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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.

The Book Show Joe Donahue

    • Arts
    • 4.5 • 28 Ratings

Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.

    The Book Show | Anna Quindlen - After Annie

    The Book Show | Anna Quindlen - After Annie

    Anna Quindlen puts her trademark wisdom on family, friendship, and the ties that bind us at the center her new novel, “After Annie.” When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all of their lives.

    • 27 min
    The Book Show | Amitava Kumar - My Beloved Life

    The Book Show | Amitava Kumar - My Beloved Life

    “My Beloved Life” by Amitava Kumar is a father-daughter story that widens into an Indian family saga. It tells the story of an ordinary life made exceptional by the fact that father has loved and has been loved in return. His daughter’s story recasts the past in a new light.

    • 27 min
    The Book Show | Kaveh Akbar - Martyr!

    The Book Show | Kaveh Akbar - Martyr!

    Poet Kaveh Akbar joins us to discuss his first novel “Martyr!” which follows Cyrus Shams on a journey of introspection and discovery. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet. His obsession with martyrs and dealing with the death of his mother drives him to examine the mysteries of his past.

    • 27 min
    The Book Show | Danielle Trussoni - The Puzzle Master

    The Book Show | Danielle Trussoni - The Puzzle Master

    Novelist Danielle Trussoni is the author of the bestsellers “Angelology” and “Angelopolis.” She gives readers a thrilling ride with her latest, “The Puzzle Master.” Reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery - one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity.

    • 27 min
    The Book Show | Kristin Hannah - The Women

    The Book Show | Kristin Hannah - The Women

    “The Women,” a new novel by Kristin Hannah, is set at a pivotal time in American history: the Vietnam era. It is an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous situation and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics.

    • 27 min
    The Book Show | Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful

    The Book Show | Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful

    Ann Napolitano took the literary world by storm with her tear-jerker of a novel “Dear Edward.” Her latest, “Hello Beautiful,” is an homage to Louisa May Alcott’s classic, “Little Women.” “Hello Beautiful” is a portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

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Best Author Interviews Out There

Such an underrated show in the podcast sphere. I used to listen on the radio back east and it's a treasure trove for listening to some of the best authors.

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