Craig Johnson's Junkyard Dogs is the latest in his Walt Longmire mystery series. I discovered the series last summer when visiting a store (owned by the author) in Sheridan, Wyoming. There on the counter were stacks of his books and I couldn't resist. Happily, I liked his work. Set in Wyoming, they feature Sheriff Longmire, Dog (his dog), his friend Henry Standing Bear and various detectives and local town folk. Junkyard Dogs is the sixth; you don't have to read them in order.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, July 30, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
About Books, July 24, 2010
Ellen Horan's 31 Bond Street is the perfect summer read. It is subtitled "A Novel of Murder, Innocence, and Power in New York City" and is the fictionalized account of the death of Dr. Harvey Burdell who lived at 31 Bond Street. His live-in house manager, Emma Cunningham, stands trial for the crime. The story provides a fascinating look at New York City, the way the justice system worked, the power of the press, racial conflicts and the status of men and women in 1857.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
About Books, July 17, 2010
Leo Damrosch's Tocqueville's Discovery of America let's the reader accompany Tocqueville and his friend, Beaumont, on their nine month journey through the United States of 1831-32. Ostensibley here to inspect our prison system, the adventurous young men used the opportunity to checkout many other aspects of our society. Among much else, they found our manners rather barbaric, couldn't understand the social freedom of unmarried women, and found Ohio to be the essence of the "new America."
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, July 9, 2010
About Books, July 10, 2010
Krista Tippett is well-known to WVIK listeners as the host of Speaking of Faith. Today she visits with me about her book, Einstein's God, a selection of interviews from her radio program.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, July 2, 2010
About Books, July 3, 2010
Michael O'Brien writes about an interesting adventure in Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of Napoleon. Mrs. Adams is the wife of John Quincy Adams. She and her young son set off from St. Petersburg on a 2000 mile trip by horse and carriage to meet her husband in Paris. This was unheard of in 1815 and it did a lot to boost the confidence of this future first lady.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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