The Roundtable

Albany, NY – Richard Preston is an author best known for his bestsellers on catastrophic diseases. But, in his latest book-- The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring--he journeys into the perpendicular universe of the World's Tallest Trees. He explores the Coast Redwoods of Northern California where the tallest organisms are sustained.

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring, by Richard Preston. Published by Random House.

Albany, NY – Former Speaker of the House, and the man behind the Contract for America, Newt Gingrich discusses his plans for running for president, as well as his latest Novel, Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th.

Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th, by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. Published by Thomas Dunne Books.

Albany, NY – Listener essayist Lewis Eisenberg asks the question, "Just exactly where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?"

Albany, NY – Neil Novik of the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts presents some terrific reads, including mysteries, thrillers, a satire and even a book on a baseball hero.

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Albany, NY – Chuck D'Imperio discusses his book Great Graves of Upstate New York about all of the interesting figures who populate New York's graveyards.

Albany, NY – Michael Beschloss is considered by many to be the nation's leading Presidential historian. He is the NBC News Presidential Historian and is also a regular on the News Hour on PBS. We speak with him about his latest book, Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989.

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989, by Michael Beschloss. Published by Simon & Schuster.

Albany, NY – Listener essayist Deborah J. Smith tells us about a small Irish restaurant with a very good slice of chocolate cake.

Albany, NY – In his newest book, The Reach of a Chef: Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity, Michael Ruhlman asks the question, "When did restaurant cooking become performance art?" and takes a long hard look at the lives of celebrity chefs.

The Reach of a Chef: Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity by Michael Ruhlman.
Published by Penquin.

Albany, NY – Michael Chabon discusses how he came to write his latest novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which melds an intriguing mystery with a blackly comic, existential examination of identity, purpose, and cultural longing.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon. Published by Harper Collins.

Albany, NY – What makes a great President? According to Michael Beschloss--whom Newsweek called "the nation's leading Presidential Historian"-- it is courage combined with wisdom that makes a great President--courage to confront paramount issues and problems and triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles and difficulties.

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989 by Michael Beschloss. Published by Simon & Schuster