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1. The Book Show Show 1275

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2012 December 23
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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2019-02-06T17:40:01Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Martin Amis, about his latest novel, "Lionel Asbo: State of England," which centers around a thuggish, yet endearing antihero named Lionel Asbo. (Originally aired on The Book Show #1261.)
Subject:
Amis, Martin, Great Britain--Social life and customs--Fiction, and Satire

2. The Book Show Show 1276

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2012 December 30
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:06Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning author, Michael Chabon, about his latest novel, "Telegraph Avenue." The book focuses on two friends and a used vinyl store called Brokeland Records in 2004 Oakland, CA. (Originally aired on The Book Show #1265.)
Subject:
Chabon, Michael and Domestic fiction

3. The Book Show Show 1277

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:12Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Ben Schrank about his new novel, "Love Is a Canoe." Set in Millerton, New York, the book is about the fragility of marriage. (Re-aired on The Book Show #1302.)
Subject:
Schrank, Ben and Bereavement--Fiction

4. The Book Show Show 1278

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:19Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Rilla Askew about her new novel, "Kind of Kin." The book investigates how sweeping agenda-driven legislation affects real individual lives. (Re-aired on The Book Show #1298.)
Subject:
Illegal aliens--Fiction, Domestic fiction, and Askew, Rilla

5. The Book Show Show 1279

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:29Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Michael Connelly about his new novel, "The Black Box," which stars Los Angeles Police Department detective, Harry Bosch. The book is set in the midst of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. (Re-aired on The Book Show #1299.)
Subject:
Mystery fiction and Connelly, Michael, 1956-

6. The Book Show Show 1280

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:40Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Caleb Carr about his new novel, "The Legend of Broken," a medieval epic set it Europe's Dark Ages.
Subject:
Carr, Caleb, 1955-, Historical fiction, and Fiction, Medieval

7. The Book Show Show 1281

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:40:52Z
Description:
Part 1 of 2: Joe Donahue speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning author, Richard Russo, about his new memoir, "Elsewhere: A Memoir." The personal account of his childhood and life takes place in the upstate town of Gloversville, New York. (Re-aired on The Book Show #1306 and #1307.)
Subject:
Russo, Richard, 1949- and Novelists, American--Biography

8. The Book Show Show 1282

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:41:04Z
Description:
Part 2 of 2: In an extended conversation with Richard Russo and Joe Donahue, Russo speaks at length about his childhood, his complicated relationship with his mother, and other topics that he has written about in, "Elsewhere: A Memoir." (Re-aired on The Book Show #1306 and #1307.)
Subject:
Russo, Richard, 1949- and Novelists, American--Biography

9. The Book Show Show 1283

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 17
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:41:17Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning humorist, Dave Barry, about his new novel, "Insane City," where the main character in the book travels to Florida for a destination wedding.
Subject:
Barry, Dave and Black humor (Literature)

10. The Book Show Show 1284

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 24
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:41:32Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with writer Tracy Kidder and his former editor, Richard Todd, about their new book, "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction. Stories and Advice from a Lifetime of Writing and Editing." The book explores three major non-fiction forms, narratives, essays, and memoirs.
Subject:
Kidder, Tracy, Todd, Richard, 1949-, and Prose literature

11. The Book Show Show 1285

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:41:46Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with author Robert Crais about his new novel, "Suspect." The story involves a Los Angeles police officer tracking down his late partner's murderer with the help of a military canine.
Subject:
Mystery fiction, Police--California--Los Angeles--Fiction, and Crais, Robert

12. The Book Show Show 1286

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:42:00Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with award winning author and MacArthur Fellow, George Saunders, about his new collection of short stories, "The Tenth of December."
Subject:
Saunders, George, 1958- and Short stories, American

13. The Book Show Show 1287

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 17
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:42:15Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with Daniel Klein about his new publication, "Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life." In the book, the author describes his journey to Greece and his coming to terms with aging.
Subject:
Epicureans (Greek philosophy), Klein, Daniel M, and Old age

14. The Book Show Show 1288

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 24
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:42:30Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with award winning novelist and poet Stephen Dobyns about his new thriller, "The Burn Palace," which takes place in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island.
Subject:
Dobyns, Stephen, 1941-, Suspense fiction, and City and town life--Rhode Island--Fiction

15. The Book Show Show 1289

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:42:46Z
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In a live audience recording, Joe Donahue speaks with author Jodi Picoult about her new novel, "The Storyteller." The book is about a young woman who is faced with a moral dilemma after she befriends an elderly man with a marred past.
Subject:
Picoult, Jodi, 1966- and Psychological fiction, American

16. The Book Show Show 1290

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 April 7
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:43:04Z
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Joe Donahue speaks with author Tara Conklin about her debut novel, "The House Girl." The book intertwines the story of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia with that of a young lawyer in contemporary New York.
Subject:
Conklin, Tara and Historical fiction

17. The Book Show Show 1291

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 April 14
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:43:22Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Elizabeth Graver about her new novel, "The End of the Point." Set in Buzzard's Bay from 1942 to 1999, the book traces a family's journey through the latter half of the 20th Century.
Subject:
Psychological fiction, Domestic fiction, and Graver, Elizabeth, 1964-

18. The Book Show Show 1292

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 April 21
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:43:40Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Meg Wolitzer about her new novel, "The Interestings." The story explores the friendship and coming-of-age of six artistic friends that meet one summer at camp.
Subject:
Wolitzer, Meg and Friendship--Fiction

19. The Book Show Show 1293

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 April 28
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:43:58Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with author Manil Suri about her new novel, "The City of Devi," set in Mumbai. In the book, a wife tries to find her missing husband as India and Pakistan are on the verge of nuclear war.
Subject:
Suri, Manil, Suspense fiction, and Mumbai (India)--Fiction

20. The Book Show Show 1294

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 May 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a739e5e962c37730417379f3087e0b2c
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2019-02-06T17:44:16Z
Description:
Joe Donahue speaks with Cheryl Strayed, author of The New York Times bestseller, "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail." The memoir documents Strayed's solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother.
Subject:
Strayed, Cheryl, 1968- and Novelists, American--Biography