Next Week: Franzen Talks About 'Freedom'
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Author Interviews
Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman teamed up in 2009 to create OldJewsTellingJokes.com.
Jokes To Tell Your Parents For Rosh Hashana
()When Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman's video of Hoffman's 60-something mother telling an off-color joke on YouTube went viral, they knew they had something special. The success of their subsequent website, OldJewsTellingJokes.com, and their upcoming book have proved them right.
New & Notable
- Hardcover Nonfiction: 'The Tenth Parallel'
- Hardcover Fiction: 'I Curse the River Time'
- Paperback Nonfiction: 'The Old Farmer's Almanac 2011'
- Paperback Fiction: 'A Gate at the Stairs'
The Two-Way
Tony Blair On War, Globalization And 'My Political Life'()
September 2, 2010 The former prime minister of the United Kingdom's memoir, My Life: A Political Journey, is on sale in the U.S. Blair spoke to Steve Inskeep about Iraq, globalization and his political career.
To Speak, Perchance To 'Dream In Chinese'()
August 31, 2010 From when not to say thank you, to an embarrassing run-in at a Shanghai Taco Bell, Deborah Fallows recounts her tumultuous journey through the Chinese language in her new book, Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language.
Fiction
Paretsky's PI Uncovers Murder In Chicago()
August 31, 2010 Sara Paretsky's latest novel, Body Work, takes her heroine into the world of cutting-edge performance art, PTSD and the mob. It's the 14th installment of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski crime thriller series, which she started writing more than 20 years ago.
These Roller Skating Women Get 'Down And Derby'()
August 31, 2010 Alex Cohen may be a public radio reporter by day, but by night she goes by her roller derby name -- Axles of Evil. Cohen has joined forces with fellow L.A. Derby Doll Jennifer "Kasey Bomber" Barbee to write Down and Derby, an insider's guide to a rough-and-tumble sport.
Books
Archaeology: Not As Dry And Dusty As You Think()
August 29, 2010 Real archaeologists are nothing like Indiana Jones, but that doesn't mean their world isn't dramatic and dangerous. Author Craig Childs sheds a light on pot hunters and relic diggers in his new book, Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession.
Books
'A People's History' Of The March On Washington()
August 28, 2010 The landmark 1963 civil rights march was more than just "I have a dream," says historian Charles Euchner. His new book, Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington, relies on participants and attendees to tell the story of that fateful day.
