From The Bookshelf remembers the brilliant Morris Dickstein with this 2009 interview. Also Lissa Warren on new books.

From The Bookshelf remembers the brilliant Morris Dickstein with this 2009 interview. Also Lissa Warren on new books.

Abraham Riesman on his new book, True Believer: The Rise And Fall Of Stan Lee.

Legendary biographer Donald Spoto is the guest. His books include biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, and many others.

Journalist and film historian Mark Harris discusses his new bestseller, Mike Nichols: A Life

Reid Mitenbuler discusses his new book, Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation.

Cloris Leachman died at the age of 94 in January. From The Bookshelf remembers her with this 2009 interview.

Film historian Christina Rice discusses her book, Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel.

The late William Link, co-creator of Columbo is remembered, plus Terry Kirkman, founding member of The Association.

The late Dawn Wells, Gilligan’s Island’s Mary Ann, in a 2015 interview. Also author and music archivist Bonnie Morris.