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Partial List of Past Guests:
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October 31 |
Ann Enright, a celebrated Irish author and winner of the Man Booker Prize, discusses her latest novel, The Forgotten Waltz, a poignant story of love, betrayal and the complications of marriage, family, and friendship.
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October 24 |
Sam welcomes Diana Abu Jaber, author of Birds Of Paradise, about a family trying to make sense of the loss of their teenage daughter who ran away from home at 15. The mother is a pastry chef and sugar becomes a metaphor for life in this richly crafted novel set in Miami.
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October 17 |
Sam speaks with Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost In Shangri La, the amazing true story of two men and one woman whose military plane crashed near the end of World War II in a remote section of New Guinea inhabited by a violent native tribe. This is the story of their ordeal, survival, and the incredible attempts to rescue them against all odds.
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October 10 |
Sam speaks with author Lisa Genova, who has a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. Her latest book, Left Neglected, a compelling New York Times best seller, focuses on a young mother whose life is permanently altered by a bizarre brain injury and her efforts to restore normalcy.
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October 3 |
Sam speaks with Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, a spine-tingling fantasy for readers of all ages. Riggs incorporates vintage photos into his book as an integral part of his tale about children with special powers who must live on an otherwise deserted island or face unimagined consequences. The movie rights for this book were sold within months of publication in an unheard-of bidding war and a sequel has already been announced.
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September 26 |
Sam Hankin speaks with Michael Byers, best selling author of Percival’s Planet, a provocative historical novel set in the depression-era 1920's and 30's that chronicles the search for the planet Pluto and the lives of the scientists looking for it. Byers skillfully weaves the stories of real people into those of his fictional characters to create a tale that incorporates the scientific aspects of the find along with romance, intrigue, and humor. A fascinating and informative read!
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September 19 |
Tune in to The Avid Reader program to hear Sam Hankin, owner of Wellington Square Bookshop, talk with James Reeves, author of The Road To Somewhere, a photo memoir of one's man's journey across America to find himself, his country, his past, and his future. This is a beautifully written, exquisitely photographed book, as compelling to look at as it is to read. Mr. Reeves positions each photograph alongside a page containing a memory or observation, many deeply personal, all related to his search for his place in America.
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September 12 |
Best selling author Nina Burleigh joins Sam for a discussion of her novel, Fatal Gift Of Beauty, a carefully researched real life account of the trials of pretty American student Amanda Knox, found guilty in Italy in 2009 for the murder of her roommate. The verdict was heavily influenced by police mismanagement and the Italian press who sensationalized her case and portrayed her as remorseless and self-serving. Knox is now appealing her conviction.
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September 5 |
RERUN:
Best selling author Tea Obreht joins Sam for a discussion of her novel, The Tiger’s Wife. Tea was recently named by The New Yorker as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty and included in the National Book Foundation's list of 5 Under 35. Her writing has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper's, and The Guardian, and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories.
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August 29 |
Jerry Blavat, You Only Rock once: My Life In Music
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August 22 |
Lev Grossman, The Magician King
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August 15 |
Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility
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August 8 |
RERUN:
Chris Cleave, author of Little Bee and Incendiary
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August 1 |
Stefan Merrill Block, author of The Storm at the Door
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July 25 |
Lily King, author of Father of the Rain, a New York Times editor's choice book
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July 18 |
Michael Sims, whose new biography of E.B. White, The Story of Charlotte's Web, has been featured on NPR and in USA Today.
Also, join us at Wellington Square Bookshop on Thursday, July 28th from 7:00-9:00PM for a signing by Michael Sims and a Charlotte's Web giveaway
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July 11 |
Kate Christensen, author of The Astral (2011) and The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award
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July 4 |
RERUN:
An interview with Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science-Fictional Universe and one of five authors under 35 as selected by the National Book Foundation in 2007
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June 27 |
David J. Linden, author of The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning and Gambling Feel So Good
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June 20 |
Craig Johnson, author of Hell is Empty and six other Walt Longmire mysteries (coming soon to A&E!)
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June 13 |
Erik Larson, author of In the Garden of Beasts and Devil in the White City
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June 6 |
Geraldine Brooks, author of Caleb's Crossing, People of the Book and Year of Wonders
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May 30 |
RERUN of November 15, 2010 show:
Interview with Tatiana de Rosnay, author of book club favorite Sarah's Key
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May 23 |
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May 16 |
Alice Ozma, author of the Reading Promise
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May 9 |
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May 2 |
A round table with local visual artists
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April 25 |
Peter Mountford, author of A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism
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April 18 |
Arthur Phillips, author of Prague and The Tragedy of Arthur
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April 11 |
Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin and So Much for That
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April 4 |
David Halperin, author of Journal of a UFO Investigator
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March 28 |
Jonathan Evison, author of West of Here, the #1 Indie Next List pick for February
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March 21 |
Bradford Morrow, author of the Diviner's Tale and editor of Conjunctions literary magazine
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March 14 |
Justin Kramon talks to Sam about his debut novel Finny, a coming-of-age tale set at a Maryland boarding school and featuring a "Dickensian coterie" of secondary characters.
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March 7 |
Novelist Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife, talks to Sam about writing and being named one of the New Yorker's twenty best American fiction writers under forty
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February 28 |
Guitarist Zak Theis and poet Jeff Mastroberti join Sam in the studio to share their work
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February 21 |
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February 14 |
An Interview with Kim Edwards, author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Lake of Dreams
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February 7 |
An interview with Michael Sims, editor of The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime
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January 31 |
Interview with Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner and author of Strength in What Remains and Mountains Beyond Mountains
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January 24 |
Interview with Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science-Fictional Universe and one of five authors under 35 as selected by the National Book Foundation in 2007
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January 17 |
Chris Cleave, author of Little Bee
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January 10 |
An excerpt from The Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne of The Talking Heads
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January 3 |
Susan Weidener, author of Again in a Heartbeat
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December 27 |
Discussing Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes, 2010's bestselling Vietnam War novel
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December 20 |
An interview with Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
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December 13 |
An interview with bestselling novelist Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven
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December 6 |
Singer-songwriter Jessica Whitlatch and holiday gift guide
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November 29 |
Interview with Paul Harding, 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner for Tinkers
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November 22 |
Interview with Caldecott Award-winning author Jen Bryant
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November 15 |
Interview with Tatiana de Rosnay, author of book club favorite Sarah's Key
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November 8 |
An Introduction to the Avid Reader
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