The Book Case
Episodes
David Gergen Knows Politics
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Gergen says it's time for new American leadership. As a political advisor who served four presidential administrations, Gergen has a perspective...
Delia Ephron Falls In Love, Again
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Delia Ephron went through hell. Her leukemia almost killed her - so did the treatments to cure it. In “Left on Tenth”, her new book that is on man...
Introducing 'Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley'
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may know the story of Emmett Till. But you might’ve never heard his story if it weren't for one woman: Mamie Till-Mobley. In a new three-part se...
Azar Nafisi Reads Dangerously
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Azar Nafisi offers you - a reader - a challenge. It is the title of her latest book - “Read Dangerously”. Azar comes with a unique perspective. Sh...
Shelby Van Pelt Makes Her Debut
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Odds are you’ve never heard of Shelby Van Pelt. She is a new author, and as we spoke she was just a week away from the publication of her first nove...
John Irving Reinvents The Classics
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Irving has written fourteen novels, is working on a fifteenth, has been translated into more than thirty languages, and is one of America’s mos...
Dr. Carla Hayden is the Top Librarian
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carla Hayden is the Librarian of Congress. In the 222 year history of the Library of Congress there has never before been a female Librarian of Co...
Mary Laura Philpott Writes About Parenting
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Calling all parents - you need to listen to Mary Laura Philpott and read her insightful essays that speak to everyone who ever raised a child. In the ...
Niall Williams Tells Irish Tales
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Niall Williams is an Irishman who possesses the Irish knack for telling a great story, and he does this in lyrical prose that will take your breath aw...
Oprah Shares Her Favorite Books
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How better to begin a weekly podcast on books than with Oprah Winfrey who has, in the last quarter century, done more to get Americans to read than al...
Introducing 'The Book Case'
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case, a new weekly series from ABC Audio launching May 2, makes the case for books outside of your usual genr...