Today, Good Morning America hosted journalist Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger, whose Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century (Harper, 978-0061562846, $27.99) pubs on June 15. PW called it a “raucous, intimate, dual biography of Hollywood's ultimate It Couple. . . . from the binges and bling emerges a revealing portrait of the magnetic qualities—her vulgar warmth, his soulful virility—that glued the couple together.”

On The Early Show, Stephanie Pierson explained What to Do When No One Has a Clue: Advice for the Brave New World (Clarkson Potter, 978-0307463203, $18).

Today was visited by journalist Lee Kravitz, author of Unfinished Business: One Man's Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Things (Bloomsbury USA, 978-1596916753, $25; Tantor unabridged CD, $29.99).

Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:

Alan Brinkley introduced The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century (Knopf, 978-0679414445, $35; Tantor unabridged CD, $49.99), which PW’s starred review considered a “magisterial biography. Brinkley appears to have read every issue from the early decades of Time, Fortune, and Life cover to cover, grounding his criticisms of Luce's social and political vision in rigorous detail. A top-notch biography, and a valuable addition to the history of American media.”

Bill Gates, Sr., attorney, philanthropist and father of the Microsoft scion, whose new book is Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime (Broadway Business, 978-0385527026, $13.99; RH Audio unabridged CD, $25). PW declared that “Gates's cascade of small, private moments build to an impressive and very personal life survey.”

Linda Greenlaw, author of Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea (Viking, 978-0670021925, $25.95), which pubbed yesterday. PW’s review had this to say: “From mishaps to fish tales, Greenlaw keeps her narrative suspenseful. Between bad luck and self-doubt, she moves from experience to wisdom, guiding both crew and readers on a voyage of self-affirmation.”

On The Diane Rehm Show, father/daughter Kevin and Hannah Salwen explained The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547248066, $24). PW found it a “well-meaning but self-congratulatory memoir. The authors tend to gush over their efforts while discounting the privileged position that allows them to make them; their unflagging optimism, buttressed by clear self-regard, can also be tiring.”

Authors on today’s Brian Lehrer Show:

Journalist Joe Flood, author of The Fires: How a Computer Formula, Big Ideas, and the Best of Intentions Burned Down New York City-and Determined the Future of Cities (Riverhead, 978-1594488986, $26.95), which pubbed last week.

British chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks talked about Future Tense: Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century (Schocken, 978-0805242690, $26.95). PW’s review had this to say: “Blending abundant Hebrew phrases with references to Spinoza, Thomas Paine, and Greek tragedy, Sacks is preaching to an audience of already committed yet worldly Jews who nevertheless may feel inspired by a leader who shares their views.”

Philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci, author of Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (Univ. of Chicago Press, 978-0226667867, $20).

This evening on The Colbert Report, Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller discusses Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife (Harper, 978-0060554750, $25.99; S&S Audio abridged CD, $34.99), which PW’s starred review called a “delightful and insightful study.”

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