Russell, Rachel, and Rachael discuss our December challenge, award winning books, and learn a lot about the fortitude of the human spirit.
Books we discuss include:
- “James” by Percival Everett (National Book Award for Fiction 2024)
- “Notes on an Execution” by Danya Kukafka (Edgar Award for Best Novel 2023)
- “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand (Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography 2010)
- “Seabiscuit: An American Legend” by Laura Hillenbrand (William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2021)
- “North Woods” by Daniel Mason (The Rachel Timm Pulitzer Prize Award 2024)
- “Night Watch” by Jayne Anne Phillips (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2024)
- “Yonder” by Ali Standish (Kirkus Best Book of the Year 2023)
- “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey (The Booker Prize 2024)
- “Forrest Gump” by Winston Groom (New York Times Top Best Seller 1994)
- “Gump and Co.” by Winston Groom (The Rachael Miller Award for Best Book No One Has Heard Of)
