Movie, stage and television star, singer, dancer Oscar winner George Chakiris is the guest! His new book is My West Side Story: A Memoir.

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Movie, stage and television star, singer, dancer Oscar winner George Chakiris is the guest! His new book is My West Side Story: A Memoir.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on her latest book. When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story Of The Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered The Way We Watch Today

Richard Thompson discusses his memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975.

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