Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Sarah LaDuke

Published November 26, 2019 at 11:13 AM EST

Book covers for the books listed below on this page

This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.

List:
"Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live" by Melanie Falick
"Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool" by Clara Parkes
“How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
“Cinderella Liberator” by Rebecca Solnit, illustrated by Arthur Rackham
"Passing: A Memoir of Love and Death" by Michael Korda – event on November 30
"The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between" by Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, and Mark Oppenheimer
“This Is What Democracy Looks Like”
"Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss" by Margaret Renkl

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.

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