Cynthia Berger / WPSU Producer

Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel, The Help, was just released as a film. The film stars Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer. Our reviewer, Sarah May Clarkson, is a frequent contributor to BookMark.

This Strange Land is a collection of poems written by Shara McCallum and released with an audio CD of her reading. It is McCallum’s third book of poetry. Our reviewer, Marjorie Maddox, is a poet and prose writer.

Sloane Crosley published a new collection of essays, How Did You Get This Number?, last year in 2010. If you remember her debut collection, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, you can be assured of another hilarious read.

Lisa Scottoline is a mystery writer visiting State College this Saturday as a part of BookFestPA. A local writer, Maggie Gould, reviews one of Scottoline’s suspenseful stories.

Author Tamar Myers was born in the Belgian Congo. Her latest mystery series takes readers there. Myers will visit State College on Saturday, July 16th as part of BookFestPA.

Weather Whys: Facts, Myths and Oddities explains weird weather phenomena with wit and efficiency. The author, Paul Yeager, will be in State College as a part of 2011’s BookFestPA.

Kieryn Nicolas, a State College Area High School student, has written her second novel. It’s out today and her high school English teacher, Kate Hoffman, has reviewed it for BookMark. Hoffman also reviewed Nicolas’ first novel, Rain.

Six months ago Book Mark producer Sarah Blake was anticipating a baby. She just gave birth to a baby boy last Wednesday. We’re rebroadcasting her review of Spoon to celebrate.

WPSU producer Cynthia Berger is spending a year on a boat, cruising “The Great Loop,” the system of waterways that circles eastern North America. Each year about two-hundred boaters make this adventurous trip. They call themselves “Loopers,” and they even have a yearly “Looper Rendezvous,” where boaters exchange tips and advice. Cynthia went to the meeting this year and sent…