slides: Top Shelf Tuesday - September 13, 2016
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Robin Kall, GoLocalProv Book Columnist
As tough as it is to say goodbye to summer and summer reading, one of things that gets me through is the bounty of fall books due to hit the shelves in the coming months. I asked the authors who are coming to read at
Point Street Reading Series on September 20 which books they are most looking forward to. Please join us next Tuesday to hear these authors read from their novels. The series is the 3rd Tuesday of each month and is held at Point Street Dueling Pianos 3 Davol Square in Providence.
Robin Kall has always been an avid reader. From sneaking copies of Judy Blume from her childhood librarian to developing her own radio program, Reading With Robin, in 2002, Robin is a literary influencer and book pusher in her own right. Over the past 14 years Robin has built a devoted and passionate following both in her local Rhode Island, online, and wherever there are readers. In addition to her talk show, Robin has hosted countless “can’t miss” author events including her annual Evening With Authors and Summer with Robin, and the newly minted Point Street Reading Series. Robin is a graduate of Binghamton University and lives in Rhode Island with her husband and their corgi. Follow Robin on Twitter, on Instagram and “like” Reading With Robin and Point Street Reading Series on Facebook.
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A Gambler's Anatomy
Jonathan Lethem
I'm looking forward to Jonthan Lethem's A Gambler's Anatomy, which promises to be a fun, weird, romp, plus backgammon. Not that I play or really like backgammon, but I feel like I could read about it in humorous situations.” - Paul Tremblay, author of Disappearance at Devil’s Rock
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Bruja
Wendy C. Ortiz
“This fall I can't wait to read Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz. Her memoir Excavation, about a relationship she had as a teenage girl with her middle school English teacher, was extremely important to me as I was working on my own book, about a complex and toxic relationship I had as a young woman. Her work is always bold and illuminating. Bruja comes out October 31 from Civil Coping Mechanisms press (let's support those indie presses!). - Leigh Stein, author of Land of Enchantment
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Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
“I'm so excited to read Ann Patchett's Commonwealth. I've been a huge fan of her work ever since her debut The Patron Saint of Liars. She is such a compassionate writer.” - Louise Miller, author of The City Baker’s Guide To Country Living
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The Boat Rocker
Ha Jin
“A new novel by Ha Jin is, in my book, always a call for celebration. This October brings The Boat Rocker, about a controversial Chinese expatriate journalist in NYC in 2005, and everything about it sounds perfect." - Anne Korkeakivi, author of Shining Sea –
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The Guineveres
Sarah Domet
"The book I am most excited about is The Guineveres by Sarah Domet.
At the heart of this gorgeous debut are four young teens that meet at a convent after being abandoned by their families. They are thrust into grim circumstances to say the least and happen to share the name, Guinevere. As Vere, Gwen, Ginny, and Win arrive at the Sisters of the Supreme Adoration their stories and secrets are revealed. The nuns at the convent preach faith and patience but the Guineveres have other plans. When four comatose soldiers arrive at the convent, it seems they just might find their way out after all." - Robin Kall
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The Wonder
Emma Donoghue
"I have an ARC of Emma Donoghue’s latest, The Wonder, in my suitcase (we have the same editor), which I’m excited to crack open. I love its 19th-century Irish village setting, and stories exploring faith intrigue me," - Anne Korkeakivi, author of Shining Sea
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