After a long and adventurous naval career, Andrew Jampoler has authored 7 books that are often about obscure pieces of US Naval history. “Congo: The Miserable Expeditions […]
Booktalk: Photographer Jimmy Nelson’s “Homage To Humanity”
Homage To Humanity by Jimmy Nelson is a stunning coffee table book of more than 500 pages and photographs of indigenous tribes around the world. The author’s […]
Booktalk: The One & Only Gloria Steinem talking about “My Life on the Road”
Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road, had an itinerant childhood. When she was a young girl, her father would pack the family in […]
Booktalk: Prolific mystery writer James Lee Burke and “The House of the Rising Sun”
James Lee Burkehas published 36 books over 50 years. He’s best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series and the Holland family stories. He’s […]
Booktalk: Historian Hampton Sides’ “On Desperate Ground”
Hampton Sides’ sixth book is On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle. He gives an account of the extraordinary feats […]
Booktalk: Novelist John Larison’s “Whiskey When We’re Dry”
John Larison is the author of Whiskey When We’re Dry, his debut book of historical fiction. It’s an epic story of 17-year-old Jessilyn Harney who disguises […]
Booktalk: Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Leadership: In Turbulent Times”
Pulitzer Prize-winning Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Leadership: In Turbulent Times, is one of America’s best known and most award-winning biographers of presidents. She’s written 7 […]
Booktalk: Deb Perelman and “Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant & Unfussy New Favorites”
Blogger & cookbook author Deb Perelman, a self-taught home cook, is the creator of www.smittenkitchen.com, one of the most popular cooking blogs on the web. Her first book, “The […]