Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:

Coinciding with the July 30 anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, attorney Steven J. Harper, son of a silenced Hoffa-era Teamsters activist, discussed his book Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story (Borealis Books, $24.95).

Iraqi author Sinan Antoon offered I'Jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody (City Lights, $11.95).

Authors on Book TV this weekend:

Military beat reporter Ed Offley, author of Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon - The Untold Story of the USS Scorpio (Perseus, $27.50; HighBridge unabridged CD, $39.95). PW noted “this well-told narrative history holds much appeal for naval historians and conspiracy buffs.”

Washington Post reporter Sally Jenkins, author of The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed A Game, A People, A Nation (Doubleday, $24.95; RH Audio abridged CD, $29.95).

Former deputy undersecretary of defense Jed Babbin interprets In the Words of Our Enemies (Regnery, $24.95).

Journalist Stephen Hayes, author of Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President (HarperCollins, $27.95; Tantor Media unabridged CD, $49.99). From PW’s review: “The book may not convince detractors, but it sketches a vivid portrait of Cheney as an intelligent, quiet leader committed throughout his career, even as a member of Congress, to strengthening the power and authority of the executive branch.”

Vincent Bugliosi, perhaps best known as Charles Manson’s prosecutor, on his massive tome Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (W.W. Norton, $49.95; S&S Audio abridged CD, $49.95).

Sunday on Dateline: J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Arthur A. Levine Books, $34.99; Listening Library unabridged CD, $79.95).

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Authors on the Air is compiled by Diane Patrick. To be included in the compilation, email DPatrickPW@aol.com