Yesterday, Oprah re-visited with James Frey, whose latest is The Final Testament of the Holy Bible (Gagosian Gallery, 978-1935263265).
This morning, Today sat down with actress, comic, and television creator Lisa Ann Walter, whose The Best Thing About My Ass Is That It's Behind Me (HarperOne, 978-0062025746) pubs today.
Tonight, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart hosts investigative reporter Annie Jacobsen, whose Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base (Little, Brown, 978-0316132947) also pubs today.
The Brian Lehrer Show met with Jon Ronson, whose The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Riverhead, 978-1594488016) pubbed last week.
Authors on NPR’s Talk of the Nation:
- Paul Theroux introduced The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547336916), which pubs on May 19.
- Psychologists David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo, whose new book is Out of Character: Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in All of Us (Crown Archetype, 978-0307717757).
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:
- Roy Blount, Jr. talked about his new book Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text (FS&G, 978-0374103705), which pubbed last week.
- Brianna Karp offered The Girl's Guide to Homelessness: A Memoir (Harlequin, 978-0373892358).
- Biographer Mary Lovell revealed The Churchills: in Love and War (W. W. Norton, 978-0393062304).
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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