October 11th, 2024
This week we interview veteran independent writer, historian, and journalist, Fergus M. Bordewich. His latest book,
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, was published in October 2023 by Knopf. Bordewich has written eight previous nonfiction books, including the award-winning
The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government, and
America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise that …
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April 5th, 2024
This week we interview Jack Kelly, an award-winning author and historian. Kelly’s latest book,
God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man, was published in December 2023 by St. Martin’s Press. Kelly’s previous fiction and nonfiction books were well received, including his
Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence, which received the DAR History Medal. Kelly is a New York Foundation for the Arts nonfiction literature…
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November 10th, 2023
This week we interview the internationally renowned cosmologist Thomas Hertog, who for many years was a close collaborator and mentee of the late Stephen Hawking. His book,
On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory, was published by Bantam in April 2023. Hertog currently serves as professor of theoretical physics at Belgium’s University of Leuven, where he studies the quantum nature of the big bang. Thomas Hertog was interviewed by fellow biographer and BIO…
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June 16th, 2023
This week we present the second half of our special two-part interview with Candice Millard, author of four
New York Times bestsellers. Her most recent book,
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, was published by Doubleday in May of 2022. Her previous books include
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, and
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and …
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June 9th, 2023
This week we present the first segment of a special two-part interview with Candice Millard, author of four
New York Times bestsellers. Her most recent book,
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, was published by in May 2022 by Doubleday. Her previous books include
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, and
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and …
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May 19th, 2023
This week we feature the second segment of a special two-part interview featuring award-winning biographer, Stacy Schiff. Her latest book,
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, was published by Little, Brown and Company in October 2022. Schiff is the author of several best-selling and acclaimed biographies, including gripping examinations of Cleopatra, the Witches of Salem and her Pulitzer Prize winning study of Vera Nabokov. Schiff is a Guggenheim, NEH and New York Public Library Cullman Center…
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May 12th, 2023
This week we feature the first segment of a special two-part interview with award-winning biographer, Stacy Schiff
. Her latest book,
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, was published by Little, Brown, and Company in October 2022. Schiff is the author of several best-selling biographies, including compelling examinations of Cleopatra, the Witches of Salem and her Pulitzer Prize winning study of Vera Nabokov. Schiff is a Guggenheim, NEH and New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow,…
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January 26th, 2023
This special episode features excerpts from a spirited conversation between
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief
Susan Page and fellow award-winning biographer and BIO member John “Jack” Farrell. His latest book,
Ted Kennedy: A Life, is a fascinating exploration of the life and times of the former icon of the Senate and Kennedy family member, and it was published by Penguin Press in October 2022. This live, in-person interview was recorded on November 15, 2022,…
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