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Authors on the Air: Jorge Posada; Meghan McCain; Charlie Chan, Unwrapped
This morning's Today show featured New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and his wife, lawyer/philanthropist Laura Posada, authors of The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing (Atria Books, 978-1439103081, $24), which pubs today. PW's review had this to say: "An intimate testament that transforms private tragedy into public resource, this heartfelt work gives courage a caring face."
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Authors on the Air: Jonathan Franzen; 'Debt-Free U'; 'Favela'
Today, The Bob Edwards Show interviews Jonathan Franzen, whose new novel, Freedom (FSG, 978-0374158460, $28; Macmillan Audio unabridged CD, $59.99), pubs tomorrow. From PW's starred review: "The first question facing Franzen's feverishly awaited follow-up is whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way."
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Authors on the Air: 'Flipped'; 'Displaced Persons'; 'Life with Asperger's in 20 1/3 Chapters'
Today's the wide release opening of the movie Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, Penelope Ann Miller, Aidan Quinn, and John Mahoney, it's based on Wendelin Van Draanen's critically acclaimed YA novel Flipped (Knopf Books for Young Readers mti, 978-0375863479, $8.99), which PW called an "enticing story, relayed alternately by eighth graders Bryce and Juli. With a charismatic leading lady kids will flip over, a compelling dynamic between the two narrators and a resonant ending, this novel is a great deal larger than the sum of its parts."
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Movie Alert: 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'
Fans still mourning the end of Kathryn Lasky’s 15-book Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, which came to a close in 2008, will have a chance to reunite with Soren the barn owl when Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (Warner Bros.) arrives in theaters on September 24.
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Authors on the Air: Mary Walton; Grace Young; Debra Shigley
Authors on today's Bob Edwards Show include veteran journalist Mary Walton, whose A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot (Palgrave Macmillan, 978-0230611757, $28) pubbed last week.
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Authors on the Air: 'The Weather of the Future'; 'The Curse of the Good Girl'; 'Killing Willis'
This evening, The Colbert Report talks with Heidi Cullen, author of The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet (Harper, 978-0061726880, $25.99), which PW thought "presents a surprisingly optimistic view of humanity's determination to come to terms with a daunting future."
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Authors on the Air: 'Brave Girl Eating'; 'Mama Gets Hitched'; 'The Bucolic Plague'
Today, Good Morning America hosted journalist and food blogger Harriet Brown, whose Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia (Morrow, 978-0061725470, $25.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Nanny McPhee Returns'; 'The Switch'; 'The Subtle Body'
Movies opening today include Nanny McPhee Returns, directed by Susanna White, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Smith, Asa Butterfield, Lil Woods, and Oscar Steer; it's inspired by Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda: The Collected Tales (Bloomsbury Children's, 978-1582346700, $16.95). Tie-in books include Emma Thompson's Nanny McPhee Returns (Bloomsbury Children's, 978-1599904726, $7.99; Macmillan Young Listeners unabridged CD, $16.99) and Nanny McPhee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda (Bloomsbury Children's, 978-1582346717, $7.95).
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Authors on the Air: Max Lucado; Martha McPhee; John Krakauer
Tonight, Tavis Smiley talks with pastor Max Lucado, whose Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference (Thomas Nelson, 978-0849920691, $24.99; Thomas Nelson unabridged CD, $24.99) pubs in September.
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PublicAffairs, Participant Media Offer Public School Donations
As part of its partnership with the social activist film production company Participant Media, PublicAffairs is releasing a companion title to filmmaker Davis Guggenheim’s forthcoming documentary on U.S. public education, Waiting for 'Superman', that will also allow the purchaser to make a donation to the school of their choice through DonorsChoose.org. Waiting For 'Superman' , which will open in October, is a documentary on the continuing failure of the American public education system to adequately educate children.
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Authors on the Air: 'Barefoot in Baghdad'; Ina Rikle; Thomas French
This morning, Fox and Friends met with Manal Omar, author of Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity--My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos (Sourcebooks, 978-1402237218, $14.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'My Formerly Hot Life'; 'Through a Dog's Eyes'; 'A Tea Party Manifesto'
Authors on this morning's Today show include longtime New York journalist Stephanie Dolgoff, whose My Formerly Hot Life: Dispatches from Just the Other Side of Young (Ballantine, 978-0345521453, $25) pubs today. PW said "In the end, Dolgoff fashions her tight, tongue-in-cheek memoir into a kind of humorous self-help manual to getting by in life."
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Authors on the Air: 'The Ice Princess'; 'P.S. I Hate It Here!'; 'The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex'
Swedish authors on today's Sirius XM Book Radio's Pia Lindstrom Presents include Camilla Lackberg, author of The Ice Princess (Pegasus, 978-1605980928, $25.95), which PW's starred review called a "haunting U.S. debut. Lackberg skillfully details how horrific secrets are never completely buried and how silence can kill the soul."
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Products, Sales Proliferate For 'Eat, Pray, Love'
Books benefiting from the release of a big-budget movie are nothing new, but the marketing blitz for Sony Pictures Entertainment's film Eat, Pray, Love has been accompanied by a huge licensing and sweepstakes effort as well.
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Authors on the Air: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'; 'Eat, Pray, Love'; 'The Life of Leo Castelli'
Movies opening today include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Kieran Culkin. It's based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel series, which includes Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus the World (Oni Press, 978-1932664126, $11.99). PW starred its review: "The narrative jumps, combined with sharp, sardonic dialogue, make this a great oddball tale that captures the energy of a generation."
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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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