Summer Reading
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-06-16/summer-reading
What books are you tossing in your beach bag or taking along on a getaway this summer? Whether you have a predilection for mysteries, novels, or serious non-fiction, we have suggestions that will keep you turning pages, paper or virtual, all season.
Guests
Barbara Hoffert
Editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal
Alan Cheuse
Book Reviewer, All Things Considered; Author, "A Trance After Breakfast;" Author, "To Catch the Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming"; and University Professor of Writing at George Mason University
Eileen McGervey
owner, One More Page Books in Arlington, VA.
Angela Dodson
longtime contributor to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine; former Executive Editor of Black Issues Book Review.
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You guys were talking about Science Fiction books and I would like to recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I've read this book several times throughout my life and take away something different every time. Its a must read for SciFi fans, gamers, web-centric people, or people interested in military tactics and strategy. I am reluctant to describe the plot, lest I spoil someone's experience.
Right now I am reading A Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick, a book about what it would be like if the Axis won the Second World War. This is an interesting experience because the characters are themselves reading a book about what it would be like if the Allies won the war.
Mr. Westmoreland, Man in the High Castle is a wonderful book! I urge you to read more of Dick's work. :)
I also have to recommend Kurt Vonnegut, he's not strictly Science Fiction but is a great lead-in into the genre.
Any other heavy hitters I should know about? Thanks!