TJC’s Up Close

http://newsdesk.tjctv.com/2015/01/up-close-nazila-fathi-and-suki-kim/ TJC's Steven I. Weiss interviews the authors of two memoirs which shed light on the repressive regimes in Iran and North Korea, respectively. Nazila Fathi discusses "The Lonely War: One Woman's Account of The Struggle For Modern Iran," and Suki Kim talks about her book, "Without You There Is No Us: My Time With The Sons of North Korea's Elite."

This week on TJC Up Close, on sin and state. TJC's Steven I. Weiss interviews Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout, a former Democratic primary candidate for Governor of New York, about her book, "Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff-box to Citizens United"; and University of Michigan professor Fatma Muge Gocek about her book, "Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and Collective Violence against the Armenians, 1789-2009."

http://newsdesk.tjctv.com This week on UP CLOSE, what to expect from aging -- the good and the bad. TJC's Steven I. Weiss interviews Mindy Greenstein, co-author of "Lighter As We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths, and Aging," and Meryl Comer, author of "Slow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's."

This week on Up Close: SUNY Stony Brook professor Sara Lipton, author of "Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography," and Duke University professor Laura Lieber, author of "A Vocabulary of Desire: The Song of Songs in the Early Synagogue."

http://newsdesk.tjctv.com On faith: TCJ's Steven I. Weiss interviews Avi Steinberg, author of "The Lost Book of Mormon: A Journey Through the Mythic Lands of Nephi, Zarehemla, and Kansas City, Missouri," and the authors of the "Small Miracles" series, Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal" about their newest book, "Small Miracles from Beyond."

http://newsdesk.tjctv.com A look at interfaith marriage in America. First, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lucinda Franks talks about how she met and married famed Jewish NY District Attorney Robert Morgenthau in her book, "Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me." Then, taking a broader view, Naomi Schaefer Riley discusses the results of national surveys and in-depth interviews she conducted for her book, "'Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America."

Interviews with Susan G. Solomon, author of "The Science of Play: How to Build playgrounds That Enhance Children's Development," Candy Leonard, author of "Beatleness: How The Beatles and Their Fans Remade the World," and Kristin Battista-Frazee, author of "The Pornographer's Daughter: A Memoir of Childhood, My Dad, and Deep Throat.

This week on Up Close, two perspectives on the cycles humans go through. Political cycles with "Meet The Press"moderator Chuck Todd, author of "The Stranger: Barack Obama in The White House," and the Earth's cycles with MacArthur Genius Grant Awardee Ruth DeFries, author of "The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis."

http://newsdesk.tjctv.com Interviews with Rabbi David Wolpe on "David: The Divided Heart; Stephanie Feldman on her novel, "The Angel of Losses"; and Anya Ulinich on her graphic novel, "Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel."

This week on Up Close: a look at differing views of women's roles in religion and politics. Interviews with Jo Piazza, author of "If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission"; Elana Maryles Sztokman, author of "The War On Women in Israel: A Story of Religious Radicalism and the Women Fighting for Freedom"; and Fox News contributor and TownHall.com News Editor Katie Pavlich, author of "Assault and Flattery: The Truth About the Left and Their War on Women."