We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program...

You’ve probably been wondering what happened to the Never Let Me Go podcast.

(For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about: A while back I proposed to put together a “book club podcast” of sorts, where I encouraged anyone who had read the book Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro to call a voicemail number and leave a message talking about any aspect of the book they pleased. My plan was to take the voicemail recordings and create put them together into one podcast.)

What happened was, only one person called and left a message. (Thank you so very much, Mr. Anonymous caller.) So there wasn’t really enough of a response to create a podcast episode. But since I know you’re all curious, here is the recording:



I have realized my mistake, which was to limit the participants to only those who had read a particular book.

So let’s try again.

Calling all readers! I need your help!

For the first real episode of Renee’s Book Club Podcast, I propose a topic that everyone can participate in, and a timely one: Holiday Books!

Now that the holidays are coming up, are you reminded of any books about the holidays that were memorable? Are there any holiday-themed books that are particularly meaningful to you? Please call (415) 992-8622 and leave a message telling us about a book, or books, that you enjoyed or hated. You can explain what a book means to you. Or tell us a holiday book-related story. Read a passage from a book. Be creative, there are no rules. You can be anonymous, or you can leave your name (and your blog, if you have one).

Lines will be open until November 26. The more people who participate, the more fun the podcast will be. I really look forward to hearing your thoughts! The phone number, again, is (415) 992-8622.

P.S. When you call, don’t be alarmed by the generic outgoing message. For the price I’m paying, I guess you can’t record your own.