Books,authors,reviews,interviews on NPR
WBFO 88.7 FM -- David Benders, Program Director
To: WBFO - NPR listeners
Fr: David Benders, WBFO, Full-service NPR News & Jazz
Re: Books on NPR, Sept.,Oct.
This is a listing of books and authors discussed on NPR.
WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C. creates a summary of the books and
authors.
The list is for distribution to book stores and libraries. WUNC
has agreed to share this list with us. We'll borrow the WUNC list
for distribution to WBFO listeners in Western New York.
The booklist reflects the programming on: All Things Considered,
Morning Edition, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, and Fresh
Air.
The Booklist is now available via anonymous ftp to
sunsite.unc.edu
(/pub/academic/literature/book-reviews) and from gopher at
sunsite.unc.edu, under the NEWS! choice.
================================================================
NPR BOOK REVIEWS
10/13 - 10/19, 1994
Yepsen
October 14, 1994: Lynn Neary talked to the author:
"Apples" by Roger Yepsen, published by Norton: A look at one of the
products of autumn.
Ansay
October 14, 1994: Alan Cheuse Book Review:
"Vinegar Hill" by Mannette Ansay, published by Viking (This is not
guaranteed as the book Alan Cheuse reviewed since the note was "Vinegar,"
but it is the only recent novel sharing that word in its title).
Zhisui
October 16, 1994: Liane Hansen talked with the author:
"The Private Life of Chairman Mao" by Dr. Li Zhisui, published by Random
House: A revealing look by the chairman's personal physician.
Poetry of Ranch Women
October 16, 1994: Jill Hoyt of KBSU reported:
"Graining the Mare: The Poetry of Ranch Women" published by Gibb-Smith.
Harris and Jeffrey Geller
October 16, 1994: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with one of the authors:
"Women in the Asylum" by Maxine Harris and Jeffrey Geller, published by
Bantam: A collection of first-person accounts by women who were in insane
asylums.
Menzel
October 17, 1994: Robert Siegel talked to the photographer:
"Material World" by Peter Menzel, published by Sierra Club Books: A
photographic journey around the world of typical families in each country
posing with all of their possessions.
Charles
October 18, 1994: Michael Goldfarb reported on the emerging scandal:
"Prince Charles: An Intimate Portrait of the Man Who Would Be King" by
Prince Charles, published by Morrow.
Gildea
October 18, 1994: Bob Edwards spoke with the sports writer:
"When the Colts Belonged to Baltimore" by Bill Gildea, published by
Houghton-Mifflin: Memories of football games in Baltimore in the fifties.
Abbott
October 19, 1994: Bob Edwards talked to the author:
"Haiti: The Duvaliers and Their Legacy" by Elizabeth Abbott, no publisher
available.
Pope John Paul
October 19, 1994: Frances Kennedy reported on the book:
"Crossing the Threshold of Hope" by Pope John Paul II, published by
Knopf.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Grumbach
October 13, 1994:
"Coming into the End Zone" and "Extra Innings: A Memoir" by Doris
Grumbach, published by W.W. Norton: Memoirs of her life in Maine.
Atlantic Theater Company
October 14, 1994:
"A Practical Handbook for the Actor" by Atlantic Theater Company,
published by Vintage Books.
Mamet
October 17, 1994:
"The Village" by David Mamet, published by Little Brown and Company: The
first novel by the author of Speed-the-Plow" and "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Bacall
October 18, 1994:
"By Myself" and "Now" by Lauren Bacall, published by Ballantine(PB) and
Knopf respectively: Memoirs by the well-known actress.
Moore
REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?" by Lorrie
Moore, published by Knopf.
Crossan
October 19, 1994:
"Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" by John Dominic Crossan, published by
HarperCollins.
================================================================
NPR BOOK REVIEWS
10/6-10/12, 1994
Reston
October 6, 1994: Noah Adams spoke with the author:
"The Hot Zone" by Richard Reston, published by Random House: The story of
an extremely contagious virus that almost caused a plague in Virginia in
1989.
Bacall
October 6, 1994: Linda Wertheimer talked to the actress:
"Now" by Lauren Bacall, published by Random House: The actress'
autobiography.
Tham
October 8, 1994: Scott Simon talked with the author:
"Man and Other Strange Myths" by Hilary Tham, published by Three
Continents Press (Colorado Springs): A collection of poems and
illustrations.
Russell
October 11, 1994: Alan Cheuse Book Review:
"Sea of Tranquility" by Paul Russell, published by Dutton.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Gibson
Bloom
October 6, 1994:
"Stranger to the Game" by Bob Gibson, published by Viking: The
autobiography of the former Cardinals pitcher.
REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "The Western Canon: The Books and School of
the Modern Age" by Harold Bloom, published by Harcourt Brace.
Baden
October 7, 1994:
"Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner" by Michael Baden,
published by Ivy Books (Note: He is now on O.J. Simpson's defense team).
Sexton
October 10, 1994:
"Searching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother, Anne Sexton"
by Linda Gray Sexton, published by Little, Brown.
Gagnon
October 11, 1994:
"Sex in America: A Definitive Survey" by John Gagnon, published by
Little, Brown.
O'Brien
Gabler
October 12, 1994:
"In the Lake of the Woods" by Tim O'Brien, published by Houghton
Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence: A novel about the Vietnam War.
"Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity" by Neal Gabler,
published by Knopf.
================================================================
NPR BOOK REVIEWS
9/22-10/5, 1994
Clancy
September 22, 1994: James Fallows reviewed the book:
"Debt of Honor" by Tom Clancy, published by Putnam: A novel about U.S.
friction with Japan.
Berendt
September 22, 1994: Bob Edwards talked to the author:
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt, published by
Random House: A murder mystery set in Savannah, Georgia.
Verne
September 23, 1994: Michael Goldfarb reported on this previously unknown
novel:
"Paris in the 20th Century" by Jules Verne, not yet available in the
United States: Written in the 1860s, the book makes some uncanny
predictions about our era.
Matalin and Carville
September 23, 1994: Linda Wertheimer talked with the couple:
"All's Fair in Love & War" by Mary Matalin and James Carville, published
by Random House/Simon & Schuster: The story of love and the 1992
Presidential election.
Hargrove
September 24, 1994: Alex Chadwick spoke to the author:
"Jimmy Carter as President: Leadership & Politics of Public Good" by
Erwin Hargrove, published by Louisiana University Press.
Alvarez
September 24, 1994: Alex Chadwick talked with the writer:
"In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, published by
Algonquin: A book based on the lives of three sisters who helped launch
the Dominican revolution 30 years ago.
WuDunn and Kristof
September 24, 1994: Jacki Lyden spoke with the authors:
"China Wakes" by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof, published by Random
House (ISBN 0-8129-2252-2): The horror and hope of the current Chinese
government.
Faithfull and David Dalton
September 24, 1994: Jacki Lyden talked to the singer:
"Faithfull" by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton, published by Little,
Brown (ISBN 0-316-27324-4): The singer's autobiography.
Dunne
September 25, 1994: Liane Hansen spoke with the novelist:
"Playland" by John Gregory Dunne, published by Random House: A novel
about Hollywood in the 1940s and America in the 1990s.
Castillo
September 25, 1994: Liane Hansen talked with the writer/poet/political
activist:
"Massacre of the Dreamers -- Essays on Xicanisma" by Ana Castillo,
published by University of New Mexico Press.
Bloch
September 25, 1994: An obituary for writer Robert Bloch, best known for
"Psycho (PB - Tor).
Orenstein
September 26, 1994: Susan Stamberg talked to the author:
"School Girls" by Peggy Orenstein, published by Doubleday: A study of why
girls have poor self-esteem.
Spock
September 27, 1994: Susan Stamberg spoke with the famous doctor:
"A Better World for Our Children" by Dr. Benjamin Spock, published by
National Press Books.
Ingrassia and Joseph White
September 28, 1994: Robert Siegel spoke with the two authors:
"Comeback: The Fall and Rise of the American Automobile Industry" by Paul
Ingrassia and Joseph White, published by Simon & Schuster.
Phillips
September 29, 1994: Bob Edwards talked to the political analyst:
"Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustrations of
American Politics" by Kevin Phillips, published by Little, Brown.
Merwin
September 30, 1994: A profile by Dean Olsher of poet William Stanley
Merwin, winner of this year's Tanning Prize awarded by the Academy of
American Poets. One of his books is "Mask of Janus," published by AMS
Press.
Les Miserables
October 1, 1994: Scott Simon talked to one of the cast members of Les
Miserables about "Foodbill," the official cookbook of Les Miz, no
publishing info available.
Richards
October 1, 1994: Scott Simon visits two of the men featured in the book:
"Cocaine True Cocaine Blue" by Eugene Richards, published by Aperture: A
photo book about drug addiction in Philadelphia and New York.
Peery
October 1, 1994: Daniel Zwerdling spoke with the author:
"Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary" by Nelson Peery,
published by The New Press/W.W. Norton (ISBN 1-56584-158-1).
Tuchman
October 3, 1994: Bob Edwards talked to the author:
"Magnificent Obsessions: Twenty Remarkable Collectors in Pursuit of Their
Dreams" by Mitch Tuchman, published by Chronicle Books.
Heller
October 3, 1994: Alan Cheuse Book Review:
"Closing Time" by Joseph Heller, published by Simon & Schuster.
Heller
October 4, 1994: Susan Stamberg reported on the writer:
"Closing Time" by Joseph Heller, published by Simon & Schuster: The
sequel to his first book Catch-22.
Hewitt
October 4, 1994: Michael Goldfarb reported on the recently released book:
"Princess in Love" by Major James Hewitt, not yet available in the United
States: The book is based on allegations of his affair with Princess
Diana.
Manfred
October 4, 1994: An obituary for novelist Fred Manfred. All his books are
currently out of print.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Schell
September 22, 1994:
"China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power" by Nicholas
Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, published by Times Books.
"Mandate of Heaven: A New Generation of Entrepreneurs, Dissidents,
Bohemians and Technocrats Lays Claim to China's Future" by Orville
Schell, published by Simon & Schuster.
Grealy
Faithfull
September 26, 1994:
"Autobiography of a Face" by Lucy Grealy, published by Houghton-Mifflin:
The author experienced disfiguring cancer treatments as a child and talks
about her living with a distorted self-image.
"Faithfull: An Autobiography" by Marianne Faithfull, published by Little,
Brown.
Tinker
Gaines
September 27, 1994:
"Tinker in Television: From General Sarnoff to General Electric" by Grant
Tinker, published by Simon & Schuster.
"Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color -- A Journey
from Prison to Power" by Patrice Gaines, published by Crown Publishers.
Afkhami
Roth
September 28, 1994:
"Women in Exile" by Mahnaz Afkhami, published by University Press of
Virginia: The stories of 12 women from around the world living exile,
like the author (an Iranian).
REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "Portnoy's Complaint" (25th anniversary
edition) by Philip Roth, published by Vintage Press.
Wallis
Lerner
September 29, 1994:
"The Soul of Politics" by Jim Wallis, published by The New Press/Orbis
Books: The author's views on how American politics can only be
transformed via social justice and personal responsibility.
"Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation" by Michael Lerner,
published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Sarris
October 3, 1994:
"Grand Avenue" by Greg Sarris, published by Hyperion: A collection of
short stories about whites and Native Americans tied by a common
ancestor.
"Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream" by Greg Sarris, published by University
of California Press: A biography of his aunt, a world-renowned basket
weaver.
Guralnick
October 4, 1994:
"Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley" by Peter Guralnick,
published by Little, Brown.
Reston
Grossman
October 5, 1994:
"The Hot Zone" by Richard Reston, published by Random House: The story of
an extremely contagious virus that almost caused a plague in Virginia in
1989.
"The Book of Intimate Grammar" by David Grossman, published by Farrar,
Straus and Giroux: Coming of age story set in Israel in the later 1960s.
=================================================================
NPR) BOOK REVIEWS
9/15 - 9/21, 1994
Kohut
September 15, 1994: Bob Edwards talked with the author:
"The People, the Press, and the Use of Force" by Andrew Kohut,
published for the Aspen Strategy Group, August 14-19, 1994: A
study of American public opinion toward the use of US military
power abroad in the post-Cold War era.
Moore-Campbell
September 15, 1994: Bob Edwards spoke with the author:
"Brothers and Sisters" by Bebe Moore-Campbell, published by
Putnam: A novel which uses post-riot L.A. to examine issues of
gender, class, and racism among other topics.
Hollander
September 16, 1994: Robert Siegel talked to the author:
"Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress" by Anne Hollander,
published by Random House.
Height
September 17, 1994: Susan Stamberg spoke to the author:
"Celebrating Our Mother's Kitchens" by Dorothy Height, published
by the National Council of Negro Women: The author is president
of the council; her book is part recipes, part memories of
mother.
Foote
September 18, 1994: Liane Hansen spoke with the historian:
"Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign" by Shelby
Foote, published by Random House/Modern Library Edition.
Keely
September 19, 1994: Bob Edwards talked to the professor:
"Global Refugee Policy: The Case for a Development Approach" by
Charles Keely, published by The Population Council.
Bausch
September 21, 1994: Bob Edwards talked with the author:
"Rare and Endangered Species" by Richard Bausch, published by
Houghton-Mifflin: A collection of short stories and a novella
about the complexity of human relationships.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Lopez
September 15, 1994:
"Third and Indiana" by Steve Lopez, published by Viking: A novel about life
in Philadelphia's "Badlands."
Lawrence-Lightfoot
"I've Known Rivers: Lives of Loss and Liberation" and "Balm in Gilead:
Journey of a Healer" by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, published by
Addison-Wesley.
Frazier
The former book is in response to the 1957 work "Black Bourgeoisie" by
Franklin Frazier (Free Press); the latter a description of the author's
mother, who is a child psychoanalyst.
Carville and Matalin
September 19, 1994:
"All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" by James Carville and
Mary Matalin, published by Random House/Simon & Schuster.
Danner
"Beyond the Mountains: The Legacy of Duvalier" (Pantheon) and "Massacre at
El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War" (Random House) by Mark Danner.
Orenstein
September 20, 1994:
"SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap" by Peggy
Orenstein, published by Doubleday.
Zweibel
"Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story" by Alan Zweibel,
published by Villard. Also mentioned, "North" by Alan Zweibel, published by
Random House.
Perry
September 21, 1994:
"The Sins of the Wolf" by Anne Perry, published by Fawcett Columbine: A
mystery novel.
Lucas
"Winning a Day at a Time" by John Lucas, published by Hazelden: The former
basketball's star's story of his drug addiction and overcoming it.
Quindlen
REVIEW by Maureen Corrigan: "One True Thing" by Anna Quindlen,published by
Random House.
=================================================================
NPR BOOK REVIEWS
9/8 - 9/14, 1994
Dufresne
September 8, 1994: Alex Chadwick talked with the author:
"Louisiana Power and Light" by John Dufresne, published by
Norton: A novel about a fictional family in Monroe, Louisiana.
Goodwin
September 8, 1994: Alex Chadwick spoke with the author:
"No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt -- the Home
Front in World War Two" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, published by
Simon & Schuster.
Halberstam
September 10, 1994: Neal Conan talked to the author:
"October 1964" by David Halberstam, published by Villard: How the
Baseball World Series that year reflected the changing mood of
the country.
Foote
September 11, 1994: Liane Hansen spoke to the historian:
"Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign" by Shelby
Foote, published by Random House/Modern Library Edition.
Bernieres
September 12, 1994: Alan Cheuse Book Review:
"Corelli's Mandolin" by Louis de Bernieres, published by
Pantheon: A novel about an island in Greece during World War II.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Anscombe
September 8, 1994:
"The Secret Life of Laszlo Count Dracula" by Roderick Anscombe,
published by Hyperion: A novel which retells the Dracula myth,
humanizing it.
Cartwright
September 9, 1994:
"For the Children: Lessons From a Visionary Principal" by
Madeline Cartwright, published by Doubleday: How the author
turned around a run-down school in North Philadelphia.
"Hungry Ghosts" by Mary Previte, published by Zondervan: The
author's life story and her experiences running a youth center in
Camden County, New Jersey.
Conway
September 12, 1994:
"The Road to Coorain" (Random House) and "True North" (Knopf) by
Jill Ker Conway: Memoirs of the author's life in the outback.
Bush
September 13, 1994:
"Barbara Bush" by Barbara Bush, published by Charles Scribner's
Sons: Memoirs of the former first lady.
Adler
September 14, 1994:
"The Jury: Trial and Error in the American Courtroom" by Stephen
Adler, published by Times Books/Random House.
Zweibel
"Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story" by Alan
Zweibel, published by Villard. Also mentioned, "North" by Alan
Zweibel, published by Random House.
================================================================
NPR BOOK REVIEWS
9/1-9/7, 1994
Ozawa
September 1, 1994: Commentator James Fallows recommended the
book: "A Blueprint for a New Japan" by Ichiro Ozawa, published by
Books Nippon: The author argues that cultural reform would be
good for Japan.
White
September 2, 1994: A report on the activities in Blue Hill,
Maine, near the home of the late author:
"Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White, published by Buccaneer Books.
Reeves
September 3, 1994: Scott Simon spoke with the singer/author:
"Dancing in the Street: Confessions of a Motown Diva" by
Hyperion: The autobiography of the star of Martha Reeves and the
Vandellas.
Robbins
September 4, 1994: Liane Hansen talked to the author:
"Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas" by Tom Robbins, published by Bantam
Books: The novelist's latest work.
Books profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
Ehrlich
September 1, 1994:
"The Solace of Open Spaces" and "A Match to the Heart" (Pantheon)
by Gretel Ehrlich: The former is a collection of essays and the
latter is about her brush with death by lightning.
Escott
September 6, 1994:
"Hank Williams, The Biography" (Little, Brown) and Good Rockin'
Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock and Roll" (Simon &
Schuster) by Colin Escott.
McKenzie
"Privatopia: Homeowner Associations and the Rise of Residential
Government" by Evan McKenzie, published by Yale University Press.
Evans
September 7, 1994:
"The Kid Stays in the Picture" by Robert Evans, published by
Hyperion: The memoir of the actor and producer of films such as
"Chinatown" and "The Godfather"
=================================================================
This text is Copyright (c) 1994 by WUNC Radio (WUNC...@UNC.EDU)
and Erika Grams (compiler). All Rights Reserved. Permission is
granted by the copyright holder to distribute this file
electronically or otherwise in full as long as attribution is
made.
=================================================================
Books-authors appearing in TALK OF THE NATION are not included.
Try individual WBFO postings of the descriptions of those
programs for the names of authors, titles and publishers.
Finding a book as featured on NPR:
We know of only one book store in WNY that has made a concerted
effort to stay up-to-date with NPR books:
Talking Leaves Books
3158 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 837-8554
=================================================================
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WBFO-FM | If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
88.7 | direct them to David Benders at BFOD...@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
FULL-SERVICE NPR | Please note that WBFO programming is subject to change.
NEWS & JAZZ |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~