aired the week of July 10, 2023     

Driving the Green Book a Road Trip through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall gives the reader much background on the Green Book why it was necessary and many of the concerns of Black travelers during the era of Jim Crow and even after.  Filled with photographs and packed full of information this is an eye opening read.  Pair this title with Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho.

 aired the week of July 31, 2023

The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel is a story about family and belonging.  Meena is surprised when she finds out a complete stranger has left her an apartment in a building in Boston's Back Bay.  As Meena meets the other residents she begins to wonder about her past and what her relationship might have been with the apartment's former occupant.  For fans of Phaedra Patrick, Elin Hilderbrand and Freya Sampson

 aired the week of July 24, 2023

The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt introduces Army CID Agent Mick Hardin who is home on leave.  When a woman is found dead in the holler Nick steps in to help his sister Linda who is the local sheriff, in her investigation.  Everyone is closed mouthed about what happened but Mick continues to chip away until he gets a lead that uncovers more than any of them bargained for.

1. The Killing Hills (2021)

2. Shifty's Boys (2022)

3. Code of the Hills (2023)

 aired the week of July 17, 2023

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka is a slim novella that packs a punch.  It starts at an underground community swimming pool where the reader meets Alice a woman suffering from dementia.  The story then moves on to Alice being placed in a care facility and how that move impacts her, her family and those at the facility.  A moving and powerful story.  Recommended for those who appreciated Fredrik Backman's And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer.