Summary: First, a note about author P.S. Duffy's response to our "Read Whatever You Want" episode, and a tease about next week's podcast. Then, authors P.S. Duffy and Kelly Corrigan, live from Booktopia, VT. A last, and special, "Read Whatever You Want" follow-up We were honored to host author P.S. Duffy (The Cartographer of No Man's Land) at Booktopia Vermont this past April, and it was truly wonderful to have the opportunity to spend time with such a warm and fiercely intelligent person. So we were delighted when Penny sent us a letter in response to our “Read Whatever You Want” episode (http://booksonthenightstand.com/2014/06/botns-286-read-whatever-you-want.html). We tried to read parts of it on our call-in show, but there just was no way to do justice to Penny’s very eloquent and thoughtful letter. It needed to be read in its entirety. You can read it here (http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=4765), and we'd love to know your thoughts. Also, we'll have a special episode next week we're calling "Midnight Murakami," in honor of the release of Haruki Murakami's new novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. We can't attend one of the many midnight bookstore parties in celebration of the novel, so we're going to release the episode at 12:01 am on Tuesday, August 12th. (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (04:37) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9780307711113.jpg) The True Meaning of Smekday (http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/61536#prompted)by Adam Rex, read by Bahni Turpin, is my pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week. Special thanks to Stanley Hadsell of Market Block Books (http://bookhouse.indiebound.com/about-mbb) in Troy, NY for the recommendation! And as always, 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) P.S. Duffy and Kelly Corrigan, live from Booktopia Vermont (08:02) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1395000218l/18379037.jpg) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403166272l/17910544.jpg) We're pleased to present the final two author talks from Booktopia Vermont: P.S. Duffy, author of The Cartographer of No Man's Land (https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=cartographer+of+no+man%27s+land), and Kelly Corrigan, author of Glitter and Glue.
