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Show #6-06 – December 17, 2006
 Bill Bryson
For years Bill Bryson was known as a travel writer and then his whimsical book A Short History of Nearly Everything was published and Mr. Bryson crossed over into a larger readership. His laid back, easy to read style has cultivated a loyal fan base. He does not disappoint with his latest book, a memoir entitled The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
 Charles Frazier
Just about everybody saw the Oscar winning movie ColdMountain. Well that was adapted from Charles Frazier's book of the same name, and introduced the shy author to a success that he could never have anticipated. So it's not surprising that his new novel Thirteen Moons has arrived with great expectation. In Thirteen Moons Frazier has chosen again to conquer an epic love story, this time set in the Appalachians, revolving around the plight of the Cherokee, and the reconfiguration of Carolina land.
 Television Without Pity
"Spare the snark, Spoil the Networks" is the official motto of the very popular website Television Without Pity. Founded by Tara Ariano and Sarah Bunting, the site features shameless, opinionated, and hilarious recaps of popular TV shows by a variety of writers, and forums where fans can go on to continue to discuss and dissect TV shows in all their glory. Now following in the steps of the website is their new book
Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) About TV
 F*ck
A new documentary "F*CK", directed
by Steve Anderson, explores how the infamous expletive permeates every aspect of
our culture and is at the very center of the on-going debate about free speech.
 Brownie Mom
Nadja Piatka has published a simple cookbook. But the story behind her success is
far from straight forward. A housewife coping with a divorce, Nadja turned her brownies
and fat free muffin recipes into a million dollar business. She found support from
McDonalds, Subway, even Oprah Winfrey. An inspiring story about a remarkable woman.
The brownies are good, too!
 Children's Art Auction
Since 1976 The Canadian Children's Book Centre has been in the forefront of children's
literature, helping to promote Canadian writers and illustrators to the world. This
year they celebrated their 30th anniversary with an author and art auction and we
were there to join in on the fun.
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