Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is on CNN American Morning today to promote her debut children’s picture book, Dream Big, Little Pig! (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, ISBN 978-1402252754). PW’s review said, “Yamaguchi's message is more about determination than preternatural talent.... Comedic flourishes, both in the artwork and in the repetition of the praise/criticism Poppy receives, keep the story from feeling overly inspirational.”
WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show features Nan Sussman, author of Return Migrations and Identity (Hong Kong Univ. Press, ISBN 978-9888028849); Alan Paul, author of Big In China (Harper, ISBN 978-0061993152); and director Jordan Scott and actress Eva Green, who discuss their roles in the film Cracks, which is adapted from Sheila Kohler’s 1999 novel (Other Press, ISBN 978-1590512050).
This week, Lionsgate released Hemingway’s Garden of Eden to DVD. Based on Ernest Hemingway’s controversial final novel (Scribner, ISBN 978-0684804521), the film stars Mena Suvari and Jack Huston.
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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