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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