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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  • A Day In The Life

    A Day In The Life
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    Robert Greenfield, journalist and rock music historian tells a tragic tale of the beautiful people of Swingin’ London and the death of a dream on this week’s From the Bookshelf

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  • Rachel DeWoskin’s Repeat After Me

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    Rachel DeWoskin of Foreign Babes In Beijing has written a wonderful novel that you will soon be thanking me for turning you on to. We discuss Repeat After Me as well as Rachel’s career as the star of a chinese soap opera!

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  • Barry “The Fish” Melton

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    Barry Melton, founding member and lead guitarist of the legendary ‘60’s band Country Joe & The Fish joins us this week. He was a boy who just wanted to be a lawyer but his parents put pressure on him to become a musician, so he put off his law degree and played Woodstock. Listen to the show and then visit www.barrymelton.com

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  • Catherine Clinton on Mary Lincoln

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    Historian Catherine Clinton discusses the first First Lady to be called The First Lady, Mary Lincoln. The story of Mrs. Lincoln is touching and fascinating. Listen!

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  • Shawn Levy

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    Shawn Levy, who only writes books about things that Gary Shapiro is interested in (i.e. Swingin’ London, Jerry Lewis, The Rat Pack) has written a superb biography of Paul Newman. Newman, of course, was the fine actor to whom I bear such a striking resemblance. Hear the Paul Newman story this week on From The Bookshelf.

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  • N. Jay Young – A Ship’s Tale

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    “This is an extraordinary tale from World War II of an extraordinary sailing vessel written by a courageous and extraordinary author. ”   — Walter Cronkite

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  • Rock Photographer Henry Diltz

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    In honor of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, (already?) From the Bookshelf represents this interview with official Woodstock photographer Henry Diltz. Recorded in 2007.

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  • Oscar Winning Actress Cloris Leachman

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    When I called for our interview, Cloris Leachman was in Montreal working on a film. It was 3 pm her time, but she told me she had not yet had breakfast. I thought, with her busy schedule we might only have a few minutes to talk, but Cloris Leachman was in the mood to talk. Our conversation lasted an hour and was so fun and charming that I am presenting it here for you unedited. Enjoy!

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  • Paul Karasik on Fletcher Hanks

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    Fletcher Hanks created some bizarre comic books at the dawn of the comic book industry. Paul Karasik tells the story of this oddball comics pioneer.

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  • Barney Hoskyns on Tom Waits

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    The noted rock historian and keeper of rocksbackpages.com returns to From the Bookshelf to discuss his latest book Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits.

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