The Avid Reader Show

In Bee Ridgway’s wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through time in a quest to bring down a secret society that controls the past and, thus, the future. The Avid Reader is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. It is aired weekly on Monday's at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520.

A stripper unwittingly becomes a sexual surrogate for a wealthy Russian immigrant and his paralyzed wife in Pelzman’s beautifully rendered debut.

A stripper unwittingly becomes a sexual surrogate for a wealthy Russian immigrant and his paralyzed wife in Pelzman’s beautifully rendered debut.

From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes an unforgettable love story about a searing affair between an American woman and an African man in 1970s America and an unflinching novel about the fragmentation of lives that straddle countries and histories. The Avid Reader show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. and hosted by WCHE AM 1520 every Monday at 5PM. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes an unforgettable love story about a searing affair between an American woman and an African man in 1970s America and an unflinching novel about the fragmentation of lives that straddle countries and histories. The Avid Reader show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. and hosted by WCHE AM 1520 every Monday at 5PM. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

"Outstanding…Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharma’s] huge, unique talent."—David Sedaris Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. The Avid Reader is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

"Outstanding…Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharma’s] huge, unique talent."—David Sedaris Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. The Avid Reader is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

When Dr. John Taylor is found dead in a hotel room in his hometown, the local police find enough incriminating evidence to suspect foul play. Detective Samantha Adams, whose Palo Alto beat usually covers small-town crimes, is innocently thrown into a high-profile murder case that is more intricately intertwined than she could ever imagine. A renowned plastic surgeon, a respected family man, and an active community spokesman, Dr. Taylor was loved and admired. But, hidden from the public eye, he led a secret life—in fact, multiple lives. A closeted polygamist, Dr. Taylor was married to three very different women in three separate cities. And when these three unsuspecting women show up at his funeral, suspicions run high. Adams soon finds herself tracking down a murderer through a web of lies and marital discord. The Avid Reader show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

When Dr. John Taylor is found dead in a hotel room in his hometown, the local police find enough incriminating evidence to suspect foul play. Detective Samantha Adams, whose Palo Alto beat usually covers small-town crimes, is innocently thrown into a high-profile murder case that is more intricately intertwined than she could ever imagine. A renowned plastic surgeon, a respected family man, and an active community spokesman, Dr. Taylor was loved and admired. But, hidden from the public eye, he led a secret life—in fact, multiple lives. A closeted polygamist, Dr. Taylor was married to three very different women in three separate cities. And when these three unsuspecting women show up at his funeral, suspicions run high. Adams soon finds herself tracking down a murderer through a web of lies and marital discord. The Avid Reader show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

In Occupied Paris during World War II, a gentile architect designs hiding places for Jews escaping the Germans. * On October 13, the New York Post selected THE PARIS ARCHITECT as a Must Read book. * USA Today has selected THE PARIS ARCHITECT for its New Voices book column on Oct. 31. * THE PARIS ARCHITECT has been selected as an Indie Next pick for October by the Independent Booksellers Association. * Best selling author Malcolm Gladwell has chosen THE PARIS ARCHITECT as his favorite book of 2013. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

In Occupied Paris during World War II, a gentile architect designs hiding places for Jews escaping the Germans. * On October 13, the New York Post selected THE PARIS ARCHITECT as a Must Read book. * USA Today has selected THE PARIS ARCHITECT for its New Voices book column on Oct. 31. * THE PARIS ARCHITECT has been selected as an Indie Next pick for October by the Independent Booksellers Association. * Best selling author Malcolm Gladwell has chosen THE PARIS ARCHITECT as his favorite book of 2013. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

“In this powerful novel of the Iraq war, beautiful and poetic language is juxtaposed with brutal devastation. Terrified young American soldiers trying not to die and searching for something to live for, give voice to the loss and anguish of war. Told in short chapters alternating between the war and its aftermath, this is the story of the bonds of young men thrown together in crisis who remain a part of each other's lives for the duration of their own. Short, raw and visceral, this is one that stays with you.” Brown University Bookstore (Providence, RI) The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

“In this powerful novel of the Iraq war, beautiful and poetic language is juxtaposed with brutal devastation. Terrified young American soldiers trying not to die and searching for something to live for, give voice to the loss and anguish of war. Told in short chapters alternating between the war and its aftermath, this is the story of the bonds of young men thrown together in crisis who remain a part of each other's lives for the duration of their own. Short, raw and visceral, this is one that stays with you.” Brown University Bookstore (Providence, RI) The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

“A gloriously disturbing portrait of man’s animal nature ascendant, Hyde brings into the light the various horrors still hidden in the dark heart of Stevenson’s classic tale of monstrosity and addiction. It’s Daniel Levine’s extraordinary achievement to give voice to a creature capable of indulging every impulse of transgression, while driving its higher self to damnation. Florid, devious and ingenious, Hyde is a blazing triumph of the gothic imagination.”—Patrick McGrath, author of Asylum The Avid Reader is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

“A gloriously disturbing portrait of man’s animal nature ascendant, Hyde brings into the light the various horrors still hidden in the dark heart of Stevenson’s classic tale of monstrosity and addiction. It’s Daniel Levine’s extraordinary achievement to give voice to a creature capable of indulging every impulse of transgression, while driving its higher self to damnation. Florid, devious and ingenious, Hyde is a blazing triumph of the gothic imagination.”—Patrick McGrath, author of Asylum The Avid Reader is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Exton, PA. www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com