Authors on the Air: 'The Long Walk,' 'Eye of the Hurricane'

The Way Back opens today. Adapted from Slavomir Rawicz's memoir, The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom (Lyons Press, ISBN 978-1599219752), the movie stars Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, and Saoirse Ronan. PW covered Lyons’s push for the book in December, noting that the memoir, originally published in the U.K., has long been a steady seller for the press.

Dr. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, author of Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom (Chicago Review Press, ISBN 978-1569765685), is on Tavis Smiley.

The Today Show features Suzanne Somers, author of Forever Sexy (Crown Archetype, ISBN 978-0307588517).

Buddy Valastro, author of Cake Boss (Free Press, ISBN 978-1439183519), is on Live! with Regis and Kelly.

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

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