An older couple travels across dead King Arthur's Medieval Britain in Betsy Burton's review of The Buried Giant (Knopf) by Kazuo Ishiguro. And Austen Diamond kicks Saint Patrick's Day off early with The Young Dubliners.
Book reviews and concert previews brought to you by Betsy Burton, co-owner of The King's English Bookshop, and Austen Diamond, producer of 13% Salt. Books & Beats airs Saturdays at 7:35 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. during NPR's Weekend Edition.