James Swanson returns to discuss his new book, End Of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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.
Listen and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform:


James Swanson returns to discuss his new book, End Of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Journalist, jazz musician and BBC broadcaster Alyn Shipton discusses the subject of his new book, Nilsson: The Life of a Singer Songwiter

Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Goldman on his book Enemies Within: Inside The NYPD’s Secret Spying Unit & Bin Laden’s Final Plot Against America

For 18 years Henry Bushkin was lawyer and best friend to Johnny Carson. For thirty minutes Henry Bushkin talks to Gary Shapiro about.

Laurence Maslon discusses his book and PBS mini-series Superheroes!

Steve Taravella visits to talk about his biography of character actress Mary Wickes

Rock and film historian David N. Meyer discusses his new biography of The Bee Gees!

Rock historian and critic Evelyn McDonnell discusses her new book, Queens Of Noise: The Real Story Of The Runnaways.

Educator and author Nancy Tarshis discusses The Incredible Flexible You , a curriculum for pre-schoolers.

A From The Bookshelf archive interview with Marisha Pessl, author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and the new novel Night Film.