books

Ideas Matter: New York Council for the Humanities and Summer Reading

Joe Donahue — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:35:00 +0000

We are very happy to continue our new regular feature on The Roundtable, entitled – Ideas Matter: Checking in with the Public Humanities.

It is our chance to check in with the Humanities Councils throughout our 7-State area to discuss important ideas and why they do indeed matter.

This morning we spotlight New York State’s Summer Reading kick-off. Erika Halstead is program officer for the NY Council for the Humanities and she joins us to tell us more.

The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family

Joe Donahue — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Liza Mundy joins us to talk about her book, The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family.

Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith

Joe Donahue — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:35:00 +0000

We welcome Andrew Preston and speak about his book, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith.

The Roundtable's 2012 Best Of Lists

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000

BOOKS (selected by Joe Donahue)

FICTION

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
3. The Round House by Louise Erdrich
4. Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
5. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

NON-FICTION

Timothy Gay - "Assignment to Hell"

Joe Donahue — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:12:00 +0000

We speak with Timothy Gay about his book, Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle.

Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash

Joe Donahue — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:45:00 +0000

We welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Edward Humes and talk about his latest book, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash.

The Book Show #1251 - Deborah Harkness

Joe Donahue — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches: A Novel , Book One of the magical All Souls Trilogy.

Some of My Best Friends Are Black

Joe Donahue — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:35:27 +0000

We speak with Tanner Colby about his new book, Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America.

"Me the People" by Kevin Bleyer

Joe Donahue — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:35:42 +0000

We welcome Kevin Bleyer, writer for The Daily Show, and speak with him about his new book, Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America

Richard Louv - "The Nature Principle"

Joe Donahue — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:10:04 +0000

We speak with Richard Louv about his book, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age, now out in paperback.