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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Ito Romo’s collection of short stories, The Border is Burning is a superb and painful read. But it is the kind of pain that is necessary and compelling in… -
I just made an up close and personal visit to Pennsylvania’s coal country. I did it through reading Tawni O’Dell’s brand new novel, One of Us.The book is… -
Time Traitor is a historical novel written for middle schoolers, but don’t let that stop you from experiencing this exciting, well-researched story. It’s… -
Are the American financial markets rigged? That's the position of Michael Lewis, the author of the book, “Flash Boys.” Lewis has pursued Wall Street in… -
Barbara Taylor’s, Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night, is one of the most compelling books I’ve ever read. It’s a novel set in a Scranton, Pennsylvania coal… -
I teach social studies to future teachers at Penn State’s College of Education. Most of the time, I’m filled with hope for the future of education because… -
When Peggy Hartman told me she had just published a book about the antiques business, I thought it would be some sort of reference work. She’s one of the… -
I just finished reading the young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars. This puts me only a couple of years behind hundreds of thousands of teenaged girls… -
I read a novel several years ago where the author referenced brand names in every scene. His characters wouldn’t simply sit down in a restaurant and… -
It’s time for BookMark, the book review show on WPSU. One Book Bradford is a community-wide reading initiative. This year’s pick is The Aviator’s Wife by…
