AOT #452: Anne Lamott Podcasts Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

Anne Lamott, the beloved, bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow, discusses her new book Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace. In this new collection, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small, she writes, but they change us-our perceptions, our perspectives, and our lives. Lamott writes of forgiveness, restoration, and transformation, how we can turn toward love even in the most hopeless situations, how we find the joy in getting lost and our amazement in finally being found.

($22.95) Riverhead ISBN # 9781594486296. You can visit Anne Lamott‘s official web site as well.

AOT #451: Carine McCandless Podcasts The Wild Truth

Carine McCandless is the sister of Chris McCandless and consulted closely with Jon Krakauer on his bestselling book about Chris, Into the Wild. McCandless reads from and discusses her new book The Wild Truth, her personal memoir of life with Chris McCandless prior to his great adventure and tragic death in Alaska. The spellbinding story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated the nation. But the real story of Chris’s life and his journey has not yet been told – until now.

($27.99) HarperOne ISBN # 9780062323143. You can visit Carine McCandless‘s official web site as well.

AOT #450: Roger Stone Podcasts Nixon’s Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon

Roger Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Killed Kennedy-the Case Against LBJ, discusses Nixon’s Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon. In his new book, Stone charts Nixon’s rise from election to Congress in 1946 to the White House in 1968 after his razor-thin loss to John Kennedy in 1960, his disastrous campaign for Governor of California in 1962 and the greatest comeback in American Presidential history.

($24.99) Skyhorse ISBN # 9781629146034. You can visit Roger Stone‘s official web site as well.

AOT #449: Craig Johnson Podcasts Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories

Bestselling Wyoming mystery author Craig Johnson reads from and discusses his new book Wait for Signs, a collection of twelve Walt Longmire stories, including one never-before-published story. The Denver Post has said of Johnson’s work, “Stepping into Walt’s world is like slipping on a favorite pair of slippers, and it’s where those slippers lead that provides a thrill. Johnson pens a series that should become a ‘must’ read, so curl up, get comfortable, and enjoy the ride.”

($22.00) Viking ISBN # 9780525427919. You can visit Craig Johnson‘s official web site as well.

AOT #448: Paolo Giordano Podcasts The Human Body

Paolo Giordano, the bestselling author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers, reads from and discusses his new novel The Human Body, a searing novel of war and the journey from youth into manhood. A heartrending, redemptive story about brotherhood and family, modern war and the wars we wage with ourselves, Giordano’s visceral novel reminds us what it is to be human.

($27.95) Pamela Dorman Books ISBN # 9780670015641. You can visit Paolo Giordano‘s official web site as well.

AOT #447: Matthew Inman Podcasts The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances

Best-selling author, Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal, discusses his new book The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances. This hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist’s reasons for jogging across mountains, contains over 70 pages of never-before-seen material. “He runs. He sweats. He heaves. He hates it. He loves it. He runs so hard his toenails fall off. He asks himself, why? Why do I do this? Here, gorgeously, bravely, hilariously, is Matt’s deeply honest answer.” – Robert Krulwich, NPR

($16.99) Andrews McMeel ISBN # 9781449459956. You can visit Matthew Inman‘s official web site as well.

AOT #446: Adriana Lisboa Podcasts Crow Blue

Brazilian author Adriana Lisboa reads from and discusses her new novel Crow Blue, “a classic coming-of-age narrative that also explores the dark side of Brazil’s political history.” (The Observer) Rendered in lyrical and passionate prose, Crow Blue is a literary road trip through Brazil and America, and through dark decades of familial and political history.

($16.00) Bloomsbury ISBN # 9781620403365. You can visit Adriana Lisboa‘s official web site as well.

AOT #445: Les Claypool & Larry Lalonde Podcast Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine

Les Claypool and Larry Lalonde discuss the new book Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine: Insight Into Primus and the World of Les Claypool, an oral history of the legendary band Primus, with a star-studded cast of interviewees. This fascinating and beautifully curated oral history tells the tale of this truly one-of-a-kind band. Compiled from nearly fifty all-new interviews conducted by journalist/author Greg Prato-including Primus members past and present and many more fellow musicians-this book is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the band, as well as admirers of the musicians interviewed for the book.

($24.95) Akashic Books ISBN # 9781617753220. You can visit Primus‘s official web site as well.

AOT #444: William Kent Krueger Podcasts Windigo Island

Bestselling mystery author William Kent Krueger reads from and discusses Windigo Island, which finds Cork O’Connor battling vicious villains, both mythical and modern, to rescue a young girl. “A punch-to-the-gut blend of detective story and investigative fiction…. Krueger has written an investigative novel as blistering and crucial in its indictments of contemporary evil as The Jungle.”- Booklist (starred review)

($24.99) Atria ISBN # 9781476749235. You can visit William Kent Krueger‘s official web site as well.

AOT #443: Susan Spann Podcasts Blade of the Samurai

Susan Spann reads from and discusses her new novel Blade of the Samurai: A Shinobi Mystery. “After her exciting historical mystery debut, Claws of the Cat, Spann proves she has the touch in her sophomore entry. The deceptively simple prose educates readers about 16th-century Japan, while the well-plotted story moves at ninja speed.” —Library Journal

($26.99) Minotaur ISBN # 9781250027054. You can visit Susan Spann‘s official web site as well.

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