Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum

By: Rachel Barenbaum
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  • From New Hampshire Public Radio and the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire, Check This Out is a literary series where host Rachel Barenbaum dives deeply into the works of emerging and diverse authors.
    Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
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  • Ep. 130 NHPR Alison Espach: THE WEDDING PEOPLE

    Ep. 130 NHPR Alison Espach: THE WEDDING PEOPLE
    Dec 30 2024

    It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn, the only guest who isn’t there for the big event.

    A novel about depression, love, the ways women make themselves small, and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 129 NHPR Yael Van der Wouden: THE SAFEKEEP

    Ep. 129 NHPR Yael Van der Wouden: THE SAFEKEEP
    Dec 21 2024

    Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is a story of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961. An exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past.
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 128 NHPR NH Librarians Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2024

    Ep. 128 NHPR NH Librarians Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2024
    Dec 15 2024

    A special Check This Out episode featuring three librarians from around the state chatting about their favorite books of the year and offering suggestions for this holiday reading season.

    We also discuss how librarians feel about audiobooks — does it count as reading? Plus, the explosion of "Young Adult" titles and whether the name should be changed, how libraries decide which books to put on their shelves, and the pros and cons of self-publishing.
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    50 mins

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