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Rock historian and journalist Sheila Weller discusses her latest book, a biography of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon.
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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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David Hajdu Returns
/RSS FeedDavid Hajdu, author of “The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America” returns for a discussion of hysteria caused by comics in the 1940’s and ‘50’s.
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David Kaufman on Doris Day
/RSS FeedDavid Kaufman has written the definitive biography of movie star and singer Doris Day. Kaufman discusses his extraordinary book this week on From the Bookshelf!
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Mark Harris and the films of 1967
/RSS FeedMark Harris has written an incisive book about the five films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar of 1967. Harris traces the making of these films and the revolution in Hollywood that they wrought.
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Vincent Bugliosi on Bush
/RSS FeedFormer prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi returns to From the Bookshelf to discuss his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for murder.
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Paul Chambers on Jumbo the Elephant
/RSS FeedThe tragic tale of the great elephant Jumbo is recounted in an excellent new book whose author, Paul Chambers, is this week’s guest!
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Hajdu on Comic Books and Bob Dylan
/RSS FeedDavid Hajdu comes to discuss his new book on the comic books scandals of the 1950’s, but first Gary asks about Hajdu’s previous book, Positively 4th Street, a book about the young Bob Dylan. Its all very interesting!
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Chasing Alexander Graham Bell
/RSS FeedSeth Shulman set out to write about Alexander Graham Bell, but discovered a surprising little detail about Bell’s greatest invention: it was stolen from somebody else!
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Gary David Goldberg
/RSS FeedThe creator of Family Ties and Spin City joins us this week for a great discussion of his work and his new memoir. Gary David Goldberg meets Gary Lawrence Shapiro!
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Mark Evanier on Comic Legend Jack Kirby
/RSS FeedMark Evanier, who can be found at www.newsfromme.com , has written an extraordinary and big biography of Jack Kirby. Kirby was the artistic genius whose hand created hundreds of comic book legends including The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, The Silver Surfer, and Fin Fang Foom! Mark Evanier discusses Kirby and the birth of the comic book this week on From the Bookshelf! ‘nuff said!
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