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Authors on the Air: David Brooks, Joshua Foer
David Brooks, author of The Social Animal (Random, ISBN 978-1400067602), is on Good Morning America and The Colbert Report today. PW’s review said, “New York Times columnist Brooks (Bobos in Paradise) raids Malcolm Gladwell's pop psychology turf in a wobbly treatise on brain science, human nature, and public policy. Essentially a satirical novel interleaved with disquisitions on mirror neurons and behavioral economics, the narrative chronicles the life cycle of a fictional couple—Harold, a historian working at a think tank, and Erica, a Chinese-Chicana cable-TV executive—as a case study of the nonrational roots of social behaviors, from mating and shopping to voting.”
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Authors on the Air: 'Longevity Project,' Cokie Roberts, Grant Achatz
Today, Good Morning America talks to Dr. Howard Friedman and Dr. Leslie Martin, authors of The Longevity Project (Hudson Street Press, ISBN 978-1594630750). PW’s review said, “If there's a secret to old age, the authors find, it's living conscientiously and bringing forethought, planning, and perseverance to one's professional and personal life.”
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Authors on the Air: Kevin Young, Rand Paul, 'The Making of a Royal Romance'
Today, The Leonard Lopate Show talks to Kevin Young, author of Ardency (Knopf, ISBN 978-0307267641), and editor of The Art of Losing (Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1608190331). PW’s review of Ardency said, “The story of the Amistad is widely known.... The prolific Young (Dear Darkness) has organized a big and varied book around that story.... the book taken as a whole is more powerful than some of the individual poems. That whole is impressive indeed.”
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Authors on the Air: 'Rango,' 'The Adjustment Bureau'
Three movies with literary connections open today. The first is Rango, starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, and Ray Winstone. The tie-in book is Rango: The Novel (Sterling, ISBN 978-1402784439). Also opening today is The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and John Slattery. It is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, which is in Selected Short Stories by Philip K. Dick (Pantheon, ISBN 978-0375421518). Finally, Beastly, starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Peter Krause, and Neil Patrick Harris hits theaters today. It is based on Beastly by Alex Flinn (Harper Teen, ISBN 978-0061963285).
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Authors on the Air: Meredith Baxter
Meredith Baxter, author of Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering (Crown Archetype, ISBN 978-0307719300), is on The Today Show today.
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Authors on the Air: Abrams, Trump
Dan Abrams, author of Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt that Women are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just about Everything Else (Abrams Image, ISBN 978-0810998292), is on Morning Joe today.
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Authors on the Air: Sarah Brokaw, Betty White, Kurt Timmermeister
Sarah Brokaw, author of Fortytude: Making the Next Decades the Best Years of Your Life--Through the 40s, 50s, and Beyond (Voice, ISBN 978-1401341190), is on The Today Show today. PW’s review said, “According to Brokaw, a therapist and daughter of the former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, turning 40 can present women with a beautiful opportunity for powerful self-reflection and self-improvement.... Although Brokaw's advice is helpful and inspirational, it is also generic and familiar.
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Authors on the Air: Heather Ross, James Franco
The Martha Stewart Show offers tips on getting ready for a baby’s arrival today. Author Heather Ross is one guest; she explains how to sew simple elastic-waist baby bloomers. Ross’s book is Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching (STC Craft, ISBN 978-1584796756).
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Authors on the Air: Roy-Bhattacharya, Taylor, Paul
Today, The Leonard Lopate Show talks to Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya, author of The Storyteller of Marrakesh) Norton, ISBN 978-0393070583). PW’s review called the book “Roy-Bhattacharya's misguided American debut, the first volume in a projected series.... The most surprising thing about this literary mystery set in the medina of Marrakesh is how dull it manages to be.”
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Authors on the Air: Kimball, Rumsfeld, Logue
Chris Kimball, author of Fannie’s Last Supper (Hyperion, ISBN 978-1401323226), is on The Today Show today. PW’s starred review said, “Kimball... spent more than two years of ‘research, recipe testing, and intense planning’ in order to host a Victorian dinner based on the recipes of Fannie Farmer, author of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, which was first published in 1896…. All this work culminates in a foodie's dream dinner party, complete with Victorian plate settings, an all-star guest list, and 12 courses you won't find in any restaurant today. A must-read for history buffs, home cooks, and professional chefs alike.”
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Authors on the Air: Bedbugs, Concierges, Power Foods
Today, Good Morning America features The Bedbug Book: The Complete Guide to Prevention and Extermination by Ralph H. Maestre (Skyhorse Publishing, ISBN 978-1616082994). Maestre is a board certified entomologist in urban and industrial entomology and is the technical director of pest control technicians at Magic Pest Management in New York City. His book explains how to spot bed bugs at home, at a hotel, or on the go; how to identify a bed bug bite; and, of course, how to get rid of them.
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Authors on the Air: Will Shortz, Cynthia Green, Betty White
The Martha Stewart Show devotes today to puzzles and talks to New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz (Will Shortz Presents Extreme Sudoku: 100 Challenging Puzzles, St. Martin’s Griffin, ISBN 978-0312681463) and Dr. Cynthia Green (Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks, Rodale, ISBN 1605299006).
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Authors on the Air: 'The Last Lions,' 'I Am Number Four'
The National Geographic Entertainment documentary The Last Lions opens today. The official companion book to the movie is The Last Lions with photographs by Beverly Joubert and written by Dereck Joubert (National Geographic, ISBN 978-1426207792). Also opening today is I Am Number Four, starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, and Kevin Durand. It is based on I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies) by Pittacus Lore (Harper, ISBN 978-0061969553).
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Authors on the Air: Foner, Stace, Burke
Eric Foner, author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (Norton, ISBN 978-0393066180), is on The Colbert Report tonight. PW’s review said, “Columbia historian and Bancroft Prize winner Foner (Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men) traces the complexities of Lincoln's evolving ideas about slavery and African-Americans: while he detested slavery, he also publicly rejected political and social equality for blacks, dragged his feet (critics charged) on emancipating slaves and accepting black recruits into the Union army, and floated schemes for colonizing freedmen overseas almost to war's end.”
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Authors on the Air: Andersen, Vanzant, Burke, Freston
Tonight, The Colbert Report features Kurt Andersen, who wrote the foreword to Spark: How Creativity Works (Harper, ISBN 978-0061732317). PW’s review said, “Over the past 10 years, numerous artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers have sat down with host Kurt Anderson in his acclaimed public radio show, Studio 360, to reflect on the power of art and the nature of creativity. Pulling from those interviews, Burstein, the show's producer, gathers a diverse cast of characters (Chuck Close, Richard Ford, Isabel Allende, and Patti Lupone among them) who share their thoughts about the sources of their creativity: the influence of their parents, of place, or of a shattering event, or the stimulation of working with a creative partner.”
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Authors on the Air: Cheryl Burke, Marc Agronin, Julie Burstein
Cheryl Burke, author of Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life (Wiley, ISBN 9780470640005), is on Good Morning America, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and ABC News Now today. The book shares the story of the life of the professional dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the series Dancing with the Stars.
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Authors on the Air: Ariel Sabar, Kathy Magliato, Michael Caine
Today, Ariel Sabar is on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show and Sirius/XM’s Bob Edwards Show to talk about his new book, Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York (Da Capo Press, ISBN 978-0738213798). PW’s review said, “When a man meets his future wife in the subway, Sabar could be describing the city itself when he notes its appeal: "Anonymity--the ability to be simultaneously surrounded by and withdrawn from other people." Sabar may want readers to deeply consider his thesis but the strength of this effort lies in its sweetness.”
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Authors on the Air: Stefan Kanfer, Janet Jackson
On The Leonard Lopate Show today, Stefan Kanfer discusses his new book, Tough Without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart (Knopf, ISBN 978-0307271006). PW’s review said, “the biography stands as an entertaining, definitive portrait, enriched with delightful digressions into Bogie's noirish, rough-hewn persona.”
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Authors on the Air: Engel, Polizzi, Milani, Freeman
Today, Good Morning America features Red Flags or Red Herrings? Predicting Who Your Child Will Become by Susan Engel (Atria, ISBN 978-1439150115). PW’s review said, “Parents will come away from this insightful book more with a sense of how to proceed rather than specific directions, but the author knows her stuff and is a wonderful storyteller.”
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Authors on the Air: Pearlman, Ray, Brand, Cora
Edith Pearlman talks about her new collection of short stories, Binocular Vision (Lookout Books, ISBN 978-0982338292), on The Leonard Lopate Show today. PW’s starred review said, “A finely tuned collection by writer's writer Pearlman combines the best of previous collections (How to Fall; etc.) with austere, polished new work. Pearlman's characters for the most part are stiff-upper-lipped Northeasterners who take what comes and don't grumble.”
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