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Book Picks - Battenkill Books

  This week's Book Picks come from Connie Brooks of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY.

List:
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
The Gamal by Ciaran Collins
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Shakespeare Saved My Life: 10 Years in Solitary with the Bard Laura Bates
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace by HW Brands
Mud Season: How One Woman’s Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, & Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity after Another by Ellen Stimson - EVENT 10/18/13, 7 PM
Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner

Other upcoming events at Battenkill Books:
Book Talk/Curiosity Forum:
Pure and Modern Milk: An Environmental History Since 1900 by SUNY – Albany Assistant Professor of History Kendra Smith-Howard Thursday, October 24th 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Author Talk:
The Kingdom of the Kid with author Geoff Gehman Thursday, October 31st 7:00 pm - SUNY Press

Book Launch/Curiosity Forum:
Second Chance Dog with Jon Katz Tuesday, November 12th 7:00 pm

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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