KQED Forum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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@KQED's daily call-in program, 9-11 AM. Co-hosted by @mkimreporter (10-11 AM hour) and @alexismadrigal (9-10 AM hour). Replies may be used on air. 📻88.5FM
Liberation Day: Stories
George SaundersKQED Forum⏰ Today's Plan: 9AM: George Saunders on his new collection of short stories, "Liberation Day" 10AM: Supreme Court critical of race-conscious university admissions 📻 Listen: https://t.co/Hln9mxaK7F
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Azar NafisiKQED ForumTHU at 9AM PT w/ @alexismadrigal @azarnafisi on her book “Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times" & the writers she turns to when grappling with injustice. ❓ Which writer do you reach for when the world is in crisis? https://wapo.st/3thplKP
Hardcover, 2022
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nightcrawling
Leila MottleyKQED Forum🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking w/ @leilamottley, 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, about her debut novel "Nightcrawling." ❓What are your questions for Leila Mottley? 📻Listen: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101889613/leila-mottleys-debut-novel-nightcrawling-tells-a-universal-story-rooted-in-oakland
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Concepcion: An Immigrant Family's Fortunes
Albert SamahaKQED Forum⏰ Today's Plan: 9AM: @AlbertSamaha talks about his new book “Concepcion.” 9:40AM: What we know so far about the omicron covid variant. 10AM: Guest host @mlagos and @KQED's politics & government team cover the latest headlines. 📻 Stream: https://bit.ly/2Qkygdv
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The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari ShapiroKQED Forum🎧 Listen to the latest podcast episode: https://t.co/zfCqv4zSvE @priyadclemens & @arishapiro discuss his new memoir "The Best Strangers in the World."
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
Stephen VladeckKQED Forum⏰ Today's Plan: 9AM: Can San Francisco revive struggling Union Square? 10AM: Stephen Vladeck sounds alarm on Supreme Court's abuse of "the shadow docket." 📻 Listen: https://t.co/wFttE8wIN0
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You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All
Adrian HonKQED Forum⬇️ Click the link below to 🎧 listen 🎧 to our podcast! @adrianhon on his new book "You've Been Played" w/ @mkimreporter: https://t.co/lLPk9Nx6p1
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
Kelefa SannehKQED Forum⏰Today's Plan: 9AM: California Cities Struggle to Meet New Housing Planning Guidelines 9:40AM: Black-Jewish Solidarity for Prison Abolition, Expressed Through Aerial Dance 10AM: Critic Kelefa Sanneh Charts Music History in ‘Major Labels’ 📻 Stream: https://t.co/sJJlNY9D3Z
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle ZevinKQED ForumWhat if the most important person in your life was your colleague and friend? Gabrielle Zevin joins FRI to discuss her novel "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" about art, video games and relationships. ❓ Who's the most important person in your life? https://t.co/mxkru5df2L
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances
Paco de LeonKQED ForumFRI at 10AM PT with @mkimreporter: Getting a grip on your finances often means learning how to deal with an unequal and often alienating system, says Paco de Leon, author of “Finance for the People” and founder of @HellYeahGroup. She joins us to take your financial Qs. (🧵) https://t.co/akgCdXzsoQ
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book