Shelf Discovery

Series produced by Kristin Dreyer Kramer

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Each week on Shelf Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer offers listeners a brief look inside the pages of a new book. From mysteries to memoirs, classics to chick lit, busy readers are sure to find plenty of picks to add to their shelves. On this week's show, Kristin two flower-selling sisters as they search for a killer in Chinatown in Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee.

Shelf Discovery is a three-minute weekly feature, dedicated to helping busy readers wade through the shelves and shelves of options to discover books that are worth their often limited reading time.

The show is hosted by Kristin Dreyer Kramer, frantic reader, lover of all things entertainment, and editor-in-chief of NightsAndWeekends.com.

Please feel free to send questions, comments, or suggestions to Books@ShelfDiscovery.org.

631 Pieces

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Shelf Discovery: One Funeral by Kat and Stone Bastion
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On the latest Shelf Discovery, Kristin catches up with a self-conscious couple in Kat and Stone Bastion's One Funeral.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas by Molly Harper
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin celebrates an old-fashioned vampire Christmas with Molly Harper's I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Job by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin tracks bad guys with a cop and a con in The Job, the latest Fox and O'Hare adventure by authors Janet Evano...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin cozies up to The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin reflects on the aimlessness of youth with Charles Finch's The Last Enchantments.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pair of science-loving tweens on another treacherous adventure in Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampa...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Tequila Dirty by Mickey J. Corrigan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to Florida for author Mickey J. Corrigan's short romantic whodunit, Tequila Dirty.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Life Intended
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins in the emotional journey of Kristin Harmel's The Life Intended.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on a dangerous journey with the audio version of Denis Johnson's The Laughing Monsters.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRCB 104.9, and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 11, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: When by Victoria Laurie
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin meets a gifted teen who just wants to be normal in Victoria Laurie's When.

Bought by KKRN, KRCB 104.9, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin stirs up some romance with Betsy St. Amant's All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin explores and extraordinary -- and extraordinarily dangerous -- new attraction in Matthew Reilly's The Great...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin explores the seedy side of high society with Charles Finch's The Laws of Murder.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: All That Glitters by Michael Murphy
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back to historic Hollywood with Michael Murphy's All That Glitters.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Lies That Bind by Maggie Barbieri
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin digs for deep, dark family secrets with a seemingly mild-mannered mom in Maggie Barbieri's Lies That Bind.

Bought by KKRN, KCMJ Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: The Swimmer by Joakim Zander
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin dives into the globe-trotting action and suspense of Joakim Zander's The Swimmer.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: This House Is Not for Sale by E. C. Osondu
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin meets the residents of a big, bustling African home in E. C. Osondu's This House Is Not for Sale.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Wonders by Paddy O'Reilly
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels the world with a trio of modern-day freaks in Paddy O'Reilly's The Wonders.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Discovery, Kristin inhabits a dream world with Cynthia Swanson's The Bookseller.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On the latest Shelf Discovery, Kristin prepares for the end of everything with a conflicted teen in Keija Parssinen's The Unraveling of Mercy Louis.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1

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