Roxanne Coady

Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

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Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all genres, give you unique insights into your favorite authors, and bring you up to date with what’s happening in the literary world.

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Roxanne Coady

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Latest episode

May 23, 2024

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Episodes

Who Does the Supreme Court Belong to Now? 02.12.2021

In this week's episode, Roxanne Coady talks with Linda Greenhouse about her recent book, Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court. Linda Greenhouse has reported on and written about the Supreme Court for The New York Times for more than four decades, earning numerous accolades, including a Pulitz...

Kati Marton Observes the Transformative Power of Angela Merkel 18.11.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Kati Marton joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel, out now from Simon & Schuster.

Jessica Nordell on What We Don't Realize About Unconscious Bias 04.11.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Jessica Nordell joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias, out now from Metropolitan Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! ________________________________ Jessica Nordell is a science and culture journalist whose writing has...

Robert Draper on the Smoldering Wreck of Foreign Policy Still Alive Today 21.10.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Robert Draper joins Roxanne to discuss his book, To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq, out now from Penguin Press. Robert Draper is a writer at large for the New York Times Magazine and a contributing writer to National Geographic. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller Dea...

Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition 07.10.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Evan Osnos joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury, out now from Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux. ________________________________ Evan Osnos is a staff writer at The New Yorker, a CNN contributor, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Based in Washington D.C., he writes about politics and fore...

Bill Goldstein Has Some Thoughts on What You Should Read Next 23.09.2021

The number of big books coming out this fall is unprecedented. In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Roxanne talks with critic and book reviewer Bill Goldstein to guide you through which books you want to read, have read, are thinking about reading, or you should know about.

Anne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg's Early Days 09.09.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Anne Sebba joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy, out now from St. Martin's Press. Subscribe to Just the Right Book!

George Packer on Redefining "American" and the Inequalities of the State 26.08.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, George Packer joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. George Packer is a journalist, novelist, playwright, and staff writer for The New Yorker. His latest book is Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century, which the members of the...

Robert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the Titanic 12.08.2021

For many reasons, when you hear the name Robert Ballard, you might think of the discovery of the Titanic. But, forgive us for this, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are the other discoveries of shipwrecks like the Bismarck, the Lusitania, and the PT-109. There is the pioneering development of remote submersibles and telepresence that have escalated undersea exploration exponentially. Ther...

Ursula Burns on the Dangers of Exceptionalism 29.07.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Ursula Burns joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her new memoir, Where You Are Is Not Who You Are, out now from Amistad Press. Ursula M. Burns was the chair and CEO of VEON from mid 2019 to early 2020, a senior advisor to Teneo LTD, Nestlé, Exxon Mobil, and The Ford Foundation among others. She is a member of the board of directors of Uber. She...

What Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream 15.07.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Maria Konnikova joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Biggest Bluff, out now from Penguin Press. This week's sponsor: Talkspace. Get $100 off of your first month with code JUSTTHERIGHTBOOK.

Gigi Georges on the False Narratives of Rural America 01.07.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Gigi Georges joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America, out now from Harper. Today's Sponsors: Noom. Ready to learn how to live healthier? Sign up for Noom today at noom.com/justtherightbook. Scribd. Get a 60-day free trial at try.scribd.com/jrb. Realm. Starring Emmy award...

Sherry Turkle on Why Some Stories Take Time 17.06.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Sherry Turkle joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Empathy Diaries, out now from Penguin. Talkspace. Get $100 off of your first month with code JUSTTHERIGHTBOOK.

Judy Batalion on the Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust 03.06.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Judy Batalion joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Light of Days, out now from William Morrow & Company. Today's Sponsors: Scribd. Get a 60-day free trial at try.scribd.com/jrb. Noom. Ready to learn how to live healthier? Sign up for Noom today at noom.com/justtherightbook. Realm. Starring Emmy award-winning actress Tatiana Masla...

Can We Salvage Patriotism? Should We? 20.05.2021

When did patriotism become a lightning rod, and why? On the right, it has become aligned with nationalism, and on the left, it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging exclusions and flaws in our founding documents and theories. Can we even resurrect common values and salvage patriotism? In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Steven Smith joins Roxanne to discuss his book, Rec...

Tim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism 06.05.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Tim Wu to discuss his book, The Curse of Bigness, now available in paperback and which examines the history of antitrust actions in the 20th century, making the argument that breaking up today's largest high-tech titans would be good for business as well as our democracy. 

Bishop Michael B. Curry on Hopeful Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement 29.04.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Bishop Michael B. Curry joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, Love Is the Way: Holding On to Hope in Troubled Times. This week's sponsor: This episode is presented by Noom. Ready to learn how to live healthier? Sign up for Noom today at noom.com/justtherightbook.

Janice P. Nimura on the Case for Admiring "Unlikable" Women 08.04.2021

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Janice P. Nimura joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, The Doctors Blackwell. This week's sponsor: This episode is presented by Noom. Ready to learn how to live healthier? Sign up for Noom today at noom.com/justtherightbook.

The 2020 Holiday Gift Guide Episode! 17.12.2020

Join Roxanne Coady and the staff of RJ Julia Booksellers as we explore the best books of the year to give as gifts to the readers in your life. Books discussed include: The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X – Les Payne Eleanor: A Life – David Michaelis The Luckiest Man – Mark Salter Modern Comfort Food – Ina Garten Jacques Pepin: Quick & Simple Winter Cocktails : Mulled Ciders, Hot Toddi...

Ijeoma Oluo, Leslie Gray Streeter, and Jennifer Palmieri on Writing—and Thriving—in a World of Mediocre White Men 19.11.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, in partnership with Hachette, Ijeoma Oluo (Mediocre), Jennifer Palmieri (She Proclaims), and Leslie Gray Streeter (Black Widow) join Roxanne to discuss their new books. ________________________________ Ijeoma Oluo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race. Her work on race has been featured in the New...

Dr. Edith Eger Has Some Thoughts on Survival 12.11.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Edith Eger joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, The Gift. ________________________________ An eminent psychologist and one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors old enough to remember life in the camps, Dr. Edith Eger has worked with veterans, military personnel, and victims of physical and mental trauma. She lives in La Jolla, Califo...

Claudia Rankine: The Reconciliation Won't Be Easy, But It's Necessary Work 05.11.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Claudia Rankine joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Just Us. Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright. Just Us completes her groundbreaking trilogy, following Don't Let Me Be Lonely and Citizen. She is a MacArthur Fellow and teaches at Yale University.

How Reading Hemingway Shaped John McCain’s Honor Code 29.10.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Mark Salter joins Roxanne to discuss his book The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain. This podcast is brought to you by Catapult, publishers of White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad. ________________________________ Mark Salter has collaborated with John McCain on all seven of their books, includ...

Mark Salter on Why the Republican Party’s Future Is Bleak 22.10.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Mark Salter joins Roxanne to discuss his book The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain. This podcast is brought to you by Catapult, publishers of White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad. ________________________________ Mark Salter has collaborated with John McCain on all seven of their books, includ...

NPR’s Guy Raz Is Cheering You On 15.10.2020

In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Guy Raz joins Roxanne to discuss his book How I Built This. 

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