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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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Anthony Horowitz

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Anthony Horowitz

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Anthony Horowitz returns to discuss his latest Hathorne & Horowitz novel: A Deadly Episode.

May 6, 2026
Mark Malkoff – Todd Diamond

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Mark Malkoff – Todd Diamond

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00:59:34

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This week’s guests are Mark Malkoff, author of Love Johnny Carson, Todd Diamond, author of Pass The Trauma Please, and Alison van Diggelen, author of The LOVE Project.

April 23, 2026
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

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Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

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00:58:47

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Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discusses her new book, A Protest History of The United Sates.

April 9, 2026
Michael Kimmel

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Michael Kimmel

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00:58:00

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Historian Michael Kimmel discusses his new book, Playmakers:The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created The Toy Industry In America.

March 26, 2026
Victoria Hetherington – Robynn Smith

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Victoria Hetherington – Robynn Smith

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00:58:24

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Victoria Hetherington discusses her new book The Friend Machine: On The Trail Of AI Companionship. Robynn Smith talks Print Day In May.

March 12, 2026
The Legendary Alice Gerrard

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The Legendary Alice Gerrard

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Alice Gerrard discusses her career and her new book, Custom Made Woman: A Life In Traditional Music

February 26, 2026
Carla Kaplan

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Carla Kaplan

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Carla Kaplan discusses her acclaimed new biography, Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life Of Jessica Mitford.

February 12, 2026
David Margolick

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David Margolick

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00:58:25

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David Margolick discusses his new book, When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy

January 29, 2026
Susanne Paola Antonetta Julie Farnam

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Susanne Paola Antonetta
Julie Farnam

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HqSYh4UOMT"><a href="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/susanne-paola-antonettajulie-farnam/">Susanne Paola Antonetta<br /> Julie Farnam</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/susanne-paola-antonettajulie-farnam/embed/#?secret=HqSYh4UOMT" width="500" height="350" title="“Susanne Paola Antonetta<br /> Julie Farnam” — From the Bookshelf" data-secret="HqSYh4UOMT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script><br /> /*! This file is auto-generated */<br /> !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);<br /> //# sourceURL=https://fromthebookshelf.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js<br /> </script><br />

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Susanne Paola Antonetta discusses her book The Devil’s Castle: Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry’s Troubled History Reverberates Today. Julie Farnam, author of Domestic Darkness, returns with her perspectives on our current political situation.

January 15, 2026
Paul Burch – Scott Brogan

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Paul Burch – Scott Brogan

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00:57:59

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Paul Burch tells the story of country music pioneer Jimmy Rodgers in Meridian Rising: A Novel. Scott Brogan discusses his new book, Judy Garland: The Voice Of MGM.

December 18, 2025