AOT #49: Francine Mathews Podcasts The Alibi Club

Francine Mathews reads from and discusses her new historical thriller, The Alibi Club.

Francine Mathews worked as a foreign-policy analyst for the CIA. She is the author of The Cutout, The Secret Agent and Blown, and under the pseudonym Stephanie Barron, she is the author of eight bestselling Jane Austen mysteries. Epic and yet intimate, The Alibi Club is a seamless blend of fact and fiction based on a little-known episode of WWII. Mathews’ own life in the spy world makes espionage in her books come uniquely alive.

($24.00) Bantam ISBN #0-553-80331-x. You can visit Francine Mathews’ official web site as well.

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AOT #48: John Berendt Podcasts The City of Falling Angels

John Berendt, author of the record-breaking bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, reads from and discusses the paperback edition of his new book, The City of Falling Angels.

In this great example of the “non-fiction novel” genre that Berendt helped create, Berendt turns to the magic, mystery and decadence of Venice to gradually reveal the truth behind a fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Venice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.

($15.00) Penguin ISBN # 0-14-303693-9.

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AOT #47: Ellen Burstyn Podcasts Lessons in Becoming Myself

Ellen Burstyn, Academy and Tony Award-winning actress, discusses her life and her new memoir, Lessons in Becoming Myself.

In this powerful story of a woman’s search for a deeper understanding of herself, Burstyn explores the unexpected paths her life has taken in this unflinchingly honest, moving and inspirational memoir. For this podcast, Burstyn is interviewed by television critic-at-large and author, Greg Moody.

($25.95) Riverhead ISBN # 1-59448-929-7. You can visit Ellen Burstyn’s web site as well.

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AOT #46: Elizabeth Berg Podcasts We Are All Welcome Here

Elizabeth Berg, the New York Times bestselling author, reads from and discusses her new novel, We Are All Welcome Here.

In this novel, set during the summer of 1964 in Tupelo, Mississippi, Berg, who has a rare talent for revealing her characters’ hearts and minds in a manner that makes us empathize completely, tells the stories of three women – each struggling against overwhelming odds for her own kind of freedom.

($22.95) Random House ISBN # 1-40006-161-x. You can visit Elizabeth Berg’s web site as well.

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