“Dear Mr. Disney”— That’s how a 10-year-old girl named Catherine began her letter to the most powerful man in movies during the bitter, final months of 1963. She had experienced that year’s traumas like most children do, through the anxious whispers of adults, despair moving a few feet above her head. She wanted to tell […]
Read moreIf you’ve been hankering for the latest and greatest in Southwest reading, your wait is over. Southwest Books of the Year is back with the finest regional books of 2017, hot off the press and ready for you to sample. Look for them in your local library soon. As they have for more than 40 […]
Read moreNora Glasser, the plucky narrator of Shafransky’s assured first novel, leaves New York City for the Long Island town of Pequod after her marriage to famous painter Hugh Walker ends bitterly. More than two years later, she’s established herself in the community, writing a humorous column, “Tips for Living,” for the local paper. Then Hugh […]
Read moreFeaturing what is definitely Hallmark’s most wonderful cast to date — Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Joan Cusack and Danny Glover — The Christmas Train is based on David Baldacci’s best-selling novel of the same name. Dermot stars as a jaded journalist named Tom who is traveling by train from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles. Along […]
Read moreHarlan Coben’s addictive crime novels—he has around 27 out so far—keep readers on the edge of their seat. Get ready for twists, turns, reversals, and you’d-never-guess-it plot twists. His thrillers are virtuoso mysteries that expose the dark side of familiar settings. Prepare yourself for relatable characters, crackling prose, and shocking endings. Coben’s popular Myron Bolitar […]
Read moreA Rumor of War, Philip Caputo’s searing personal account of his time as a Marine in Vietnam, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, in time for PBS’s formidable 18-hour documentary, The Vietnam War (Caputo is featured in the series). The book was published just two years after the fall of Saigon, a time when Vietnam was […]
Read moreBest-selling author David Baldacci will receive this year’s Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia. The award, which recognizes outstanding and long-lasting contributions to literature by an author with Virginia ties, will be given at the library’s Literary Awards Celebration in October. Baldacci, a native Virginian, has published 33 novels for adults and […]
Read moreHeather Graham lands on Publishers Weekly’s Mass Market Bestseller List at #3 for her newest novel WICKED DEEDS, which debuted September 19th, and B.J. Daniels takes #10 for ROUGH RIDER and #21 for ROUGH RIDER & MATCHMAKING WITH A MISSION. See full list here
Read moreAcclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will premiere The Vietnam War, their latest documentary epic, on WOSU TV September 17th at 8pm. They join us to discuss the film, challenges faced during production, and the timeliness of this particular retrospective today. Later, author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Philip Caputo adds to the conversation by looking […]
Read moreWritten/executive produced by Rose, The Outsider is a legal thriller set in the powerful but often secretive world of the Supreme Court as seen through the eyes of their clerks, the young twentysomethings who struggle to balance their messy personal lives against the incredible demands of their jobs. When a street savvy public defender is suddenly […]
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