Episode 145 || New Books for Old Souls

Published: Nov. 16, 2017, 11 a.m.

b"Sometimes we talk about old books like they're sacred and have nothing to do with what we're reading day to day, but new books and old books both speak to us, don't they? And sometimes they speak to each other. This week, Chris and Annie discuss some of their favorite classics and their favorite new books as if they are cousins. Of the kissing variety? For instance, if you like\\xa0To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, check out\\xa0Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett. If you like\\xa0One Hundred Years of Solitude\\xa0by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, you may enjoy\\xa0Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo. If you like\\xa0The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, you may enjoy\\xa0The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. If you like\\xa0Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, you may enjoy\\xa0My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. If you like\\xa0The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, you may enjoy\\xa0The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. If you like\\xa0The Giver by Lois Lowry,\\xa0you may enjoy\\xa0Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn.\\xa0 If you like\\xa0In Cold Blood by Truman Capote,\\xa0you may enjoy\\xa0American Fire by Monica Hesse. If you like\\xa0The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, you may enjoy\\xa0Blankets by Craig Thompson. If you like\\xa0The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, you may enjoy\\xa0Delancey by Molly Wizenberg. If you like\\xa0A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, you may enjoy\\xa0The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. November 25 is Small Business Saturday! Come visit us at the Bookshelf and see all of our small business friends. If you can't come to Thomasville that weekend, support your local businesses! Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for our theme music. Listen to more here.\\xa0 If you'd like to gain access to our exclusive content, consider supporting us on Patreon here.\\xa0 Full episodes of our show are available here."