aired the week of October 31, 2011

Best Staged Plans by Claire Cook follows home stager Sandy Sullivan as she tries to get her own home ready to sell. She and her husband are empty nesting and it is time for a new stage in their life.

aired the week of October 24, 2011

A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS by Jennet Conant takes a look at Julia and Paul Child in their work with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II in Southeast Asia. This book focused more on one of their colleagues Jane Foster who was rumored to be a Russian spy. Rather dry reading overall but it did have some very interesting parts.

aired the week of October 17, 2011

The Raleigh Harmon series by Sibella Giorello follows FBI agent Raleigh Harmon as she uses her wits, knowledge of geology, and faith in God to solve heinous crimes.

1. Stones Cry Out
2. The Rivers Run Dry
3. The Clouds Roll Away
4. The Mountains Bow Down

aired the week of October 10, 2011

The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew is about a young girl living in the south during the 1950's it chronicles one summer when the family goes on vacation taking their maid Mary with them. What happens on that trip will change everyone's life forever. Recommended for those who enjoyed Kathryn Stockett's The Help.