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Authors On Tour - Live!

Authors On Tour - Live!

Authors On Tour - Live!

Weekly Podcasts of Authors and Their Books, Live From The Tattered Cover Book Store. Authors ranging from Al Franken to Joan Didion read from and discuss their newest books.

AOT #188: Michael Chabon Podcasts Manhood for Amateurs

Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose works include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, reads from and discusses his new book Manhood for ...
1 week ago

AOT #187: Joseph Kanon Podcasts Stardust

Joseph Kanon, the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Good German and Los Alamos, discusses his new novel Stardust. In his most absorbing and accomplished novel yet, Kanon tells a mesmerizing tale of Hollywood, post-war political intrigue, and one ...
2 weeks ago

Princeton Review’s Best 371 Colleges by Rob Franek

The Best 371 Colleges is a comprehensive college guide written for any student or parent mystified by the confusing college admissions process. This essential college-planning guide, from the experts at The Princeton Review, provides the facts about the ...
3 weeks ago

AOT #186: Ralph Nader Podcasts Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us!

Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and two-time candidate for President of the United States, is a relentless force for grassroots activism and democratic change in America. Nader discusses and reads from his new novel Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!, a ...
3 weeks ago

Best of AOT: John Grogan Recounts Marley’s Day on a Movie Set

Before Marley & Me was a huge Hollywood hit — and merely an internationally best-selling book — author John Grogan paid a visit to the Tattered Cover book store in Denver to look back on life with Marley, the “world’s worst ...
4 weeks ago

AOT #185: David Cross Podcasts I Drink for a Reason

David Cross, known for roles on the small screen such as “never-nude” Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the role of “David” in Mr. Show With Bob And David, as well as a hugely successful stand-up routine full of sharp-tongued rants and ...
1 month ago

AOT #184: Diana Gabaldon Podcasts An Echo in the Bone

Diana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Gabaldon reads from and discusses An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume which continues the ...
1 month ago

Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk

Crush It! is Gary Vaynerchuk’s manifesto on business, social media, and life. Progressing on the themes of Gary’s inspirational keynotes, Gary explains why the current social media revolution has opened the door for everyone to pursue a career around ...
2 months ago

AOT #183: Helen Thorpe Podcasts Just Like Us

Helen Thorpe, wife of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, is a freelance writer who has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. Thorpe reads from and ...
2 months ago

AOT #182: T. R. Reid Podcasts The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and ...

Bestselling author T. R. Reid is a longtime correspondent for the Washington Post and former chief of its Tokyo and London bureaus as well as a commentator for National Public Radio. Reid discusses his new book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for ...
2 months ago

AOT #181: George McGovern Podcasts Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series

George S. McGovern–a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training, discusses his new book Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865. “McGovern’s ...
2 months ago

AOT #180: Carlotta Walls LaNier Podcasts A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock ...

When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the “Little Rock Nine,” as they came ...
2 months ago

Best of AOT: Wally Lamb Reads From Braided Cords Essay

When Wally Lamb packed the Tattered Cover book store in Highlands Ranch, CO in late 2008, many of the people in attendance were fans of Lamb’s first two novels, She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, both Oprah’s Book Club ...
2 months ago

AOT #179: Lev Grossman Podcasts The Magicians

Lev Grossman, the book critic for Time magazine, and author of the bestselling novel Codex, reads from and discusses his new novel The Magicians, a thrilling and original coming-of-age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world. At once ...
3 months ago

AOT #178: Greg Schwipps Podcasts What This River Keeps

Greg Schwipps reads from and discusses his debut novel What This River Keeps. “What This River Keeps bears comparison to the best work of Steinbeck–in this case we’re given the vivid portrayal of the common working men and women of ...
3 months ago

AOT #177: Stephen White Podcasts The Siege

Colorado author Stephen White–author of over a dozen New York Times bestsellers–reads from and discusses his new thriller, The Siege. White’s Alan Gregory novels are beloved by both fans and critics–the most recent, Dead Time, was ...
3 months ago

AOT #176: Anne Waldman Podcasts Manatee/Humanity

Internationally renowned poet Anne Waldman co-founded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, where she still teaches. Waldman reads from and discusses her new work Manatee/Humanity. This new ...
3 months ago

AOT #175: Jason Sheehan Podcasts Cooking Dirty

Jason Sheehan, the food writer for Denver’s Westword, won a James Beard Award in 2003. His essay “There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue” was reprinted in the book This I Believe, and his work has appeared in Best American ...
08/17/09

Best of AOT: Joan Didion Reads from The Year of Magical Thinking

Losing those closest to us can be a powerfully tragic and reflective event. In those times, even talking about our deepest feelings can be difficult, a fact that makes Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking an especially remarkable book. ...
08/13/09