show 2nd April 09

Guests on todays show were Barbara Simpson & Maggie Perkovich.
Books being reviewed were:
Just Henry by Michelle Magorian (author of Goodnight Mr Tom)
Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo
Say You're one of them by Uwem Akpan
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson

Also we talked about the last of the Richard & Judy shortlisted 10, for the Galaxy Read of the Year Award (Brutal Art by Jesse Kellerman).
I had to talk about this book which is no.1, in the Lovereading top 10: The Golden Pig by the Penny Brothers. A funny detective novel written by 2 new authors, Penny brothers, who write each part alternately. Its about an inept private investigator called Hymie Goldman. Unlike his name, he wasn't jewish, the closest he'd ever come to Judaism was walking past a synogogue in Golders Green. He kept changing his name to repel old creditors but he never forsaw the cockney rhyming-slang potential of his last incarnation - Jackson Pollock!
The synopsis and first page of the book had us all laughing.
Also, I read the synopsis of a March 09 debut book which seemed an interesting read:
Sashenka by Simon Montefiore, a big, sweeping romantic adventure of half a century of turbulent Russian history. The authors ancestors escaped from the Tsarist Empire at the turn of the century and he spent the last ten years researching the Russian archives.
Finished off the show with some 'smart arse answers' 2008. 6th place was:
It was mealtime during a flight on a British Airways plane:

'Would you like dinner?' the flight attendant asked the man seated in the front row.

'What are my choices?' the man asked.

'Yes or no,' she replied.


4th Place

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at a branch of Sainsbury's but she couldn't find one big enough for her family.

She asked a passing assistant, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?'

The assistant replied, 'I'm afraid not, they're dead.'

3rd Place

The policeman got out of his car and approached the boy racer he stopped for speeding.

'I've been waiting for you all day,' the bobby said.

The kid replied, 'Yes, well I got here as fast as I could.'

When the policeman finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket