Authors On Tour - Live!

New York Times columnist David Carr reads from and discusses The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own. In his book, Carr redefines memoir with the revelatory story of his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house regular to regular columnist for The New York Times. Built on sixty videotaped interviews, legal and medical records, and three years of reporting, The Night of the Gun is a ferocious tale that uses the tools of journalism to fact-check the past. Carr s investigation of his own history reveals that his odyssey through addiction, recovery, cancer, and life as a single parent was far more harrowing-and, in the end, more miraculous-than he allowed himself to remember. ($26.00) Simon and Schuster ISBN #1-41654-152-7. You can visit David Carr s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Night of the Gun, David Carr

J. Maarten Troost is the author of Getting Stoned with Savages and The Sex Lives of Cannibals, and his essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. Troost reads from and discusses his new travel tale Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man s Attempt to Understand the World s Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid. ($22.95) Broadway ISBN #978-0-7679-2200-5. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Lost on Planet China, Maarten Troost

Australian journalist Kate Veitch reads from and discusses her debut novel Without a Backward Glance, a deeply felt novel of family, choices, and coming to terms with the past. On a stifling Christmas Eve in 1967 the lives of the McDonald children Deborah, Robert, James, and Meredith changed forever. Their mother, Rosemarie, told them she was running out to buy some lights for the tree and she never came back. The children were left with their father, and a gnawing question: why had their mother abandoned them? Veitch s family portrait reveals the joys and sorrows, the complexity and ambiguity of family life, and poignantly probes what it means to love and what it means to leave. ($14.00) Plume ISBN #0-425-28947-5. You can visit Kate Veitch s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Without a Backward Glance, Kate Veitch

Lisa Lillien is not a nutritionist, she s just hungry. She is the founder of www.hungry-girl.com, and close to half a million loyal fans receive her daily emails containing guilt-free recipes, food and product reviews, dieting news, shockers, and more. Lillien will discusses her new book Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World. From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl recipes taste great but are low in fat and calories. ($17.95) St. Martin s ISBN #0-312-37742-8. You can visit Lisa Lillien s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Hungry Girl, Lisa Lillien

David Iglesias served as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico from 2001 to 2007. He headed a panel that advised former Attorney General John Ashcroft on border security issues. A former White House Fellow, he is also a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Iglesias discusses his new book In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration. The Bush administration s drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a scale that far surpassed the reaction to any of the Bush administration s other political debacles. David Iglesias was one of those federal prosecutors, and now he tells his story. ($25.95) Wiley ISBN #0-470-26197-8. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, In Justice, David Iglesias

Political organizer and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist David Sirota s first book, Hostile Takeover, was a New York Times bestseller. Sirota blogs at credoaction.com/sirota, and his column runs weekly in the Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Seattle Times, as well as in other newspapers. He is a senior fellow at the Campaign for America s Future and the founder of the Progressive States Network-both nonpartisan research institutions. Sirota discusses his new book The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington. ($25.95) Crown Publishing Group ISBN #0-307-39563-4. You can visit David Sirota s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Uprising, David Sirota

Darin Strauss, the acclaimed author of Chang and Eng, discusses his new novel More Than It Hurts You. This literary showstopper is a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist. Darin Strauss s latest is an eviscerating portrayal of contemporary American life, surgical and exact. At turns funny and disturbing, unsparing in its insights yet generous with understanding, More Than It Hurts You is a relentlessly rewarding piece of art. -Colson Whitehead, author of Apex Hides the Hurt ($24.95) Dutton ISBN #978-0-525-95070-7. You can visit Darin Strauss’s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, More Than It Hurts You, Darin Strauss

Andre Dubus III, the author of the New York Times bestseller and Oprah s Book Club selection House of Sand and Fog, reads from and discusses his new novel The Garden of Last Days. This big-hearted, painful, page-turning novel, set in the seamy underside of American life, juxtaposes lust for domination with hunger for connection, sexual violence with family love. It is filled with the same psychological tension, depth, and realism that characterized House of Sand and Fog-and an even greater sense of the dark and anguished places in the human heart ($24.95) W. W. Norton ISBN #0-393-04165-4. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Garden of Last Days, Andre Dubus III

David Guterson, the author of the best-selling Snow Falling on Cedars, reads from and discusses his long-awaited new novel The Other. Riveting and deeply humane, this dazzling new novel is about youth and idealism, adulthood and its compromises, and two powerfully different visions of what it means to live a good life. ($24.95) Random House ISBN #0-307-26315-0. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Other, David Guterson

David Sedaris is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and Public Radio International s This American Life, and is the bestselling author of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and Barrel Fever. Sedaris reads from and discusses his new book When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, Sedaris s sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from a writer worth treasuring (Seattle Times). ($25.99) Little, Brown ISBN #0-316-14347-2. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, America s premier author of military historical fiction, reads from and discusses his new book The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II, the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. Taking us from G.I. to general, this story carries the reader through the war s most crucial juncture-the invasion that altered the flow of the war, and, ultimately, changed history. To listen to Shaara podcasts The Rising Tide, please click here. ($28.00) Random House ISBN #0-345-46142-8. You can visit Jeff Shaara s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II, Jeff Shaara

Colorado author David Wroblewski reads from and discusses his critically acclaimed debut novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic. I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying. I don t re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one. -Stephen King ($26.95) Ecco ISBN #978-0-06-137422-7. You can visit David Wroblewski s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski

Mark Bowden, the bestselling author of Black Hawk Down, discusses his new book The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the game, this remarkable story of the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Colts and the Giants-considered by many to be the greatest football game ever played-delivers a brilliant narrative on the game itself, the story behind the key players in that game, and the effect the contest had on the modern game of football and today s NFL. ($23.00) Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN #0-87113-988-x. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Best Game Ever, Mark Bowden

Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa, discusses his new book The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom. In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Winchester brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the world s most technologically advanced country. ($27.95) HarperCollins ISBN #978-0-06-088459-8. You can visit Simon Winchester s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester

Leif Enger, the acclaimed, bestselling author of Peace Like a River, reads from and discusses his new novel So Brave, Young, and Handsome, a touching, nimble, and rugged story of an aging train robber on a quest, and the failed writer who goes with him. With its smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, Enger s novel often recalls the Old West s greatest cowboy stories. But it is also about an ordinary man s determination as he risks everything in order to understand what it s all worth, and follows an unlikely dream in the hope it will lead him back home. ($24.00) Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN #978-0-87113-985-6. You can visit Leif Enger s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, So Brave, Young, and Handsome, Leif Enger

Five years after publication of the #1 international blockbuster bestseller, The South Beach Diet, renowned cardiologist, Arthur Agatston, M.D. releases The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life. In the original South Beach Diet book, Dr. Agatston changed the way America eats, with his right carbs, right fats approach. Now his mission is to change the way America lives, not only by helping people lose weight and eat healthfully but also by becoming more fit. Listen to Dr. Agatston s previous Authors on Tour podcast. ($25.95) Rodale Press ISBN #978-1594864575. You can visit Arthur Agatston s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The South Beach Diet Supercharged, Arthur Agatston

Elizabeth George, the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of psychological suspense, reads from and discusses her new mystery Careless in Red. In this eagerly anticipated novel, George brings back Scotland Yard s Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. ($26.95) HarperCollins ISBN #978-0-06-116087-5. You can visit Elizabeth George s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Careless in Red, Elizabeth George

Mary Roach, the funniest science writer in the country (Burkhard Bilger of The New Yorker), is the author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. Her writing has appeared in such publications as Salon, GQ, Vogue, and the New York Times Magazine. Roach discusses her new book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, in which she turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all! ($24.95) W.W. Norton ISBN #0-393-06464-6. You can visit Mary Roach s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Mary Roach

Frances Richey reads from and discusses The Warrior: A Mother s Story of a Son at War, her stunning, urgent, and heart-wrenching memoir, written in verse, about a mother who sees her son, a Green Beret and captain in the Army, go off for two tours of duty in Iraq. The Warrior centers around a mother s love for her son, a son from whom she feels distant both literally and metaphorically, for she is a liberal who is against the war, but who realizes that she needs to accept and support the choice her son has made, and to try to understand what has drawn him to the military life. The poems explore the agonizing process of a mother who is always saying goodbye to her son, missing her son, praying for her son, waiting for her son to come home. ($21.95) Viking ISBN #978-0-670-01961-8. You can visit Frances Richey s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Warrior: A Mother s Story of a Son at War, Frances Richey

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley reads from and discusses the new paperback edition of her bestselling book Ten Days in the Hills. With its breathtaking passion and sexy irreverence, Ten Days in the Hills is a blazing farce, a fiery satire of contemporary celebrity culture and a rich, simmering meditation on the price of war and fame and desire. -Los Angeles Times Book Review ($14.95) Anchor ISBN #1-40003-320-9. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Ten Days in the Hills, Jane Smiley

Award-winning novelist Isabel Allende reads from and discusses her new book The Sum of Our Days, the sequel to her bestselling memoir Paula. In this heartfelt memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss-the death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, bound together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch. ($26.95) HarperCollins ISBN #978-0-06-155183-3. You can visit Isabel Allende s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Sum of Our Days, Isabel Allende

Relationship expert and non-fiction author Lisa Daily reads from and discusses Fifteen Minutes of Shame, a hilarious debut novel that will delight fans of Jane Green and Sophie Kinsella. What happens when America s favorite dating expert finds out on national television that her husband is cheating on her? Darby Vaughn s fifteen minutes of fame quickly becomes fifteen minutes of shame when the story of her divorce is splashed across supermarket tabloids. If Darby takes her philandering husband back, her career will be over. If she doesn t, she ll lose the only man she s ever loved. As she rebuilds her life with help from her girlfriends, Darby has to make some tough choices, but she stays true to her heart every step of the way. ($14.00) Plume ISBN #0-452-28913-0. You can visit Lisa Daily s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, 15 Minutes of Shame, Lisa Daily

Pam Anderson, the author of The Perfect Recipe, which won a Julia Child Award, CookSmart, and Perfect Recipes for Having People Over, discusses her new book The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great. Filled with voice-of-experience tips for curbing appetite (she is still maintaining her forty-pound weight loss), no-nonsense shortcuts for getting food on the table pronto, and recipes that could only have been developed by this food-loving pro-this new book offers no compromises, no wasted steps, just extraordinary results from ordinary ingredients. ($27.00) Houghton Mifflin ISBN # 0-618-83596-2. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight Eating Great, Pam Anderson

Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, whose novels have won numerous awards, most recently the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. Black reads from his new mystery, The Silver Swan, his sequel to Christine Falls. In this haunting, masterfully written, and utterly mesmerizing story, Quirke, the irascible, formerly hard-drinking Dublin pathologist, returns in this spellbinding crime novel, in which a young woman s dubious suicide sets off a new string of hazards and deceptions. ($25.00) Henry Holt ISBN #0-8050-8153-4. You can visit Benjamin Black s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Silver Swan, Benjamin Black

Manil Suri s critically acclaimed first novel The Death of Vishnu was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Suri reads from his long awaited new novel The Age of Shiva, a mesmerizing story of modern India, richly layered with themes from Hindu mythology. The Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an extraordinary portrait of maternal love. ($24.95) W.W. Norton ISBN #978-0-393-06569-5. You can visit Manil Suri s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Age of Shiva, Manil Suri

Travel guru, bestselling author, and PBS personality Rick Steves offers travel tips and discusses his many books, including Europe Through the Back Door 2008 and Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler. ($21.95) Avalon Travel ISBN #1-56691-853-7. You can visit Rick Steves s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Europe Through the Back Door 2008, Rick Steves

Local author Carleen Brice reads from her debut novel Orange Mint and Honey. The marriage of historical confidence with creativity brings forth the first novel by Carleen Brice. Orange Mint and Honey makes use of the oldest of relationships: mothers and daughters. Looking at the plights of love, forgiveness, understanding and redemption brings to this first novel a fresh and unique feel. A wonderful jazzy exciting read. -poet and activist Nikki Giovanni ($13.95) One World ISBN #0-345-49906-9. You can visit Carleen Brice s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Orange Mint and Honey, Carleen Brice

Russell Banks, the acclaimed author whose works include Cloudsplitter and Continental Drift, reads from his new novel The Reserve. Part love story, part murder mystery, set on the cusp of the Second World War, Banks s sharp-witted and deeply engaging new novel raises dangerous questions about class, politics, art, love, and madness-and explores what happens when two powerful personalities, trapped at opposite ends of a social divide, begin to break the rules. ($24.95) HarperCollins ISBN #978-0-06-143025-1. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, The Reserve, Russell Banks

Boulder, Colorado author Eli Gottlieb s The Boy Who Went Away won the prestigious Rome Prize and the 1998 McKitterick Prize from the British Society of Authors. It also received extraordinary notices and was a New York Times Notable Book. Gottlieb reads from his critically acclaimed new novel Now You See Him. In this ambitious and thrilling novel, Gottlieb-with extraordinarily luxuriant and evocative prose-takes us deep into the human psyche, where the most profound of secrets are kept. ($22.95) William Morrow ISBN #978-0-06-128464-9. You can visit Eli Gottlieb s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Now You See Him, Eli Gottlieb

John Gray, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of communication and relationships, and the author of fifteen books, including the internationally bestselling Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Gray discusses his new book Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress, in which he focuses on the ways that men and women misinterpret and mismanage the stress in their daily lives, and how these reactions ultimately affect their relationships. ($24.95) HarperCollins ISBN #0-06-124296-9. You can visit John Gray s official web site as well. author podcasts, books, podcasts, podcasting, book podcasts, literature, arts, Why Mars and Venus Collide, John Gray