at the Bryant Corner Cafe with a tough task from Nancy Pearl. What has been the best book of 2015. Some of us chose books published this year- which is what Nancy was aiming for, in fiction and non-fiction. Others just mentioned their best read so far. In addition, we offer an excerpt from Steve's interview with Patrick Kennedy about his book "A Common Struggle." We will post the entire interview in a That Stack of Books extra soon. Best Books So Far of 2015 Here is the list of The Best Book(s) We Have Read (So Far This Year) Nancy was aiming towards best books of the year so far in fiction. Non-Fiction Christian Appy, American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity. (Nancy’s Pick) Other books we liked this year. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin ( Katy’s Pick) Nathaniel Philbrick, The Last Stand: Custer Sitting Bull and The Battle of the Little Big Horn (Tom Bird’s Pick) William Maxwell, FB Eye’s: How J. Edgar Hoover's Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature (Robin’s Pick) Denise Kieman, The Girl’s of Atomic City (Ros’s Pick) Claude Steele, Whistling Vivialdi ( Steve’s Pick) Randy Spelling, Unlimited You: Step Out of Your Past and Into Your Purpose (Jenny’s Pick) Bee Wilson, Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat ( Keith’s Pick) Patrick Kennedy, A Common Struggle ( Steve’s choice for getting on more lists soon.) Fiction Viet Thanh Nguyen , The Sympathizer ( Nancy’s Pick) Other books we liked reading this year. Jonas Jonasson, The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window And Disappeared (Becky’ s Pick) Black Hills, Dan Simmons Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone ( Katy’s Pick) Lucia Berlin, A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories Betsey’s Pick) Sat, 24 Oct 2015 05:38:20 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:562b1294e4b0338f867bb440 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThat Stack of Books at Town Hall, October 18th, 2015 . Puns, grammar jokes, a festive audience great guests and prizes galore. Our guests, Martha Brockenbrough , founder of National Grammar Day and author of "Things That Make Us (Sic)", and Frida Clements, artist and illustrator, author of "Have a Little Pun." Town Hall That Stack October 18th, 2015 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Hope you enjoy our show at Town Hall. Love to see you at The Bryant Corner Cafe November 3rd for the show. We will be talking about political books, both, fiction and non-fiction. See you are 3 pm. Don't forget, Watch Nancy Pearl on "Book Lust" on the Seattle Channel , Listen to Katy Sewall on her podcast "The Bittersweet Life." Listen to Steve Scher on his podcast "The Overlook Podcast." Follow us on twitter @thatstack. Drop us a line at Facebook at That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:49:29 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:561c8c05e4b001522f5c4b11 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl has some book news for October, we hear about a whole bunch of great books and author Amy Stewart talks about her first novel, "Girl Waits With Gun." It is a novel of strong women living in the early 20th Century who do not suffer the depredations of bullies silently. October New Books and Amy Stewart Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:08:52 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:56023948e4b0194ec17595d0 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThat Stack of Books, the Town Hall Summer Edition. Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall and Steve Scher were at Town Hall July 23rd, helping celebrate 15 years of great programs at the young, robust and august cultural center. That Stack at Town Hall July 23rd Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall We hope you like this show. If you do, please join us at Town Hall Sunday October 18th at 6:30- after the Seahawks game. Tickets are just $5. Invite your friends. Win fabulous prizes. We told a few book jokes to start the show. Nancy shared book suggestions with audience members. We played a trivia game which was way too hard. Our guest was author Jason Schmidt whose memoir A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me, chronicles growing up poor in Seattle in the 1980’s. His mom had left; his single Dad was a gay petty thief, a drug dealer and an addict. A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me is tough and honest story that takes place in a town some of us may not recognize. Here are a few of the books we talked about on this podcast. “Cold, Cold Ground,” Adrian McKinty “Hans Christian Andersen Complete Fairy Tales and Stories”, Hans Christian Andersen “Hold Still: A Memoir,” Sally Mann “Unbecoming: A Novel,” Rebecca Sherm “Angle of Repose,” Wallace Stegner “Jayber Crow,” Wendell Berry “The Passion.” by Jeannette Winterson “Why Be Happy When You Can be Normal,” Jeannette Winterson “Things Invisible to See,” Nancy Willard “Me Before You, “Jojo Moyes “Refuge”, Terry Tempest Williams “A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me,” Jason Schmidt We will be back at Town Hall October 18th. We would love to fill the seats with book lovers and language aficionados. Our guests will be of National Grammar Day founder Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things That Make Us [Sic] and graphic designer Frida Clements , , whose new book is Have a Little Pun: an Illustrated Play on Words. We will be back next week with another episode, taped at the Bryant Corner Café, 32nd and 65th in NE Seattle. Drop on by. We tape on Tuesdays about 3. Check our Facebook page for updates. Find the podcast on ITunes, Stitcher and at thatstackofbooks.com Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter @thatstack. Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:06:01 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:55e7335ee4b046c5f56096c9 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlA great armchair travel book can take you to places you just might not ever want to go to in person, too cold, too hot, too many snakes. Armchair Travel Books Armchair Travel Books from this episode Bill Bryson, “A Walk In The Woods”, “In A Sunburned Country” (Jan) James Morris, “Coronation Climb” and others by Morris Jon Krakauer, “Into Thin Air” Redmond O’Hanlon, “Into the Heart of Borneo” and his other travel books. Robert Van Gulik, “The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee” and others in the series (China) Collin Cotterill, “The Coroner’s Lunch” and others in the series (Laos) Janet Wallach, “Desert Queen.” Scott Anderson, “Lawrence in Arabia” Vivian Russell, “Monet’s Garden.” Christina Thompson, “Come on Shore and We Will Eat You All” Richard Flannigan, “Wanting” Matthew Kneale, “English Passengers” Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:27:51 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:55d2c0ffe4b075ba9706640b Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe discuss biographies this episode. Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of the person. Biographies remind us the ways the present influences the past. Biographies Biographies we mentioned in this episode “Steve Jobs, Insanely Great” by Jesse Hartland “Jonas Salk, A Life,” by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs “Daughters of the Samuri: A Journey From East and West and Back” Janice P. Nimura “Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage,” Vincent Carretta “A Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames,” by Kai Bird “The Bully Pulpit,” Doris Kearns Goodwin “Bolivar: Aerican Liberator” by Marie Arana “The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government,” by David Talbot “Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty,” by Jerry Oppenheimer “Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty” by Daniel Schulman “King of the World: Muhammed Ali and the Rise of an American Hero,” David Remnick “Catharine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” Robert K. Massie Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:14:38 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:55aab628e4b07afa0a9bcd56 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl“I’d Walk With My Friends If I Could Find Them,” is the first novel from writer and Air Force officer Jesse Goolsby. Wars impact lingers. It shapes a nation’s life. It also shapes the lives of the combatants, their friends and family. Goolsby wrestles with the ways the war in Afghanistan has shaped his characters and how their characters are reshaped by the experience. Author's Interview Edition Steve Scher, That Stack of Books Jesse Goolsby has published a number of short pieces of fiction and non-fiction. He holds an English degree from the United States Air Force Academy and a Masters degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Tennessee. He is working on his PhD from Florida State University. Here is an interview I conducted with Goolsby when he was in town in July for a reading at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, which is where we talked. -Steve Scher Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:53:50 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5591ad3be4b06a37250380f4 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlPeople who translate between languages make books accessible to those of us who might otherwise never be able to enjoy the literature of the whole world. Many of us, probably way too many of us, don’t speak, let alone read, a language other than the one we were born into. Nancy Pearl talks about a translator who has done award-winning translation. Carol Brown Janeway translates almost exclusively from German to English and Nancy Pearl says you could do well just reading her translations. We discuss other books we can enjoy in translation and ponder the translators relationship to the author. Found In Translation Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall A few of the books discussed: Lost, Hans Ulrich Treichel (Author) Carol Brown Janeway (Translator) Rue , Kim Thuy (Author), Sheila Fischman (Translator) The Bookseller of Kabul, Asne Seierstad(Author) and Ingrid Christophersen (Translator) Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Author), Lucia Graves (Translator) The President, Miguel Angel Asturias (Author) and Frances Partridge (Translator) Snow, Orhan Pamuk (Author) Maureen Freely Sun, 14 Jun 2015 20:15:23 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:557ddbc4e4b0602b425ce6d7 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe talk about graphic novels and our imaginative powers. Books vs. Pictures Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Now here is a contentious episode. Really, you wonder, contentious? Yes, because we discuss the value of the graphic novel and the comic strip and the comic book. The contention comes in when we start to debate whether or not words release our imaginations in a way that the pictures, drawn or filmed do not. Does the book, words on the page, give the readers' imagination the freest flight, the deepest expression? Does the artists rendering constrain our imaginations? Do their pictures force out our own mental pictures? I guess it’s just the same argument that people make about movies. Do the movies ruin the book? It’s a bit of a rambling conversation among the folks around the table, but stimulating. What do you think? Are books simply inherently better than graphic novels, comics, movies? Are the pictures in your head stimulated from radio different, better, richer than a TV show? We agree the experiences are different and it is a mistake to conflate them. Yet, by the end, we were down to debating the relative value of the different art forms. Rather than list the many books, here are a few references to check out. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/g/graphic_novels/index.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-top-10-graphic-novels-of-2014/2014/11/20/6ee20fec-3dc6-11e4-b03f-de718edeb92f_story.html http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/drawn-out-the-50-best-non-superhero-graphic-novels-20140505 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:05:02 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5571d496e4b0b8c781bf2703 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl talks to Steve Scher and the folks around the table about their favorite books. More Favorite Books Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall We had such a good time asking this question a few weeks back, we thought we'd ask folks again to bring in a favorite book they'd saved on the bookshelf at home. We thought asking for a favorite would be a much easier choice then asking a reader to pick the favorite book, but it turns out still to be a tough choice. Nancy’s favorite book of all time is the novel A Gay and Melancholy Sound , by Merle Miller. It’s a long book about young man recounting his life through a series of reel-to-reel tape recordings. It is a great for book clubs and was the first of her Book Lust Rediscovery Imprints available on Amazon. Amazing that she can even answer that question, considering the thousands of books she reads. She loves the voice of the narrator, a young man who grew up with very difficult parents and had to come to terms with childhood in order to live a good life. She says, though, that it is the writing that always blows her away, and still does, after many re-reads. Favorites From Other Folks Around The Table The Five Languages of Appreciation In The Workplace , Gary D. Chapman Anthill , E.O. Wilson Invisible Man , Ralph Ellison Love Medicine , Louise Erdrich, also, A Plague of Doves, The Roundhouse - Nancy finds them strong books that illuminate a group of people and a place. And she finds her writing just stunning. The Tiger’s Wife , Tea Obret The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin , H.W. Brands. Nancy calls Brands one of our best contemporary historians. Thu, 28 May 2015 06:22:37 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5566b067e4b064103c3e9ed0 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlFor some readers, the love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew. Mysteries for a Summer Read 2015 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Here are some suggestions for mystery readers from Nancy Pearl and the folks around the table at the Bryant Corner Cafe . Nancy Pearl says her enjoyment of mysteries is limited by some wince-worthy writing. But she avoids those writers. The books Nancy recommended and some suggestions from the rest of us around the table at The Bryant Corner Café, 32nd and 65th in the Bryant neighborhood in Seattle. We will be there next Tuesday, June 2nd at 3:15. Drop on by . William McIlvanney, The Laidlaw Trilogy McIlvanney was the founder of what’s now being called Scottish Noir, and inspired writers Denise Mina, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin Israeli novelist Batya Gur and her Michael Ohayon series Tana French, Dublin Murder Squad series The authors of the sub genre, mediaeval mysteries (suggested by Judy) Ellis Peters Margaret Fraser C.J. Sansome Henning Mankell, Inspector Wallander series (suggested by Bill, though sometimes a little to gruesome for Nancy) Sue Grafton, Kinsey Milhone (we are up to X in the alphabet.) Faye Kellerman, (a few books featuring the Orthodox Jewish Rina Lazarus and police detective Peter Decker. These were a favorite of Nancy’s father.) Peter Temple (we can’t leave a mystery discussion without Nancy touting the Australian writer and the book, “The Broken Shore.) H. R. F Keating, Inspector Ghote series. Rose liked S.J. Gazan, The Dinosaur Feather Robin likes Alexander Mccall Smith, The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. (Though Nancy finds them less mysteries than character driven stories. She isn’t sure they even belong in the mystery section and are an example of why she chaffs at putting books into different categories. ) Judy calls out Sherlock Holmes for re-reading. Nancy calls for Agatha Christie, even if, as she says, all the characters are just collections of ticks. For good mysteries with Roman themes, Keith enjoys the Flavia Alba mysteries by Lindsey Davis For good writing and good mysteries with contemporary themes, Nancy recommends Walter Mosley and his Easy Rawlins series. Donna Leon’s Inspector Brunetti series and Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano series are Steve’s favorites. Also, he suggests Pierre Magnan, “Death in the Truffle Woods.” Of course that takes us to Martin Walker’s Bruno, Chief of Police novels, also set in France. We mentioned that Soho Press has a Soho Crime imprint of interesting translated foreign mysteries. Also, here is a page from Dartmouth College that list mysteries from other lands. Other than the U.S. that is. What are your favorite mysteries by non-American writers? Share some titles with us, so we can read the mysteries folks across the world enjoy. Mon, 18 May 2015 18:25:18 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:555a2cb0e4b0beea1028773d Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe share some of the books they just couldn't part with. Favorite Books Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall The Lions of Al Rassan , Guy Gavriel Kay The Wright Brothers, David McCullough A Canticle For Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller The Tough Guide to Fantasyland:The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel, Diana Wynne Jones A Thread of Grace, Mary Doria Russell The Wild Braid , Stanley Kunitz Darwin and the Beagle, Alan Morehead The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon The City & The City, China Mieville Cannery Row, John Steinbeck 84, Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff Thu, 07 May 2015 23:45:49 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:554bf5ede4b0b9fe57885e62 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl brings a book she says is going to be the book all the Harry Potter fans will flock to. The Next BIg Book-We are Talking Harry Potter Big, OK Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall " The Iremonger Trilogy , written and illustrated by Edward Carey. "Heap House" is the first of the trilogy. Nancy says that ever since the Harry Potter books, she has been looking for the next book that will appeal to Potter fans with a story that is new and fresh. Here it is. Carey is telling a tale not of good versus evil, but of humans doing what they do to our little world. Also, "Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War," by Ari Kelman gives a reader a different way to look at a history that is still in dispute in this country. She says it also gives her a renewed respect for the power of the graphic book. Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:29:18 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:554062dde4b0cf72b2bd2aab Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThe past, present and future walk into a bar. Bartender says, "you need a drink. You're tense." Here is a discussion offering some funny books to read. Here also are some satires. Here are some books that are laugh out loud funny and some that might need some historical context to truly get the jokes. Funny Books Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Also here, a discussion we just started, really. What is the difference between comedy and satire? Here is a web-based definition I found helpful. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-comedy-and-satire.htm#didyouknowout “Comedy and satire are different in that comedy is a much broader genre. All satire is comedy, but not all comedy is satire. Comedy includes everything from intelligent, witty repartees and dark humor to slapstick and baseline jokes. Satire, on the other hand, is a literary genre primarily focused on highbrow social criticism. “ Though even here, the lines sure seem to blur. What is the difference between highbrow and lowbrow these days? Isn’t there lowbrow satire? Southpark comes to mind. The Daily Show is a mix of highbrow and lowbrow that often offers trenchant social criticism. And who is to say what is laugh out loud funny? It’s all so personal. Anyway, here are a few of the books we discussed. Won’t you add to our list of comedy books? Inherent Vice, by Thomas Pynchon The Bear Went Over The Mountain, by William Kotzwinkle The Evolution Man or How I Ate My Father, by Roy Lewis Bossypants, by Tina Fey The One Hundred Year Old Many Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared, by David Lodge Vanity Fair, William Thackeray. Where’d you go Bernadette, Maria Semple Cheaper by the Dozen, Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Candide, by Voltaire Gracie, A Love Story, by George Burns The Princess Bride, William Goldman Hitchihiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Some other funny authors we mentioned too. P.G. Wodehouse Mindy Kaling Amy Poehler James Thurber Anthony Trollope Jane Austen David Sedaris Fri, 24 Apr 2015 22:21:43 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:553ac18de4b0bd2bbd373964 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe sat down at the Bryant Corner Café after a few weeks away, so we took a survey of what folks have just completed. We also remember the great and generous writer, Ivan Doig. Recent Books and Remembering Ivan Doig Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall Books from this episode: The Belly of Paris, Emile Zola Days of Rage, Bryan Burrough The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman The Circle, Dave Eggers So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson Winter Brothers, Ivan Doig All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr​ Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:51:15 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:552edaade4b034c9174984dc Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the big table of readers at the Bryant Corner Cafe talk about the status of the memoir these days. The Memoir These Days Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewal We all lead lives that generate stories. Do these stories only have credibility when they are shared with others? Do we need to try to get them published to feel good about our efforts? Some critics are wondering whether this self-congratulatory age is producing too many memoirs. When author Ryan Boudinot published a critical article about fledgling writers, he struck a note so sour that he undermined support for efforts to get Seattle designated as a UNESCO City of Literature . Among his quotes of note from the article: “ For the most part, MFA students who choose to write memoirs are narcissists using the genre as therapy. They want someone to feel sorry for them, and they believe that the supposed candor of their reflective essay excuses its technical faults. Just because you were abused as a child does not make your inability to stick with the same verb tense for more than two sentences any more bearable. In fact, having to slog through 500 pages of your error-riddled student memoir makes me wish you had suffered more.” The folk at The New Yorker Out Loud Podcast are also thinking about memoirs. In particular they were wondering about the state of the memoir in the era of instant reportage thru social media. Around the table at the Bryant Corner Café, we talk about some of our favorite memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, all the while musing on the state of the memoir in the modern times. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:32:07 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:552586c6e4b0407755da33d0 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearls tells Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and our table full of readers at the Bryant Corner Cafe her thoughts on book awards. Book Awards We get some behind the scenes glimpses of the awards process, and find out, among other things, that the publishers self nominate for some awards. How do you use awards to help you find the next book to read? Nancy recommends reading the whole list of nominees and not just the winners, because there you will find books for many tastes. Wed, 01 Apr 2015 18:00:00 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:551990e6e4b0570dfe259f0e Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl , Steve Scher and Katy Sewall nibble at the Bryant Corner Cafe while talking about two books that offer different approaches to the same overarching theme- how empire builders move across the landscape into history. "The Strangler Vine" and "American Reckoning" Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall The first is an historical account of the American Vietnam War. Christian Appy , “ American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity” connects our current foreign policy actions to the attitudes that were revealed during our long war against Vietnam. "The Strangler Vine" is a classically styled mystery set in the British Raj. Though lighter and more of a swashbuckler, the actions of the British colonialists are on full display. We also touched on a couple of American crime writers, Ross Macdonald and Ross Thomas . Both worth a look and worth a whole show. That is coming soon. We won't be at the Bryant Corner Cafe for a few weeks. We will be back with the live taping April 21st, 3:15. Love to see you there with books to share while we explore what books to add to our growing stack. Thu, 26 Mar 2015 03:18:51 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:551378efe4b053108e5c684a Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlSteve Scher's pilgrimage to the American South triggers a conversation with Nancy Pearl and all the folks around the table about southern writers. But pretty soon we are trying to define the essence of a region and describe the cover of "Mandingo." Southern Writers Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall If you are looking a place to start thinking about southern writers, here are a few websites to check out. Flavorwire's list "of the best ever!" Ten Contemporary Southern Writers. The Fellowship of Southern Writers. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:03:35 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5509c75fe4b043093afb5e36 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl talks about the benefits of book clubs with Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the rest of folks around the table at The Bryant Corner Cafe . Nancy says there are some rules to follow that can make the book selections and the book chats much more meaningful. Why belong To Book Clubs Steve Scher, Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall We will be back recording at the Cafe Tuesday, March 24th at 3:15. Please join us. You can check in on Nancy's book picks and all the places where she is sharing her love of reading at Nancy Pearl.com Katy Sewall hosts a very smart and funny podcast about living abroad, the bittersweetlife. Steve Scher produces a few other podcasts and provides commentary at NWCN . Fri, 13 Mar 2015 23:24:13 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:55036ff6e4b08eb858c05cf6 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and our great readers are at the table at the The Bryant Corner Cafe again. We are talking about the books to read for March, Women's History Month . Women's History Month Suggestions Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall We also get into a discussion of just whether or not these months set aside to particular groups are a positive or not. If you want to donate some books the Seattle Literacy Council is looking for you. They hold a fundraiser soon and need your support. Join us at the cafe next tuesday afternoon at 3:15. Hope to see you. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 05:09:20 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54ed728de4b035a09db1bc2f Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlSteve Scher and Nancy Pearl take up Katy Sewall's question, what books shaped you in high school? Our friends around the table have their own favorites. What are the books that shaped you? What Books Shaped You In High School? steve scher, Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:17:49 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54ed67cde4b03a84d2b5a4cc Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWho recommends books to you? We survey the different ways we try to sort through all our choices. Who Recommends Books To You? Do you get your ideas for your next book from newspapers, librarians, friends? Maybe you follow your book club lists, or listen to the radio. How do you decide what to read next? If you have other unique ways for finding the books you want to read, please write us at thatstackofbooks@gmail.com. Happy reading. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:53:07 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54e63c55e4b0b080e14e599e Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe gather again at The Bryant Corner Cafe to talk about books. Two new fiction works garnered glowing reviews from Nancy Pearl, the novel " Vanessa and Her Sister " by Priya Parmar and " Single Carefree, Mellow ," short stories by Katherine Heiny. Then we take up the perils and pleasure's of re-reading books. The Pleasures and Perils of Rereading Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher Find us on Facebook. We twitter @thatstack. Write us with your comments and suggestions for future topics at thatstackofbooks@gmail.com Happy reading. Wed, 11 Feb 2015 04:22:27 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54dad704e4b0486db50e4e67 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWhat books sit on your shelf, waiting for you to finally pull them off and read them? For Nancy Pearl, it's Anthony Trollope. For Steve Scher, it's a number of natural history books. What's on your shelf? The Books On Your Shelf Let's follow up with Nancy's suggestion and listen to her interview with the writer Stewart O'Nan. You can find many interviews Nancy has conducted at the Seattle Channel, Book Lust . Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:55:44 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54d2f39de4b09cf5b9c3ed96 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl , Steve Scher and friends talk about Harper Lee 's 2nd novel, "Go Set A Watchman." Also, author John Vaillant , known for his award winning non-fiction, talks with Steve Scher about his first published novel, "The Jaguar's Children. " Harper Lee, John Vaillant Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:42:00 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54c9d0c3e4b0fce236d3e760 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl tells Steve Scher she has become intrigued by a few new memoirs. Sometimes she finds the writing in memoirs swinging a little too close to wince-worthiness. But of course, the genre is also capable of producing truly memorable stories. Memorable Memoirs Nancy enjoyed a new work by Roger Cohen of the New York Times, "The Girl From Human Street: Ghosts Of Memory In A Jewish Family." It never descends into pathos. Also, Kate Moses, “ Cakewalk: A Memoir .” She says it’s a lovely book where each chapter ends with a recipe. Just a few of the other books we discuss. Daniel Mendelsohn “The Lost: A Search For 6 among Six Million Blaine Harden’s “Escape from Camp 14” Will Schwalbe “The End of Your Life Bookclub.” Haven Kimmel “ A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Moreland Indiana” Wes Moore, " The Other Wes Moore ” Ann Hood, “The Obituary Writer” Roger Lipsey, “Hammarskjöld: A Life” John Marzluff, “Subirdia “ Charles Emmerson, "1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War” ‪ Our sponsor this week is another podcast Steve is producing. If you like in-depth conversations with scholars visiting the university of Washington check out “At Length with Steve Scher.” You can find it on itunes or at The House of Podcasts. The podcast is supported by University of Washington Alumni Association and you can hear them all here . Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:52:58 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54c08d51e4b0f1b78348c60a Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlIt's a new year, time for throwing caution to the wind, time to carouse with wild abandon. Well, at least it's a good time to check out some new novels by first time novelists. new year, new novelists Among the books we discussed, S.M. Hulse's "Black River" and Emma Hooper's, "Etta and Otto and Russell and James." Say, send us a picture. Perhaps a picture of that little free library near your home. Or, how about this. We are going to do a show soon on those books on your bookshelf that you've never read, but saved because you are going to get to them soon, real , real soon. Send us a picture of you holding that book. Or, of course, we would love a picture of that stack of books that sits by your bed or your reading chair. Love to see it. Post it on Facebook, That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher or Twitter @thatstack, or send it along to thatstackofbooks@gmail.com and we will post it for you. Happy reading. Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:42:15 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54b833dae4b09cb81d7e7735 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWe are off again this week, so some choice cuts from a previous show. We are back again recording at The Bryant Corner Cafe, NE 65th and 32nd Ave Ne in Northeast Seattle at 10 am Tuesday the 20th. Drop on by. Choice Editions Nancy Pearl Steve Scher Books Mentioned Peter Mountford, “The Dismal Science: A Novel” John Lanchester, “Capital”(F), “How To Speak Money” (NF) Patricia Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, “Sorcery and Cecilia, Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot” Georgiette Heyer, “Sylvester,” “The Grand Sophy.” Max Egremont , “Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew.” Karen Karbo, “The Diamond Lane” Ian McEwan, “Amstersdam” Dick Wolfe, “The Intercept” David Quammen, “The Soul of Victor Tronko” Charles McCarry, “The Tears of Autumn,” “The Last Supper” Laura Schroff , ”The Invisible Thread” Nancy Horan, “Loving Frank” T.C. Boyle, “The Women” Lydia Netzer, “Shine Shine Shine” ( Nancy’s November Book Club offering) Rudolpho Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima” (the December Book Club choice) 0 Likes Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:39:42 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54af0448e4b0d0f4a9e2ca84 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThe new year brings back our very first episode. Nancy is off for a few weeks, attending to her own writing. Here is our very first episode, with something added. A word from our sponsor. Sarah Swanson at The Bryant Corner Cafe is the person who has made us a space here at the cafe. So, we find out a little bit about why that is, and also, we taste their homemade hollandaise sauce Happy New Year of Reading Write us at thatstackofbooks@gmail.com. Looking for a book suggestion? Have a thought about a topic we should cover? Give us some feedback to the show. Drop us a line. We love to hear from you. Here are the books we discussed on this episode. That Stack of Books Episode 1 Some of the books, authors and genre’s discussed by Nancy, Steve, Katy and our visitor’s Welcome To Subirdia, John M. Marzluff Richard Norton Smith, On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller Garth Stein, The Sudden Light Peter Temple , Truth, The Broken Shore; The Jack Irish Series Donna Leon, Guido Brunetti Series Andrea Camilleri, Salvo Montalbano Series Manuel Vazquez Montalbon, Pepe Carvalho Series Patrick Millikin, Phoenix Noir Jon Talton, David Mapstone Mysteries Series M.M. Kaye, The Sun In Morning, The Far Pavilions Agatha Christie’s books Paul Scott, The Raj Quartet Emma Straub , The Vacationers. Ian MacEwan, The Children Act, Atonement, Black Dogs Adrian Mckinty, The Cold, Cold Ground John Boyne, This House Is Haunted Louisa May Alcott , Little Men, The Old Fashioned Girl, Jack And Jill Nicole Krause , The History of Love Jonathan Safron Foer, Everything Is Illuminated Marie-Helene Bertino, 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas Cheryl Strayed , Wild Julia Glass , And The Dark Sacred Night, The Three Junes Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena John Le Carre , A Most Wanted Man Cea Person , North Of Normal Kristin Hannah, Fly Away Leanne Moriarty, Big, Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret Elin Hildebrand. Various titles Kathyrn Ma , The Year She Left Us Fiona McFarland , The Night Guest David Shafer, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:15:01 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54a43b65e4b02cb3ce04c389 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlHow do you choose a book? Nancy offers up a few ideas and readers around the table answer in their own ways. Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:29:43 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:549be59de4b0aae8e215279b Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlWhat kind of book are you really hoping you'll encounter in 2015? Nancy Pearl kicks a few ideas around the table at The Bryant Corner Cafe a couple of days before Christmas. What Books Will You Read in 2015? That Stack Of Books Happy Holidays, readers! Thu, 18 Dec 2014 03:02:53 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:549241f6e4b002ca1f86c10b Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlTime for the lists. No, not the best of lists, though we chat about those. Too judgmental, we've concluded. Rather Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and all the folks around the big table offer their favorite books published in 2014. What are yours? Episode 10 That Stack of books And next week, 12/23, when we again meet at the Bryant Corner Cafe at 10 am, what kind of book are you hoping to read in 2015? Maybe Nancy has already found it for you. Join us. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:23:54 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54813fcae4b01c408c2eab64 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlGift suggestions from Nancy Pearl and a big crowd of readers for this edition of That Stack of Books. Beside the great gift ideas, the folks at The Bryant Corner Cafe set down some homemade gingerbread men for us to taste. Drop by next time we tape the podcast, December 16th at 10 am. We would love to have your company. TSOB Ep. 9 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:00:15 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:546d03ffe4b0a75239536b43 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlHistorical fiction, military history and African literature make up that stack of books this time, plus some info graphics and fantasy. TSOB Ep 8 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:41:51 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5462b96fe4b08f1a46616575 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlVeterans Day edition of That Stack of Books. The Bryant Corner Cafe was crowded. Kids were home from school happy for pancakes. We talked about Robert Heinlein among many authors. We talked about fiction and non-fiction books that are concerned with war and with veterans. Many books to give you good reading. episode 7 That Stack Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:14:20 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:545c7862e4b0a75b67e95a23 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl's postman doesn't think fiction is worth reading. What! This prompts a discussion about the value of reading fiction, from romance, to historical to Shakespeare. Drop by next Tuesday at 10 am at The Bryant Corner Cafe. Tables getting bigger, but there is room for you. We'd like to hear what's in your stack of books. Say, take a picture of the books on the shelf of a Little FreeLibrary near you. Send it to our twitter, @thatstack. It will be fun to see what's folks are sharing. TSOB #62 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:41:53 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:5450277ae4b03e894bd2de14 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy's small stack and a table full of folks with great books to share. Hope you drop by next time. We are at The Bryant Corner Cafe at 65th and 32nd in NE Seattle 10 am on Tuesday. That Stack of Books Ep. 5 I don't have the whole list yet, but here are a few of the books we discussed today. "The Broken Shore," Peter Temple "F: A Novel," Daniel Kehlmann "Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual," Kate Samworth "My Favorite Things," Maira Kalman Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:10:04 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:544965ece4b0c3521d918a93 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlHow do you choose a book? Do you follow the recommendations of friends, do you judge it by the cover, do you follow what Nancy Pearl suggests? We bat that idea around. We also hear what folks are reading. Oh, by the way, if you are getting married, Nancy says she can now officiate. A literary wedding could be fun. TSOB Episode 4 Steve Scher Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:56:18 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:543e34c3e4b0c0d37f5175c5 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlBack again at the Bryant Corner Cafe, we sit down with a few readers. Nancy has a short stack this time, but they are select cuts. TSOB episode 3 That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher, Episode 3 Books Mentioned Peter Mountford, “The Dismal Science: A Novel” John Lanchester, “Capital”(F), “How To Speak Money” (NF) Patricia Wrede, Caroline Stevermer, “Sorcery and Cecilia, Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot” Georgiette Heyer, “Sylvester,” “The Grand Sophy.” Max Egremont , “Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew.” Karen Karbo, “The Diamond Lane” Ian McEwan, “Amstersdam” Dick Wolfe, “The Intercept” David Quammen, “The Soul of Victor Tronko” Charles McCarry, “The Tears of Autumn,” “The Last Supper” Laura Schroff , ”The Invisible Thread” Nancy Horan, “Loving Frank” T.C. Boyle, “The Women” Lydia Netzer, “Shine Shine Shine” ( Nancy’s November Book Club offering) Rudolpho Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima” (the December Book Club choice) Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:36:07 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:543c6b9be4b09677c88b3b61 Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlNancy Pearl and Steve Scher settle in to Bryant Corner Cafe for another look through that stack of books. Also they are joined by readers and writers. You can join too. Tuesdays at the cafe at 10 am. That Stack of Books episode 2 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:56:32 +0000 5428b01be4b0200d0e1b1779:5428f3dce4b0e7d92b714d53:54318385e4b0d8920ab1a98e Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher false Steve Scher, Nancy PearlThat Stack Of Books Episode 1 Steven Scher Welcome to our new show, "That Stack of Books." Nancy Pearl, extraordinary public librarian and Steve Scher take a look at the books you have by the side of your favorite reading spot- be it chair, bed or, well, somewhere else, Nancy, with her encyclopedic memory, offers up some suggestions for the next book you might like. Steve is often reading the inside covers. We recorded our first episode at The Bryant Corner Cafe at 65th and 32nd in the Bryant Neighborhood in Seattle. Hope you drop by next Tuesday, October 7th at 10 for our next taping.