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With an eye on reviewing fiction and nonfiction that has regional resonance for Connecticut or Long Island, Joan Baum considers the timeliness and significance of recently published work: what these b... more
FAQs about Baum on Books:How many episodes does Baum on Books have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.
July 27, 2023Book Review: The Stark Beauty of Last ThingsWhat would you do with an 11-acre parcel of moorland on Montauk, Long Island? That's the question author Céline Keating explores in her latest novel, The Stark Beauty of Last Things....more5minPlay
July 13, 2023Book Review: White House on the SeaIn her new book, journalist Kate Storey chronicles the history of the Kennedy clan and their summers by the sea in Hyannis Port. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more5minPlay
June 29, 2023Book Review: The Kafka Studies DepartmentIn his latest work, Francis Levy offers an illustrated collection of short stories that are inspired by the work of Franz Kafka. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
June 15, 2023Book Review: The GuestA charming grifter makes her way through Long Island’s elite society in a new novel by Emma Cline. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
May 26, 2023Book Review: North Bay RoadA struggling fashion stylist from Great Neck, Long Island receives an unexpected gift from a woman in Miami with a cryptic past. And that’s just the beginning of a new novel our book critic Joan Baum says is a good summer read....more5minPlay
May 12, 2023Book Review: Bottled LightningAuthor Mark Weeks studied law at Fordham University in New York City. He used that degree to practice law and craft an action infused legal thriller. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
April 28, 2023Book Review: Ramesses The GreatPuffed up and powerful personalities who create their own reality are not new. A biography published by Yale University Press, excavates the life of an Egyptian Pharaoh with a massive ego. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
April 21, 2023Book Review: The Bucharest LegacyIn the latest installment of his nail-biting spy series, Dr. William Maz takes readers to Bucharest during the 1990s when the oligarchs seized power over a vulnerable Romania. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
April 17, 2023Book Review: Saving FreudIn his latest work journalist and author, Andrew Nagorski investigates the intricate plan to get the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud out of Nazi-occupied Vienna and safely to London. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more5minPlay
March 31, 2023Book Review: Oscar HammersteinHe’s famous for the lyrics he wrote for iconic Broadway plays. But what is known about the man himself? A new biography offers a modern perspective on the life of Oscar Hammerstein and his work. Book critic Joan Baum has this review....more4minPlay
FAQs about Baum on Books:How many episodes does Baum on Books have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.