Film historian Tom Santopietro discusses his new book, The Way We Were: The Making Of A Romantic Classic

From the Bookshelf is produced with support from radio station KSQD in Santa Cruz California. Host Gary Shapiro brings you interviews with best selling authors of fiction and nonfiction, graphic novelists, actors, photographers, and singer-songwriters discussing their works. Visit us on Facebook! Your comments are welcome. Email us at gary@rattlebrain.com.
Listen and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform:


Film historian Tom Santopietro discusses his new book, The Way We Were: The Making Of A Romantic Classic

NY Times theatre critic Jesse Green on his new book, Shy: The Alarmingly Out Spoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers. Plus Lissa Warren!

Charles Elton discusses his biography of film director Michael Cimino, CIMINO: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price Of A Vision. Also obituary writer Eve Golden!

Annie-B Parson discusses her work , her career and her new book, The Choreography of Everyday Life

Deborah Holt Larkin discusses her new book, A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California’s Most Notorious Killers.

Elsa Sjunneson discusses her new book, Being Seen: On Deafblind Woman’s Fight To End Ableism. Also Lissa Warren on the latest books.

Historian Jacqueline R. Braitman discusses her book, She Damn Near Ran The Studio: The Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Koverman

Robert S. Bader discusses his updated biography of The Marx Brothers and his new book Speaking Of Harpo, the memoir of Harpo Marx’s widow, Susan Fleming Marx.

The late Judy Tenuta from 2012 and cartoonist Tim Eagan are the guests.

Historian Lucy Worsley discusses her new book, Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman