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Book Picks - Green Toad Bookstore

Book Cover - The Great Nadar

Today's Book Picks come from Jim Havener of Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, NY.

List:
The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera by Adam Begley
The Locals: A Novel by Johnathan Dee
Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul by Jeremiah Moss
The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy
American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World by David Baron
The Essex Serpent: A Novel by Sarah Perry

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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