From The Bookshelf remembers Loretta Swit with this 2017 interview. Then Murray Carpenter discusses his book, Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick.

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From The Bookshelf remembers Loretta Swit with this 2017 interview. Then Murray Carpenter discusses his book, Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick.

Colin Blunstone and director Robert Schartman discuss the new film, Hung Up On A Dream: The Zombies Documentary. Then Lisa Cooper and Brremond MacDougall launch their new publishing company Quite Literally Books. Plus Lissa Warren!

Anne Soon Choi discusses her new book, L.A.Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood.

This week two interviews with two fine authors. Anthony Horowitz discusses his latest novel, Marbel Hall Murders. Then Tess Gerritsem discusses The Summer Guests.

The uniquely talented singer Songwriter Jill Sobule died on May 1 at the age of 66. From The Bookshelf remembers her with this 2017 interview.

Screen writer and television producer Kevin Wade on his debut novel Johnny Careless

Tom Santopietro returns to discuss his new book, Audrey Hepburn: A Life Of Beautiful Uncertainty.

Film historian Patrick McGilligan returns to discuss his latest book, Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham.

Rock historian Peter Ames Carlin discusses his new book, The Name Of This Band Is R.E.M.

Music historian David Browne discusses his latest book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capitol.