WordSmitten :: Les Standiford, Judge Irene Sullivan, Adam Heyman

Kate Sullivan interviews Les Standiford, educator and author. His new book titled Bringing Adam Home launches next month and adds another notch to his bestselling guns of true crime, mystery novels, and historical explorations. In today's segment of "About the Books" we talk about the legal system and ask author Les Standiford (Bringing Adam Home/ecco:HarperCollins/March 2011) and Judge Irene Sullivan (Raised by the Courts/Kaplan NYC) about what goes wrong when a child is missing or is mistreated by the legal system. Appearing with our panelists is Adam Heyman, public defender who represents juveniles and adults charged with misdemeanors and felonies in the Brooklyn (NYC) Criminal and Supreme Court systems. Listen Sunday afternoons at 4 PM for the WordSmitten "About the Books" broadcast. WordSmitten's host, Kate Sullivan, interviews notable authors, editors, literary agents, and publishing executives. These storytellers engage in lively and entertaining discussions about the people, the books, and the business of writing. /