Summer Book Club 2011
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Summer Book Club: 'The Submission'
Listen As the tenth anniversary of September 11 approaches, our host John Hockenberry decided to focus his summer reading on novels about 9/11. This week's pick touches upon how we m... Aug 16, 2011
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Summer Book Club: Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Listen Our summer book club continues today with host John Hockenberry's first pick for August. John sees summer reading as an opportunity for challenge. He spent one summer reading ... Aug 10, 2011
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Summer Book Club: S.J. Bolton's 'Blood Harvest'
Our book club continues today with Celeste Headlee's second pick of the summer. S.J. Bolton is one of the most successful mystery authors writing today. Her third novel "Blood Harvest... Jul 18, 2011
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App Assignment: What Are You Reading and Where Are You Reading It?
Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" at The Dutch Tavern? "Hey Ho Let's Go: The Ramones" on Rockaway Beach? As we enter the hottest, laziest days of summer, The Takeaway wants to know... Jul 15, 2011
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The Takeaway's Summer Book Club: 'The Tiger's Wife'
Our summer book club continues today with Celeste's first pick for July. Tea Obreht burst onto the literary scene this year with her first novel, "The Tiger’s Wife." The book explores... Jul 6, 2011
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Celeste Headlee Shares Her Summer Reading List
In July, our Summer Book Club continues. This month, Celeste Headlee picks her reads. She explains her reading philosophy with a little help from our listeners, noting that heavy lift... Jul 4, 2011
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Coming-of-Age with 'In Zanesville'
The coming-of-age story is a summer book standard. So many of us remember spending our lazy summer days with Francie from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," the March sisters of "Little Wome... Jun 29, 2011
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Your Picks for Best Summer Reads
All this summer, The Takeaway is recommending the best beach reading for our listeners. But many of you also have your own suggestions. Tell us, what are you reading this summer? Chec... Jun 15, 2011
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Nigerian Journalists Explore Environmental Destruction in 'Oil on Water'
All summer long we’re celebrating the season of relaxing and reading with our book club here at The Takeaway. Some of the novels we'll talk about this summer are escapist in a fantast... Jun 15, 2011
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Discovered Letters Inspire Readers at Troy Library
Forty years ago, E.B. White – the author of "Charlotte’s Web," "Stuart Little", and many other beloved children’s books – wrote a letter to the children of Troy, Michigan, at the requ... Jun 14, 2011