In today's Tidbits Episode Roxanne gives us some of her favorite "New Year, New You" book picks.
Also in today's Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week's episode with Pamela Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review and author of My Life With Bob.
Books in this episode:
Silence: in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
Gratitude by Oliver Sacks
The Naturalist's Notebook: An Observation Guide and 5-Year Calendar-Journal for Tracking Changes in the Natural World Around You by Nathanial T. Wheelwright, Bern Heinrich
Ann Patchett is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville and the author of seven novels. In 2012, Time Magazine named her as one of their 100 Most Influential People in the World.
In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast we revisit one of our most popular episodes with the The Bel Canto author who joined Roxanne last winter from her home in Nashville. They discussed many things including her life as a bookseller, her book Commonwealth, and this years' Man Booker Prize-winner, George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo.
Books in this episode:
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
In today's Tidbits episode Roxanne talks about some of her favorite books of 2017!
Also in today’s Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week’s episode with Ann Patchett, when we re-visit one of our most popular conversations!
Books in this episode:
Exit West by Moshin Hamid
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Grant by Ron Chernow
Listen to Ep 47 with "Grant" author Ron Chernow here!
Jacques Pepin is a world-renowned chef, a former columnist for the New York Times and the author of more than two dozen cookbooks. For this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, we revisit one of our favorite episodes with the internationally recognized French chef and author just in time for the holidays!
Last December the world’s most famous cooking teacher stopped by RJ Julia to share HIS best holiday cooking tips and you’ll never believe what he tells Roxanne about his own cooking mistakes!
Check out Jacques NEW book, A Grandfather's Lessons: In the Kitchen with Shorey
More books by Jacques Pepin:
Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul in the Kitchen
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
Jacques Pepin's New Complete Techniques
Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food
Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way
Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way
Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook
Jacques Pepin's Simple and Healthy Cooking
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In today's Tidbits episode Roxanne read one of her favorite poems from Mary Oliver's collection, A Thousand Mornings: Poems.
Also in today’s Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week’s episode with world-renowned chef Jacques Pepin, when we re-visit one of our favorite episodes just in time for the holiday season!
Pick up Jacques NEW book, A Grandfather's Lessons: In the Kitchen With Shorey
Today
By Mary Oliver
Today I’m flying low and I’m
not saying a word.
I’m letting all the voodoos of ambition sleep.
The world goes on as it must,
the bees in the garden rumbling a little,
the fish leaping, the gnats getting eaten.
And so forth.
But I’m taking the day off.
Quiet as a feather.
I hardly move though really I’m traveling
a terrific distance.
Stillness. One of the doors
into the temple.
Here at Just the Right Book Podcast we believe that books are the perfect gift for any occasion! So, we enlisted the help of two of our esteemed experts to help you find the perfect book for everyone on your list.
Miriam Sontz, the CEO of the legendary Powell’s Books and Andrew Brennan, the head book buyer for RJ Julia join Roxanne in browsing the bookshelves to give us their favorite picks for this holiday season!
JTRB Podcast’s 2017 Holiday Gift Guide:
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather & Kirschner
A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carre
Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Exit West by Moshin Hamid
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Moshin Hamid
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Wise Trees by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
Monograph by Chris Ware
The Book of Cheese: The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You'll Love by Liz Thorpe
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner... Life: Recipes and Adventures from My Home Kitchen by Missy Robbins
Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 by Annie Leibovitz
Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine by Joe Hagan
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
In today's Tidbits Episode we hear author and Mad Men creator read a passage from his debut novel, Heather the Totality.
Listen to Roxanne's full interview with Matthew here!
And next week on Just the Right Book Podcast, we hear from Miriam Sontz, the CEO of Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon and Andrew Brennan, the head book buyer at RJ Julia who will help you find the perfect book for everyone on your holiday list!
Alice Hoffman is the New York Times bestselling author of Practical Magic, which inspired the cult-classic film by the same name starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, the New York native joins Roxanne to discuss witches, feminism, family secrets, and her latest book, The Rules of Magic. The book which is set in New York City in the sixties is a prequel to Practical Magic and was picked by Reese Witherspoon for her October 2017 Book Club read. The actress and book lover described the story as “full of magic, love, family, heartbreak and redemption.”
When asked what attracted her to witches and magic, Hoffman reveals how she grew up reading fairy tales, folk tales and myths. "What you read as a child influences who you become as a writer and who you become as a person. For me, it's not a choice. Magic and literature are just wound together...braided together...they exist together. I always feel like realism is the new kid on the block and that literature is magic."
And stay tuned after Roxanne's conversation with Alice Hoffman to hear from Anne Bogel, the host of the popular book podcast What Should I Read Next? and the creator of the blog Modern Mrs. Darcy.
Books in this episode:
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
The Ninth Hour by Alice Dermott
Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen
Epilogue: A Memoir by Anne Roiphe
Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel
This Must be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell
The Riders by Tim Winton
Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering by Wendy Lesser
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process by John McPhee
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
In today's Tidbits episode we hear author and former prosecutor Linda Fairstein read a passage from her latest book for ages 9-12 called Digging For Trouble. You can hear Roxanne's full conversation with Linda later on this month.
Also in today's Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at this week's episode with author Alice Hoffman who spoke to Roxanne about her new book, The Rules of Magic, a prequel to Practical Magic which inspired a movie starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
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