Want a great summer read? We have it. A Better Place by Sarah Langan is a page turning mystery/thriller….like if The Stepford Wives met Shirley Jackson in The Lottery. The story is original, the characters are well written, and the mysteries presented will baffle you as they unfold. It’s a terrific ride. We also talk also talk to John Mendelson, president of Nosy Crow Books, an independent publishing house for kids, who took the entire bike trail laid out by our Massachusetts guests from last week at Whitelam Books. Why did he do it, and how? Tune in and find out.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

A Better World by Sarah Langan

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Audrey’s Door by Sarah Langan

The Keeper by Sarah Langan

The Missing by Sarah Langan

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

My Antonia by Willa Cather

House of Leaves by Mark. Z. Danielewski

The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

A Horse Called Now by Ruth Doyle and Alexandra Finkeldey

Dig, Dig, Dinosaur by Anjali Goswami and Maggie Li

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