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Joe Donahue, and booksellers Suzanna Hermans, Matt Tannenbaum, and Kira Wizner discuss their favorite books from this past year.

Hudson Hall in Hudson, New York will celebrate the enduring vision of Alice and John Coltrane with one talk and three concerts taking place September 14 - November 20. The concerts are as follows: Brandee Younger Trio on September 18, Orrin Evans Trio on October 16, and the JD Allen Trio on November 20. The series, entitled A Love Supreme: Celebrating the Legacy of Alice & John Coltrane is curated by Hudson Jazz Festival Curator Cat Henry. She joins us along with Ashley Kahn.

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel head back to "camp."Last week's challengeStart with the name NEW HAMPSHIRE. Add a letter and you can…

Any Questions #511: "What's In The Middle?"

This week's Book Picks come from owner of Bennington Bookshop, Phil Lewis.

"The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record" remains a one-of-a-kind overview of American food culture as viewed by decades of Times food writers and editors, and now the book also reflects how Americans cooked during the COVID-19 pandemic and how extraordinarily diverse American food is.Amanda Hesser, a Times food columnist, the author of the acclaimed "Cooking for Mr. Latte," and cofounder of the immensely popular cooking and home site Food52, organized this book into eighteen chapters, including drinks, hors d’oeuvres, soups, vegetables, pasta, fish and shellfish, poultry and game, beef, breads, and desserts.

Sessions, workshops, talks, readings and more will headline the Saratoga Book Festival, taking place this coming weekend at various locations in Saratoga Springs.

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel look to the skies....sort of.

In 1986, choreographer and director Bob Fosse cast actor and dancer Mimi Quillin in the first Broadway revival of “Sweet Charity.” For the production, she served as dance captain - assisting Fosse and Gwen Verdon in recreating the original 1966 choreography. Quillin will perform her one-person show “Call Fosse at the Minskoff” in a pre-off-Broadway engagement at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on October 15 and 16. In “Call Fosse at the Minskoff,” Quillin recounts her experience working with Fosse and Verdon on what would be their final collaboration.

Robert Thurman is the preeminent scholar and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy for the modern world. His new book, "Wisdom is Bliss," leads us on a joyful exploration into the nature of reality through Buddha's threefold curriculum of "super-education."Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as Co-Founder and President of Tibet House US in service of The Dalai Lama and the people of Tibet. A close friend of the Dalai Lama's for over 50 years, he is a leading worldwide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, passionate activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, skilled translator of Buddhist texts, and inspiring writer of popular Buddhist books.