From the Bookshelf

GARY SHAPIRO’S FROM THE BOOKSHELF

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.

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  • Christina Rice

    Christina Rice
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
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    Film historian Christina Rice discusses her book, Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel.

  • Columbo Creator William Link The Association’s Terry Kirkman

    Columbo Creator William Link The Association’s Terry Kirkman
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Columbo Creator William Link The Association’s Terry Kirkman
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    The late William Link, co-creator of Columbo is remembered, plus Terry Kirkman, founding member of The Association.

  • FTB Remembers Dawn Wells

    FTB Remembers Dawn Wells
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    FTB Remembers Dawn Wells
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    The late Dawn Wells, Gilligan’s Island’s Mary Ann, in a 2015 interview. Also author and music archivist Bonnie Morris.

  • Chris Hillman of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers

    Chris Hillman of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Chris Hillman of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers
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    Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame’s Chris Hillman discusses his new book Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond. Plus Lissa Warren!

  • Joey Bishop and The Rat Pack

    Joey Bishop and The Rat Pack
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Joey Bishop and The Rat Pack
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    Richard A. Lertzman returns to discuss his new book, Deconstructing The Rat Pack: Joey, The Mob, and The Summit.

  • Scott Eyman on Cary Grant

    Scott Eyman on Cary Grant
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
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    Scott Eyman returns to discuss his new book, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

  • Elizabeth Mitchell

    Elizabeth Mitchell
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
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    Historian Elizabeth Mitchell discusses her new book, Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House. Also Lissa Warren with new book picks!

  • Patricia Morrisroe & Ted Koppel

    Patricia Morrisroe & Ted Koppel
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Patricia Morrisroe & Ted Koppel
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    Patricia Morrisroe discusses her new book The Woman In The Moonlight, a novel about the woman to whom Beethoven dedicated his Moonlight Sonata. Also a 2015 interview with journalist Ted Koppel.

  • Dan Greenberger & Cynthia Lennon

    Dan Greenberger & Cynthia Lennon
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
    Dan Greenberger & Cynthia Lennon
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    Dan Greenberger talks about his book The Boys Next Door: a novel about The Beatles. John Lennon would have been 80 this week, so we also listen back to our interview with the late Cynthia Lennon, who was John’s first wife.

  • J.E. Smyth

    J.E. Smyth
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    Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf
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    J.E. Smyth on her book Nobody’s Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood.