David Rakoff, author of Half Empty (Doubleday, ISBN 978-0385525244), is on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart today. PW’s review said, “In this sardonic collection of essays, Rakoff (Don't Get Too Comfortable) plays the role of a naysayer who tries to convince the reader, with humorous asides and sarcastic one-liners, that the world is going to hell in a hand-basket and the nerds and geeks will someday be the globe's financial and political tyrants.”

The Early Show visits with Anthony Zuiker, author of Dark Prophecy (Dutton, ISBN 978-0525951858), and with Bobby Flay, author of Bobby Flay's Throwdown!: More Than 100 Recipes from Food Network's Ultimate Cooking Challenge (Clarkson Potter, ISBN 978-0307719164).

Charles Stone, author of Five Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them (Bethany House, ISBN 978-0-7642-0705-1) is on Chris Fabry Live! on the Moody Network.

Bill Bryson, whose latest is At Home (Doubleday, ISBN 978-0767919388), is on The Colbert Report.

Reed Timmer, author of Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme Weather (Dutton, ISBN 978-0525951933), is on Good Morning America, Sirius XM Radio’s Freewheelin, the Judith Regan Show, and Dennis Miller Radio.

Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.

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