Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf

Richard A. Lertzman returns to discuss his new book, Deconstructing The Rat Pack: Joey, The Mob, and The Summit.

Scott Eyman returns to discuss his new book, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

Historian Elizabeth Mitchell discusses her new book, Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House. Also Lissa Warren with new book picks!

Patricia Morrisroe discusses her new book The Woman In The Moonlight, a novel about the woman to whom Beethoven dedicated his Moonlight Sonata. Also a 2015 interview with journalist Ted Koppel.

Dan Greenberger talks about his book The Boys Next Door: a novel about The Beatles. John Lennon would have been 80 this week, so we also listen back to our interview with the late Cynthia Lennon, who was John’s first wife.

J.E. Smyth on her book Nobody’s Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood.

Darin Strauss discusses his new novel The Queen Of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story and Gerard Koeppel discusses Not A Gentleman’s Work: The Untold Story Of A Gruesome Murder At Sea And The Long Road To The Truth.

Mallory O’Meara discusses her book, The Lady From The Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick.

Melody Thomas Scott discusses her new memoir, Always Young and Restless: My Life On and Off America’s #1 Daytime Drama.

Jenny Boyd, the former model who hung out with The Beatles and inspired Donovan to write a song about her, is my guest to discuss her memoir, Jennifer Juniper: A Journey Beyond The Muse.