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- Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Madwomen of Paris'“My mind replays her screams as the orderlies drag her from the ambulance, an otherworldly mix of falcon and banshee interspersed with strangled pleas: Nonono don’t touch me and I will kill myself and - most chillingly of all: They are coming! Do you hear me? They are coming!"2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot'"Somewhere, out in the world, are the people who touched us, or loved us, or ran from us. In that way we will live on. We are in the back of hundreds of people’s photographs - moving, talking, blurring into the background of a picture two strangers have framed on their living room mantelpiece. And in that way, we will live on too. But it isn’t enough."2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone'This is “a story about therapy: how we heal and where it leads us.” Gottlieb allows us to follow the progress of several of her patients, as well as her own, as we sit in on their therapy sessions. One of her patients is lonely, one is an alcoholic, one has anger issues and one is dying.2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone'This is “a story about therapy: how we heal and where it leads us.” Gottlieb allows us to follow the progress of several of her patients, as well as her own, as we sit in on their therapy sessions. One of her patients is lonely, one is an alcoholic, one has anger issues and one is dying.2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'Gone Tonight'Twenty-four year old Catherine has just graduated from nursing school and is soon leaving to begin her job at John’s Hopkins Hospital. She’ll be living away from her mother, Sarah. She’s looking forward to being on her own for the first time in her life.2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'The Guest List'“The Wedding Night. The lights go out. Outside a storm is raging. It shrieks around them, it batters the tent. It feels personal, this storm. This isn’t the first time the electric has shorted. They’re beginning to feel afraid. This darkness feels somehow ominous, intent. Then from outside comes a new sound. You might almost mistake it for the wind. But it rises in pitch and volume until it is unmistakable.”2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece'“Few know more about how movies are made than Tom Hanks - not just the technical details but the history drawn upon and the lives and relationships that must intertwine to create a motion picture. Hank’s ambitious novel is about the making of a multimillion-dollar superhero epic.”2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'It. Goes. So. Fast.'If you’re a parent who has had similar work/family balancing issues, then you must read It. Goes. So. Fast. by NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'The Saints of Swallow Hill'If you’re interested in reading a novel about the turpentine process during a hard time in our country’s history, but with a just ending, then you must read "The Saints of Swallow Hill" by Donna Everhart.2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'Someone Else's Shoes'If you’re looking for a novel that’s about four enterprising women figuring out life and solving a crime at the same time, then you must read "Someone Else’s Shoes" by Jojo Moyes.2 min
About Martin's Must-Reads
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There are one million new books published each year. With so many books and so little time, where do you begin to find your next must-read? There’s the New York Times Bestseller list, the Goodreads…
app, the Cape Library’s Staff picks shelf and now Martin’s Must-Reads.Every Wednesday at 7:42 a.m. and 5:18 p.m., and Sunday at 8:18 a.m., Betty Martin recommends a must read based on her own personal biases for historical fiction, quirky characters and overall well-turned phrases. Her list includes WWII novels, biographies of trailblazers, novels with truly unique individuals and lots more. Reading close to 100 titles a year, Betty has plenty of titles to share. Tune in each Wednesday and visit KRCU.org for previous must-reads.Local support for "Martin's Must Reads" comes from the Cape Girardeau Public Library and Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University.