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Book Picks - Oblong Books And Music

Book Cover - Little Fires Everywhere

Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books and Music joins us with this week's Book Picks list.

List:
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire (will be at Rhinebeck store on Saturday, 12/2 at 8pm)

The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben

Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares

The Wonderling by Mira Bartok

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Annie Leibovitz will sign copies of her new book Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 at Oblong Books and Music on December 9th at 6pm. 

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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