#1 New York Times bestselling author, Kristin Hannah, joins us this week on You Are What You Read for a special edition, LIVE conversation about The Women. In Kristin's latest novel, Frankie McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps after her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam. In a deeply moving story from the frontlines of war in Vietnam to Frankie's return to a divided America, Kristin makes sure the brave women who served our country are never forgotten. This is an episode you won't want to miss with an audience Q&A and an exclusive look into Kristin's research and process that went into this great novel. 
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On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by chef, food writer and bestselling author, Ruth Reichl with her latest novel, The Paris Novel. 
Ruth is the former editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, and previously served as restaurant critic for The New York Times, as well as food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. Her popular weekly food newsletter, La Briffe, is hosted on Substack, as is the podcast “Three Ingredients” she produces with Nancy Silverton and Laurie Ochoa. Ms. Reichl has also recently finished producing and starring in a documentary film, Food and Country, which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival and will have a theatrical release this summer. This year, the James Beard Foundation honored Ruth with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a delicious, stylish conversation about food, books, and the place on everyone's mind this summer, Paris! 
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On this week's bonus episode of You Are What You Read, Whoopi Goldberg joins us for another illuminating conversation about her instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. Thank you to our friends at the 92nd Street Y for hosting us for this conversation with such a wonderful audience. To learn more about upcoming cultural events at this venerable New York City institution, visit www.92ny.org/events. 
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LIVE with Whoopi Goldberg at the 92nd Street Y

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by EGOT winner, bestselling author, and dear friend Whoopi Goldberg for a conversation about her new memoir, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. A story about the family, the community and the love that built this great artist, this is a conversation that goes deep. There's laughter (and a few tears) as we look back on Caryn Johnson's remarkable journey to becoming the one and only Whoopi Goldberg. 
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Whoopi Goldberg: Bits and Pieces

On this Mother’s Week edition of You Are What You Read, we are in conversation with literary superstar, short story stylist, and beloved mother, grandmother, author and friend, Hilma Wolitzer. Hilma wrote her first published work when she was nine years old. It was a poem about winter in the Junior Inspector’s Club Journal, sponsored by the New York City Department of Sanitation. Now at 94 years old, Hilma is the author of bestselling novels which include An Available Man, Summer Reading, The Doctor’s Daughter, and her latest short story collection, Today A Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket. Hilma is a recipient of Guggenheim and NEA fellowships and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She has taught writing at the University of Iowa, New York University, and Columbia University. This is a conversation with Hilma's wit, warmth and understanding that you must share with the mother figures in your life. 
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Today A Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Hilma Wolitzer, A Writer in Full

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by international writing sensation and master of nonfiction, Erik Larson. Erik is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, which include The Splendid in the Vile, The Devil in the White City, and In the Garden of Beasts. Erik is beloved by readers around the world. His books are taught in classrooms, and book clubs flock to study his work. This is a conversation about Erik's latest book, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, which is now available at Book of the Month! Listen to this week's episode for an exclusive discount on Erik's book. Happy reading! 
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