The Book Report

A spotlight on best-selling series to finish out your summer reading. Elaine brings you up to date on adventures of well-loved fictionalized heroes, and introduces you to new characters you'll want to start following. Interview with Daniel Silva.

A salute to the London Olympics with books from the wide world of sports. We'll explore titles on great athletes from yesteryear, and stories of men and women using sport to turn their lives around. Interview with editor and book critic, Donna Seaman.

A multi-hued show of titles illuminating art history, artists and art-centric novels. Interview with Peter Silverman and Kitty Pilgrim.

The 2012 Audie Awards have been announced...recognizing distinction in audio books and spoken word entertainment. They're the Oscars for Audio Book lovers, and this week, we spotlight the winners. This week's show consists of Richard Ford, writer of Canada.

Here's a rollickin' round-up of page-turning suspense sizzlers, perfect for your beach bag. This week's interview is with Steve Berry. He is a New York Times best-selling author with more than 14 million books in print.

Summer's slower pace doesn't mean your brain needs to turn to mush. To get all your synapses firing, Elaine presents a list of nonfiction titles to keep you current on history, politics, science and more. This week's interview is with Bruce Berkhardt from Powell's City of Books.

Stars, stripes and wonderful snapshots of American culture are spotlighted in this patriotic parade of books. This week's special guest interview is Mark Shriver. Author of "A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver".

Elaine takes a first look back at 2011, spotlighting powerful women authors. It's an amazing list with many titles you'll want to read. Keeping women in the forefront, Elaine speaks with two great ladies with new books on women in the arts.