Speaking of Writers
431 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to Speaking of Writers. Veteran broadcaster Steve Richards interviews local, regional and best selling authors. For more info email steve @ [email protected].
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Hayden Herrera- Upper Bohemia
July 03, 2021 15:21 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBABOUT THE BOOK: Set against a backdrop of 1950s Cape Cod, New York City, and Mexico, Herrera’s poignant memoir is the perfect summer read. Herrera is a critically acclaimed biographer, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and now turns her biographer’s eye to her own family. UPPER BOHEMIA peels back the layers of a seemingly idyllic, artistic childhood in to explore the complexities of living with unstable, narcissistic parents. For Herrera’s par...
Georgia Clark- It Had to Be You
July 03, 2021 14:52 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBFor the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love in New York, Brooklyn’s beloved wedding-planning business. When Eliot dies unexpectedly, he even more unexpectedly leaves half of the business to his younger, blonder girlfriend, Savannah. Liv and Savannah are not a match made in heaven, to say the least. But what starts as a personal and professional nightmare transforms into something even savvy, cynical Liv Goldenhorn couldn’t begin to imagine. It Had to Be You cleverly...
Michael Dobbs- King Richard
June 27, 2021 18:26 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBFrom the best-selling author of One Minute to Midnight: a riveting account of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president. In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. He enjoyed an almost 70 percent approval rating. But by April 1973, his presidency had fallen apart as the Watergate scandal metastasized into what White House counsel John Dean called “a full-bl...
Jamie Brenner- Blush
June 27, 2021 18:08 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBAbout BLUSH: BLUSH places us in the lush vineyards of the Hollander Estates winery, which has existed as the North Fork of Long Island's premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips for decades. Now the Hollander family fortunes have suffered, and as matriarch Vivian Hollander prepares for the arrival of her daughter and granddaughter for their annual summer reunion, she fears it might be their last. Worse, selling the family legacy to strangers might expose the dark secret...
Jeff Mangold- Power and Pinstripes: My Years Training the New York Yankees
June 25, 2021 01:22 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAs the strength and conditioning coach for the Yankees for parts of three decades, Jeff Mangold was firmly embedded in building the dynasty of the 1990s and 2000s. Mangold had a front-row seat to the daily drama of Steinbrenner's revolving door of managers—Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, and Lou Piniella—during his first stint with the team in the 1980s. Then, when he returned to the Yankees in 1998, he joined a juggernaut of a team and was tasked with maintaining the health of a star-studded rost...
Caitlin Wahrer-The Damage
June 25, 2021 00:57 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBTHE DAMAGE from lawyer turned novelist Caitlin Wahrer is an edgy, propulsive read about a small-town family pushed to the brink questions what we will do in the name of love and blood. Tony has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when he’s called to the hospital bed where Nick is lying battered and bruised after a violent sexual assault, his protective instincts flare, and a white-hot rage begins to build. As a small-town New England lawyer, Tony’s wife, Julia, has cases inv...
Lisa Regan- Hush Little Girl
June 19, 2021 20:25 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MBDressed in pajamas covered with stars, the little girl’s body is perfectly still, her arms folded neatly over her chest. The wildflowers decorating her hair scatter across the grass in the sharp breeze. Her lips are parted slightly, as if to whisper goodnight for the very last time… When twelve-year-old Holly Mitchell’s fragile little body is found on the steps of a mountainside church in the small town of Denton, a doll made from pine cones clasped tightly to her chest, Detective Josie Qui...
Ron Blomberg-The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson
June 19, 2021 19:35 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAs back-to-back #1 draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from Atlanta, who cheerfully talked anyone's ear off at the slightest provocation; the other was a dumpy, grumpy dude from the Midwest rust belt who was about as fond of making idle chit-chat as he was of shaving. Despite the surface differences, the two men would form a close attachment as they ignited a youth movement with the ‘70s Yankees....
Mike Puma- If These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories from the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box
June 14, 2021 00:33 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIn If These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories from the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (Triumph Books, April 27, 2021), veteran New York Post beat writer Mike Puma combines his love for the sport with decades of experience covering the team to explore the full spectrum of Mets baseball. Puma utilizes his insider access and dogged reporting prowess to produce never-before-published stories from the most recent decades of franchise history. From Piazza and Valentine to ...
Jess McHugh- Americanon
June 06, 2021 23:38 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBJess McHugh explores the true history of thirteen of America’s most popular books, chronologically tracing their origins and influence as no one has before, in her engrossing debut book AMERICANON: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books (Dutton). These didactic texts—our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals—are unexamined touchstones for American cultures and customs that have established archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepren...
Steven B Smith-Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes
May 09, 2021 20:34 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBThe concept of patriotism has fallen on hard times. What was once a value that united Americans has become so politicized by both the left and the right that it threatens to rip apart the social fabric. On the right, patriotism has become synonymous with nationalism and an “us versus them” worldview, while on the left it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging important ethnic, religious, or racial identities and a threat to cosmopolitan globalism. Steven B. Smith reclaims patriotism fro...
Kevin Weddle-The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution
February 08, 2021 18:56 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIn his new book, The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution (Oxford University Press – February 2021), Kevin J. Weddle—professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College—offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. Kevin J. Weddle is Professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A West Point graduate, he ser...
Craig Unger- American Kompromat
February 01, 2021 14:13 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBKompromat, the Russian term for compromising material, has become an almost unimaginably powerful weapon during the Trump era, and its impact will last far into the future. AMERICAN KOMPROMAT is based on extended and exclusive interviews with high-level sources in the KGB, CIA and FBI, as well as lawyers at white-shoe Washington firms, associates of Jeffrey Epstein, and thousands of pages of FBI reports, police investigations, and news articles in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. A narrativ...
Eliza Jane Brazier- If I Disappear
January 29, 2021 18:37 - 10 minutes - 9.4 MBAbout the Book: Sera loves true crime podcasts. They make her feel empowered in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She's sure they are preparing her for something. So when Rachel, her favorite podcast host, goes missing, Sera knows it's time to act. Rachel has always taught her to trust her instincts. Sera follows the clues hidden in the episodes to an isolated ranch outside Rachel's small hometown to begin her search. She's convinced her investigation will make Rachel so p...
Judithe Little-The Chanel Sisters
January 27, 2021 15:50 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBOver a century after Coco and Antoinette Chanel opened their first hat shop in Paris, Chanel is without a doubt still the most iconic fashion brand in the world. Award winning author Judithe Little has crafted a stunning historical novel that traces the struggle of the sisters as they rise from orphan hood and poverty, always knowing they were destined for something more. THE CHANEL SISTERS is told from the point of view of younger sister, Antoinette, a particularly authentic narrator who kn...
David Andelman- A Red Line In The Sand
January 26, 2021 17:18 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBDavid A. Andelman, longtime columnist for CNN and veteran correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News, astutely combines history and global politics in his new book, A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen in an effort to examine the present and draw lessons for the future through the prism of the past. A Red Line in the Sand is the story of barriers – physical, diplomatic, military, and existential – that have proliferated in years...
Brian Wheat- SON OF A MILKMAN My Crazy Life with Tesla
January 24, 2021 18:43 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBBrian Wheat is far from your typical rock star. As bassist for the multi-platinum band, Tesla, he’s enjoyed the spoils of success and lived the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle to the hilt. But it came at a cost, one that took years to repair. In this deeply honest and utterly revealing memoir, Wheat sheds light on the many challenges he faces, including bulimia, weight issues, and the crippling anxiety and depression caused by his conditions. Just like the songs his legendary band m...
Heather Chavez- No Bad Deed
January 22, 2021 06:51 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBHeather Chavez thought to herself “would I get out if I was alone?” as she was sitting in the car at her kid’s school when something happened that gave her pause. Should she get out and help, possibly putting herself and her child in danger—or stay safe in the car? That became the inspiration for her debut novel, No Bad Deed. Meet Cassie Larkin. She’s a mother, a wife, and a veterinarian—and her life is about to get turned upside down. Driving home one rainy night, Cassie sees a man and wom...
John Gooch- Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse: 1935-1943
January 21, 2021 17:40 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBMussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse: 1935-1943 is a remarkable new history from John Gooch, evoking the centrality of Italy to World War II. Outlining the brief rise and triumph of the Fascists, followed by the disastrous fall of the Italian military campaign. While staying closely aligned with Hitler, Mussolini remained carefully neutral until the summer of 1940. At that moment, with the wholly unexpected and sudden collapse of the French and British armies, Mussolini d...
Nick Petrie- The Breaker
January 19, 2021 19:17 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBABOUT THE BOOK: A man wanted by two governments, Peter Ash has found a simple, low-profile life in Milwaukee, living with his girlfriend June and renovating old buildings with his friend Lewis. Staying out of trouble is the key to preserving this fragile peace . . . but when Peter spots a suspicious armed man walking into a crowded market, he knows he can't stand by and do nothing. Peter does interrupt a crime, but it wasn't at all what he'd expected. The young gunman appeared to have one ...
Jennifer Probst- Our Italian Summer
January 15, 2021 19:11 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBAbout OUR ITALIAN SUMMER Workaholic and single mother Francesca Ferrari is one step away from a nervous breakdown when her studious, straight-laced, 17-year-old daughter Allegra is caught with illicit drugs. Allegra is sick of being ignored by her uptight mother whose one true love is her work. And Francesca’s mother, Sophia, knows that they’re all in trouble. Sophia is concerned that her family is falling apart in front of her eyes, and she also can’t seem to shake the feeling that her hea...
Robert Jones Jr.- The Prophets
January 12, 2021 15:03 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBAbout THE PROPHETS: Isaiah was Samuel’s and Samuel was Isaiah’s. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain favor by preaching the master’s gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own....
Brad Taylor- American Traitor
January 11, 2021 18:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBIn AMERICAN TRAITOR Brad Taylor reveals it’s not really Hong Kong that is the end game for China—it’s Taiwan. While the United States and the rest of the world would not tolerate an outright Chinese invasion of Taiwan, what if Taiwan were to attack China first? What if Taiwan could be tricked through manipulation of A.I. into believing that China was mounting a full-scale invasion, and Taiwan acted pre-emptively? Who would blame China for defending itself? Entering a wilderness of mirror...
Lie, Lie Again By Stacy Wise
January 04, 2021 20:06 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBLie, Lie Again (Lake Union, paperback) by Stacy Wise “starts with a bang—a body at the bottom of a staircase,” says bestselling author BFFs Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke. Combining the dramedy of the Netflix hit, Dead to Me with the scheming of the classic Melrose Place, Lie, Lie Again is a darkly funny, fast-paced suburban drama by award-winning novelist Stacy Wise, chronicling the dangerous entanglements of three women who live in the same apartment complex – and who all have a lot to hide. ...
Mary Higgins Clark from 2011
December 30, 2020 22:17 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThis week on The Speaking of Writers Podcast we remember a few of the authors that we lost this year. The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote forty suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, and You Don’t Own Me. With her ...
Jim Lehrer from 2010
December 29, 2020 21:25 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week on The Speaking of Writers Podcast we remember a few of the authors that we lost this year. Jim Lehrer was the author of twenty-one novels, three nonfiction books, and four plays. His work in journalism began as a newspaper reporter in Texas. He then worked for more than forty years in public television. He co-founded “The PBS NewsHour,” which he anchored for 36 years, he also moderated 12 presidential debates. Jim Lehrer died on January 23, 2020. This is an interview I did with ...
Pete Hamill from 2011
December 28, 2020 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week on The Speaking of Writers Podcast we remember a few of the authors that we lost this year. Today it's The Quintessential New York journalist Pete Hamill. Pete died on August 5, 2020. As the great columnist Mike Lupica said about Pete, "In the history of newspapers, there was never anyone whose use of the language was more elegant than his was. That voice could be full of anger, of course. He went at injustice, always, with a shout and even fury.But to the end, his country wasn’t...
Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho By Christian Giudice
December 14, 2020 19:53 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho, Christian Giudice brings us from Camacho’s childhood in Puerto Rico (which his mother had to flee), to his coming of age in Spanish Harlem, to his training in various hardscrabble gyms throughout New York City, to his place atop the world stage of his chosen sport (which was, of course, the toughest sport), to the nightclub parking lot in San Juan where he was shot dead at the age of fifty in a drug deal gone bad. Along the...
Under a Gilded Moon-Joy Jordan-Lake
December 09, 2020 19:49 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBIt’s historical fiction at its finest—and deadliest—in bestselling author Joy Jordan-Lake’s Under a Gilded Moon (Lake Union Publishing) out this holiday season. Depicting the clash of classes and cultures around the famed Vanderbilt-owned Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, Under a Gilded Moon highlights the aspirations that drive not only those with power and wealth, but also the people who live in the shadow of the privileged. Joy is the author of eight books, including A Tangle...
National Geographic’s DRIVES OF A LIFETIME: 500 of the World’s Greatest Road Trips- 2nd Edition
December 07, 2020 21:55 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MBThe Corona Virus pandemic has turned vacation travel plans upside down for many this year. With events cancelled and concern over health risks associated with air, rail and cruise travel, many are opting for road trips as a vacation alternative. If you’re hitting the road, take a reliable companion. For more than a century National Geographic has been the first stop for savvy travelers in search of inspiration, in-depth knowledge and practical advice. The long-anticipated 2nd edition of Nati...
First Principles by Thomas E. Ricks
December 04, 2020 20:34 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBIn FIRST PRINCIPLES: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country (Harper),Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a revelatory new look at the founding fathers. Examining their educations—in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—Ricks demonstrates how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. The book is already #4 on the New York Ti...
Fool Me Twice By Jeff Lindsay
December 01, 2020 20:57 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBIn 2019, Jeff Lindsay introduced readers to Riley Wolfe, a master thief that targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent. Fans were ready to cheer for the newest anti-hero on the scene—and Publishers Weekly agreed, saying in a starred review, “Fans of the Ocean’s Eleven film franchise will be eager for more.” After stealing a piece of the Crown Jewels of Iran, infiltrating a top-of-its-class security system and walking away without anyone knowing the diamond was gone until it was too late, Riley trul...
Mr. Met How a Sports-Mad Kid from Jersey Became Like Family to Generations of Big Leaguers By Jay Horwitz
November 27, 2020 18:09 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBAnyone who knows Jay Horwitz knows he loves stories, and has a wealth of them to share. As the beloved, longtime PR director for the New York Mets, he has witnessed and quietly shaped some of the most memorable moments in team history, becoming a trusted friend and mentor to generations of players, from Darryl Strawberry to Jacob deGrom. In this fascinating memoir, Horwitz tells the unlikely story of a childhood dream come true, offering an unparalleled insider's perspective on four dynamic ...
Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway By Michael Riedel
November 25, 2020 01:23 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBBroadway, one of New York’s—and the world’s—most recognizable industries, is at a standstill. With its doors closed, fans across the globe are looking for a chance to reconnect with some of their favorite stars and shows. Luckily, New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel’s second book, SINGULAR SENSATION: The Triumph of Broadway (Avid Reader Press) offers an insider’s look at some of the business’s most influential and genre-defining acts. With over 150 interviews with Broadway’s most ...
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany By Lori Nelson Spielman
November 23, 2020 18:44 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBNew York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman takes readers on a journey across Italy alongside a cast of strong women out to change their own destinies—and find themselves in the process—in her glowing new novel. Lori Nelson Spielman is a New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author whose novels have hit #1 in six different countries. Formerly a homebound teacher in an inner-city school district, she holds master’s degrees in sp...
Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise By Scott Eyman
November 18, 2020 17:20 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBMore than thirty years after Grant’s death, biographer Scott Eyman sheds new light on the life of the Hollywood icon in CARY GRANT: A Brilliant Disguise ( Simon & Schuster), drawing on Grant’s own papers, extensive archival research, and interviews with family and friends. About the author Scott Eyman was formerly the literary critic at The Palm Beach Post and is the author or coauthor of 14 books, including the bestseller John Wayne and (with actor Robert Wagner) the bests...
Where I Come From By Rick Bragg
November 17, 2020 19:25 - 10 minutes - 10 MBAbout WHERE I COME FROM: From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All Over but the Shoutin' and The Best Cook in the World, a collection of his irresistible columns from Southern Living and Garden & Gun A collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columns by the celebrated author, newspaper columnist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, culled from his best-loved pieces in Southern Living and Garden & Gun. From his love of Tupperware ("My Affair with Tupperware")...
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
November 16, 2020 18:40 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBStonewall Book Award-winning author Bill Konigsberg explores mental health and suicidal ideation in his latest groundbreaking novel in which he draws from his own experience as a young person battling mental health struggles. In THE BRIDGE, Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both struggling with thoughts of suicide, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie is a Ko...
Little Threats By Emily Schultz
November 12, 2020 21:03 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBWith great buzz and universal acclaim, The Blondes made an indelible impression on readers and literary critics alike. To the delight of fans everywhere, Schultz is back with a riveting new novel, LITTLE THREATS, a plot-twisting whodunit with a powerful message about what time gives us and what it takes away. Emily Schultz is the co-founder of the influential Joyland magazine and author of The Blondes, an international bestseller named a Best Book of 2015 by NPR, BookPage, and Kirkus Review...
The Road To Bama By Andrew J. Bone
November 10, 2020 18:10 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBAndrew Bone takes fans back to the start and behind the scenes, showing that the path to Bryant–Denny Stadium is not always a straight and narrow one The University of Alabama boasts one of the nation's most storied football programs, and the recruiting acumen of coaches like Bear Bryant and Nick Saban plays a major role in that. The Road to Bama is a wild ride into the competitive world of college football recruiting, revealing how many Crimson Tide players found their way to Tuscaloosa. ...
Mad At The World A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder
November 09, 2020 22:25 - 11 minutes - 11 MBThe first full-length biography of John Steinbeck to appear in a quarter century, MAD AT THE WORLD: A Life of John Steinbeck [W. W. Norton & Company] illuminates what has made the work of the Nobel laureate an enduring part of the literary canon: his capacity for empathy. Pulitzer Prize finalist William Souder explores Steinbeck’s long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the depths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as The Red Pony, Of Mice an...
Attack The Day- Kirby Smart and Georgia's Return To Glory- Seth Emerson
November 08, 2020 16:49 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBWhen Kirby Smart returned to his alma mater in 2016, hopes were high that he could take Georgia football to that elusive next level. Smart wasted no time putting his mark on the Bulldogs, however, making an immediate impact on recruiting and in 2017, reaching the College Football Playoff and coming within moments of a national championship. Biding his time and crafting his philosophy as a defensive coordinator under Nick Saban, Smart waited for his opportunity to return to Georgia, turning d...
The Cold Millions By Jess Walter
November 05, 2020 21:06 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBIn THE COLD MILLIONS (Harper)—his eagerly-awaited first novel since the #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Ruins—master storyteller Jess Walter turns his brilliant, chameleon-like talents to a work of historical fiction whose themes echo many of the social and political concerns we once again face in this country. A “writer who has planted himself firmly in the first rank of American authors” (Boston Globe), the National Book Award finalist here crafts a kaleidoscopic narrative of the No...
Payton and Brees The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History By Jeff Duncan
November 05, 2020 19:17 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBA rare, behind the scenes look at the Saints over more than 14 seasons As the city was rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, Sean Payton arrived in 2006 as a relative unknown, a first-time NFL head coach tasked with resurrecting a New Orleans Saints team that had just finished 3-13. Two months after Payton was hired, the Saints signed a free agent quarterback who was cast aside by the San Diego Chargers: Drew Brees. Together, these two underdogs joined forces and transformed the Saints fr...
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
November 04, 2020 19:24 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBFrom New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker and New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser come the highly anticipated THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Doubleday) — an unmatched case study in the acquisition, exercise, and preservation of power told through an account of one of the most significant and influential leaders in modern American government never to serve as president of the United States. Peter Baker and Susan Glasser are longt...
The Zealot And The Emancipator By H. W. Brands
November 03, 2020 19:40 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBIn his 2012 bestseller, The General vs. the President, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands provided a thrilling, personality-driven narrative of two figures whose destinies collided at an epic turning point in American history: President Truman, General MacArthur, and the emerging Cold War. Now, the New York Times bestselling historian turns his attention to the epic struggle over slavery in THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR (Doubleday). With clear parallels to our current moment, Br...
Our Last Season A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship Harvey Araton
November 02, 2020 20:50 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBHarvey Araton is one of New York’s—and the nation’s—best-known sports journalists, having covered thousands of Knicks games over the course of a long and distinguished career. But the person at the heart of OUR LAST SEASON: A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship , is Michelle Musler, a fan who was largely anonymous—except, that is, to the players,coaches, and writers who passed through Madison Square Garden. Musler held season tickets behind the Knicks bench and missed only a few games over the cour...
Crazy Stupid Bromance By Lyssa Kay Adams
October 29, 2020 18:01 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWith the release of 2018’s The Bromance Book Club, Lyssa Kay Adams established herself as an auto-buy author for romance fans. Her incisive take on toxic masculinity and how reading romance novels can emotionally educate them also garnered attention from major national media including the New York Times Book Review, NBC’s TODAY Show, Entertainment Weekly, Men’s Health, NPR and more. CRAZY STUPID BROMANCE (Berkley Jove Trade Original) is the third book in Adams’ beloved series and is a pri...
His Very Best Jimmy Carter, A Life By Jonathan Alter
October 27, 2020 18:54 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAbout HIS VERY BEST Jonathan Alter tells the epic story of an enigmatic man of faith and his improbable journey from barefoot boy to global icon. Alter paints an intimate and surprising portrait of the only president since Thomas Jefferson who can fairly be called a Renaissance Man, a complex figure—ridiculed and later revered—with a piercing intelligence, prickly intensity, and biting wit beneath the patented smile. Here is a moral exemplar for our times, a flawed but underrated president o...
The Residence By Andrew Pyper
October 26, 2020 20:36 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBTragedy strikes in 1853 when President-Elect Franklin Pierce is travelling with his family to D.C. In an instant, their train derails, violently flinging passengers about its cabins. The only fatality is the Pierces’ eleven-year-old son, Bennie. Something unspeakable invades the only haunted house residents are not permitted to leave. Only by confronting the depths of their grief and their darkest secrets can the President and First Lady hope to rid themselves—and America—from the curse tha...