The Book Case

Andrew Ridker Writes With Hope


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Andrew Ridker is but 32 years of age - yet already he has written what promises to be his second very successful novel - Hope. The title is an acronym for a medical study, but it is also a feeling that pervades his depiction of a Jewish suburban family, the Greenspans, living near Boston. Each member of the family stumbles, and struggles to find footing. But much as they may transgress, Ridker projects a belief that family of origin has an inexorable pull on all of his characters and all of us. Ridker is wise beyond his years and this book is downright funny at times! And did we mention the book has the best cover photo seen in years? Our bookstore this week is RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut, owned by the very entertaining Roxanne Coady. A bookstore that pairs well with Ridker’s novel.


Books mentioned in this week's podcast:

  • Hope by Andrew Ridker
  • The Altruists by Andrew Ridker
  • The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
  • The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
  • 10:04 by Ben Lerner
  • Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
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