First Pages Readings Podcast

In this episode, the first page of three non-fiction books will be read:

• The Year 1000 by Valerie Hansen,
• Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond, and
• A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

In this episode, the first page of three books of fiction will be read:

• The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer,
• Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones, and
• Dear Life by Alice Munro

In this episode, the first page of three books of poetry will be read:

• Collected Poems by Robert Hayden,
• West Wind by Mary Oliver, and
• Burning My Birth Certificate by Pamela Sutton

In this episode, the first page of three middle grade books will be read:

1. The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman,
2. Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed, and
3. Blended by Sharon M. Draper

In this episode, the first page of three YA novels will be read:

1. Mirage by Somaiya Daud,
2. Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven, and
3. Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen

In this episode, the first page of three non-fiction books will be read:

1. The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway,
2. A Devil's Chaplain by Richard Dawkins, and
3. Our Towns by James Fallows and Deborah Fallows

In this episode, the first page of three books of fiction will be read:

1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford,
2. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, and
3. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

In this episode, the first page of three books of poetry will be read:

1. Poems New and Collected by Wistawa Szymborska,
2. Hinge and Sign by Heather McHugh, and
3. Reign of Snakes by Robert Wrigley

In this episode, the first page of three Middle Grade books will be read:

1. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai,
2. The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz, and
3. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

In this episode, the first page of three YA books will be read:

1. Dear Martin by Nic Stone,
2. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, and
3. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater