Books on the Nightstand: conversation about books: Episodes
Picking up on a topic Ann wrote about in a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.booksonthenightstand.com/2008/07/read-book-see-movie-unless-kids-are.html">previous blog post</a>, we're discussing books vs. movies. Are the books always better? Entertainment Weekly <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20229113,00.html">seems ...
Today, we mark the annual arrival of <font>Banned Books Week</font>, which this year runs from September 27 - October 4. Read more about banned and challenged books at the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm" target="_blank" title="ALA Banned Books ...
Today, it's all true, as we look at several works of nonfiction that
are so good, we recommend them to people who normally read fiction. <ul><li>Which
do you prefer, fiction or nonfiction? And why? And is there a specific
type of nonfiction that you can't resist? Michael and Ann discuss this,
and we ...
Today's show is just a little bit different. Michael is away, and Ann's going solo. Well, almost <ul><li>First,
a word of thanks for your support. We are honored that you've chosen to
read our blog and listen to our podcast, and we very much appreciate
all of your comments and contributions.<br /></li><li>Next, ...
Today's show is all about mysteries. <ul><li>First, we solve a common mystery: is that book a mystery, or is it suspense? <br /></li><li>Next, we talk about three great mysteries that will keep you guessing: </li><ul><ul><ul><li><strong>Black and White and Dead All Over</strong>
by John Darnton ...
In Episode 10 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast: <ul><li>Do you judge a book by its cover? We ask: what makes you decide to buy a book? Leave a comment on our blog, or join our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/4862.Books_on_the_Nightstand" title="Books on the Nightstand ...
<p>In Episode 9 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:</p>
<p>We
battle the bumping microphone -- sorry, folks, those thumps are the
microphone cord bouncing around. We tend to talk with our hands when we
get excited, which makes the cord swing. I know the sound quality on
this episode could be better. ...
<p>We usually break our podcasts up into three "segments." For this
episode, we deviate from our usual format and forgo segment one (where
we usually discuss a general topic relating to books or reading,
without getting into specific titles) and segment three (where we look
ahead at two books ...
<h4><strong>Show Notes:</strong></h4><p>Summer has struck hard here in New England, so in today's episode, we take a look at the concept of "Summer Reading." We've been having a conversation about it over on the Books on the Nightstand <a title="Books on the Nightstand group at Good Reads" ...
<p>In Episode 6 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:<br />We
reveal how well-read we are (or aren't) thanks to a list of titles
that's been circulating around the web.<br /></p>
<p>Just
in case we aren't showering you with enough book recommendations, we
feature four books about books. <br /></p>
...
In Episode 5 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:<br />We discuss author events in general and specifically talk about a few of the big ones that we've attended recently. <a href="http://www.librarything.com/local">LibraryThing Local </a>is a great place to see what's happening at bookstores and libraries ...
In Episode 4 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast: <br /><p>Ann discovers the world of Reading Challenges. Use some of these links to explore for yourself <br /></p>
<ul><li><a title="A Novel Challenge" href="http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/">A Novel Challenge</a> - A list of all reading challenges ...
In Episode 3 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast:<br /><ul><li>Michael tells us about his weekend at Comic-Con, and Ann makes a shocking confession.</li><li>We
discuss the bad rap given to short stories, and talk about our favorite
story collections. If you think you don't like short stories, we dare
you ...
In Episode 2 of the Books on the Nightstand Podcast, we first discuss a recent essay in the New York Times Book Review, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/books/review/Donadio-t.html?scp=1&sq=rachel&st=nyt">It's Not You, It's Your Books</a> by Rachel Donadio. Can <span>you</span> find true ...
Introducing Books on the Nightstand -- who we are, and what we are all about.<br /><br />In this episode, we talk about the concept of "comfort reading", rereading beloved books, and Michael discovers the perfect read for "Pi Day."<br /><br />All information about the Books on the ...