Patty Farmer discusses her new book The Persian Room: An Oral History Of New York’s Most Magical Nightspot
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Patty Farmer discusses her new book The Persian Room: An Oral History Of New York’s Most Magical Nightspot
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Civil War historian Adam Goodheart discusses his book 1861: The Civil War Awakening
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Bob Black talks about his book Come Hither To Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass with Bill Monroe
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Film historian and literary lion Stefan Kanfer returns to talk a bit more about Bogart and movies we love!
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Lisa See discusses her brilliant history of her Chinese family in America, On Gold Mountain.
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One of my favorite writers Marc Eliot returns to talk about his biography of Steve McQueen.
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Film historian James Neibaur reviews the birth of the Little Tramp in Early Charlie Chaplin.
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James Kaplan returns to talk Sinatra, and he does it my way. That’s life!
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Thad Nodine discusses his acclaimed fiction debut Touch and Go
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Tom Santopietro returns to discuss his latest book The Godfather Effect
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