The Sound of Books

By Jason Saul

Each Wednesday morning on The Sound of Books award-winning producer and interviewer Fred Kasten talks to the author — or occasionally editor — of a new or recently-published book that Fred judges to b... more

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July 30, 2013 New Novel From Stephen Maitland-Lewis A Timely, Compelling Financial Thriller
Ambition , t he third novel from award-winning author and part-time New Orleanian Stephen Maitland-Lewis — is a timely financial thriller inspired by an actual multi-million dollar investment banking ripoff Maitland-Lewis got wind of while working on Wall Street in the late 1980s. To learn more about Stephen Maitland-Lewis and Ambition — please click here http://maitland-lewis.com/read-me/
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April 17, 2013 "Who Was Dracula?" — A New Investigation By Acclaimed Historian Jim Steinmeyer
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book by acclaimed stage and magic historian Jim Steinmeyer: Who Was Dracula? Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood .
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April 11, 2013 Poet Rodney Jones' Ninth Volume Explores "Imaginary Logic"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the latest volume from award-winning poet Rodney Jones — Imaginary Logic .
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April 03, 2013 Page-Turning Debut Novel About Race in 1960s Alabama
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten — the acclaimed debut novel from prize-winning historian Robert J. Norrell: Eden Rise .
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March 27, 2013 Top Marks for New Mohsin Hamid Novel — "How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the widely-praised and highly recommended new novel by Mohsin Hamid, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia .
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March 21, 2013 Susan Straight's Highly Recommended New Novel "Between Heaven and Here"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new novel from award-winning author Susan Straight — Between Heaven and Here .
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March 05, 2013 Timely New Book from Pulitzer Prize Winner Garry Wills, "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book by New York Times- bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills, Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition .
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February 26, 2013 Hanna Rosin's New Book Explores "The End of Men"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the latest book from award-winning journalist and author Hanna Rosin, The End of Men: and the Rise of Women .
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February 06, 2013 Well Crafted Thriller from Novelist Stephen Maitland-Lewis: "Emeralds Never Fade"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the recent novel by soon-to-be part-time New Orleanian Stephen Maitland-Lewis, Emeralds Never Fade .
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January 30, 2013 Evocative New Work From Alabama Writer Frye Gaillard: "The Books That Mattered"
Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book from journalist and author Frye Gaillard, The Books That Mattered: A Reader's Memoir .
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FAQs about The Sound of Books:

How many episodes does The Sound of Books have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.