AOT #459: Kent Nelson Podcasts The Spirit Bird: Stories

Colorado author Kent Nelson was named the 2014 winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for a book of short fiction. Nelson’s collection, The Spirit Bird: Stories was selected by esteemed author David Guterson from a field of 350 entries. Nelson reads from and discusses his award-winning collection.

($24.95) University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN # 9780822944362. You can visit Kent Nelson‘s official web site as well.

AOT #458: Melanie Crowder Podcasts Audacity

Colorado author and teacher Melanie Crowder reads from and discusses her new novel for young readers Audacity, the inspiring story of Russian immigrant Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights in New York at the turn of the twentieth century led to the largest strike by women in American history. Powerful, breathtaking, and inspiring, Audacity is the story of a remarkable young woman, whose passion and selfless devotion to her cause changed the world.

($17.99) Philomel Books ISBN # 9780399168994. You can visit Melanie Crowder‘s official web site as well.

AOT #457: Cary Elwes Podcasts As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride

Actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in the beloved movie The Princess Bride, discusses his memoir As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride. This long-awaited first-person account offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film, and is filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.

($26.00) Touchstone ISBN # 9781476764023. You can visit Cary Elwes‘s official web site as well.

AOT #456: Eric Kaplan Podcasts Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation

Philosopher and author Eric Kaplan is a co-executive producer of, and writer for, the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Kaplan reads from and discusses his new book Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation. “Eric Kaplan is more than a talented comedy writer. He is a deep soul, an intellectual master, and a brilliant communicator of the subtleties of the intersections between faith and logic. He will have you laughing, thinking harder than you’ve ever thought, and falling in love with the process of intellectual exploration all over again. A masterpiece.” — Mayim Bialik, PhD (neuroscience, UCLA), actress known for her roles as Blossom Russo in Blossom and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory

($20.00) Dutton ISBN # 9780525954392. You can visit Eric Kaplan‘s official web site as well.

AOT #455: Bruce Cockburn Podcasts Rumours of Glory

Award-winning songwriter and pioneering guitarist Bruce Cockburn has been shaped by politics, protest, romance, and spiritual discovery. Cockburn reads from and discusses Rumours of Glory: A Memoir, in which he invites readers into his private world and takes them on a lively cultural and musical tour through the late twentieth century, sharing his Christian convictions, his personal relationships, and the social and political activism that has defined him and has both invigorated and incited his fans.

($28.99) HarperOne ISBN # 9780061969126. You can visit Bruce Cockburn‘s official web site as well.

AOT #454: Marilyn Johnson Podcasts Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble

Journalist Marilyn Johnson, the author of two acclaimed books about quirky subcultures — The Dead Beat (about obituary writers) and This Book Is Overdue (about librarians) — discusses her new book Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble. Bringing her irrepressible wit and curiosity to bear on yet another strange world, that of archaeologists, Johnson’s book is by turns amusing and profound, and its wild cast of characters find new ways to consider what is worth salvaging from our past.

($25.99) HarperCollins ISBN # 9780062127181. You can visit Marilyn Johnson‘s official web site as well.

AOT #453: W. Bruce Cameron Podcasts The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man

W. Bruce Cameron, the New York Times bestselling author of A Dog’s Purpose, A Dog’s Journey, and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, reads from and discusses his new novel The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man. “The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man introduces my favorite kind of flawed cynical protagonist in Ruddy McCann, former football star, now Repo Man in a small town full of memorable weirdos. It’s suspenseful, action-packed, romantic, and above all, truly funny. I loved it.” – Nelson DeMille

($24.99) Forge ISBN # 9780765377487. You can visit W. Bruce Cameron‘s official web site as well.

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.

« Previous Page — Next Page »