Summary: We recommend tons of podcasts, then rave about Anatomy of a Solder by Harry Parker, and The Girls by Emma Cline.<br> <br> The Summer reading packet came home from Ann’s daughters’ school. In addition to reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31241.David_Copperfield" target="_blank">David Copperfield</a>, the students must choose one of the following contemporary books: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Handmaid’s Tale</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15815333-the-interestings?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank">The Interestings</a>, or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7244.The_Poisonwood_Bible?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Poisonwood Bible</a>. They also must read selected chapters from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39933.How_to_Read_Literature_Like_a_Professor?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">How to Read Literature Like a Professor</a>, and also must keep a reading journal using the prompts included in the <a href="http://www.foxboroughrcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/AP-Lit-Summer-Reading-2016-PUBLISH.pdf" target="_blank">handout</a>. <br> Information on our special <a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/c/books-on-the-nightstand-sweepstakes/" target="_blank">Two Dozen Books We Can’t Wait For You to Read Sweepstakes</a> is available <a href="http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/c/books-on-the-nightstand-sweepstakes/" target="_blank">here</a>. Be sure to enter now!<br> If you’d like to join the mailing list for possible future BOTNS news (no promises!), but can’t enter the sweepstakes because you live outside the US, you can sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16mE2W1Pr3RL8yMUuNfhSkIMJpy8RT8ut_KJi2E_K9MU/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg"></a>Audiobook of the week (10:30) <br><br> <br> <a href="http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/a-man-called-ove/223604" target="_blank">A Man Called Ove</a> by Fredrik Backman, narrated by George Newbern, is Ann’s pick for this week’s Audiobooks.com Audiobook of the Week.<br> Special thanks to <a href="http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook" target="_blank">Audiobooks.com</a> for sponsoring this episode of Books on the Nightstand.<br> Audiobooks.com allows you to listen to over 100,000 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 <a href="http://www.audiobooks.com/freebook" target="_blank">www.audiobooks.com/freebook</a><br> <br> Podcasts to Keep Your Nightstand Full (14:07)<br> When we announced the end of BOTNS, a common cry from listeners was, “What will I listen to now?” This podcast is your resource. Here are many bookish podcasts for you to check out! (Keep in mind, what’s included here is just the list. For descriptions of the podcasts, be sure to listen to this episode.)<br> <br> * Checkout the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18127000-podcasts---book-authors" target="_blank">Podcasts – Books & Authors thread</a> at the BOTNS Goodreads Group for an existing list of podcasts<br> * <a href="http://bookbasedbanter.co.uk/thereaders/" target="_blank">The Readers</a><br> * <a href="http://www.literarydisco.com/" target="_blank">Literary Disco</a><br> * <a href="http://www.adventureswithwords.com/2016/05/podcast-literally-unplanned/" target="_blank">Literally Unplanned</a><br> * <a href="http://www.adventureswithwords.com/" target="_blank">Adventures with Words</a><br> * Book Riot has several podcasts, including <a href="http://bookriot."></a>
