The Book Show #1531 - George Saunders
George Saunders is considered one of the great masters of the short-story. He’s now written his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo – a novel that comes from the real-life death of Willie Lincoln, the 11...
View ArticleRobicheaux, A New Novel By James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He’s authored thirty-six novels...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1539 - Madeleine Thien and Peter Ho Davies
Acclaimed writers Madeleine Thien and Peter Ho Davies join us this week to share their stories of Chinese heritage and the human experience. Thien’s latest work is “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” and...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1542 Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta’s novel, "Mrs. Fletcher," is a provocative and very funny look at parenthood, the empty nest, and sex in the suburbs. Perrotta is the author of eight works of fiction including "Election,"...
View Article"Tips For Living" By Renee Shafransky
Renée Shafransky is a writer and psychotherapist. Her articles and essays have appeared in various publications including the Village Voice, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Southampton Review. She has...
View ArticleMarshall Karp And "Red Alert" An NYPD Red Novel
An award-winning former advertising executive, Marshall Karp is a playwright and a screenwriter, and has written and produced numerous TV shows. Having paid his dues in Hollywood, he began killing the...
View ArticleNelson DeMille's The Cuban Affair
Nelson DeMille's blistering new novel features an exciting new character—U.S. Army combat veteran Daniel “Mac” MacCormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous...
View ArticleNew York State Writers Institute Presents Peter Golden
Peter Golden is the author of the new novel, "Nothing Is Forgotten," about a young man from New Jersey who travels to Khrushchev’s Russia, where he discovers love and the long-buried secrets of his...
View ArticleNew Thriller From Alison Gaylin "If I Die Tonight"
"If I Die Tonight" is the latest stand-alone novel from Edgar nominee Alison Gaylin. Gaylin, a USA Today bestselling author, is known for her well-drawn characters and emotionally driven, psychological...
View ArticleFormer Congressman Steve Israel Pens Satirical Novel "Big Guns"
Former Long Island Congressman Steve Israel has traded in a political career for one as an author – but, the politics have not been discarded completely – especially as the issue of guns in America...
View ArticleCNN Anchor Jake Tapper Discusses Integrity, Truth, And New Novel
CNN anchor and correspondent Jake Tapper is known for his hard-nosed interviews that seek to get at the truth of our contentious times. But now in his new novel, Tapper turns his attention to another...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1558 - Jake Tapper
As host of “The Lead” and “State of the Union” on CNN, Jake Tapper spends his days bringing attention to some of the biggest political headlines. Tapper has now brought Washington intrigue and the...
View Article"Amanda Wakes Up," Novel By CNN's Alisyn Camerota, Now In Paperback
From Alisyn Camerota, co-anchor of CNN’s "New Day," comes a debut novel about an idealistic journalist who lands her dream job as a cable news anchor during a crazy presidential race only to find...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1561 - Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange’s powerful and urgent Native American voice has exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. His debut novel, “There There,” interweaves the experiences of twelve people who gather...
View Article"The World Is A Narrow Bridge" By Aaron Thier
Aaron Thier’s new novel, "The World is a Narrow Bridge," is a darkly comic road novel about a millennial couple facing the ultimate question: how to live and love in an age of catastrophe. Here’s the...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1564 - Stephen McCauley
Author of "Object of My Affection," Stephen McCauley‘s new novel, "My Ex-Life," is about a formerly married couple who haven’t seen each other in decades. Over the course of the story, we find out what...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1567 - Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar’s second novel, “Immigrant, Montana,” is a literary immigrant tale with a provocative modern edge, one that fuses story and reportage, anecdote and annotation, and picture and text.
View Article"Pieces Of Her" By Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe. Her latest is “Pieces Of Her.” It is her eighteenth...
View Article"Swift Vengeance" By T. Jefferson Parker
For well over thirty years, T. Jefferson Parker has been a legend in the mystery-thriller genre. C.J. Box called Parker “the poet of American crime fiction,” and Ridley Pearson noted, “There are few if...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1575 - Amy Bloom
Guided by the 3,000 letters between the prominent journalist, Lorena Hickok, and one of the world’s most admired women, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amy Bloom’s novel “White Houses” explores Eleanor’s real-life...
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