Episode 65 - Bianca Marais author of Hum If You Don't Know the Words

Episode Sixty Five Show Notes CW = Chris WolakEF = Emily FinePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email [email protected] for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.– Currently Reading –Becoming – Michelle Obama (CW)(audio)Elevation – Stephen King (EF)Manhattan Beach – Jennifer Egan (CW)– Just Read –Kingdom of the Blind – Louise Penny (CW)His Favorites – Kate Walbert (EF)Ayiti – Roxane Gay (EF)– Biblio Adventures –Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT to see Virginia Sole-Smith discuss her book The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America.Emily went to the Guilford Library to see Andre Dubus III discuss his new novel, Gone So Long.Chris went to the Guilford Library to learn more about the return of black bears in Connecticut.– Upcoming Jaunts –Book-It Repertory Theater – production of My AntoniaDecember 9, 2018 Chris and Emily will head on a joint jaunt to Concord, New Hampshire to see Louise Penny discuss her new book Kingdom of the Blind. The event is sponsored by the Capital Center for the Arts and Gibson’s Bookstore.Emily is heading on a big trip to OR, CA and CO. Hopefully there will be some literary adventuring along the way.– Upcoming Reads –The Widows – Jess MontgomeryPassing – Nella LaursenThe Odyssey – Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (CW)– Readalong #9 –Hum If You Don’t Know the Words – Bianca MaraisBianca is happy to join your book club discussion. Check out her website HERE.If You Want to Make God Laugh – Bianca’s next book will be available July 16, 2019– Also Mentioned –Washington: A Life – Ron ChernowWill SchwalbeJ.K. RowlingGirl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg LarssonCriminal ElementThe Untamed State – Roxane GayThe Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals – Michael PollanStone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls – Robert M. ThorsonThe Classics ClubJames Benn – Billy Boyle seriesBorn a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood – Trevor NoahJust Mercy – Bryan Stevenson