Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Roxanne Coady

Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all genr... more

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May 23, 2024 The Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust with Judy Batalion
In this episode of Just the Right Book, Judy Batalion joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Light of Days, out now from William Morrow & Company.

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May 16, 2024 Senator Chris Murphy: How Do We Solve the Violence Inside Us
This week on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Senator Chris Murphy where he discussed his book The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy. Elected in 2012 as the youngest member of the U.S. Senate, Chris Murphy has earned a reputation as a serious legislator who is willing to stand up for his principles and reach across the aisle. Since the Newtown school shooting in December 2012, he has also become the best-known leader in Congress in confronting the plague of gun violence in America. Now in his second term representing Connecticut, he and his wife, Cathy, an attorney, have two young sons, Owen and Rider. Related Episodes: Senator Will Haskell John McCain in His Own Words Discover more books at RJ Julia Booksellers.

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May 09, 2024 An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom with Ilyon Woo
Ilyon Woo just won the Pulitzer Prize for biography this week! Her book, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom is now available in paperback. Buy the paperback book from RJ Julia: Master Slave Husband Wife from RJ Julia - Ilyon Woo Sign up for our podcast newsletter Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: [email protected]

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May 02, 2024 Tim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Tim Wu to discuss his book, The Curse of Bigness, now available in paperback and which examines the history of antitrust actions in the 20th century, making the argument that breaking up today's largest high-tech titans would be good for business as well as our democracy.

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April 25, 2024 How to Find God in a World Full of Disappointment with Anthony Kronman
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, she is joined by Anthony T. Kronman to discuss his book, After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy, out now from Yale University Press. Anthony Kronman is Sterling Professor of Law and a former dean at Yale Law School. He is the author of Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan and Education’s End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life. He lives on Block Island, Rhode Island.

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April 18, 2024 The Reconciliation Won't Be Easy, But It's Necessary Work with Claudia Rankine
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Claudia Rankine joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Just Us. Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright. Just Us completes her groundbreaking trilogy, following Don't Let Me Be Lonely and Citizen. She is a MacArthur Fellow and teaches at Yale University.

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April 11, 2024 Billy Collins on the Small Poem
Poet Billy Collins joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his new collection, Musical Tables: Poems and the power and pleasure of the small poem.

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April 04, 2024 A Walk of Memory and Renewal with Neil King Jr
Neil King Jr talks about his 330 mile walk from his home in Washington DC to NYC Central Park. American Ramble is a walk across contemporary America through some of our oldest common ground.
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March 28, 2024 Redefining "American" and the Inequalities of the State with George Packer
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, George Packer joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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March 21, 2024 What Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Maria Konnikova joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Biggest Bluff, out now from Penguin Press.
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