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Gary Shapiro's From the Bookshelf


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 156 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Gary Shapiro’s From The Bookshelf

    The Zombies' Colin Blunstone Bremond & Lisa's Quite Literally Books

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 59:02


    Colin Blunstone and director Robert Schartman discuss the new film, Hung Up On A Dream: The Zombies Documentary. Then Lisa Cooper and Brremond MacDougall launch their new publishing company Quite Literally Books. Plus Lissa Warren!

    Anne Soon Choi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 55:11


    Anne Soon Choi discusses her new book, L.A.Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood.

    Jill Sobule

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 57:42


    The uniquely talented singer Songwriter Jill Sobule died on May 1 at the age of 66. From The Bookshelf remembers her with this 2017 interview.

    Kevin Wade

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 39:46


    Screen writer and television producer Kevin Wade on his debut novel Johnny Careless

    Tom Santopietro on Audrey Hepburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 57:56


    Tom Santopietro returns to discuss his new book, Audrey Hepburn: A Life Of Beautiful Uncertainty.

    Patrick McGilligan on Woody Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 58:16


    Film historian Patrick McGilligan returns to discuss his latest book, Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham.

    Peter Ames Carlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 58:01


    Rock historian Peter Ames Carlin discusses his new book, The Name Of This Band Is R.E.M.

    Tess Gerritsen - Anthony Horowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 59:36


    This week two interviews with two fine authors. Anthony Horowitz discusses his latest novel, Marbel Hall Murders. Then Tess Gerritsem discusses The Summer Guests.

    David Browne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 58:16


    Music historian David Browne discusses his latest book, Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America's Bohemian Music Capitol.

    Drew Friedman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 58:16


    Artist Drew Friedman discusses his career, his latest collection, Schtick Figures, and a new documentary about him called Drew Friedman: The Vermeer of the Borscht Belt.

    Richard Esposito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 58:09


    Award winning journalist Richard Esposito discusses his new book, Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told The Truth.

    William Cooper Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 57:51


    William Cooper returns to discuss the 2024 election. His book is How America Works...And Why It Doesn't.

    Burt Kearns ~ Tim Marx

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 57:56


    Popular culture historian Burt Kearns tells the story of Shemp Howard of The Three Stooges. Then Tim Marx, adopted son of Zeppo Marx, shares memories of growing up in Hollywood.

    Robert S. Bader

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 58:00


    Marx Brothers Historian Robert S. Bader returns to discuss his new book, Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother.

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    Marcia Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 58:16


    Marcia Clark returns to discus her new true crime book, Trial By Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth About the Case Of Barbara Graham

    Tripp Whetsell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 57:56


    Culture historian Tripp Whetsell discusses his now book, Norman Lear: His Life And Times. Plus Lissa Warren with a book recommendation.

    Kelly Weill - Liz Pollock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 57:56


    Investigate reporter Kelly Weill discusses Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything. Then Liz Pollock on her book, Lost Restaurants Of Santa Cruz County.

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    Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 57:56


    Jennifer Keishin Armstrong discusses her career as a chronicler of American Popular Culture. Then a visit with book publicist Lissa Warren.

    Filmmaker Erik Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 47:16


    Filmmaker Erik Nelson discusses his new film, Daytime Revolution. Plus we remember rock historian Charles R. Cross

    Samuel Garza Bernstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 57:56


    Guest Samuel Garza Bernstein discusses his new book, Staring Joan Crawford: The Films, The Fantasy, and the Modern Relevance of a Silver Screen Icon

    Gary L. Shapiro, Ph.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 57:57


    Gary Shapiro talks to Gary Shapiro about his new book, Out Of The Cage: My Half Century Journey From Curiosity To Concern For Indonesia's “Person Of The Forest”

    Britta Lee Shain / Steve Noonan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 45:42


    Two great interviews with singer-songwriters originally aired in 2016 and reposted as part of the From The Bookshelf Music Archive!! First it's Britta Lee Shain whose love affair with Bob Dylan is the subject of her book Seeing The Real You At Last. Next we listen to my interview with Steve Noonan who recounts the recording of his 1968 Elektra LP!

    Barney Saltzberg - Lemony Snicket

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 58:59


    Barney Saltzberg talks about his work including his latest The Smell Of Wet Dog and Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket discusses Poison For Breakfast.

    William Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 57:12


    William Cooper discusses his new book, How America Works And Why It Doesn't: A Brief Guide To The US Political System.

    Julie Farnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 57:47


    Julia Farnam, author of Domestic Darkness: An Insider's Account of the January 6 Insurrection, and the Future of Right-Wing Extremism, returns to discus the dangers of a possible second Trump presidency.

    Carrie Courogen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 57:39


    Carrie Courogen discusses her her new biography Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life And Work Of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius.

    Adam Higginbotham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 58:03


    Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, Challenger: A True Story Of Heroism And Disaster On The Edge Of Space.

    More With George Schlatter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 57:47


    In his 96th year, the creator of Laugh-In, George Schlatter returns for more unlikely stories from his long show business career.

    Larry Tye on Ellington, Armstrong, & Basie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 57:59


    Historian Larry Tye returns to discuss his new work, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.

    Hayley Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 58:09


    An encore presentation of our interview with actress Hayley Mills. Also children's book author Debra Westgate-Silva.

    Singer-Songwriter Leslie Mendelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 58:16


    Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson chats and plays selections from her new album After The Party.

    Eric Fischl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 59:08


    An encore presentation of the interview with artist Eric Fischl, plus a chat with Lissa Warren

    Rock Historian Richie Unterberger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 58:13


    Richie Unterberger talks about The Beatles, The Stones, and his latest book Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History.

    Sarah Royal * Jerry Ludwig

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 61:44


    Sarah Royal discusses her new book, A.K.A Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball. Then we remember the late Jerry Ludwig, author and television writer.

    Joseph McBride

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 55:58


    Joseph McBride, film historian, discusses his newly revised guide to the work of director John Ford.

    Davia Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 44:13


    Broadcast legend Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters discusses her career.

    Kirthana Ramisetti - Christopher Reich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 61:55


    Kirthiana Ramisetti, author of Advika and the Hollwood Wives, and Christopher Reich, author of Matterhorn are the guests.

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    Burt Kearns on Brando

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 58:02


    Burt Kearns discusses his new book Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel. This month marks the 100th anniversary of Brando's birth.

    James Kaplan on Kind Of Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 57:49


    James Kaplan returns to discuss his new book, 3 Shades Of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool.

    George Schlatter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 57:59


    George Schlatter, creator of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, discusses new memoir, Still Laughing: A Life In Comedy.

    Julie Farnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 56:02


    This week's guest is Julie Farnam, author of Domestic Darkness: An Insider's Account of the January 6th Insurrection, and the Future of Right-Wing Extremism. Julie Farnam served as the Assistant Director of Intelligence for the United States Capitol Police during one of the most tumultuous periods in this country's history.

    Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 57:33


    Jennifer Keishin Armstrong returns to the show to discuss her new book, So Fetch: The Making Of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still Obsessed With It).

    Peter Biskind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 58:01


    Culture historian Peter Biskind discusses his new book, Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, And Greed Upended TV.

    Philip Norman on George Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 57:56


    Beatles biographer Philip Norman returns do discuss his new book, George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle.

    Paula Broussard & Lisa Royére

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 57:56


    Paula Broussard & Lisa Royére discuss their new biography of the great dancer of Hollywood's golden age, Eleanor Powell. Also Andrew Gulli of The Strand Magazine talks about a new discovery of an unpublished Truman Capote story.

    Yunte Huang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 57:58


    Yunte Huang returns to discuss his new book. Daughter Of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History.

    Eve Golden on Lupe Velez plus Steacy Easton on Tammy Wynette

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 57:56


    Film historian Eve Golden returns to discuss her new book, Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life Of Lupe Velez. Then Steacy Easton, author of Why Tammy Wynette Matters.

    Scott Eyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 57:56


    Film historian Scott Eyman discusses his new book, Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, And Politics Collided.

    Scott Shea / Terry Kirkman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 57:57


    Scott Shea discusses his new book, All The Leaves Are Brown: How The Mamas & The Papas Came Together and Broke Apart. Plus a 2011 interview with the late Terry Kirkman, singer and songwriter with The Association.

    Greg Glasgow & Kathryn Mayer and Animator Floyd Norman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 57:56


    Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer discuss their new book, Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, The Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was. Then, from 2010, Disney animator Floyd Norman.

    The Turtle's Mark Volman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 58:32


    Mark Volman discusses his new book, Happy Together: My Musical Adventures with The Turtles, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, Flo & Eddie, and More

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