This evening, the ABC Family channel premieres the series Huge, based on the novel by Sasha Paley (S&S Children's Publishing, 978-1442417182, $8.99).
This morning on Today, Laura Vanderkam explained 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 978-1591843313, $25.95). PW thought “there is something curiously fascinating about her bizarrely brutal approach to time management.”
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:
Journalist Nick Reding described Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town (Bloomsbury USA, 978-1608192076, $15). PW’s review had this to say: “A fascinating read for those with the stomach for it, Reding's unflinching look at a drug's rampage through the heartland stands out in an increasingly crowded field.”
Alan Furst discussed his latest novel, Spies of the Balkans (Random House, 978-1400066032, $26; S&S Audio unabridged CD, $39.99), which PW called a “powerful WWII thriller. Furst fans will welcome seeing more books set in less familiar parts of Europe.”
Barbecue restaurant owner Robert Egan recalled Eating with the Enemy: How I Waged Peace with North Korea from My BBQ Shack in Hackensack (St. Martin's Press, 978-0312571306, $25.99).
This evening, The Colbert Report interviews filmmaker John Waters, author of Role Models (FS&G, 978-0374251475, $25; Tantor unabridged CD, $29.99). PW thought “Waters's war against the tyranny of good taste feels tired, his taboo-breaking rote, his kitsch-mongering snobbish.”
Authors on Sirius XM Book Radio's Pia Lindström Presents:
L.A. Times Book Prize winner and lifelong Alaskan Charles Wohlforth discusses The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth (Thomas Dunne Books, 978-0312377373, $27.99), which PW’s starred review said “takes readers on a heart-wrenching journey through the tumultuous history of the state and its fragile land and seascape.”
The second part of a conversation with John D. Lukacs, author of Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War (S&S, 978-0743262781, $27.99).
Tonight, Tavis Smiley talks with diversity scholar Tim Wise about his new book Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity (City Lights Publishers, 978-0872865082, $14.95).
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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