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BN: C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
C.W. Goodyear was born in New Orleans. He's a graduate of Yale University and now lives in the Washington, DC area. He's also a first time biographer…
3 years ago
Q&A: Mark Clague, "O Say Can You Hear?"
This July 4th weekend, University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague discusses his book, "O Say Can You Hear?," about …
3 years, 1 month ago
AW: Jason Del Rey, "Winner Sells All - Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Our Wallets"
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by In…
3 years, 1 month ago
BN: William Hazelgrove, "The Last Charge of the Rough Rider"
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919. He was 60 years old. Author William Hazelgrove, in his new book about Roosevelt, chose t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Q&A: Cassandra Good, "First Family"
Historian Cassandra Good talks about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington's heirs. George and Martha Washington never had children…
3 years, 1 month ago
AW: Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"
Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She w…
3 years, 1 month ago
AB: Brian O'Leary on Upgrading the Publishing Industry Supply Chain
Book Industry Study Group executive director Brian O’Leary discusses how his organization is working to improve the production and distribution of pr…
3 years, 1 month ago
BN: Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The World"
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonf…
3 years, 1 month ago
Q&A: Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. on the Murder of Emmett Till and the Search for Justice
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to …
3 years, 1 month ago
Booknotes+: Robert Kaplan, "The Tragic Mind"
Robert Kaplan's 21st book, "The Tragic Mind," revolves around what he has learned over the years from Greek philosophers and William Shakespeare. Yal…
3 years, 1 month ago