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Book Picks - The Golden Notebook

Book covers for the books listed below on this page
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  Jacqueline Kellachan and James Conrad from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY joins us with this week's Book Picks.

List:
The Cold Millions" by Jess Walter
"Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock and Roll Photographer" by Bob Gruen
"Memorial" by Bryan Washington
"She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and The Women Who Lived Her Sings" by Sarah Smarsh
"White Ivy" by Susie Yang
"150 Glimpses of The Beatles" by Craig Brown
"All the Broken People" by Leah Konen
"Everything Comes Next - Collected & New Poems" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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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