Bonnie MacBird discusses her new Sherlock Holmes novel, Art In The Blood.

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From The Bookshelf salutes the late Hugh O’Brian with this interview recorded a few months ago. The actor died at the age of 91 on September 5, 2016.

Steve Binder, author of “26” The Movers & Shakers Of Variety Television discusses his career including The Elvis Comeback Special, The T.A.M.I. Show and Diana Ross in Central Park.

John Strausbaugh returns to discuss his latest book, City Of Sedition: A History Of New York During The Civil War.

Megan Abbott, creator of superb noir fiction, discusses her new novel set in the world of girl’s gymnastics, You Will Know Me.

Jessi Klein, writer and producer of Inside Amy Schumer, discusses her new book, You’ll Grow Out Of It

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong returns to discuss her new book, Seinfeldia: How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything.

Ellen Fitzpatrick discusses her new book, The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency.

Philip Norman discusses his biography of Paul McCartney, plus we remember the great guitarist Scotty Moore.

Historian Charles Rappleye discusses his new book Herbert Hoover in The White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency