Today’s the wide release opening of the movie Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, Penelope Ann Miller, Aidan Quinn, and John Mahoney, it’s based on Wendelin Van Draanen's critically acclaimed YA novel Flipped (Knopf Books for Young Readers mti, 978-0375863479, $8.99), which PW called an “enticing story, relayed alternately by eighth graders Bryce and Juli. With a charismatic leading lady kids will flip over, a compelling dynamic between the two narrators and a resonant ending, this novel is a great deal larger than the sum of its parts.”
The Leonard Lopate Show chatted with Ghita Schwarz about her new novel, Displaced Persons (William Morrow, 978-0061881909, $25.99), which PW called a “moving debut. In her warm portrayal of the postwar highs and lows experienced by Pavel and his family, Schwarz aptly evokes the emotions of those who survived.”
The Bob Edwards Show hosted Jesse Saperstein, who explained Atypical: Life with Asperger's in 20 1/3 Chapters (Perigee, 978-0399535727, $14).
Oprah re-airs her interview with journalists Laura Ling and her sister Lisa Ling, authors of Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home (William Morrow, 978-0062000675, $26.99).
Focus on the Family interviews pastor Wayne Cordeiro, whose book is Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion (Bethany House, 978-0764207594, $14.99).
Tonight, Tavis Smiley talks with New Orleans residents Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun, the subjects of the Dave Eggers bestseller Zeitoun (Random House, 978-0307387943, $15.95).
Authors on this weekend’s Book TV include:
Journalist Sebastian Mallaby, with More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite (Penguin, 978-1594202551, $29.95), which PW said “does offer a penetrating look into a shadowy corner of high finance.”
Former Army captain Paul Chappell, author of Will War Ever End? A Soldier's Vision of Peace for the 21st Century (Rvive Books, 978-1935073024, $14.95).
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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Authors on the Air
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