Updated October 24, 2008

WKDK’s 2nd Friday Book Club discussion airs the 2nd Friday of each month on the 9am Coffee Hour. Join the regular mugs for the discussion at Books on Main in Downtown Newberry the Thursday before the 2nd Friday at 5:30pm. The program is also re-aired the Sunday following the 2nd Friday at 6:33pm. Books on Main, the 2nd Friday Book Club sponsor offers 20% off all 2nd Friday books. Please send your suggestions or comments to contactus@wkdk.com. Books are subject to change so stay tuned to AM 1240 and visit Books on Main for the latest list.

November
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, Candice Millard
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, Cвndido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived.
Book Discussion: Nov. 13, 5:30 @ Books on Main
Aired: Nov. 14, during the 9am Coffee Hour
Reaired: Nov. 16, 6:33pm

December
Lamb, Christopher Moore
Guest Mug: Chris Wells

Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold new novel, the acclaimed author Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff.
Book Discussion: Dec. 11, 5:30 @ Books on Main
Aired: Dec. 12, during the 9am Coffee Hour
Reaired: Dec. 14, 6:33pm