That Stack Of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher - The House of Podcasts
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That Stack Of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher - The House of Podcasts
Nancy Pearl helps you choose your next book.
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Nancy Pearl on Nancy Pearl
That Stack of Books listeners, I am back with an interview with none other than Nancy Pearl.
Nancy has written her first novel, "George and Lizz...
Don't Be Afraid of Science Fiction or Why Nancy Hates Lumping Books Into Categories
Here are some books that should appeal to the fan and the skeptic of science fiction.
Teens Eating Pizza and Reading Books
Teens at Lake Forest Park's King County Library talk about what they are reading and why.
Stewart O'Nan, "City of Secrets," and the Work of Writing
Award Winning writer Stewart O'Nan on his newest novel and on the craft of writing
Sad Books For A Summer Read
Books that take the reader into the darkest places of the human experience.
Books That Make You Happy
We have had wonderful weather the past few April days. It made us happy and had us reaching for books that made us happy.
Toure: What is it Like to Be Black In America Now?
Toure writes about what it is like to be a black person in America now. It is tough.
How Would You Imagine an American Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Nancy wanted to talk about two books that delve into America's civil rights history. But there are so many more books and ideas to consider, we couldn...
Who was Rasputin? (Audio- author interview extra)
Rasputin has become a mini-industry. Scholar Douglas Smith gained access to archives that shed new understanding of his place in Russian history.
Where Were You When Mount St. Helens Blew?
The recovery of nature is every bit as fascinating as the eruption itself.
Political Reads
The American political system needs a few good books. Not for throwing, for reading.
New Books From Northwest Writers.
We are lucky that so many great writers live in the Pacific Northwest.
Mysteries
Throughout this show we debate the difference between thriller and mystery and crime novels and end up suggesting, like always, that maybe we should s...
Cocoon Of Cancer Author Abbe Rolnick Talks with Steve Scher
How do you respond when a love one is diagnosed with cancer? Steve Scher talks with author Abbe Rolnick about her collection of essays and poems she w...
This Is The Love Story List You Need For Real Romance.
What is the difference between a love story and a romance?
Which do you prefer?
We sat down at the Bryant Corner Café to talk abo...
Eli Sanders, "While The City Slept"
Eli Sanders delved into the failures of US Criminal Justice and Mental
Health that led to a horrific crime in Seattle. Steve Scher
inter...
At "Martha's Place," Martha Hawkins Finds Her Soul
Martha Hawkins is a successful restaurateur. She struggled to achieve her success.
Sad Books
Books have a special power to make a reader sad. We often come back to them
for their honesty and power.
2016 New Novels
A survey of just a few of the new fiction coming out in 2016. Much more to come in upcoming episodes. This year many major American writers are coming...
TSOB Extra- Author Interview with Nick Licata
Nick Licata set out to be a citizen activist long before he took his politics into the Seattle City Council. He continues the work now that he is reti...
Palate Cleansers
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall
Recorded at The Bryant Corner Café in Seattle.
With so much turmoil in the world, sometimes...
2015 Books To Give At The Holidays.
That Stack is at Town Hall with a panel of readers sharing their choices for 2015
Children's Librarians Share Their Favorites
A Panel of Children's Librarians from local schools share some of their favorite books of this year and talk about guiding kids through difficult book...
What Attracts You To A Book?
Many of us like to read books suggested by family members, others join book clubs just to read books they might not otherwise never be attracted too....
Happy Thanksgiving- What We Are Reading
We met at the Bryant Corner Café for cookies, coffee and a survey of what’s on everyone’s stack of books.
Nancy also had some new...
Political Books For a Political Season
Political Books for a Political Season
We recorded this episode on November 3rd. All the off year electioneering had us thinking about the books...
Best Books of 2015 (So Far)
We are back at the Bryant Corner Cafe with a tough task from Nancy Pearl. What has been the best book of 2015. Some of us chose books published this y...
We Spill Puns and Grammar all over Town Hall
That Stack of Books at Town Hall, October 18th, 2015. Puns, grammar jokes, a festive audience great guests and prizes galore. Our guests, Martha Brock...
October Books and Amy Stewart
Nancy Pearl has some book news for October, we hear about a whole bunch of great books and author Amy Stewart talks about her first novel, "Girl Waits...
Live From Town Hall July 23rd ( Well Taped Now, of course-but we were Live then)
That Stack of Books, the Town Hall Summer Edition.
Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall and Steve Scher were at Town Hall July 23rd, helping celebrate 15 ye...
Armchair Travel Books
A great armchair travel book can take you to places you just might not ever want to go to in person, too cold, too hot, too many snakes.
...
Biographies
We discuss biographies this episode.
Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandi...
Author Interview- Jesse Goolsby
“I’d Walk With My Friends If I Could Find Them,” is the first novel from writer and Air Force officer Jesse Goolsby. Wars impact lingers. It shapes a...
Found In Translation
People who translate between languages make books accessible to those of us who might otherwise never be able to enjoy the literature of the whole wor...
Words vs. Pictures.
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe talk about graphic novels and our imaginative powers.
Now h...
More Favorites From Off the Shelf At Home
Nancy Pearl talks to Steve Scher and the folks around the table about their favorite books.
We had such a good time asking this...
Mysteries for the Summer Reader, 2015
For some readers, the love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew.
Here are some suggestions for mystery readers from Nancy Pearl and the folk...
The Books on The Shelf
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe share some of the books they just couldn't part with.
The Next Big Book. We Are Talking Harry Potter Big! That Big!
Nancy Pearl brings a book she says is going to be the book all the Harry Potter fans will flock to.
"The Iremonger Trilogy, written and...
Funny Books
The past, present and future walk into a bar. Bartender says, "you need a drink. You're tense."
Here is a discussion offering some funny...