BOTNS #389: All Good Things… Part Two




Books on the Nightstand show

Summary: A preview of fiction titles we’re looking forward to in the next nine months.<br> _______________________________________________<br> Don’t Forget! Although this is the final “regular” episode of Books on the Nightstand, there will be an episode 390 – filled with hilarious bloopers!<br> _______________________________________________<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! While entering, you can opt-in to a mailing list, where we can keep you updated on BOTNS news. We can’t guarantee what we will be sending out via this list other than that we will share our two monthly selections that will go to the winners of the sweepstakes. (Something many of you asked for!)<br> If you’d like to join the mailing list for possible future BOTNS news, 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&amp;w=1&amp;usp=mail_form_link" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> Tell me what to read this summer! <a href="http://bit.ly/mgkreads">Go here to vote</a> on which of  six titles I’m embarrassed to say I still haven’t read I should read before Labor Day.<br>  <br> <a href="http://booksonthenightstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/audiobooks.jpg"></a>Audiobook of the week (05:37) <br><br> <br> <a href="http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/my-brilliant-friend/230296">My Brilliant Friend</a> by Elena Ferrante, narrated by Hillary Huber, 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> Fiction Preview (11:39)<br>  <br>       <br>         <br> There’s a ton of great fiction titles coming out in the next 9 months. Here are our picks:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28109921-dc?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">DC: The New Frontier</a> by Darwyn Cooke<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209270-the-wolf-road">The Wolf Road</a> by Beth Lewis<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25430304-how-to-set-a-fire-and-why?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">How to Set a Fire and Why</a> by Jesse Ball<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209127-the-dream-life-of-astronauts?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service">The Dream Life of Astronauts</a> by Patrick Ryan<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245867-dr-knox?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Dr. Knox</a> by Peter Spiegelman<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245997-the-last-one?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service">The Last One</a> by Alexandra Oliva<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245902-the-heavenly-table?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">The Heavenly Table</a> by Donald Ray Pollock<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245980-the-invoice?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service">The Invoice</a> by Jonas Karlsson<br> * <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29889972-heroes-of-the-frontier?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service">Heroes of the Frontier</a> by Dave Eggers