The Book Show #1115 - John Irving
Novelist John Irving discusses his new book "Last Night in Twisted River", and what it takes to write melancholy & twisty characters.
The Book Show #1114 - Edward Rutherfurd
Edward Rutherfurd's latest book, New York: The Novel, celebrates the city in a rich saga that illuminates cultural, social, and political upheavals through the lives of a remarkably diverse set of families.
The Book Show #1113 - Ruth Rendell
Crime writer Ruth Rendell in on The Book Show to give us some insight behind her famous character Inspector Wexford, and her new book "The Monster in the Box".
The Book Show #1112 - Stephen King
This week literary legend Stephen King joins Joe to talk about his new novel, Under the Dome.
Book Show #1111
This week on the Book Show, Margaret Atwood tells Joe about her newest novel, "The Year of the Flood".
Book Show #1110
This week on The Book Show, Joe speaks with Jonathan Lethem about his new book "Cronic City", and Lethem's fondness for Manhattan.
Book Show #1109
Nick Hornby is on The Book show to talk about his novel "Juliet, Naked".
Book Show #1108
Pat Conroy joins Joe on The Book Show this week to talk about his new novel, "South of Broad".
Book Show #1107
Jonathan Tropper joins Joe on The Book Show to talk about his novel "This is Where I Leave You".
Book Show #1106
This week on The Book Show Joe speaks with writer Francine Prose about her new book "Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife".
Book Show 1105
E.L. Doctorow - Doctorow's latest novel, Homer & Langley, is inspired by the notorious true story of the Collyer brothers, famous for their compulsive hoarding and their obsessive fear of throwing anything away.
Book Show #1104
Host Joe Donahue speaks with author Nicholson Baker about his new work of fiction "The Anthologist".
The Book Show #1103
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder to discuss his new book "Strength in What Remains." Air Date: 9/8/09
The Book Show #1102
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by author Ward Just to discuss his latest novel "Exiles in the Garden." Air Date: 9/1/09
The Book Show #1101
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina welcome author Lisa See back to the show to discuss her new bestselling novel "Shanghai Girls." Air Date: 5/25/09
The Book Show #1100
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Valerie Martin to discuss her new novel "The Confessions of Edward Day." Air Date: 8/18/09
The Book Show #1099
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina welcomes biographer Blake Bailey to talk about his book "Cheever." Air Date: 8/11/09
The Book Show #1098
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by author Kate Christensen to discuss her latest novel, "Trouble." Air Date: 8/4/09
The Book Show #1097
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by author Sarah Waters to discuss her new novel, "The Little Stranger." Air Date: 7/28/09
The Book Show #1096
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Laney Salisbury to talk about the book, "Provenance." Air Date: 7/21/09
The Book Show #1095
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Elizabeth Garner to discuss her new novel "The Ingenious Edgar Jones." Air Date: 7/14/09
The Book Show #1093
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by author Anita Jain to discuss her book "Marrying Anita." Air Date: 6/30/09
The Book Show #1094
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Eva Hoffman, author of the novel "Appassionata." Air Date: 7/7/09
The Book Show #1092
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina welcomes Brad Gooch, author of the biography "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor." Air Date: 6/23/09
The Book Show #1091
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Kamila Shamsie to discuss her new novel, "Burnt Shadows." Air Date: 6/16/09
The Book Show #1090
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Colm Toibin to discuss his new novel "Brooklyn." Air Date: 6/9/09
The Book Show #1089
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Arika Okrent to discuss her new book "In the Land of Invented Languages." Air Date: 6/2/09
The Book Show #1088
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by author Gregory Maguire. Air Date: 5/26/09
The Book Show #1087
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Patricia O'Conner to talk about her new book "Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language." Air Date: 5/19/09
The Book Show #1086
Host Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina is joined by Elinor Lipman to discuss her latest novel, "The Family Man." Air Date: 5/12/09