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Book Picks - Chatham Bookstore

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Sharon Weinberg and Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, New York join us with this week's Book Picks.

List:

  • Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
  • The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict
  • The Years by Annie Ernaux
  • Sam by Allegra Goodman
  • I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
  • Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals by Saidiya Hartman
  • The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike
  • Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn't My Rapist by Cecilia Gentili
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Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.
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