MAY 10, 2010
This evening, The Daily Show hosts Pulitzer winner Jack Rakove, whose Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0618267460, $30) pubs today. PW’s starred review called it “a sparkling, authoritative work. Everyone interested in the founding of the U.S. will want to read this book.”
Authors on this morning’s Today show:
Tara Parker-Pope, whose For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage (Dutton, 978-0525951384, $25.95; HighBridge unabridged CD, $29.95) pubbed last week. PW wrote “Although the scientific research adds depth, much of the relationship advice is familiar and commonsensical, but married couples will still benefit from this refresher course.” She’ll revisit the show tomorrow.
Jonathan Tisch introduced Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World (Crown, 978-0307588487, $24)
Authors on today’s Good Morning America:
Pulitzer Prize–winning reporters Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz, whose Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery (Scribner, 978-1439138670, $26) pubs tomorrow. PW declared “Higham and Horwitz's compelling story brings hope that justice may finally come for Levy.”
Actress Queen Latifah, author of Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom (Grand Central Publishing, 978-0446555890, $20; Hachette Audio unabridged CD, $22.98).
The Early Show hosted veteran cookbook author Deborah Madison, who served up What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes (Gibbs Smith, 978-1423604969, $24.99). PW thought “Madison's non-judgmental tone is refreshing and friendly, and recipes are varied enough that any home cook will find something worth adding to the repertoire.”
The View chatted with Tere Duperrault, co-author of Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean (Titletown Publishing, 978-0982000977, $25.95), which chronicles Duperrault’s childhood ordeal at sea.
Authors on The Leonard Lopate Show:
Chef and television personality Sarah Moulton shared her new cookbook Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners (S&S, 978-1439102510, $35). PW declared “This refreshing, accessible, and tasty collection more than lives up to the promise of its title and will delight the legions of Moulton fans, earning her more than a few new ones.”
Bestselling author Bruce Feiler, author of The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me (Morrow, 978-0061778766, $22.99; HarperAudio CD, $29.99).
Authors on The Bob Edwards Show:
Ruth Reichl discussed Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way (Penguin, 978-1594202162, $19.95; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $24.95). PW’s starred review declared “Reichl has created a masterful portrait of a mother-daughter relationship that will resonate with readers across generations.”
Fourth-generation shrimp-boat captain, mother of five and sudden environmentalist Diane Wilson, author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, And the Fight for Seadrift, Texas (Chelsea Green, 978-1933392271, $18).
Tonight, Tavis Smiley talks with bestseller and mentor Donald Miller, author of Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation (Howard Books, 978-1439169162, $19.99; Oasis Audio unabridged CD, $25.99).
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