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My Kids’ Teacher, Ani Katz, Writes Another Novel
Season 26 Episode 27
Aren’t teachers the best? When I found out that Ani Katz (“Miss Katz”), my kids’ former teacher, wrote another novel, Haven, I had to invite her on t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Former Actress now Author Deborah Goodrich Royce on That Best Boy
Season 26 Episode 26
You might know Deborah Goodrich Royce for the amazing summer author series she hosts at the hotel she co-owns with her husband the Ocean House in Wat…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Joan Lunden Shares What’s Beyond the Script
Season 26 Episode 25
I interviewed the one and only Joan Lunden live in front of an audience for this very special discussion about her career as a longtime GMA anchor, h…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
From Infertility to Empty Nesting in Fiction
Season 26 Episode 24
Trying something new here! I interviewed three women authors on the same day whose novels took me through the full spectrum of motherhood — so I want…
8 months ago
“Midwinter Break” Director Polly Findlay Discusses Adaptation
Season 26 Episode 23
Focus Features was kind enough to offer me the chance to host a screening of the new film “Midwinter Break,” which many of you in my community attend…
8 months ago
Poetry That Makes Motherhood Beautiful with Jessica Urlichs
Season 26 Episode 22
I loved these poems by Jessica Urlichs so much that I ended up reading some to my son. Somehow, they take the unwieldy, much-discussed experience of …
8 months ago
An Earlier Hostage Speaks Out
Season 26 Episode 21
Mimi Nichter was an American teenager returning from a summer in Israel on September 6th, 1970 when the plane she was on was hijacked. She was then t…
8 months ago
Zeeva Bukai Wins a National Jewish Book Award
Season 26 Episode 20
Congratulations to author Zeeva Bukai for winning a National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council for her novel The Anatomy of Exile. On ou…
8 months, 1 week ago
Elizabeth Day is Super Smart
Season 26 Episode 19
I’m hooked. Somehow, I’d never read Elizabeth Day’s books until her latest, One of Us, a smart look at relationships, cancel culture, and more. I enj…
8 months, 1 week ago
Norah O’Donnell Writes The Ultimate Guide to American Women in U.S. History
Season 26 Episode 18
Who knew?!! Well, apparently, senior correspondent for CBS News Norah O’Donnell did. In her book, We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America,…
8 months, 1 week ago