Authors on the Air: Mike Lupica; Vivian Stringer; Gregory Rodriguez
By Diane Patrick -- Publishers Weekly, 3/5/2008 7:17:00 AM
This morning, bestseller Mike Lupica visited Today with his new children’s book The Big Field (Philomel, $17.99).Authors on Good Morning America:
Rutgers University women's basketball coach Vivian Stringer discussed Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph (Crown, $24.95; RH Audio abridged CD, $34.95). This evening, she’ll be on Nightline.
Michael Farr promised A Million Is Not Enough: How to Retire with the Money You'll Need (Springboard Publishing, $24.99).
The View talked with nutritional consultant Brenda Watson, whose latest is The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Free Press, $26). PW noted “Watson applies her winning style, demonstrated in her PBS specials, to educate readers about pervasive toxins that cause alarming rates of illness and death.”
Foreign correspondent Robin Wright stopped by The Diane Rehm Show with Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East (Penguin, $26.95; Tantor Media unabridged CD, $39.99).
Bob Edwards met with Pulitzer winning playwright Edward Albee, whose Collected Plays of Edward Albee: 1958-1965 (Overlook, $24.95) is recently out in paperback.
Authors on The Book Report:
Meg Cabot laid out Allie Finkel's Rules for Girls: Moving Day (Scholastic, $15).
Alan Gratz, author of Samurai Shortstop (Puffin, $7.99).
This evening on The Colbert Report: L.A. Times columnist Gregory Rodriguez, whose book is Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race In America (Pantheon, $26.95). PW starred its review, saying “Despite its title, this volume from Rodriguez is a thorough and accessible history of Mexico that emphasizes the legacy of mestizaje, mixed races, among Mexico's inhabitants.”
Tavis Smiley re-airs an interview with Michael Shermer, author of The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics (Times Books, $26).
Former White House press secretary DeeDee Myers visits The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson with Why Women Should Rule The World (Harper, $24.95).
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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Authors on the Air is compiled by Diane Patrick. To be included in the compilation, email DPatrickPW@aol.com
