Rock Hudson biographer discusses the movie star's legacy

Posted on 12/09/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Movie star Rock Hudson’s legacy went well beyond his film roles, as we all know. Hudson’s death, publicly ac...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Yule be humming Bing Crosby tunes after this author interview

Posted on 12/05/2018 at 08:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An interview with jazz and film critic Gary Giddins about his latest nonfiction work will have you humming Christmas tun...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Pop culture

New book analyzes the significance of '80s and '90s teen fiction

Posted on 12/04/2018 at 08:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good morning, Gen X’ers and Millennials! Gabrielle Moss — one of us — turned a comfort-reading binge s...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Pop culture

George H.W. Bush's biographer discusses the late former president

Posted on 12/03/2018 at 09:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Presidential biographer Jon Meacham went on NPR over the weekend to talk about George H.W. Bush, who passed away Friday...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics

New book explains how we're making medicine from immune systems

Posted on 12/02/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In the heart of cold and flu season, one can't help but think about — and, hopefully, praise the eff...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Watch out for these issues in your nonfiction writing

Posted on 11/25/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s almost the goal-setting time of the year, so perhaps you’re considering trying your hand at nonfiction....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Nonfiction, Writing advice

Required listening before your Thanksgiving bar crawl

Posted on 11/21/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kicking off the Thanksgiving holiday with a bar crawl tonight? You’ll definitely want to listen to this author int...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Read "Never Home Alone" before eating, not afterwards

Posted on 11/22/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now that you’ve likely enjoyed a sumptuous meal, are you ready to think about all the invisible things from your k...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

Cookbook celebrates the art of preparing food for just one

Posted on 11/14/2018 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When you’re a single person in a coupled world, there’s no shortage of situations in which you feel like the...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

How the Fugitive Slave Act paved the way for the Civil War

Posted on 11/10/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Andrew Delbanco’s new book about an especially divisive part of American history comes out at a fitting tim...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR