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WordSmitten produces the About the Books broadcast on Sunday afternoons at 5 PM. Our interviews for 2014 include Johnny Temple, book publisher (Akashic Books), and chair of the Brooklyn Literary Council. Recent segments include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King (Devil in the Grove), literary legend Tom Robbins, Guy Kawasaki (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur (APE): How to Publish a Book") and Sara Nelson, returning guest to talk about her legendary career as editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly (PW), as book editor of the Oprah Magazine, and now editorial director of a division of Amazon. Visit www.About-the-Books.com for all our interviews with great authors. WordSmitten. www.WordSmitten.com www.About-the-Books.com www.twitter.com/wordsmitten www.meetup.com/wordsmitten www.WordSmittenMedia.com

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In her debut novel (The Perfect Reader/Pantheon), Maggie Pouncey creates dense, witty language to reveal a character who discovers her father's life is multi-pronged. Like a fork with a twisted tine, this story sticks to a readers... more
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Kate Sullivan interviews author Andrew Trees who discusses his novel, "Club Rules." This is the second appearance as a guest on About the Books, and we are delighted to have him return. In his previous guest appearance, Andy... more
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Oprah Winfrey selected author Connie May Fowler's book, "Before Women Had Wings," for her book club and in this segment of the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast, Kate Sullivan talks with the author about her newly launched... more
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On Valentines' Day, get ready for some sweet serial killers to offset the hearts n' flowers overkill. Kate Sullivan interviews Tim Dorsey, bestselling author of The Big Bamboo, Cadillac Beach, and now in hardcover, his newest from the... more
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Tune in to the fun. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Kate Sullivan interviews British author Sadie Jones who talks about her newly launched novel, "Small Wars" to be released in the... more
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Tune in to the fun. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. Kate Sullivan interviews Andrew Porter to discuss his short story collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, which won the 2007 Flannery... more
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Tune in to the fun. Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. WordSmitten's host, Kate Sullivan, interviews Carl Hiaasen, author of nine books, including Skin Tight, Native Tongue, Strip Tease, Stormy... more
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Kate Sullivan interviews author and educator Jennifer Baszile who discusses her outstanding new memoir, The Black Girl Next Door (Simon and Schuster/Touchstone January 2010) and growing up in Southern California.... more
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This holiday show brings together the brightest authors of nonfiction to discuss the craft of writing. This is a repeat of a recent show. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Mr. Gay Talese, joins Kate again, along with the beloved... more
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Author, Lauren Grodstein. Pick up a copy of the new novel, "A Friend of the Family," released this month and available at your local bookstore. WordSmitten's host, Kate Sullivan, interviews author Lauren Grodstein on Sunday afternoon. A... more
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