Joe Donahue is joined by Anne Rice and her son Christopher Rice in a live-audience recording in Saratoga Springs, New York. They discuss publishing, writing, and their latest titles, "The Wolves of Midwinter" and "The Heavens Rise."
Joe Donahue speaks with Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of "Eat, Pray, Love." Gilbert returns to fiction with her first novel in 13-years, "The Signature of All Things," about the life and death of botanist Alma Whittaker.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Louise Penny about, "How the Light Gets In," the newest edition to her revered mystery series, "Three Pines Series." In the book, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache faces his nemesis and uncovers shattering revelations.
Part 2 of 2: In an extended conversation with Harry Rosenfeld and Joe Donahue, they discuss the conflict between political and journalistic decision making at The Washington Post. Rosenfeld was metro editor at The Washington Post, where he managed reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the Watergate investigation that earned the newspaper a Pulitzer.
Part 1 of 2: Joe Donahue speaks with journalist Harry Rosenfeld about his memoir, "From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman," a story of the life of a newspaperman. Rosenfeld talks about his childhood and events leading up to his career in journalism.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Edwidge Danticat about her book, "Claire of the Sea Light." Set in a seaside town of Haiti, the novel unfolds over the course of one evening and features a father struggling with the painful decision of whether to give away his beloved daughter in the hopes she will find a better life with someone else.
Joe Donahue speaks with Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Tinkers." Harding's new book, "Enon: A Novel," builds a story around the grandson of "Tinkers" protagonist, George Crosby, following him as he tries to come to terms with a shattering personal tragedy.
Joe Donahue speaks with author Ivan Doig about his novel, "Sweet Thunder." In Doig's latest story he reprises the beloved character Morrie Morgan to take on the power of the press in an era of corporate greed and social unrest.