This morning, both the Today show and The Leonard Lopate Show hosted Carl Hiaasen, whose Star Island (Knopf, 978-0307272584, $26.95; RH Audio unabridged CD, $40) pubs today. PW called it an “outrageous, offbeat novel. The torrent of pop culture barbs are bound to please Hiaasen's ardent fans.”
The Diane Rehm Show interviewed former astronaut Sally Ride, co-author of the YA book Mission: Planet Earth: Our World and Its Climate--and How Humans Are Changing Them (Flash Point, 978-1596433106, $19.95).
On The Leonard Lopate Show, journalist William Powers discussed Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (Harper, 978-0061687167, $24.99). PW found it an “incisive critique of online life and its discontents. Powers deftly blends an appreciation of the advantages of information technology and a shrewd assessment of its pitfalls into a compelling call to disconnect.”
Last night, The Daily Show met with William Rosen, author of The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention (Random House, 978-1400067053, $28; Tantor unabridged CD, $34.99).
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