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Authors on the Air: Elizabeth Gilbert; David Callahan; 'Hot Time in the Old Town'
Today, Good Morning America hosted Elizabeth Gilbert, whose Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Penguin mti, 978-0143118428, $16; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $39.95) opens as a feature film tomorrow. From PW's starred review: "Gilbert fully engages readers in the year's cultural and emotional tapestry--conveying rapture with infectious brio, recalling anguish with touching candor--as she details her exotic tableau with history, anecdote and impression."
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Authors on the Air: Nina Garcia; Nancy Grace; 'The Good Soldiers'
Authors on today's Good Morning America included Nina Garcia, whose Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion (Voice, 978-1401341473, $23.99) pubbed yesterday.
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Authors on the Air: Rosanne Cash; Dave Mustaine; 'The Life of Karen Carpenter'
Today, both Good Morning America and The Leonard Lopate Show listened to Rosanne Cash, firstborn to country music legend Johnny Cash, whose memoir Composed (Viking, 978-0670021963, $26.95) pubs today. From PW's starred review: "This work is a rare treat, as Cash is not only a hereditary celebrity musician, but a terrific writer in her own right. Indeed, her memoir is an intensely reflective, carefully hewn chronicle of her coming-into-her-own as a writer."
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Authors on the Air: Nathaniel Philbrick; 'A Time to Betray'; Sydney Schanberg
Authors on today's Sirius XM Book Radio's Pia Lindström Presents include bestselling Nathaniel Philbrick, whose latest is The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Viking, 978-0670021727, $30; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $39.95). PW's starred review declared it "a lively narrative that brushes away the cobwebs of mythology to reveal the context and realities of Custer's unexpected 1876 defeat at the hands of his Indian enemies under Sitting Bull, and the character of each leader."
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Authors on the Air: 'Twelve'; 'Flipped'; 'The Dream Machine'
Movies opening today include Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Emma Roberts, Chace Crawford, Kiefer Sutherland, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent, and Zoë Kravitz. It's based on Nick McDonell's novel Twelve (Grove Press mti, 978-0802144676, $14), which PW declared a "shocker of a first novel. And although it brims with New York references, this is really a story about excess and its effects."
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Authors on the Air: 'Do It Gorgeously'; 'The Great Divorce'; 'Moscow Sting'
Today's Good Morning America hosted environmentalist and bestseller Sophie Uliano, whose latest is Do It Gorgeously: How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive, and More Beautiful Products (Voice, 978-1401341398, $19.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'Nigella Fresh'; 'Higher Education?'; 'Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife'
This morning on Today, Nigella Lawson served up Nigella Fresh: Delicious Flavors on Your Plate All Year Round (Hyperion, 978-1401310424, $19.99).
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Authors on the Air: Tony Dungy; Andrew Morton; Anna McCarthy
This morning, The Today Show hosted coach Tony Dungy, whose The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People & Teams That Win Consistently (Tyndale House, 978-1414338040, $24.99; Tyndale House CD, $34.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Packing for Mars'; 'These Children Who Come at You with Knives'; 'No More Dirty Looks'
Tonight on The Daily Show: science writer Mary Roach, whose Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (W. W. Norton, 978-0393068474, $25.95; Brilliance Audio unabridged CD, $29.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Charlie St. Cloud'; 'The Extra Man'; 'Kaboom'
Movies opening today include Charlie St. Cloud, directed by Burr Steers and starring Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Ray Liotta, Donal Logue, and Kim Basinger. It's based on the Ben Sherwood novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Bantam mti, 978-0553584028, $7.99), which PW found "warmhearted but not maudlin, exploring the bonds between the living and the dead and the lengths to which we'll go for love."
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Authors on the Air: 'The Fiddler in the Subway'; 'The Same River Twice'; 'The Little Book of Bulletproof Investing'
Today on The Bob Edwards Show, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gene Weingarten shared stories from his new collection, The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts... And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer (S&S, 978-1439181591, $15.99). PW wrote, "Entertaining and funny, Weingarten's stories depict the poignancy of the human condition."
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Movie Alert: 'Flipped'
Will summer moviegoers go for an old-school, middle-school romance set in the 1960s? Flipped, based on Wendelin Van Draanen's 2001 coming-of-age novel of the same name -- about two dissimilar eighth-graders, Bryce Loski and Juli Baker, whose longtime feelings for each other change abruptly -- hits the big screen on August 27.
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Authors on the Air: Lis Wiehl; Father Alberto Cutie; Richard Morais
This morning on The Today Show: bestseller Lis Wiehl, co-author of Hand of Fate (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595547064, $24.99; Oasis Audio unabridged CD, $29.99), the second novel in the Triple Threat series, which PW said "offers an exciting if familiar plot."
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Authors on the Air: Carl Hiaasen; Sally Ride; 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World'
This morning, both The Today Show and The Leonard Lopate Show hosted Carl Hiaasen, whose Star Island (Knopf, 978-0307272584, $26.95; RH Audio unabridged CD, $40) pubs today. PW called it an "outrageous, offbeat novel. The torrent of pop culture barbs are bound to please Hiaasen's ardent fans."
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Authors on the Air: 'Super Sad True Love Story'; 'Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses'; 'God Says No'
Authors on today's Leonard Lopate Show include Gary Shteyngart, who shared his Super Sad True Love Story (Random House, 978-1400066407, $26), which pubs tomorrow. In a starred review, PW declared, "A rich commentary on the obsessions and catastrophes of the information age and a heartbreaker worthy of its title, this is Shteyngart's best yet."
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Authors on the Air: 'Ramona and Beezus'; 'The Pillars of the Earth'; 'Write That Book Already!'
Today, the movie Ramona and Beezus opens, directed by Elizabeth Allen. Starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Hutch Dano, it's based on the Ramona novels by Beverly Cleary. Tie-ins from HarperFestival: Beezus and Ramona (978-0061914614, $5.99) and Ramona's World (978-0061894077, $5.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'The Boozy Baker'; Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Unwrapped; 'Memory Wall'
This morning on Today, food writer and recipe tester Lucy Baker channeled The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets (Running Press, 978-0762438020, $18.95).
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Authors on the Air: Jane Green; Jen Lancaster; Dana Priest
Today, Good Morning America talked with Jane Green, whose 12th novel is Promises to Keep (Viking, 978-0670021796, $25.95; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $39.95). PW wrote, "While the subject matter is intense and personal, it's far from depressing; the characters are warm, funny and realistic. Overall, Green once again delivers an enjoyable emotional story."
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Authors on the Air: Daniel Silva; Bryan Batt; Vendela Vida
Authors on this morning's Today show included bestseller Daniel Silva, whose The Rembrandt Affair (Putnam, 978-0399156588, $26.95; Brilliance Audio abridged CD, $26.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: Ken Follett; 'Sh*t My Dad Says'; 'Talking to Girls About Duran Duran'
Today's Good Morning America featured Ken Follett, whose The Pillars of the Earth (Signet tvti, 978-0451232816, $9.99; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $59.95) is the basis of a series premiering on the Starz TV network this Friday, and whose World Without End (Signet, 978-0451228376, $9.99) comes out in paperback next week.
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