Celebrity Bios ~ show May 30 and 31

FEATURED BOOKS PREVIEWED

“A Fine Romance” by Candice Bergen
“Part Swan, Part Goose” by Swoosie Kurtz
“Watch Me” by Anjelica Huston
“There Was A Little Girl” by Brooke Shields
“When the Balls Drop” by Brad Garrett
“So That Happened” by Jon Cryer
“Uganda Be Kidding Me” by Chelsea Handler

INTERVIEW
Swoosie Kurtz, Author

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A look at the new crop of celebrity bios, written by the men and women frequently in the Hollywood headlines. To add to your enjoyment, each of these titles is performed by the author. Elaine speaks with Swoosie Kurtz about her memoir, “Part Swan, Part Goose.”

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Political Books Making Headlines ~ Show May 16th and 17th

FEATURED BOOKS PREVIEWED

“Reagan: The Life” by H.W. Brands
“Twelve Days” by Alex Berenson
“Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848 to 1868” by Cokie Roberts
“The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783 to 1789” by Joseph J. Ellis
“Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth” by Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer
“Madam President” by Nicolle Wallace
“The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower

INTERVIEW
Allan Topol, Author

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An “inside the Beltway” look at political books making headlines. Elaine presents a mix of new histories from Pulitzer Prize winners, page-turning political fiction and White House memoirs.

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Mother’s Day Salute ~ Show May 9 and 10

FEATURED BOOKS PREVIEWED

“Bettyville” by George Hodgman
“At the Water’s Edge” by Sara Gruen
“The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Marie Kondo
“The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy” by Rachel Joyce
“In My Shoes” by Tamara Mellon with William Patrick
“First Frost” by Sarah Addison Allen
“The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation” by Melissa Rivers

INTERVIEW
Gary Monroe, Art Historian and Author

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In this special Mother’s Day salute, Elaine features a great mix of titles from favorite authors, memoirs by fashion icons and tales of some fabulous non-traditional moms. Art-lovers will enjoy Elaine’s conversation with Gary Monroe about “The Highwaymen,” Florida’s African American Landscape Painters.

ELVIS COSTELLO TO WRITE MEMOIR

Fans of the artist formerly known as Declan Patrick MacManus will be able to read his life story in his own words: Elvis Costello will release his first book, a memoir, this October.

Blue Rider Press will publish “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” on Oct. 13. A news release describes the memoir as “his story, written himself, rich with anecdotes about family and fellow musicians, introspective about the creation of his famous songs.”

It won’t be the first time the rocker has written extensively about his work, however. As Rolling Stone notes, Costello “previously penned a 60,000-word reflection on his music and career in 2001 when Rhino reissued his 1977-1996 catalog.” Those reissues are hard to find, though, and the magazine notes that the essay has never been published outside those albums.

Costello will delve into his past “instances of bad behavior,” which might be referring to a 1979 incident in Columbus, Ohio, in which he used a racial slur when referring to musicians Ray Charles and James Brown. The rock legend was also famously banned from “Saturday Night Live” in 1977 after playing, without the show’s permission, his anti-corporate rock ode “Radio Radio.” (The ban was later lifted, and Costello played the song with the Beastie Boys 22 years later on the show.) Costello’s latest album, released in 2013, was “Wise Up Ghost,” a collaboration with the Roots.

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Random House Signs Up Brokaw For Memoir

Random House is set to publish a memoir by former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, “A Lucky Life Interrupted,” is based on a journal he kept after being diagnosed with an incurable but treatable blood cancer. The book will go on sale May 12, 2015. Upon publication, NBC News is planning special coverage of Brokaw’s story.

Tom Brokaw is also the author of the bestselling The Greatest Generation, among other titles. Over eight million copies of his books have been sold across formats, according to Random House.

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Alec Baldwin To Write Memoir

The award-winning actor has a deal with Harper for “Nevertheless,” scheduled for the fall of 2016. Harper stated the book will cover everything from Baldwin’s childhood in Long Island to his acclaimed work on “30 Rock” to the various run-ins and fallings-out he has experienced along the way. It will be a story of “hits and flops, marriage, divorce,” and some “opinions on the media and politics.” Harper also announced that Baldwin, 56, will write the memoir himself.

“Alec Baldwin is a larger-than-life talent with an astonishing range. And his life up to now has been far from dull,” HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said. “In this memoir he writes about his family, lovers, friends and enemies, confronts his former demons, relives the highs and lows of his career, and opens up in an unflinchingly honest way about his life and times. This memoir will be funny, occasionally combative, often moving and an unbelievably good read.”

Financial terms for his new book were not disclosed.

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LINDSAY LOHAN TO PEN MEMOIR

Lindsay Lohan is about to sign a $1 million contract with HarperCollins to write the story of her troubled life. But… she thought she’d get even more money for a book deal.

The actress kept a journal during her last stint in rehab in 2013, and that diary will be the core for her memoir. “It’s more or less an autobiography,” a publishing source said. Lindsay’s agent met with several publishing houses and tried to get a $5 million deal, but no one would bid that high. There was initial interest, but there was serious concern she wouldn’t deliver.

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J-LO TO WRITE MEMOIR

Penguin’s Celebra imprint has taken world rights to the first book by Jennifer Lopez. True Love will be released simultaneously in English and Spanish on October 28.

The memoir will focus on a two-year period in which, Jennifer faced “one of her life’s most defining periods.” During this time, she “confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she’s ever been.” The book will feature a collection of photographs of the star and aim to be more like a “diary.”

Lopez said writing the book was a “deeply cathartic, personal, and vulnerable experience.” She was ultimate swayed by the feeling that “if [the book] could touch even just one person then it would honestly become one of the most fulfilling endeavors of my life.”

A portion of the book’s proceeds will go to the Lopez Family Foundation, dedicated to supporting the health of women and children.

Travel the Globe ~ Show April 26 and 27

FEATURED BOOKS PREVIEWED

“Fast Times in Palestine” by Pamela Olson

“The Last Train to Zona Verde” by Paul Theroux

“Train” by Tom Zoellner

“Labyrinth of Kingdoms” by Steve Kemper

“Canoeing the Congo” by Phil Harwood

“On the Trail of Genghis Khan” by Tim Cope

“The Longest Road” by Phil Caputo

“Mastering the Art of French Eating” by Ann Mah

INTERVIEW

Tom Zoellner, author of “Train”

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With summer looming in the not-too-distant future, The Book Report travels the globe on journeys of discovery: fascinating new histories and compelling memoirs.

 

CELEBRITY AUTHORS

CELEBRITY AUTHORS

Kelly Carlin, the only child of comedian George Carlin, is writing a memoir of her relationship with her dad.

St. Martin’s Press acquired “A Carlin Home Companion” from Kelly, who said the book had been developed from her one-woman show by the same name. “The man you knew as George Carlin, I called Dad,” Kelly said. “I want to offer readers a rare glimpse of the George Carlin they’ve never seen or heard about before.” The book should hit the shelves in fall 2015, and promises to be a title you’ll enjoy, especially if you admired the groundbreaking comedy of the oft-times controversial entertainer.

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