Books: Author Interviews
- Salman Rushdie on 'Joseph Anton'
Salman Rushdie's memoir "Joseph Anton" details his experience in hiding and rise to literary fame.The Daily Circuit, October 17, 2012 - Rabbi Harold Kushner on 'The Book of Job'
Rabbi Harold Kushner's latest book, 'The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person,' examines the theological debates inspired by the story of Job.The Daily Circuit, October 17, 2012 - Paul Tough on 'How Children Succeed' through grit, adversity
Character, not test scores, is the key to children succeeding in school and in life, says Paul Tough. He argues that character can be taught and that we all have a responsibility to help develop it in students.The Daily Circuit, October 16, 2012 - Talking Volumes: Abraham Verghese on 'Cutting for Stone'
We'll air Kerri Miller's conversation with author Abraham Verghese from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. His latest book is "Cutting for Stone." This was the third Talking Volumes of the season.The Daily Circuit, October 12, 2012 - Betraying the 'American Dream'
Reporters James Steele and Don Barlett argue that government and business policies have betrayed the 'American Dream.' Through studies and stories, they investigate the systemic erosion of America's middle class in their book "The Betrayal of the American Dream."The Daily Circuit, October 14, 2012 - Louise Erdrich on 'The Round House'
Louise Erdrich's latest novel, "The Round House," tells the story of a crime on a North Dakota reservation in 1988. She'll join us to discuss her new book.The Daily Circuit, October 1, 2012 - Talking Volumes: Jeffrey Toobin on 'The Oath'
We'll air Kerri Miller's conversation with author Jeffrey Toobin from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. His latest book is "The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court." This was the second Talking Volumes of the season.The Daily Circuit, September 28, 2012 - Talking Volumes: Junot Diaz on 'This is How You Lose Her'
We'll air Kerri Miller's conversation with author Junot Diaz from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. His latest book is "This is How You Lose Her." This was the first Talking Volumes of the season.The Daily Circuit, September 26, 2012 - David Quammen on 'Spillover,' the next worldwide pandemic
David Quammen's new book, 'Spillover,' takes readers around the world in search of the next worldwide pandemic. The latest reports on the emerging new diseases miss a pattern: They are transmitted from wild animals to humans through spillover.The Daily Circuit, September 23, 2012 - New book recalls 1970 killing of St. Paul police officer
Author William Swanson has written a new book, "Black, White, Blue," about a night that is arguably fading from the collective memory. It was May 22, 1970, the night a call came into St. Paul police headquarters that there was a woman about to have a baby at 859 Hague Avenue, at the corner of Hague and Victoria.September 21, 2012 - Eboo Patel on 'Sacred Ground'
Eboo Patel, founder of InterFaith Youth Core and a member of President Barack Obama's Faith Council, is out with a new book titled 'Sacred Ground.'The Daily Circuit, September 16, 2012 - Randy Cohen on the ethics of supporting same-sex marriage
Should straight couples who support same-sex marriage delay their own marriage to support same-sex couples who can't legally marry? Randy Cohen, the original "Ethicist" for The New York Times Magazine, tackled the ethics behind the action.The Daily Circuit, September 11, 2012 - Brian Castner on 'The Long Walk' to disarm IEDs
In 'The Long Walk,' Brian Castner tells the story of his three tours of duty in the Middle East, spending his days disarming improvised explosive devices and collecting those that already detonated.The Daily Circuit, September 10, 2012 - Adam Johnson on 'The Orphan Master's Son'
Author Adam Johnson discusses his acclaimed novel "The Orphan Master's Son." The book tells the story of Pak Jun Do, a young man who grew up in North Korea in the orphanage his father ran.The Daily Circuit, September 4, 2012 - David Wessel on 'Red Ink' and the federal budget
We've heard about America's budget deficit and how politicians plan to get the country's spending in line with revenue. But how can we better understand such a large budget?The Daily Circuit, September 5, 2012
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From the book table: An Extraordinary History of Objects
December 6, 2012, 14:12 PM Tis the season for holiday gifts – and plenty of hard-bound goods have been arriving on the Daily Circuit book table as we get into the wintery days. My favorite new discovery from the table this week is Stephanie LaCava’s new book, An Extraordinary Theory of Objects (just released this Wednesday), which is truly a Read more → -
2012′s notable books
November 28, 2012, 14:11 PM As we draw near the end of the year, the inevitable “best of” lists begin to arrive on every news site. Yesterday, The New York Times released its annual 100 Notable Books list. Here on The Daily Circuit, we were excited to see that a number of amazing authors Kerri and Tom interviewed over the Read more → -
From the book (and magazine) table: Matter
November 14, 2012, 17:11 PM This week's book table is instead a magazine table - focusing on a site brought to Kerri's attention on Twitter, which led to quite The Daily Circuit science geek-out fest. Read more → -
What classic should we read next?
November 8, 2012, 10:11 AM 'Goodnight Moon?' 'The History of Standard Oil?' Plus share your thoughts about "A Streetcar Named Desire." Read more →
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