14. December 2009 by KCRW
Tell Us YOUR Top 5 Books of 2009
Happy Holidays to everyone.
I never respond to requests for five best books of the year — there are too many and I wouldn’t trust anyone to have read enough of them to know the best. I’m comfortable choosing my five favorites, so here they are:
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28. August 2009 by Frances Anderton
5 Books for Summer Reading by Frances Anderton
Frances Anderton, Host of Design an Architecture.
Life is so full, it’s hard to fit in reading books, especially when my work on current affairs, and design, shows on KCRW demands constant attention to instant sources of news. But give me a good book, and I am transported. My favorite escapist books are detective stories, but I feel guilty about spending to much time in the world of crime-solving when there are so many non-fiction tomes relating to my current affairs and design work that I should be reading. So I’ve taken to seeking out books that relate to the themes I’m exploring work-wise, but are, most importantly, riveting reads. Following are my five favorite recent reads.
