The Bookshelf

Currently on The Bookshelf:
Monday, May 27, 2013
Memorial Day Special: All Songs Considered

Beginning May 28, 2013
The 21 Balloons, by Guy Peine du Bois, read by Lukas van der Walde
Description from Amazon.com: Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.

Beginning mid June, 2013
My Home is Far Away, by Dawn Powell, read by Kendall Feeney
Description from Amazon.com: My Home is Far Away is the most precisely autobiographical of Powell’s fifteen novels. In this family chronicle set in early twentieth century Ohio, young Marcia Willard’s family struggles to keep up with the rapidly changing times, and Marcia endures disillusionment, cruelty, and betrayal to forge a survivor’s sense of independence.