Julia Cooke discusses her new book, Come Fly The World: The Jet Age Story of the Women of Pan Am. Also, artist Robynn Smith on Print Day In May.

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Julia Cooke discusses her new book, Come Fly The World: The Jet Age Story of the Women of Pan Am. Also, artist Robynn Smith on Print Day In May.

Art historian Jo Farb Hernandez discusses her book, Singular Spaces: From The Eccentric To The Extraordinary In Spanish Art Environments. Also Lissa Warren talks books!

From The Bookshelf remembers the brilliant Morris Dickstein with this 2009 interview. Also Lissa Warren on new books.

Abraham Riesman on his new book, True Believer: The Rise And Fall Of Stan Lee.

Legendary biographer Donald Spoto is the guest. His books include biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, and many others.

Journalist and film historian Mark Harris discusses his new bestseller, Mike Nichols: A Life

Reid Mitenbuler discusses his new book, Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation.

Cloris Leachman died at the age of 94 in January. From The Bookshelf remembers her with this 2009 interview.