River Reader Book Reviews

The River Readers like to read and review all different types of books, from historical fiction to pure fiction, like The Secret. Sometimes, they have great ideas for a beach read, in season, or suggest something for the holidays!

River Readers, Piper Sauer and Stephanie Worrell (www.oshouldknow.com creator/writer), are actual volunteers to this literary effort brought to you every Wednesday morning with Ken and Tim on Boise-based 94.9 “The River.”  The goal is to inform while entertaining with each review, and sometimes, they may change your mind about a book you never otherwise would have considered picking up. If you do want to grab one of their suggestions for yourself, simply stop by the River Reader display at Borders Bookstore in Boise Towne Square Mall.

For a podcast review of:

Books, by Larry McMurtry, on 10/15/2008

Comfort Food, by Kate Jacobs, on 10/8/2008

When You’re Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, on 10/1/2008

Homegirl, by Judith Matloff, on 9/24/2008

Summer Blowout, by Claire Cook, on 9/17/2008

Made in the USA, by Billie Letts, on 9/10/2008

Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, on 9/3/2008

The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, on 8/27/2008

The Host, by Stephanie Meyer, on 8/20/2008

The Opposite of Love, by Julie Buxbaum, on 8/13/2008

Firefly Lane, by Kristin Hannah, on 8/6/2008, click here: http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=37234

Belong to Me, by Maria de la Santos, on 7/30/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=37015

The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls, on 7/23/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=36689

Someone Knows My Name, by Lawrence Hill, on 7/16/2008, click here: http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=36418

Certain Girls, by Jennifer Weiner, on 7/9/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=36417

Hold Tight, by Harlen Coben, on 7/2/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=35871

Twilight, by Stephanie Meyers, on 6/25/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=35663

 Are You There, Vodka?  It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, on 6/18/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=35394

Dishing with the Kitchen Virgin, by Susan Reinhardt, on 6/11/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=35110

Another Thing to Fall, by Laura Lippman, on 5/28/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=34598 

A Prisoner of Birth, by Jeffrey Archer, 5/21/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=34350

Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult, on 5/14/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=34064

The Middle Place, by Kelly Corrigan, on 5/7/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=33809

Remember Me?, by Sophie Kinsella, on 4/30/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=33533

Three Little Words, by Ashley Rhodes-Courter, on 4/23/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=33221

Pontoon, by Garrison Keillor, on 4/16/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=32922

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, by Kathleen Flynn, on 4/9/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=32645

The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman, on 4/2/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=32414

The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea Buchanan, on 3/26/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=32110

The Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs, on 3/18/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=32005

The Senator’s Wife, by Sue Miller, on 3/12/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=31953

I Love You, Beth Cooper, by Larry Doyle, on 3/5/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=31297

A Version of the Truth, by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack, on 2/27/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=31296

Theres No Place Like Here, by Cecelia Ahern, on 2/20/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=30715

People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks, on 2/13/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=30425

Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold, on 2/06/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=30158

Breakable You, by Brian Morton, on 1/30/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=29872

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, on 1/23/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=29550

A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby, on 1/16/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=29282

Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan, on 1/9/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=28869

You Staying Young, by Michael Roizin and Mahmet C. Oz, on 1/2/2008, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=28532

Jesus Land, by Julia Scheeres, on 12/26/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=28531

Home to Holly Springs, by Jan Karon, on 12/19/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=28022

3 Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, on 12/12/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=27604

Their Top Picks of 2007 (a Bakers dozen), on 12/05/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=27162

She Got Up Off the Couch, by Haven Kimmel, on 11/28/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=26822

What You Have Left, by Will Allison, on 11/21/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=26497

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, by Louise Erdrich, on 11/14/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=26067

Good Kharma, by Joan Duncan Oliver, on 11/07/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=25609

Blaze, by Richard Bachman, on 10/31/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=25230

The Gravedigger’s Daughter, by Joyce Carol Oates, on 10/24/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=24715

Special Places of Washington, by Marti and Fred Nystrom, on 10/17/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=24273

Sufficient Grace, by Danelle Arnoult, on 10/10/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=23843

The Expected One, by Kathleen McGowan, on 10/03/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=23394

Flight, by Sherman Alexie, on 9/19/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=22480

19 Minutes, by Jodi Picoult, on 9/12/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=22319

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart,  by Gordon Livingston, on 9/5/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=21579

A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, on 8/29/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=21211

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall-Smith, on 8/22/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=20757

Thirteen Moons, by Charles Frazier, on 8/15/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=20211

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, by Barbara Kingsolver, on 8/8/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=19858

The God of Animals, by Aryn Kyle, 8/1/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=19475

The Good, Good Pig, Sy Montgomery, 7/25/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=18566

The Soul of Money, by Lynn Twist, on 6/27/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=17586

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, on 6/20/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=17585

 Mississippi Sissy, by Kevin Sessums, on 6/13/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=17850

The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, on 6/6/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=17851

Don’t Sleep With a Bubba, by Susan Reinhart, on 5/23/2007, click here:  http://podcast.riverinteractive.com/DesktopModules/Orizonti_NukeNews/getLink.aspx?pid=63&tid=3019&newsid=17852

 

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  1. O Arf? - O Should Know
    July 27th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    [...] back to the point of this post.  As many of you know, I review books for a popular morning show (www.oshouldknow.com/river-reader-book-reviews) and I have to tell you how excited I was to finally find a decent book this summer.  Usually, the [...]

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