Books and More with William Cooper

A reasoned debate on a controversial topic.   DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY.

It's been quite a week. A week of big losses, and some wins, for President Trump.

We discuss her work in free speech and her contribution to Harvard Law's new book, America Unfinished. https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/rebecca-tushnet/ https://hls.harvard.edu/america-unfinished/  

MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE is the author, most recently, of Terry Dactyl (Coffee House Press 2025; UK edition Cipher Press), described by the New York Times Book Review as “a remarkably grounded look at what it means to be fully alive,” and by a starred review in Publishers Weekly as “a shimmering tale of art, drugs, and friendship spanning from the AIDS crisis to the Covid-19 pandemic.” Terry Da...

We discuss her book The Courtyard. https://www.alexamorris.com/about

We discuss a new book by Harvard's faculty that he contributed to, and his thoughts on American democracy today. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/842833/america-unfinished-by-edited-by-alexandra-natapoff-and-guy-uriel-e-charles/

We discuss an array of ways the constitution isn't working with Texas and Harvard law professor Sandy Levinson. https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/sanford-v-levinson/

Everything you need to know.   DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY.

Print Day in May is celebrated on the first Saturday in May, every year. The event celebrates the art and community of printmaking. We hear from the founder of this global event, artist Robynn Smith.   https://www.robynnsmith.com/print-day-in-may https://printdayinmay.com/about/  

We discuss the fascinating world of literary agents--who are often at the center of everything involved with a book. https://www.hgliterary.com/soumeya

We cover the waterfront on this episode. Tons going on. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com

We discuss her book, The Friend Machine, an investigative nonfiction exploring artificial companionship. https://www.vmhetherington.com/    

We discuss her new book, Feel the Floor: Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley. “A prodigious feat of research, Feel the Floor is an act of redress that restores Bradley’s life and legacy.… Fresh interviews with still enchanted former students give us a window onto a man who moved so beautifully that it brought people to tears.” The New Yorker https://www.penguinrandomh...

An easy question to answer: it violates the constitution. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com

An in-depth discussion on this essential topic with law professor Ned Foley of Ohio State, the leading scholar in this area. https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/edward-b-foley-ba-jd

The outspoken MP gives his take on US and UK politics.    

Christopher Merrill has published six collections of poetry, including Watch Fire, for which he received the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets; many edited volumes and translations; and six books of nonfiction, among them, Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars, Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expeditio...

We discuss the legendary legal scholar's new The New York Times opinion piece,  By Week's End, Trump's War Will Be Plainly Illegal.  We also hear about his new book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. A wonderful conversation with the Dean of UC Berkeley Law.

We discuss William's many bestsellers and his forthcoming book Money to Burn: The Unvarnished Truth About Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of a New Wall Street. The book is already generating tremendous excitement in the business community. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739893/money-to-burn-by-william-d-cohan/

There is a pathway in the constitution. Allow us to explain. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com

We discuss her storied career at The New Yorker and her bestseller, Lorne The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532520/lorne-by-susan-morrison/   DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY.

You read that right. A substantive debate into one of the most controversial legal decisions in American history. DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY. will-cooper.com

Website: https://defector.com/author/ray-ratto

Jonathan is a bestselling author and one of the UK's most respected and widely read journalists. We discuss his new book, The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them. An Amazon Best Book of the Year for 2025, Mick Herron calls it "An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedla...

As Donald Trump goes after Jim Comey and others, this serious problem for the American polity gets bigger. "America's political energy should be channeled into winning elections and governing effectively--not sending political rivals to jail." will-cooper.com