Summary: Picking books to read on National Readathon Day. We can't wait for you to read Mort(e) by Robert Repino and The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward. I have made a decision to alter my New Year's Reading Resolution slightly. I'm adding a collection of short stories to the current mix of one print book, and one audio book. I'll only read a story or two in between print books. So I'll still only be reading one print book at a time, but the story collection will be ongoing. Besides, Ann gave me permission! (http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg)Audiobook of the week (04:23) (http://covers.audiobooks.com/images/covers/full/9781455105144.jpg)The Winnie the Pooh series by A.A. Milne, narrated by Peter Dennis (http://www.audiobooks.com/search/narrator/Peter%20Dennis), was recommended to us by listener Kristen, so we've chosen it 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 to Readathon (06:59) (https://www.firstgiving.com/imaging/banner/d9407613-ddba-4fda-b815-6c1fa20a63be.jpg/1500) National Readathon Day is this Saturday, January 24 (there's still time to donate (https://www.firstgiving.com/team/282218) to - or join - the Books on the Nightstand Team (https://www.firstgiving.com/team/282218)!). What will you be reading from 12-4 on Saturday? A short book or two? Will you start something you've been meaning to read? Or, will you make progress in whatever you're currently reading? Here are some of our suggestions: Short Books: * On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan * Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill * Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball * The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby * Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala * The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett Long Books: * The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt * Life After Life by Kate Atkinson * War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and a long graphic novel: * Habibi by Craig Thompson Two Books We Can't Wait For You to Read (21:53) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416178734l/22181034.jpg) (https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417985236l/22716408.jpg) So... Mort(e) by Robert Repino... Yeah. This is a tough one to describe so I'll just dive right in. Hyper-intelligent ants are waging a war against humanity, and have forced the evolution of household pets to use as soldiers. Look, just trust me, okay? It's fantastic. Ann recommends the far less-unusual, but no less riveting novel The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward. This book follows the story of thirteen-year-old Carla, trying to travel illegally from Honduras to Texas, with her younger brother, and the story of Alice, a woman whose quest to adopt a child has just been thwarted.
