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- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Table for Two'“Many young authors finding themselves so satisfactorily situated would have waded into the choppy seas of their ambitions without a moment’s delay...."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'An Unfinished Love Story'“There was a buzz of excitement when I arrived at my Harvard office on a June morning in 1972. Richard “Dick” Goodwin had just taken an office on the third floor."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Locked Ward'“It’s the crime of the decade! The early-morning headline explodes across my iPhone as I scan it through bleary eyes."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Hidden Nature'“The day Sloan Cooper died began before dawn and ended shortly before midnight. As a corporal in the Natural Resources Police, she’d helped take down a trio of men who spent most of the fall harassing, robbing and assaulting hikers on the trails in the Western Maryland mountains.”2 min
- Martin's Must Reads: 'Horse'“Theo couldn’t imagine wanting anything in this sadness-infused pile of discards.... There were some old paperbacks slugged into a beer carton. He was always curious about what people read. He reached down to check the titles. And that is when he saw the horse.”2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Here One Moment'“Later, not a single person will recall seeing the lady board the flight at Hobart Airport."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Boys of Riverside'“Phillip. The story begins before the reporters and the television correspondents flocked to interview the team."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Playground'“Day and Night, the final pages of “Clearly It Is Ocean” haunted me. I couldn’t stop rereading them."2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Austen at Sea'“April 6, 1865. Well, father, who won the majority? Emma or Mansfield Park? William Stevenson answered from behind his newspaper at the head of the breakfast table, “Emma, of course.”2 min
- Martin's Must-Reads: 'Nicked'“The monk heard that a ship had arrived carrying one of the dog-headed people whom travelers speak of when they tell tall tales of the one-eyed and the winged, and he went out to the docks to see if it was true.”2 min
About Martin's Must-Reads
From the publisher's feed
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.