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The Roundtable

Book Picks: Northshire Bookstore and Rough Draft Bar & Books

By Joe Donahue

Published March 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM EDT

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This week's Book Picks come from Stan Hynds from Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont and Saratoga Springs, New York and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, New York.

Stan Hynds/Northshire:

Red Dog Farm by Nathaniel Ian Miller
The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller
The Salt Stones by Helen Whybrow
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Beartooth by Callan Wink
Leaving by Roxana Robinson
Heartwood by Amity Gaige

Drew Broussard/Rough Draft:

My Lesbian Novel by Renee Gladman
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed
The Watermark by Sam Mills
Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff
The Body is a Doorway by Sophie Strand
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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