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In 1843, fragile naturalist Zadock Thomas must leave his beloved in Chicago to deliver a secret letter to an infamous general on the front lines of the war over Texas. The fate of the volatile republic, along with Zadock’s future, depends on his mission. When a cloud of bats leads him off the trail, he happens upon something impossible... - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produ...

“Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist is a stunningly orchestrated, symphonic work of narrative power. This novel marshals all the vital forces of our existence—from the domestic to the political—and offers them to the reader with equal doses of compassion and beauty.” –Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our Names The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Ches...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Art Forger comes a thrilling new novel of art, history, love, and politics that traces the life and mysterious disappearance of a brilliant young artist on the eve of World War II. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5 PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit ou...

“Belfoure’s sly, roguish writing opens a window to those living both gilded and tarnished lives... a most memorable, evocative read.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

The Staff of Wellington Square Bookshop talk about the best books of 2015 and why they rank among the top books of the year. The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The show airs on Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

One Question, One Answer is a mini series with leading authors. It is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop and available on PodOmatic, iTunes and YouTube channels. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena—dazzling, poignant, and lyrical interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war, and the redemptive power of art. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Monday's at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquare...

One Question, One Answer is a mini series with leading authors produced and sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco’s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family’s Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. - From is...

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA.

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors produced and sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

This epic novel is an unforgettably powerful, suspenseful, heartbreaking and inspiring tale of love, loss and war's reverberations down the years. - Amazon review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

Following her National Book Award–nominated Veronica, here is Mary Gaitskill’s most poignant and powerful work yet—the story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The show airs every Monday at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please v...

A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty―a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre―took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid chara...

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors. 1Q1A is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com.

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs. Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fift...

Anil Ananthaswamy’s extensive in-depth interviews venture into the lives of individuals who offer perspectives that will change how you think about who you are. These individuals all lost some part of what we think of as our self, but they then offer remarkable, sometimes heart-wrenching insights into what remains. One man cut off his own leg. Another became one with the universe. - Amazon Review...

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

One Question, One Answer is a mini interview series with leading authors sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

Elegant and heartrending, and one of the most accomplished fiction debuts of the year, Did You Ever Have a Family is an absorbing, unforgettable tale that reveals humanity at its best through forgiveness and hope. At its core is a celebration of family—the ones we are born with and the ones we create. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Among the Ten Thousand Things is a dazzling first novel, a portrait of an American family on the cusp of irrevocable change, and a startlingly original story of love and time lost. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. The Show is sponsored by Wellington S...

This extraordinary debut novel by Sophie McManus is a contemporary American tragedy of breathtaking scope: a dramatic story of pharmaceutical drug trials and Wall Street corruption; of pride and prejudice; of paranoia and office politics; of inheritance, influence, class, and power. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show airs Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. The Show is sponsored by Wellington Square...