Books

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-11/mark-brazaitis-incurables

Mark Brazaitis: "The Incurables"

December 11, 2012

Award-winning writer Mark Brazaitis talks with Diane about his latest collection of short stories.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-06/lady-bird-johnson-oral-history

Lady Bird Johnson, An Oral History

December 6, 2012

The transformation of a shy country girl to first lady and her life with President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-03/robert-gottlieb-great-expectations-sons-and-daughters-charles-dickens

Robert Gottlieb: "Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens"

December 3, 2012

Charles Dickens created some of the most famous child characters in fiction: Little Nell, Oliver Twist and David Copperfield. Dickens was also the father of 10, possibly 11, sons and daughters. Author Robert Gottlieb explores their lives and what Dickens was like as a father and a man.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-11-29/michael-sandel-what-money-cant-buy

Michael Sandel: "What Money Can't Buy"

November 29, 2012

Harvard professor Michael Sandel on whether there's something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-11-23/alex-danchev-cezanne-life-rebroadcast
Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life" (Rebroadcast)

Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life" (Rebroadcast)

November 23, 2012

Paul Cezanne is considered one of the world’s greatest artists, but he was 56 years old before he had his first exhibition. A new biography on Cezanne's life and revolutionary paintings.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-11-12/deb-perelman-smitten-kitchen-cookbook
Deb Perelman: "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook"

Deb Perelman: "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook"

November 12, 2012

Deb Perelman, creator of the Smitten Kitchen blog, on the joys of cooking at home.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-11-05/alex-danchev-cezanne-life
Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life"

Alex Danchev: "Cezanne: A Life"

November 5, 2012

Paul Cezanne is considered one of the world’s greatest artists. But he was 56 years old before he had his first exhibition. A new biography on Cezanne's life and revolutionary paintings.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-11-01/domingo-martinez-boy-kings-texas-memoir
Domingo Martinez: "The Boy Kings Of Texas: A Memoir"

Domingo Martinez: "The Boy Kings Of Texas: A Memoir"

November 1, 2012

Domingo Martinez is the only author without a Pulitzer Prize to be nominated for this year's National Book Award. He joins Diane to discuss his memoir about growing up between two cultures on the border of Texas and Mexico.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-31/readers-review-year-wonders-novel-plague-geraldine-brooks
Readers' Review: "Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague" By Geraldine Brooks

Readers' Review: "Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague" By Geraldine Brooks

October 31, 2012

Join Diane and her guests for our October Readers’ Review of Geraldine Brooks' novel, "Year of Wonders." It's based on the true story of measures taken by the residents of a small 17th-century English town to protect themselves and others from the plague.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-25/jessica-pierce-last-walk-reflections-our-pets-end-their-lives
Jessica Pierce: "The Last Walk: Reflections On Our Pets At The End Of Their Lives"

Jessica Pierce: "The Last Walk: Reflections On Our Pets At The End Of Their Lives"

October 25, 2012

Bioethicist Jessica Pierce explores the practical, medical and moral issues facing pet owners at the end of a companion animal’s life.

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