Fridays at 6:10 pm on The Wrap Conor Lennon discusses new English-language books with literary experts from some of Switzerland’s leading bookshops. Speed Read podcast feed Fridays at 6:10 pm on The Wrap Conor Lennon discusses new English-language books with literary experts from some of Switzerland’s leading bookshops. Speed Read podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:15:08 UT Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:31:18 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no Matthew Wake of Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three tales tied to the Big Apple: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Blue Blood by Edward Conlon The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-on-the-pages-of-new-york-city.shtml?20175 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-10175 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva goes inside three different walks of life in Africa. Twenty chickens for a saddle: The story of an African childhood by Robyn Scott My driver by Maggie Gee        Boy next door by Irene Sabatini Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-out-of-into-and-all-about-africa.shtml?20072 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-10072 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Diccon Bewes from Stauffacher’s English bookshop in Bern is back with three great summertime reads whether you’re pool-, lake- or seaside: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier The Standing Pool by Adam Thorpe The Beach by Alex Garland Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:15:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-books-for-lounging-by-the-water.shtml?19978 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9978 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from Geneva’s Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings three books to inspire, motivate and amuse. Twitterature: The World’s Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter by Alexander Aciman and Rensin Emmett   Keep Calm and Carry on: Good Advice for Hard Times edited by Andrew Goodfellow   Breakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life by Robert Rowland Smith Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-inspiration-from-the-greats.shtml?19882 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9882 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva leafs through an American selection to get you in the mood for Independence Day. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power by James McGrath Morris Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta von Trapp Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:26:26 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-3.shtml?19760 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9760 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs from Off the Shelf English Bookshop in Geneva brings us three summer reads for kids—and maybe moms and dads too! Dinosaur Cove backpack by Rex Stone Kane Chronicles: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan Carrie Diaries: Meet Carrie Before Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-summer-books-for-boys-and-girls.shtml?19643 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9643 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Mark Parkin from Orell Füssli in Zurich brings us three books to lose yourself in lakeside this summer (if the rain ever goes away): The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips The Importance of Being a Bachelor by Mike Gayle The Bricklayer: A Novel by Noah Boyd Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:15:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-more-great-summer-reads.shtml?19534 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9534 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from Geneva’s Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings us three thrillers with a psychological twist: The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld The Einstein Girl by Philip Sington Twisted Wing by Ruth Newman  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-psycho-thrillers.shtml?19430 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9430 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings three picks with far reaching subject matters—and all have a connection with this weekend: In the Company of Angels by Thomas E Kennedy Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-2.shtml?19332 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9332 Programmes/Speed Read Helen Stubbs from Off The Shelf bookshop in Geneva brings us these humour-filled picks: Mere Anarchy by Woody Allen Seasonal Suicide Notes by Roger Lewis The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Fri, 28 May 2010 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-tongue-in-cheek.shtml?19236 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9236 Programmes/Speed Read Diccon Bewes from the Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern brings us three stories from the new English section of their bookstore: The Shakespeare Secret by J L Carrell Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell Fri, 21 May 2010 16:30:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-shakespeare-marvels-and-eggs.shtml?19172 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-9172 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from Geneva’s Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings you his recommendations for summer reading: The Women by T.C. Boyle The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas The Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende Fri, 07 May 2010 16:30:03 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-summer-reads-for-all-tastes.shtml?18969 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8969 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Helen Stubbs brings us three fantastic short story authors: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin Too Much Happiness: Stories by Alice Munro Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield by Katherine Mansfield Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:15:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-short-story-writers.shtml?18812 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8812 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Matthew Wake from Books, Books, Books in Lausanne brings us three picks, leaning heavy on the UK scale: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman Solar by Ian McEwan Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:30:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-jesus-and-other-gurus.shtml?18674 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8674 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap Juan Canales from Geneva’s from Payot bookshop at Chantepoulet brings us books with great stories from times long past: Travelling Heroes by Robin Lane Fox The Ides: Caesar’s Murder and the War for Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins Barbarians: An Alternative Roman History by Terry Jones and Alan Ereira Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:18:06 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/speed_read/speed-read-ancient-history.shtml?18295 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-8295 Programmes/Speed Read Daily Shows/The Wrap