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AB: Max Miller, "Tasting History"
YouTuber Max Miller discussed his cookbook which explores history through recipes. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news a…
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Luke Nichter, "The Year That Broke Politics"
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter is the author of the book "The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Q&A: Jean Twenge, "Generations"
San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge discusses her book "Generations," about the differences between the six generations – The…
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Craig Nelson, "V Is For Victory"
Craig Nelson, in his book "V Is For Victory," reports on the number of casualties from World War II. He writes that, according to the U.S. Department…
2 years, 9 months ago
Q&A: Shahan Mufti on the 1977 Siege of Washington, D.C.
Our guest is Shahan Mufti's, who's new book, American Caliph, recounts an event that's been lost to history-- the March 9th, 1977 Hanafi Muslim siege…
2 years, 9 months ago
AB: Goodreads and "Review-Bombing"
New York Times books reporter Elizabeth Harris discusses the review website Goodreads and how the platform can help and hurt sales, especially for le…
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Alan Philps, "The Red Hotel"
The Metropol Hotel is located near the Bolshoi Theatre in downtown Moscow. When it opened in 1901 it was the symbol of Russia's growing prosperity. A…
2 years, 9 months ago
Q&A: James Rosen, "Scalia"
By advancing his judicial philosophies of "originalism" and "textualism," Antonin Scalia became one of the 20th century's most influential justices. …
2 years, 9 months ago
BN: Adam Andrzejewski, OpenTheBooks.com
Adam Andrzejewski is the founder of OpenTheBooks.com and lives in Hinsdale, Illinois. OpenTheBooks.com says it is "the largest private repository of …
2 years, 9 months ago
Q&A: Ilyon Woo on the Self-Emancipation of William and Ellen Craft in 1848
In this episode, you'll meet Ilyon Woo, author of a new bestseller-- "Master Slave, Husband Wife." She recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancip…
2 years, 9 months ago