This morning, Diane Rehm chatted with Jim Dale, the Grammy-winning narrator of the Harry Potter audiobook series, about how he found, created, and kept track of over 200 voices in order to narrate the seven books in the Harry Potter series, of which the latest is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Arthur A. Levine Books, $34.99; Listening Library unabridged CD, $79.95). From PW’s review: “We can’t think of anyone else who has sustained such an intricate, endlessly inventive plot over seven thick volumes and so constantly surprised us with twists, well-laid traps and Purloined Letter-style tricks.”
Today, the documentary Arctic Tale opens in theaters. The companion book, by Donnali Fifield, is Arctic Tale: Official Companion to the Major Motion Picture (National Geographic, $30).
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:
Yale law professor Stephen Carter discussed his second novel, New England White (Knopf, $26.95; RH Audio abridged CD, $31.95). PW starred its review, declaring it “a compelling, literate page-turner that effortlessly blends a gripping whodunit with complex discussions of politics and race in contemporary America.”
NPR correspondent Rob Gifford, author of China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power (Random House, $26.95; unabridged Blackstone CD, $32.95). Tonight, he’ll appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and tomorrow night on Tavis Smiley.
Bob Edwards hosted Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who discusses his trilogy: Night (Hill & Wang, $9; Recorded Books unabridged CD, $19.99), Dawn (Hill & Wang, $9; Recorded Books unabridged CD, $14.99) and Day (Hill & Wang, $9; Recorded Books unabridged CD, $14.99).
Authors on The Book Report:
Jim Lynch watched The Highest Tide (Bloomsbury, $7.95), his first coming-of-age novel. From PW’s starred review: “This moving, unusual take on the summers of childhood conveys a contagious sense of wonder at the variety and mystery of the natural world.”
Melodie Bowsher discussed her coming-of-age novel My Lost and Found Life (Bloomsbury, $16.95).
On Fox News’ Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld: attorney Scott Gant promised We're All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age (Free Press, $26).
This evening on The Colbert Report, Charles Kaiser cruises The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History Of Gay Life In America (Grove Press, $17).
Tavis Smiley interviews voting technology expert Lawrence D. Norden, co-author of The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World (Academy Chicago, $16.95).
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