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River Readers
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 the books listed below go to:
http://www.riverinteractive.com/Article.asp?id=421478
River Reader Book Reviews:
Home, by Marilyn Robinson, 01/13/2010
Half-Broken Horses, by Jeanette Walls, 01/06/2010
At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream, by Wade Rouse, on 12/30/2009
Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audry Niffenberger, on 12/23/2009
Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, on 12/16/2009
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, on 12/09/2009
Here is our Top 10 List:
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
South of Broad, Pat Conroy
The Late Lamented Molly Marx, by Sally Koslow
A Homemade Life, by Molly Wizenberg
Dan Brown, by Lost Symbol
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
A Three Dog Life, by Abigail Thomas
Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls
Home, by Marilyn Robinson
At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream: Misadventures in Search of the Simple Life by Wade Rouse
The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown, on 11/25/2009
Dinner at Your Door, by Various Authors, 11/18/2009
Short Girls, a Novel: by Bich Minh Nguyen, on 11/11/2009
The Mighty Queen of Freeville, by Amy Dickinson, on 11/04/2009
The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide, by Robert H. Frank, on 10/28/2009
South of Broad, by Pat Conroy, on 10/21/2009
A Homemade Life, by Molly Wizenberg, on 10/14/2009
In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, on 10/07/2009
God’s Dogs, by Mitch Wieland, 09/30/2009
Swimming, by Nicola Keegan, on 09/23/2009
This is Water, by David Foster Wallace, on 09/16/2009
The Accidental Billionaire, by Ben Mazrich, 09/09/2009
Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Wiener, on 09/02/2009
First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria, by Eve Brown Waite, on 08/26/2009
A Three Dog Life, by Abigail Thomas, on 08/19/2009
The Late Lamented Molly Marx, by Sally Koslow, on 08/05/2009
Thanks For the Memories, by Cecilia Ahern, on 7/29/2009
That Went Well: Adventures in Caring for My Sister, by Terrell Harris Dougan, on 07/22/2009
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, on 07/15/2009
Columbine, by Dave Cullen, on 07/08/2009
Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates, on 07/01/2009
Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk, on 06/24/2009
First Family, by David Baldacci, on 06/17/2009
The Song is You, by Arthur Phillips, on 06/10/2009
It Sucked and Then I Cried, by Heather Armstrong, on 06/03/2009
Slumdog Millionaire, by Vikas Swarup, on 05/27/2009
The Cure For Modern Life, by Lisa Tucker, 5/20/2009
Handle With Care, by Jodi Picoult, 5/13/2009
Paths of Glory, by Jeffrey Archer, on 5/6/2009
The Wednesday Letters, by Jason Wright, on 04/29/2009
The Shack, by William P. Young, 04/22/2009
Lives of Mothers and Daughters, by Sheila Munroe, 04/15/2009
P.S. I Love You, by Cecilia Ahrens, 04/08/2009
30 Days Has September, by Chris Stevens, 04/01/2009
The Secret Between Us, by Barbara Delinsky, on 03/25/2009
The Definitive Guide to Stuff White People Like, by Christian Landor, on 03/18/2009
Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher, on 03/11/2009
Chicken Soup for the Soul, My Resolution, by Jack Canfield, on 03/04/2009
The Longest Trip Home, by John Grogan, 02/25/2009
Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlane Harris, on 02/18/2009
Lost on the Planet China, by J. Maarten Troost, on 02/11/2009
No One That You Know, by Michelle Richmond, on 02/04/2009
Just After Sunset, by Stephen King, on 1/28/2009
The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, on 1/21/2009
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer, on 1/14/2009
Liberty, by Garrison Keillor, on 01/07/2009
A Lifetime of Secrets, by Frank Warren, on 12/31/2008
Top Ten List of 2008, on 12/24/2008
10. Three Little Words, by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
9. The Middle Place, by Kelly Corrigan
8. The Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs
7. (Tie) Belong to Me, by Marisa de La
Santos; and, Pontoon, by Garrison Keillor
6. Twilight, by Stephanie Meyers
5. Homegirl, by Judith Matloff
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
3. The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
2. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler
1. Someone Knows My Name, by Lawrence Hill
The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, on 12/17/2008
Testimony, by Anita Shreve, on 12/9/2008
Grace, by Richard Paul Evans, 0n 11/26/2008
The Condition, by Jennifer Haigh, on 11/19/2008
The Appeal, by John Grisham, on 11/12/2008
The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs, on 11/04/2008
Ladies of Liberty, by Cokie Roberts, on 10/29/2008
The Abstinence Teacher, by Tom Perrotta, on 10/22/2008
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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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 [...]