Apr 29, 2020
Book festivals are the highlights of the year for book lovers around the world. In Los Angeles there is the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which is the largest book fest in the country. It often draws more than 150,000 book lovers, book industry professionals, organizations, journalists, businesses, speakers...
Apr 22, 2020
The big existential threat of our time, apparently now in addition to pandemic viruses, remains the climate change crisis. There are oodles of books, documentaries, events, and papers about the topic. One manner in which we can educate ourselves is through fiction. Sometimes looking at an issue through the allegory of...
Apr 15, 2020
Books That Make You Discover Deeper Philosophical Meaning in Pulpy, Graphic Novels with Guest Russell Nohelty
We don’t often think of graphic novels or comics as having deep, philosophic meaning, but should we? The guest of this show is author and entrepreneur Russell Nohelty. He discusses the bigger themes he likes...
Apr 8, 2020
The Nordic Thriller, or Scandinavian Noir as it is sometimes called, is a hot genre even if it’s set against an icy-cold backdrop. Authors like Stieg Larsson and the Millennial trilogy which included The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are what people often think of. Netflix and other channels are doing well with TV shows...
Apr 1, 2020
The Covid-19 virus led to many people being quarantined or asked to stay at home. Social distancing and working from home, as well as not gathering in large groups means making a shift in our lives. It also means that taking a moment to escape in books might be a good idea. Our guest, Diana Giovinazzo discusses ideas...