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Book Picks - The Bennington Bookshop

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published May 21, 2019 at 11:12 AM EDT
Book covers for the books listed below on this page

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

List:

“Bowlaway” by Elizabeth McCracken

“Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country” by Pam Houston

“We're All In This Together” by Amy Jones

“The Weight of a Piano” by Chris Cander

“The Salt Path” by Raynor Winn

“Wunderland” by Jennifer Cody Epstein
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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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