Books on the Nightstand

Coloring books for adults, a bookselling vacation, and two backlist books that we can't wait for you to read.   (http://images.randomhouse.com/cover/9781101965764) Have you heard about the new craze rocking the book world? Coloring books for grownups are selling like crazy, and in this episode we talk about what might be driving this craze, and if we are going to try it out. The trend started with books illustrated by Johanna Basford (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2015/04/07/johanna_basford_enchanted_forest_secret_garden_addictive_coloring_books.html), and now it seems that almost every publisher has some in its lineup. Coming in October: The Official A Game of Thrones Coloring Book (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25731380-the-official-a-game-of-thrones-coloring-book?from_search=true&search_version=service) and Diana Gabaldon's Official Outlander Coloring Book (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25739055-the-official-outlander-coloring-book?from_search=true&search_version=service).  Michael is intrigued by Highlights Hidden Pictures (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25786353-highlights-hidden-pictures?from_search=true&search_version=service) and Fantastic Cities (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24905422-fantastic-cities?ac=1), which he posted about on the new Books on the Nightstand Instagram page (https://instagram.com/booksonthenightstand/) (please follow us if you are on Instagram).  What about you? Have you tried grownup coloring books?     (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (06:37)   (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9780062395641.jpg) Woman with a Secret (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/woman-with-a-secret-a-novel/240380) by Sophie Hannah (published in the UK as The Telling Error), narrated by David Thorpe and Julia Barrie, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) AirB and Bookstore (11:54): This week the book world was all excited about a listing on AirBnB (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/21/tourists-offered-chance-to-run-a-bookshop-on-holiday-wigtown), where for £150 per week you can run a bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland and live in the apartment over the shop. This sounds like a dream vacation to us (even though it's work). Wigtown itself sounds like an amazing book community. There are 10 bookstores in town, with a population of 1000. Wigtown Airbnb listing (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7908227?s=MG5L) If you're one of our listeners and decide to go on this bookstore AirBnB adventure, let us know -- we'll make you our roving reporter!   Don't you forget about me (22:32):   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320395200l/72854.jpg)   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388336541l/25473.jpg) I was thinking about what books I would recommend to people who love Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, and one of the books I thought about was Into the Wilderness (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72854.Into_the_Wilderness?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Sara Donati. It's not really like Outlander, but it's historical fiction with a strong romance element. And it's the beginning of a series, so there's a lot more reading ahead if you love Into the Wilderness. Michael recommends Z for Zachariah (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25473.Z_for_Zachariah) by Robert C. O'Brien, and the film of the novel is out today as we record. The movie differs a lot from the book,

  Bring Your Own Book (http://www.bringyourownbook.com/images/preorder.jpg) Michael and I are both Kickstarter backers of a game called Bring Your Own Book (http://www.bringyourownbook.com/). We played the game at Booktopia Vermont, and I've playe...

An iphone app to find books by or about people of color; a listener asks, "is it stealing?" and new books by Alex Kershaw and Jennifer McMahon.   We were thrilled to learn about We Read Too, an iphone app that was developed by Kaya Thomas (http://innov8tiv.com/innov8tiv-interviews-kaya-thomas-founder-read-app-showcasing-literature-people-color/),  a young woman who couldn't find books with characters that reminded her of herself. The app is a great resource for booksellers, librarians, teachers and readers who want to discover literary works written by authors of colors with characters of colors that don't fall into stereotypes. Find We Read Too in the iOS app store. (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwj-sN-255_HAhUQE5IKHd5aAbs&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fwe-read-too%2Fid908782619%3Fmt%3D8&ei=bEbJVf7KKZCmyATetYXYCw&usg=AFQjCNH_oJrYA5AHNPPmSbhNH1oa4wgcwQ&sig2=c9YmQ_DJUzSyqvJ7B6VfhQ&bvm=bv.99804247,d.aWw) We Read Too on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WeReadTooApp)    (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (05:13)   (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781423373698.jpg)Serena by Ron Rash, narrated by Phil Gigante, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   A listener writes in with an ethical dilemma (10:22) We received an email from Becky: I have been a longtime fan and listener of your podcast and I recently took a book and I'm wondering if you would consider this stealing or not. . .  I'm a hospice physician and do home visits to see patients. I visited a patient who lived in an apt building where you had to be buzzed in. I went up to the 2nd floor where my patient lived and in an open alcove next to the elevator was a library of perhaps 100 - 200 books. . .  After the visit I perused the shelves and there was a lot of mass market stuff plus classics plus everything in between. I ended up taking an Everyman's library edition of "The Tin Drum" by Gunter Grass. I took it b/c it was a classic that I thought I should read, and also I felt it was probably sthg that was not in high demand so I felt less guilty about taking it, vs. some current best seller. . . I will say that I was slightly influenced to take the book  b/c of all of your talk on the podcast about how many books are pulped, etc. . . so if I did wrong then it's all your fault! Ha! just kidding. . .  The other doctor that I work with was appalled at my action and considered that it was definitely stealing. . . maybe she is right?! What do you think??  Thanks for all your great work on the podcast! Michael and I discuss this dilemma, and though we both agree it's not black and white, we do fall on somewhat different sides of the gray area. Please let us know your thoughts. Was it stealing? Does it matter that it was a classic and not a more popular title? What would you have done? More information on Little Free Libraries here (http://littlefreelibrary.org/). Please consider putting one up in your community. Two books we can't wait for you to read (21:38):   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435684342l/23648884.jpg)   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427845722l/24040551.jpg)   Michael talks about Avenue of Spies (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23648884-avenue-of-spies?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Alex Kershaw, about an American doctor's experience in Nazi-occupied Paris.

Sneaking a peek at books coming out next Spring, and we recommend The Dog Master by W. Bruce Cameron, and Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.   Ann was thrilled (and just a little smug) when Hanya Yanagahara's A Little Life (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22822858-a-little-life?from_search=true&search_version=service) was included on The Man Booker Prize Longlist (http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/man-booker-prize-announces-2015-longlist), along with A Brief History of Seven Killings (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20893314-a-brief-history-of-seven-killings?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Marlon James, The Year of the Runaways (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25734001-the-year-of-the-runaways) by Sunjeev Sahota and ten other books. Are you someone who tries to read the whole longlist, or the shortlist? What are your thoughts on this group of titles? Let us know in the comments below!    (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (04:40) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781478903383.jpg)The Water Museum by Luis Alberto Urrea, narrated by the author, is my pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   What You'll Be Reading Next Spring (08:40) We're recently back from sales conference and there are many books we read and loved so much that we can't wait to tell you a little about them, even though they won't be published for many, many months. * American Housewife by Helen Ellis * Sunny's Nights by Tim Sultan * Evicted by Matthew Desmond * All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage * Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel * Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler These are books we'll definitely discuss in more depth when they come out, but in the meantime, we hope we've piqued your interest!   Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read (25:17) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427162897l/22238176.jpg)     (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428066565l/23398625.jpg) Booktopia Petoskey author W. Bruce Cameron's new novel The Dog Master (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22238176-the-dog-master?from_search=true&search_version=service) is a fun thriller of a book that imagines the first friendship and partnership between an early human and a wolf - essentially the first dog. Cameron does an amazing job creating the world of early human tribes. I loved it and I sure hope the last sentence of the novel means there's a sequel coming! Ann loved Kitchens of the Great Midwest (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23398625-kitchens-of-the-great-midwest?from_search=true&search_version=service) by J. Ryan Stradal, but this week we've invited our Penguin Random House colleague Tom Benton to tell you about it. Tom was the person whose passion convinced Ann to read this charming, not-at-all-dark, story of a mother and a daughter. The book is filled with wonderful characters, a great sense of place, and even a few delicious recipes!  

What Penguin Random House's sales conference and warehouse are like. Plus, don't forget about The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, or Any Human Heart by William Boyd.   Thank you to the Twitter user who confessed her initial disappointment with Booktopia talk episodes, but quickly said that she always ends up loving them! We understand! (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (02:13) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781483018942.jpg)The Good Girl (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-good-girl/213965) by Mary Kubica, told by multiple narrators, is Ann's pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 40,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) What We Did On Our Podcast Vacation (06:08) In this episode we share with you an inside peek at what a publishing sales conference is like (or what ours is like at least!). What do we discuss in the meetings? Who do we trust for recommendations? (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/File-Jul-28-4-27-20-PM-1024x1024.jpeg) A very special feature of this sales conference was the tour of our warehouse located in Westminster, MD. It's an amazing place filled with dedicated and hard-working people. Here are a few statistics: * 1.25 million square feet (1.5 million counting mezzanine areas) * 14 miles of conveyor belts * 110 million units in inventory, on average * 1 million books shipped per day, on average Wow! It's a magical book land! Don't You Forget About Me (21:59)   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1230829367l/334176.jpg)    (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386912980l/77866.jpg) Because of the upcoming book group discussions with Simon and Thomas of The Readers, at Booktopia Petoskey, and because we're encouraging online discussions, this month's Don't You Forget About Me features our favorite books of all time. They're books that have stayed with us over many years. Ann's is The Sparrow (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/334176.The_Sparrow?from_search=true&search_version=service), by Mary Doria Russell. Described by the author as the story of "Jesuits in space," it's a science fiction book that has been read and loved by so many people who later said they don't read science fiction. At its heart, it is the story of a man of faith whose faith is tested. He just happens to be on a mission to make first contact with beings on another planet. My selection is Any Human Heart (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77866.Any_Human_Heart?from_search=true&search_version=service) by William Boyd. Told via the journals of Logan Mountstuart, this novel gives a tremendous look at a life that spans most of the twentieth century. It's also constructed as if Mountstuart were a real person, and includes footnotes, an index, and notes from an unnamed editor.

This week we bring you two more author talks from Booktopia Asheville, recorded at Malaprop's Bookstore (http://www.malaprops.com/): * Ariel Lawhon, author of The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20758055-the-wife-the-maid-and-the-mistress) * Denise Kiernan, author of The Girls of Atomic City (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18246451-the-girls-of-atomic-city) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403973063l/20758055.jpg)     (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394421457l/18246451.jpg)

An out-of-order episode this week, so sorry if we confuse you! Don Winslow's timely The Cartel, Ta-Nehisi Coates' very important Between The World And Me, and we talk at length about Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman. Two books we can't wait for you to read (05:32):   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429552939l/23602561.jpg)   (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433799467l/25147754.jpg)   I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but since it relates to a topic in the news, I couldn't wait to tell you about The Cartel (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23602561-the-cartel?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Don Winslow. This is a crime thriller set in the high-stakes, violent world of the Mexican drug cartels. Interestingly, just yesterday, the media reported on the prison escape of El Chapo (http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-el-chapo-escape-real-life-mimics-fiction-20150713-story.html), the man who has been called Mexico's most important and high-ranking drug lord.  Winslow's novel, while fiction, delves deep into this world, and is based on real, solid research. Michael recommends the very important Between the World and Me (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25147754-between-the-world-and-me?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Written as a letter to his adolescent son, Coates examines the idea of race in society and in an individual's very personal experiences. This is an incredibly powerful book that should be read and discussed on a grand scale.   (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (18:27) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436) (http://645e533e2058e72657e9-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.r45.cf2.rackcdn.com/s/1/1429802518/harpercollins_us_frontbookcovers_648H/9780062409904.jpg)Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee, narrated by Reese Witherspoon, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   Much ado about Watchman (22:54): On the eve of the release of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24817626-go-set-a-watchman), the media and social media are abuzz with talk about the book. Can it compare to To Kill A Mockingbird? Should it have been published at all? And how should the reader approach it? Jean Louise is 26 in Go Set A Watchman, and Atticus is, well, different from the man we all know and love. Though neither Michael nor I has read the book, we still have opinions--and we'd love to hear yours as well. Read or listen to the first chapter of Go Set A Watchman (http://www.wsj.com/articles/harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter-1436500861) New York Times Book Review by Michiko Kakutani (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/books/review-harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman-gives-atticus-finch-a-dark-side.html?_r=0) Washington Post review (http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-world-in-harper-lees-go-set-a-watchman-a-less-noble-atticus-finch/2015/07/11/f72b078a-2756-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html) From the New Republic, "The Suspicious Story Behind Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122290/suspicious-story-behind-publication-go-set-watchman)" "How I Found the Harper Lee Manuscript (http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-i-found-the-harper-lee-manuscript-1436740810)" by Tonja B. Carter      

Ann plays book roulette, and we recommend Among the Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont, and Blackout by Sarah Hepola.   (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (02:30) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/uprooted/234357) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9780449009727.jpg)Ghettoside  (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/ghettoside/226173)by Jill Leovy, narrated by Rebecca Lowman, is my pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   Pick a Book, Any Book (07:41)(https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328694919l/6280345.jpg) Ann is feeling very frustrated because none of her work reading is fitting in with any of her Bingo squares. So, she's diving in headfirst, and committing to the square "A Random Book from a Shelf. Close Your Eyes." While we were recording this episode, Ann actually walked over to her bookshelves, closed her eyes, and let me pick the shelf # and a general location. The book she chose was Five Finger Fiction (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6280345-five-finger-fiction?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr) by Veronica Brooks (pen name Brooks Sigler), a friend of Ann's. It's the story of Lila, a girl who gets a bit lost in her large Irish Catholic family and turns to kleptomania for comfort.   Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read (20:12) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415586905l/23503361.jpg)     (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423750824l/23341862.jpg) Among the Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont takes the traditional story of a family torn apart by infidelity, and tweaks it by having the children be the first to know and be the ones to tell their mother. It also tells the story a bit out of order, which I loved. The writing is wonderful and I couldn't believe it was the author's first book. Ann recommends Blackout (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23341862-blackout?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr) by Sarah Hepola. Subtitled "Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget," this memoir is an honest look at the author's struggle with alcoholism, as well as an insightful look at the way alcohol affects the brain.  

Simon and Thomas are coming to Booktopia! Books with animals as key characters. And don't you forget about: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, and Revolutionary Road. The Readers crash Booktopia We were thrilled to learn that Simon Savidge and Thomas Otto, co-hosts of The Readers Podcast (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbookbasedbanter.co.uk%2Fthereaders%2F&ei=CA6TVeiFFYvr-QHUkICIAg&usg=AFQjCNEJTML9QbB2bQiZW5YgGDsn9fM7DQ&sig2=-q_bNfFOd3gaY6-l7mlWRA&bvm=bv.96783405,d.cWw), will be joining us at Booktopia Petoskey this September (sadly sold out). If you haven't listened to The Readers, you should definitely check them out, maybe starting with this episode (http://bookbasedbanter.co.uk/thereaders/2015/06/16/ep-128-a-bookish-grab-bag-of-an-episode/). We've each chosen a favorite novel, and during their visit to Booktopia, the four of us will record two live podcasts to talk about those books. Those episodes will likely be more "book-club" style, so if you want to read the books in advance, please do. * Michael - Any Human Heart (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77866.Any_Human_Heart?from_search=true&search_version=service) by William Boyd * Ann - The Sparrow (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/334176.The_Sparrow?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Mary Doria Russell * Thomas - The Professor's House (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48203.The_Professor_s_House?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Willa Cather * Simon - Rebecca (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Daphne DuMaurier   (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (04:48) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/uprooted/234357) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781101630716.jpg)The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty narrated by Caroline Lee, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   The dog ate my Bingo! card (10:35) This week we're taking a look at options to fill in the BOTNS Book Bingo (http://booksonthenightstand.com/2015/05/botns-332-summer-reading-plans-featuring-the-return-of-botns-book-bingo.html) square "with an animal as a key character." Again, if you're not playing Bingo, that's OK -- just consider these book recommendations around a single theme. * Animal Farm (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7613.Animal_Farm?from_search=true&search_version=service) by George Orwell * Watership Down (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76620.Watership_Down?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Richard Adams * H is for Hawk (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18803640-h-is-for-hawk?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Helen MacDonald * The Tusk That Did the Damage (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318387-the-tusk-that-did-the-damage?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Tania James * The Dog Stars (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330761-the-dog-stars?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Peter Heller * Watchers (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32423.Watchers?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Dean Koontz * Firmin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/349164.Firmin?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Sam Savage * Charlotte's Web (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24178.Charlotte_s_Web?

We delve into pop psychology books, and also recommend Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healy, and In the Country by Mia Alvar. (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/booktopia-2015-logo-1024x482.jpg) We're thrilled to announce that the following authors will be attending Booktopia Petoskey. Each author's name links to their page on Goodreads, which lists all of their books. * W. Bruce Cameron (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/327737.W_Bruce_Cameron?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), The Dog Master (on sale 8/4/15). * Lauren Fox (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88588.Lauren_Fox?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), Days of Awe (on sale 8/4/15) * Jennifer McMahon (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29471.Jennifer_McMahon?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), The Night Sister (on sale 8/4/15) * Janis Cooke Newman (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40512.Janis_Cooke_Newman?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), A Master Plan for Rescue (on sale 7/14/15) * Jonathan Odell (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/264143.Jonathan_Odell?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League (on sale now) * Jim Ottaviani (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2402.Jim_Ottaviani?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), Primates (on sale now in hardcover, paperback available 8/4/15) * Luis Alberto Urrea (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/52458.Luis_Alberto_Urrea?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr), The Water Museum (on sale now) Even if you're not attending, you can still get books signed, by order them through McLean & Eakin's special Booktopia page (http://www.mcleanandeakin.com/booktopia). Just indicate in the notes for the order that you'd like the books signed during Booktopia, then shipped to you!   (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (02:00) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9780553410082.jpg)Uprooted by Naomi Novik, narrated by Julia Emelin, is my pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. During the month of June, which is Audiobook Month, Audiobooks.com is giving away a different free audio every day (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobookmonth)! Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   What is Popular Psychology? (07:53) Thomas and Simon from The Readers (http://bookbasedbanter.co.uk/thereaders/) podcast are playing along with BOTNS Bingo (http://booksonthenightstand.com/2015/05/botns-332-summer-reading-plans-featuring-the-return-of-botns-book-bingo.html), but Simon tweeted, wondering what "popular psychology" is. We're here to help! Many of today's self-help books use psychology to help readers understand why we do what we do and how to make changes. And some pop psychology books have a business-oriented focus. Here are the titles we discuss in this episode: * The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg * Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin * Quiet by Susan Cain * Why We Buy by Paco Underhill * The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal * The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel * Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert * Books by Malcom Gladwell (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1439.Malcolm_Gladwell) (including The Tipping Point (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6001566-the-tipping-point?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr) and Blink (https://www.goodreads.

Big books to read this summer. Plus, we (with a little help) recommend I Saw a Man by Owen Sheers, and The Fold by Peter Clines.  (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (03:33) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781478900528.jpg)Delicious Foods (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/delicious-foods-a-novel/228695) by James Hannaham, narrated by the author, is Ann's pick for this week's Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. During the month of June, which is Audiobook Month, Audiobooks.com is giving away a different free audio every day (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobookmonth)! Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   500 Pages Plus (10:16) Looking for a big book to read this Summer? If you're playing BOTNS Book Bingo, and one of your squares is "Longer than 500 pages," then this podcast is for you! If you use Goodreads, and would like to sort books on your shelves by page number, you can add the "Num Pages" column by clicking on settings above your book list, then click the column to sort by it. Here are the titles we discussed in this episode: * Inkheart by Cornelia Funke * The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger * All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr * Middlemarch by George Eliot * War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy * The Stand by Stephen King (great on audio - which counts!!) * A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin * Most of The Harry Potter Series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter) by J.K. Rowling * Killing Floor by Lee Child * Habibi and Blankets (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25179.Blankets) by Craig Thompson * We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas * The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury * Gone by Michael Grant * The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach * The Complete Essex County by Jeff Lemire * Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (but only in some editions!) There are several "big books" lists (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8618.Over_500_pages_) on Goodreads, but be careful, as some of these lists have books that are not over 500 pages!   Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read (23:33) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424185480l/18050098.jpg)     (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416182070l/23164927.jpg) If you're a fan of Ian McEwan, Ann recommends I Saw a Man (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18050098-i-saw-a-man) by Owen Sheers, a book with an opening so compelling that the UK edition of the book has the first sentence printed on the front cover: "The event that changed all of their lives happened on a Saturday afternoon in June, just minutes after Michael Turner - thinking the Nelsons' house was empty - stepped through their back door." This week, I call on my colleague Eric Buscher to tell us about The Fold (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23164927-the-fold?ac=1) by Peter Clines, a fun read that tells the story of schoolteacher from Maine who, because of his unique and infallible memory, is called in to investigate possible problems with a science experiment that may have resulted in teleportation.  

Books are the big winners at the Tony Awards; titles by or about members of the LGBTQ community; Judge This by Chip Kidd and Dietland by Sarai Walker.   Publishing goes to the Tonys: The 2015 Tony Awards took place this past Sunday, and the big winners were both based on books: Fun Home (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38990.Fun_Home?from_search=true&search_version=service) won for Best Musical, and is based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15943556-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time?from_search=true&search_version=service) won Best New Play, and is based on the novel by Mark Haddon   (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (04:12) (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-mapmakers-children-a-novel/231436)(http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781101923467.jpg)Our Souls at Night (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/our-souls-at-night/233387) by Kent Haruf, narrated by Mark Bramhall, is Michael’s pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. During the month of June, which is Audiobook Month, Audiobooks.com is giving away a different free audio every day (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobookmonth)! Special thanks to Audiobooks.com (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook) for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand. Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 60,000 audiobooks, instantly, wherever you are, and the first one is free. Download or stream any book directly to your Apple or Android device. Sign up for a free 30-day trial and free audiobook download by going to www.audiobooks.com/freebook (http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook)   LGBTQ Lit (08:40) In this episode, we look at books in the category of "LGBTQ Lit," which also happens to be one of the squares that Michael and I both have on our BOTNS Summer Reading Bingo cards. June is also Gay Pride Month, so we thought it was fitting. Titles we discuss: Fun Home (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38990.Fun_Home?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Alison Bechdel More Happy Than Not (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19542841-more-happy-than-not?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Adam Silvera A Little Life (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22822858-a-little-life?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Hanya Yanagihara Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15055.Oranges_Are_Not_the_Only_Fruit?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Jeanette Winterson Rubyfruit Jungle (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165395.Rubyfruit_Jungle?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Rita Mae Brown The Lost Language of Cranes (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373049.The_Lost_Language_of_Cranes?from_search=true&search_version=service) by David Leavitt The Miseducation of Cameron Post (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11595276-the-miseducation-of-cameron-post?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Emily M. Danforth Two Boys Kissing (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17237214-two-boys-kissing?from_search=true&search_version=service) by David Levithan The New York Times article on transgender lit for kids (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCUQFjACahUKEwiG-Zfw2YPGAhXDO4gKHe0EAF4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2015%2F06%2F07%2Fbusiness%2Fmedia%2Ftransgender-childrens-books-fill-a-void-and-break-a-taboo.html&ei=P253VcbdNMP3oATtiYDwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFJ5tFXsDSZNSvCIZd5ewUIFORDjg&sig2=lY5f-WY5IXw73Y6jqTk6LQ&bvm=bv.95039771,bs.1,d.aWw)mentions many titles, including George (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24612624-george?from_search=true&search_version=service) by Alex Gino (on sale in August) and Gracefully Grayson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20873172-gracefully-grayson?

Ann recounts her weekend at BookCon, and we recommend The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris, and In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume.   BOTNS Summer Bingo is underway, don't forget to download your card here

In this episode, we look at a new-ish book genre called cli-fi, and revisit two of our favorite backlist titles, A Stranger in the Kingdom and A Handmaid's Tale   BOTNS Summer Reading Bingo cards are live

Download your BOTNS Summer Bingo card. Michael commits to reading 13 short stories this summer. And we recommend The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza, and Girl at War by Sara Novic. Memorial Day is this weekend, so it's time to get your BOTNS Summ...