That Stack Of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher - The House of Podcasts
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Nancy Pearl on Nancy Pearl
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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Don't Be Afraid of Science Fiction or Why Nancy Hates Lumping Books Into Categories
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Here are some books that should appeal to the fan and the skeptic of science fiction.
Teens Eating Pizza and Reading Books
25 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Teens at Lake Forest Park's King County Library talk about what they are reading and why.
Stewart O'Nan, "City of Secrets," and the Work of Writing
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Award Winning writer Stewart O'Nan on his newest novel and on the craft of writing
Sad Books For A Summer Read
30 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Books that take the reader into the darkest places of the human experience.
Books That Make You Happy
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have had wonderful weather the past few April days. It made us happy and had us reaching for books that made us happy.
Toure: What is it Like to Be Black In America Now?
17 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Toure writes about what it is like to be a black person in America now. It is tough.
How Would You Imagine an American Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy wanted to talk about two books that delve into America's civil rights history. But there are so many more books and ideas to consider, we couldn...
Who was Rasputin? (Audio- author interview extra)
27 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rasputin has become a mini-industry. Scholar Douglas Smith gained access to archives that shed new understanding of his place in Russian history.
Where Were You When Mount St. Helens Blew?
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The recovery of nature is every bit as fascinating as the eruption itself.
Political Reads
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The American political system needs a few good books. Not for throwing, for reading.
New Books From Northwest Writers.
05 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We are lucky that so many great writers live in the Pacific Northwest.
Mysteries
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout this show we debate the difference between thriller and mystery and crime novels and end up suggesting, like always, that maybe we should s...
Cocoon Of Cancer Author Abbe Rolnick Talks with Steve Scher
21 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How do you respond when a love one is diagnosed with cancer? Steve Scher talks with author Abbe Rolnick about her collection of essays and poems she w...
This Is The Love Story List You Need For Real Romance.
13 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between a love story and a romance? Which do you prefer? We sat down at the Bryant Corn...
Eli Sanders, "While The City Slept"
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Eli Sanders delved into the failures of US Criminal Justice and Mental Health that led to a horrific crime in Seattle. Steve Scher interviews"While ...
At "Martha's Place," Martha Hawkins Finds Her Soul
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Martha Hawkins is a successful restaurateur. She struggled to achieve her success.
Sad Books
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Books have a special power to make a reader sad. We often come back to them for their honesty and power.
2016 New Novels
23 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A survey of just a few of the new fiction coming out in 2016. Much more to come in upcoming episodes. This year many major American writers are coming...
TSOB Extra- Author Interview with Nick Licata
16 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Licata set out to be a citizen activist long before he took his politics into the Seattle City Council. He continues the work now that he is reti...
Palate Cleansers
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy SewallRecorded at The Bryant Corner Café in Seattle. With so much turmoil in the world, sometimes a reader just wants...
2015 Books To Give At The Holidays.
20 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
That Stack is at Town Hall with a panel of readers sharing their choices for 2015
Children's Librarians Share Their Favorites
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A Panel of Children's Librarians from local schools share some of their favorite books of this year and talk about guiding kids through difficult book...
What Attracts You To A Book?
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us like to read books suggested by family members, others join book clubs just to read books they might not otherwise never be attracted too. ...
Happy Thanksgiving- What We Are Reading
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We met at the Bryant Corner Café for cookies, coffee and a survey of what’s on everyone’s stack of books. Nan...
Political Books For a Political Season
14 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Political Books for a Political SeasonWe recorded this episode on November 3rd. All the off year electioneering had us thinking about the books that d...
Best Books of 2015 (So Far)
07 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We are back at the Bryant Corner Cafe with a tough task from Nancy Pearl. What has been the best book of 2015. Some of us chose books published this y...
We Spill Puns and Grammar all over Town Hall
24 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
That Stack of Books at Town Hall, October 18th, 2015. Puns, grammar jokes, a festive audience great guests and prizes galore. Our guests, Martha Brock...
October Books and Amy Stewart
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl has some book news for October, we hear about a whole bunch of great books and author Amy Stewart talks about her first novel, "Girl Waits...
Live From Town Hall July 23rd ( Well Taped Now, of course-but we were Live then)
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
That Stack of Books, the Town Hall Summer Edition.Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall and Steve Scher were at Town Hall July 23rd, helping celebrate 15 years of ...
Armchair Travel Books
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A great armchair travel book can take you to places you just might not ever want to go to in person, too cold, too hot, too many snakes. ...
Biographies
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss biographies this episode.Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of ...
Author Interview- Jesse Goolsby
18 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“I’d Walk With My Friends If I Could Find Them,” is the first novel from writer and Air Force officer Jesse Goolsby. Wars impact lingers. It sha...
Found In Translation
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
People who translate between languages make books accessible to those of us who might otherwise never be able to enjoy the literature of the whol...
Words vs. Pictures.
14 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe talk about graphic novels and our imaginative powers. ...
More Favorites From Off the Shelf At Home
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl talks to Steve Scher and the folks around the table about their favorite books. We had such a ...
Mysteries for the Summer Reader, 2015
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For some readers, the love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew. Here are some suggestions for mystery readers f...
The Books on The Shelf
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and folks at the Bryant Corner Cafe share some of the books they just couldn't part with. ...
The Next Big Book. We Are Talking Harry Potter Big! That Big!
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl brings a book she says is going to be the book all the Harry Potter fans will flock to. "The Ire...
Funny Books
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The past, present and future walk into a bar. Bartender says, "you need a drink. You're tense." Here is a discussion offering some funny books to rea...
Recent Books and Remembering Ivan Doig
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down at the Bryant Corner Café after a few weeks away, so we took a survey of what folks have just completed. We also remember the great and g...
The Memoir These Days
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the big table of readers at the Bryant Corner Cafe talk about the status of the memoir these days. ...
Do Awards Help You Choose The Books You Read?
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearls tells Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and our table full of readers at the Bryant Corner Cafe her thoughts on book awards. ...
Two Views of Empire Builders:"The Strangler Vine" and "American Reckoning"
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher and Katy Sewall nibble at the Bryant Corner Cafe while talking about two books that offer different approaches to the sa...
Southern Writers
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Scher's pilgrimage to the American South triggers a conversation with Nancy Pearl and all the folks around the table about southern writers. But...
Why Belong To Book Clubs?
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl talks about the benefits of book clubs with Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and the rest of folks around the table at The Bryant Corner...
Women's History Month
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and our great readers are at the table at the The Bryant Corner Cafe again. We are talking about the books to re...
What Books Shaped You Growing Up?
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Scher and Nancy Pearl take up Katy Sewall's question, what books shaped you in high school? Our friends around the table have their own favorite...
Who Recommends Books To You
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Who recommends books to you? We survey the different ways we try to sort through all our choices. Do you get your id...
The Pleasures and Perils of Re-reading Books
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We gather again at The Bryant Corner Cafe to talk about books. Two new fiction works garnered glowing reviews from Nancy Pearl, the novel "Vaness...
The Books On Your Shelf
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What books sit on your shelf, waiting for you to finally pull them off and read them? For Nancy Pearl, it's Anthony Trollope. For Steve Scher, it's a ...
Harper Lee's Second Book, John Vaillant's First Novel
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl , Steve Scher and friends talk about Harper Lee's 2nd novel, "Go Set A Watchman." Also, author John Vaillant, known for his...
Memorable Memoirs
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl tells Steve Scher she has become intrigued by a few new memoirs. Sometimes she finds the writing in memoirs swinging a lit...
Dipping our New Year's Toes into First Novels.
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year, time for throwing caution to the wind, time to carouse with wild abandon. Well, at least it's a good time to check out some new novel...
Choice Editions
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We are off again this week, so some choice cuts from a previous show.We are back again recording at The Bryant Corner Cafe, NE 65th and 32nd Ave Ne in...
Happy New Year!
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The new year brings back our very first episode. Nancy is off for a few weeks, attending to her own writing. Here is our very first episode, with some...
How Do You Choose A Book?
31 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How do you choose a book? Nancy offers up a few ideas and readers around the table answer in their own ways.
Finding Next Year's Great Reads
25 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of book are you really hoping you'll encounter in 2015? Nancy Pearl kicks a few ideas around the table at The Bryant Corner Cafe a couple of...
Episode 10 That Stack of Books
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Time for the lists. No, not the best of lists, though we chat about those. Too judgmental, we've concluded. Rather Nancy Pearl, Steve Scher, Katy Sewa...
Episode 9 That Stack Of Books
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Gift suggestions from Nancy Pearl and a big crowd of readers for this edition of That Stack of Books. Beside the great gift ideas, the folks at ...
Episode 8 That Stack of Books
19 Nov 2014
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Historical fiction, military history and African literature make up that stack of books this time, plus some info graphics and fantasy.
Episode 7 That Stack of Books
12 Nov 2014
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Veterans Day edition of That Stack of Books. The Bryant Corner Cafe was crowded. Kids were home from school happy for pancakes. We talked about ...
That Stack of Books Episode 6
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl's postman doesn't think fiction is worth reading. What! This prompts a discussion about the value of reading fiction, from romance, to his...
That Stack of Books Episode 5
28 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy's small stack and a table full of folks with great books to share. Hope you drop by next time. We are at The Bryant Corner Cafe at 65th and 32nd...
That Stack of Books Episode 4
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How do you choose a book? Do you follow the recommendations of friends, do you judge it by the cover, do you follow what Nancy Pearl suggests? W...
That Stack of Books Episode 3
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Back again at the Bryant Corner Cafe, we sit down with a few readers. Nancy has a short stack this time, but they are select cuts. ...
That Stack of Books Episode 2
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher settle in to Bryant Corner Cafe for another look through that stack of books. Also they are joined by readers and writers....
That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher Episode 1: Introduction
05 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new show, "That Stack of Books." Nancy Pearl, extraordinary public librarian and Steve Scher take a look at the books you have by the...
welcome
29 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of our new show, "That Stack Of Books." This is a program where Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher find out about th...