BookMark
Find out about the books our listeners couldn't put down and submit your own review proposal. BookMark focuses on new releases and books by Pennsylvania authors. But sometimes you'll hear a new take on a classic. BookMark features book reviews submitted by anyone who lives within the WPSU-FM listening area.
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I picked up Paula Hawkin’s “The Girl on the Train” after I saw a trailer for the upcoming movie. I’m a sucker for film adaptations – I love reading and… -
If you are familiar with science writer Mary Roach, you know she is never one to shy away from parts of science that verge on the absurd. I read two of… -
This essay originally aired on April 7, 2016.“When will we realize that the fact that we can become accustomed to anything…makes it necessary to examine… -
Tipping Point is a page turner. It is the fifteenth novel in David Poyer’s acclaimed series of naval adventures featuring Captain Dan Lenson. But don’t… -
Todd Davis, a professor at Penn State Altoona, teaches environmental studies, creative writing, and American literature. In his newest book of poems,… -
Barbara J. Taylor has created another suspenseful page-turner. We first met the Morgan sisters two years ago in Taylor’s debut novel, Sing in the Morning,… -
If you’re looking for a book to read on the beach this summer, look no further than the newest release from Noah Hawley. He’s not just an author – he’s… -
This essay originally aired on November 5, 2016.If you remember Frank Rocco as an assistant coach with Joe Paterno in the 80’s, you’ll be surprised to… -
BookMark: “The Quartet: Orchestrating The Second American Revolution, 1783-1789” By Joseph J. Ellis.I've always been interested in history, but in high school I found American history to be incredibly boring. It was often presented as a black and white… -
In her latest work of historical nonfiction, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, Karen Abbott examines the role of four women during the Civil War who risk…
