Gary Shapiro’s From the Bookshelf

Film historian Terry Chester Shulman discusses his new book Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America’s Prince of Players

Alexandra Natapoff, Professor of Law, discusses the book she co edited, America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance, An Essay Collection from Harvard Law School Faculty.

Former Carolco Pictures president and Yale-trained attorney Peter M. Hoffman, the man behind blockbuster independent films like Terminator 2 and Basic Instinct, discusses his new book Karmic Winds: Reflections from the “Smartest Guy in Hollywood”

Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen discusses her latest book, The Shadow Friends. Then From The Bookshelf remembers Monty Roberts: The Man Who Can Talk To Horses

Emmy winning director and producer of daytime television drama discusses her career in the soaps.

David Thomson discusses his latest book, A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies

David King Dunaway discusses his new book, A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See. Then an archive interview with the late great comedian Ronnie Schell.

A.M. Gittlitz discusses his new book, Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team

Jim Windolf discusses his new book, Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World.

Author Alexa Morris discusses her new book, The Courtyard, a memoir of her father in law’s experiences in hiding during the Holocaust in war torn France . Then, from 2016, an interview with the late Kitty Bruce discussing her lifelong dedication to preserving the legacy of her father Lenny Bruce.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong returns to discuss her new book, Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit'rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America.

Anthony Horowitz returns to discuss his latest Hathorne & Horowitz novel: A Deadly Episode.

This week’s guests are Mark Malkoff, author of Love Johnny Carson, Todd Diamond, author of Pass The Trauma Please, and Alisoon van Diggelen, author of The LOVE Project.

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discusses her new book,  A Protest History of The United Sates.

Historian Michael Kimmel discusses his new book, Playmakers:The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created The Toy Industry In America.

Victoria Hetherington discusses her new book The Friend Machine: On The Trail Of AI Companionship. Robynn Smith talks Print Day In May.

Alice Gerrard discusses her career and her new book, Custom Made Woman: A Life In Traditional Music