If you are a devoted GMA watcher (and you should be), you know that about a month ago we sat down with the great Irish native writing couple of Niall Williams and Christine Breen.  What an amazing twosome they make, and we can’t get enough of talking to them.  So we offer you the extended Niall Williams and Christine Breen interview. It was such fun to discuss why Ireland was vital to their writing careers and how they came into their own ….tune in and have a listen.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

This is Happiness by Niall Williams

Time of the Child by Niall Williams

Four Letters of Love by Niall Williams

History of the Rain by Niall Williams

In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Niall Williams and Christine Breen

As it is in Heaven by Niall Williams

Boy and Man by Niall Williams

Only Say the Word by Niall Williams

Her Name is Rose by Christine Breen

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

North by Seamus Heaney

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Harlan Coben has authored close to 40 books with some seriously good writing.  His

latest, Nobody’s Fool, takes a detective from an already existing book and TV

series, blows up their story and creates mysteries within mysteries.  Great plot twists, memorable characters and page turning action are all here…how does he turn great books out over and over?  Tune in and find out.   

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben

Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

Fade Away by Harlan Coben 

Back Spin by Harlan Coben

One False Move by Harlan Coben

The Final Detail by Harlan Coben

Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben 

Promise Me by Harlan Coben

Long Lost by Harlan Coben

Live Wire by Harlan Coben

Home by Harlan Coben

Think Twice by Harlan Coben

Caught by Harlan Coben

Just One Look by Harlan Coben 

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

The Stranger by Harlan Coben

Aurora by David Koepp

The Time of the Child by Niall Williams

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

Valediction by Robert B. Parker

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 

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It’s a two for one show and do bear with us, because it’s two books we loved, AND you get two authors in one podcast.  One book is a darkly comic novel, All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman, and the other is Homestand, which is a wonderful nonfiction read about the loss

of minor league baseball in small town America by Will Bardenwerper.  Please tune in, because we believe that spring is in the air and these two great summer reads came a touch early.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Homestand: Small Town Baseball and The Fight for the

Soul of America by Will Bardenwerper

All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman

The Prisoner in His Palace by Will Bardenwerper

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Jayne Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 

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Colum McCann’s newest, Twist, explores how the world of underwater fiber cables has vital physical and metaphoric meaning in our day to day lives.  Sound dull?  We promise you, it’s a literary marvel and a page turner to boot.  The men and women who live to make, repair and find these cables are fascinating characters.  And Twist is a beautiful novel all about how we can tear ourselves apart as we obsess about reparation and healing.  Is instant communication making us one community or ruining our sense of belonging?  Are we making the earth better or burning it slowly to the ground?  Tune in this week to find out.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Twist by Colum McCann

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Zoli by Colum McCann

Everything in this Country Must by Colum McCann

Dancer by Colum McCann

TransAtlantic by Colum McCann

Apierogon by Colum McCann

Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann

Letters to a Young Writer by Colum McCann

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann

Songdogs Colum McCann

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Kaveh Akbar and Tommy Orange are a writer’s circle of two.  We can’t remember how we first heard they were close friends, but we knew it when we interviewed them and were thrilled when we heard they might be touring together.  Tune in to find out how these two amazing authors encourage and challenge each other.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

There There by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Portrait of the Alcoholic by Kaveh Akbar

Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

Pilgrim Bell: Poems by Kaveh Akbar

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Beowulf by Beowulf Poet

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We love short story collections.  We hope this doesn’t put us in the minority, because when authors do it well the books can be transcendent.  Case in point, Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest is Show Don’t Tell.  We didn’t find one story in there we didn’t like. Each feels like a breath of fresh aired emotional honesty, a glimpse into the lives of memorable characters at various turning points questioning their own choices.  Join us to find out what made Curtis release this collection.  And we sit down with Plot Twist, our first romance-based independent bookstore.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld

A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving

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There is no greater classic in Kate’s mind than The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. So when our audiences liked our holiday revisit of the Christmas Carol, we knew Gatsby had to be next. Join us as we sit down with two of the country’s greatest Gatsby and Fitzgerald scholars. Find out why the book is still so studied, so beloved, and still so relevant to our lives.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Geraldine Brooks' latest, Memorial Days, is a deeply personal memoir about the sudden loss of her husband Tony Horowitz. In this beautiful and deeply felt book, Geraldine remembers her husband and honors his legacy and their love. She walks us through the days after his death while simultaneously also taking us through her mourning process. Find out why Memorial Days was important to her survival, and how writing the book helped her and her family deal with the impossible task of grieving.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

March by Geraldine Brooks

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks

After Annie by Anna Quindlen

Grief is for People by Sloane Crossley

The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander

A Widow’s Story by Joyce Carol Oates

I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company by Brian Hall

Overstory by Richard Powers

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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Politics are heavily loaded in today’s America; we seem to be so angry at one another.  Jeffrey Toobin’s newest, The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, is a fascinating and oblique way of examining politics,  studying the history and use of the Presidential pardon.  Both Democrats and Republicans have made huge partisan mistakes with pardons, contributing to the cynical way that pardons are viewed today.  Want to know some of the mistakes that led us to such an angry election?  Tune in and hear why one of the best political journalists in the country thinks it might have all started with Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy by Jeffrey Toobin

The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin

American Heiress: The Wild Safa of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin

Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin

A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath: the Obama White House and the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin

True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump by Jeffrey Toobin

Too Close to Call: The Thirty Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election by Jeffrey Toobin

All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

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Jeff Hobbs is a best-selling author, but the way he listens to his subjects and retells their stories brings a deeply human perspective to really difficult topics.  His newest, Seeking Shelter, is the story of homelessness told through the eyes of Evelyn, a devoted and fierce mother of six, determined to keep her kids out of the welfare system.  Jeff spent hundreds of hours talking to Evelyn and her kids about surviving the streets as a family (though not unscathed).  Jeff is a compelling storyteller, a thoughtful author, and his subjects trust him with some of the toughest moments of their lives.  Tune in to find out why.

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Books mentioned in this week's episode:

Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America by Jeff Hobbs

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs

Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System by Jeff Hobbs

Show Them You’re Good: A Portrait of Boys in the City of Angels the Year Before College by Jeff Hobbs

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