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The Book Doctors Reading Lists

The Book Doctors give their ideas and advice on finding a gift for the bibliophile on your list this holiday season. They also share what's on their reading lists, and discuss the latest literary news. Kansas City, MO – The Book Doctors appear on The Walt Bodine Show every month.

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Mark Luce's Recommendations

  • Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style, by Arthur Plotnik
  • Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill
  • Lazarus Project, by Aleksander Hemon

Kaite Stover's Recommendations

  • The Lizard King, by Bryan Christy
  • America Eats!, By Pat Willard

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Caller Suggestions

  • Maritime Adventures, by Patrick O'Brien
  • Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, by Alan Alda
  • Hero With a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell
  • Over the Edge of the World, by Laurence Bergreen
  • State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of? America, by Matt Weiland and
  • Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense: A Pop-up Book, by Kees Moerbeek
  • The Nature of Kansas Lands, by Edward Robison, Elizabeth Schultz andBeverley Worster
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