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 follows a new bride’s search for the truth in Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall.

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.

630 Pieces

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Shelf Discovery: When by Victoria Laurie
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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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: 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: 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: 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: Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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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: 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: The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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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 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: 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: One Funeral by Kat and Stone Bastion
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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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: Doing Harm by Kelly Parsons
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes under the knife with Doing Harm, an audio medical thriller by author Kelly Parsons.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Silent Murders by Mary Miley
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back in time with author Mary Miley's Silent Murders.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Game by Barry Lyga
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to the hunt with Barry Lyga's Game.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: No Weddings by Kat and Stone Bastion
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin discovers chick lit with a twist in Kat and Stone Bastion's No Weddings.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin finds love in the stars with the audio edition of Lydia Netzer's How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin searches for ghosts in author Grady Hendrix's Horrorstör.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin prepares for David Fincher's latest film by tracking down Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Bad Magic
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin is back on the case with a classic detective in the audio edition of Benjamin Black's The Black-Eyed Blonde.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin teams up with a troubled teen in Barry Lyga's I Hunt Killers.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:00

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