Taylor Branch tells of his account of President Bill Clinton's confidential diary project, a unique collaboration between Branch and Clinton, aimed at preserving the fullest record of this president.
Lane Montgomery discusses her photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur.
Amid an impromptu blackout and other technical challenges, Gary Pomerantz discusses his narrative from the Roaring 20's about a bridge-table killing and murder trial in Kansas City, and the contract bridge card game craze that swept America.
Southern literary icon Pat Conroy debuts his new novel, South of Broad, his first in 14 years. Conroy discusses his body of work and his life, alongside his wife and novelist, Cassandra King, and Atlanta Magazine Book Editor Teresa Weaver.
Reporter Marc Wortman depicts Atlanta's siege and fall in The Bonfire, a narrative history told through the eyes of Confederate and Union participants.
Murray Browne discusses the paradox of his new book about used books, being talked about in a shop that started out selling only used books, but now sells new ones too.
Richard Doster discusses his latest book, Crossing the Lines, a quasi-historical cobbling of quotes, interviews, and editorials in the backdrop of baseball and journalism in the 1950s.
Brad Gooch talks about his book, Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor, which covers the life and personality of the much celebrated Georgia novelist and short story writer.
Peg Tyre discusses her book, The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do.
Jack Riggs, writer-in-residence at the Writers Institute of Georgia Perimeter College, delivers the first public reading of his new novel, The Fireman's Wife.
Bernie Schein discusses his educational techniques and his book, If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids.
Janice L. Sumler-Edmond talks with 90.1 WABE's Valerie Jackson about The Secret Trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault: The Life and Trials of a Free Woman of Color in Antebellum Georgia.
Experience the very entertaining, live audience recording of WABE 90.1FM's Between the Lines with Valerie Jackson and her special guest, Roy Blount Jr.
The oldest grandson of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Curtis Roosevelt, discusses his new book, Too Close to the Sun: Growing up in the Shadow of my Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor.
Catherine Oglesby, professor of history at Valdosta State University, reads from her biography, Corra Harris and the Divided Mind of the New South, which
tackles the complexities of race, class, and gender.
Peter W. Galbraith describes the storm our next president will inherit in his latest book, Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies.
Author Laura Claridge discusses Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners, the first authoritative biography of the woman who created a standard of behavior for America.
Award-winning historian and author George C. Herring gives an overview of American diplomacy in his new book, From Colony to Superpower: US Foreign Relations Since 1776.
Paul Lombardo, professor of law at Georgia State University, writes about a moment in American history in his new book, Three Generations: No Imbeciles.
Christie's Vice President James Peill and Desmond Fitzgerald, 29th Knight of Glin and president of the Irish Georgian Society, present at Deadwyler Antiques.
Russell Shorto, author of Decartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason, discusses the new intellectual detective story.
Atlanta resident and author Michael Largo discusses his new book, Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the Ages.
Authors Julie Cannon, JL Miles, Karin Gillespie and Patricia Sprinkle, aka The Dixie Darlings, regale on their lives and works. They are joined by special guest and author Haywood Smith.
Fredrick Douglas Opie, associate professor of history and director of the African Diaspora Studies program at Marist College, discusses his book, Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America.
Ronald Katz discusses his book, written with Arielle la Tour d'Auvergne, French America: French Architecture From Colonalization To The Birth Of A Nation.
Professor of law at New York Law School and professor of history at Rutgers University, Annette Gordon-Reed talks about her new book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.
Author Jon Entine discusses his Abraham's Children: Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People. *This selection's audio requires adjustment. Thank you.
Thomas Frank, The New York Times bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, discusses his new book, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule.
Atlanta native Rob Kutner, Emmy-award-winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, unveils Apocalyse How, his latest entry into survival literature.
Advisory: Adult Content. Charles McNair, author of Land O'Goshen, introduces and interviews author Chuck Palahniuk about his latest bawdy release, Snuff.
In A Voyage Long and Strange, Tony Horwitz attempts to understand what happened in the Americas between Columbusâ arrival and the Mayflowerâs landing on Plymouth Rock.
Mary Tillman discusses her book, Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman. It is a memorial to her son who was killed in action in Afghanistan, and a report on what she underwent to discover the truth about his being killed by friendly fire.
In Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts continues the story of remarkable women and their achievements in moving the fledgling US forward, from the election of John Adams in 1796 to the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828.
In You Want Fries With That? A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage, Prioleau Alexander explores life at minimum wage and proves unequivocally that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Frances Richey discusses her book of poetry, The Warrior: A Mother's Story of a Son at War, a personal exploration of the daily feelings a mother experiences while her child goes off to war.
Elizabeth Strout discusses her latest book, Olive Kitteridge, a series of thirteen interlocking tales that present a portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers.
Real-life dating columnist and book author Lisa Daily talks about her debut novel, Fifteen Minutes of Shame and how it's heroine fits into Daily's professional shoes.
**This selection contains strong language. Eugene S. Robinson reads from his new book, Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking.
Honey B. is the pseudonym for Mary B. Morrison. This latest Honey B. book is the story of two lovers whose sexual lives are more than above average, but they are both competing for the same CEO position in their firm.
Douglas Blackmon's Slavery by Another Name illuminates a little known, widespread and legal form of slavery that continued in the US from the end of the Civil War through 1945.
Steven Lee Beeber is joined by a local actor friend to read from the new anthology on insomnia, titled AWAKE! A Reader for the Sleepless. *This selection can appear dark on your monitor. We thank you in advance for your willingness to make any necessary adjustments.
Pearl Cleage reads and discusses her latest book, Seen It All and Done The Rest. *This selection's audio levels can fluctuate. Thank you in advance for planning to adjust your volume, as necessary.
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, a native North Carolinian and the C. Vann Woodward professor of history at Yale University, discusses her revealing new book, Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950.
Wendy A. Burns-Ardolino discusses her book, which uses feminist theory of the body, the cultural production and consumption of fashion and beauty cultures, femininity and female subjectivity to tell the story of how women are shaped physically, culturally, socially and politically by shaping garments.
John Burnham Schwartz' fourth novel, The Commoner, is a tale inspired by the dramatic, real-life stories of the reigning empress and crown princess of Japan.
Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century, a co-founder of Spy magazine and former columnist for Time and The New Yorker, discusses his new novel, Heyday.
Tom Perrotta exposes the powerful emotions underlying modern American family life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.
John Henning moderates as a panel of experts discuss how the Irish and the Jews of Boston impacted the evolution of the city and each other. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)
