Shelf Discovery

Series produced by Kristin Dreyer Kramer

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Each week on Shelf Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer offers listeners a brief look inside the pages of a new book. From mysteries to memoirs, classics to chick lit, busy readers are sure to find plenty of picks to add to their shelves. On this week's show, Kristin follows a desperate woman’s quest to hunt down a criminal to save her family in the audio edition of The New Bad Thing by Michael Ebner.

Shelf Discovery is a three-minute weekly feature, dedicated to helping busy readers wade through the shelves and shelves of options to discover books that are worth their often limited reading time.

The show is hosted by Kristin Dreyer Kramer, frantic reader, lover of all things entertainment, and editor-in-chief of NightsAndWeekends.com.

Please feel free to send questions, comments, or suggestions to Books@ShelfDiscovery.org.

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Shelf Discovery: Bad Magic
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin is back on the case with a classic detective in the audio edition of Benjamin Black's The Black-Eyed Blonde.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin teams up with a troubled teen in Barry Lyga's I Hunt Killers.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Cat Sitter's Nine Lives by Blaize and John Clement
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin catches up with Dixie Hemingway in Blaize and John Clement's The Cat Sitter's Nine Lives.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin tries to keep up with the secrets and lies of Olen Steinhauer's The Cairo Affair.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Eyes on You by Kate White
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin steps in front of the camera with Kate White's latest mystery, Eyes on You.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: That Night by Chevy Stevens
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes a look back at That Night with author Chevy Stevens.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Farm by Tom Rob Smith
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin settles in for suspense in Sweden with Tom Rob Smith's The Farm.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the high seas with Oliver and the Seawigs by author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Kennedy's Last Days by Bill O'Reilly
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes a step back in time to learn about the life and death of a president with Bill O'Reilly's Kennedy's L...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: The City by Dean Koontz
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin tracks down danger with a talented budding musician in Dean Koontz's The City.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Tempting Fate by Jane Green
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on an emotional journey with the audio version of Jane Green's Tempting Fate.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Red Hot Fix by T. E. Woods
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin reunites with a reformed killer in The Red Hot Fix by T. E. Woods.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Other Story by Tatiana De Rosnay
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on a seaside vacation with a rich and fabulous author in Tatiana De Rosnay's The Other Story.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta
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On the latest Shelf Discovery, Kristin ventures into the wilderness for Michael Koryta's latest thriller, Those Who Wish Me Dead.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Runner by Patrick Lee
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on the run with an extraordinary young girl in Patrick Lee's audio thriller Runner.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Directive by Matthew Quirk
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin plans a heist with Matthew Quirk's second Mike Ford novel, The Directive.

  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: The Highway by C. J. Box
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the road with author C. J. Box's terrifying audio thriller, The Highway.

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
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On the latest Shelf Discovery, Kristin investigates unsolved murder with Emma Donoghue's Frog Music.

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Jacob's Oath by Martin Fletcher
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back to post-war Germany with the audio version of Martin Fletcher's Jacob's Oath.

  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:00

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