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 tours historic homes with a would-be couple in Playing House by Ruby Lang.

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.

387 Pieces

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Shelf Discovery: Playing House by Ruby Lang
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin tours historic homes with a would-be couple in Playing House by Ruby Lang.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Russian by Ben Coes
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a secret battle with The Russian by Ben Coes.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: That's What Frenemies Are For by Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin fights to be the top mom in Manhattan with That’s What Frenemies Are For by Sophie Littlefield and Lauren G...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin teams up to save the world with a group of young geniuses in Jess Keating’s first Elements of Genius adven...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Puddin' by Julie Murphy
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows a girl as she follows her dreams in the audio edition of Puddin’ by author Julie Murphy.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Seeing Red by Sarah Mlynowski
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin heads to Grandma's house with two adventurous siblings in the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's Seeing Red.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Dead Girl in 2A by Carter Wilson
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin catches a flight with two desperate strangers in Carter Wilson’s The Dead Girl in 2A.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Book Case by Dave Shelton
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin looks for a book thief with a trio of young librarians in The Book Case by Dave Shelton.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: The Rumor by Lesley Kara
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin sees what kind of damage a little bit of gossip can do in Lesley Kara’s The Rumor.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Nixie Makes Waves by Lisa Ann Scott
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin heads under the sea for a lesson in friendship in Lisa Ann Scott’s Nixie Makes Waves.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes a new look at an old tale in Jennifer Donnelly's Stepsister.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi Alsaid
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin lives through a summer of anticipation and loss with a struggling teen writer in Brief Chronicle of Another...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WLPR


  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on a dream honeymoon with two warring in-laws in Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Cat & Nat's Mom Truths by Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin delves deep into the world of motherhood with a couple of social media favorites in Cat & Nat’s Mom Truths ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin battles enemies and emotions with Juno Rushdan’s Every Last Breath.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin starts school with an anxious little girl in Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Trophy Life by Lea Geller
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin makes an unexpected move with a pampered wife and mother in Trophy Life by Lea Geller.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: On the Bright Side by Hendrik Groen
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin pays a return visit to a care home in Amsterdam with On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Gr...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Ink by Alice Broadway
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin pays a visit to the local tattoo parlor with the people of Saintstone in Alice Broadway’s Ink.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 01, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: A Drop of Hope by Keith Calabrese
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin tries a little kindness with three small-town kids in author Keith Calabrese’s A Drop of Hope.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2

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