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Book Picks - The Golden Notebook

Book Cover - Marrow

Jacqueline Kellachan from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY joins us with this week's Book Picks.

Non-Fiction

Marrow: A Love Story by Elizabeth Lesser
Frantumaglia: A Writers Journey by Elena Ferrrante
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race edited by Jesmyn Ward

Fiction

The Fall Guy by James Lasdun
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose

Kids Books

Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano with illustrations by Raschka
Just A Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong by Lesa Cline-Ransome illustrated by James Ransome
No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood Poems by Calvin Trillin Pictures By Roz Chast

Holidays Are Coming Soon

Young Frankenstein: The Story Of The Making Of The Film by Mel Brooks
The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem by Marcus Samuelsson
Appetites: A Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain
Footnotes From The World's Breakfast Bookstores by Bob Eckstein
The Borscht Belt: Revisiting The Remains of Jewish Vacationland by Marisa Scheinfeld

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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