#1593 – Jon Ward

January 29, 2019 00:25:00
#1593 – Jon Ward
The Book Show
#1593 – Jon Ward

Jan 29 2019 | 00:25:00

/

Show Notes

Told in full for the first time, “Camelot’s End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party” is a carefully threaded narrative of Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter leading up to a brutal primary in 1980 that forever altered American politics. Jon Ward, a 20+ year D.C. political journalist, will join us on this […]

Other Episodes

Episode

August 27, 2024 00:27:08
Episode Cover

The Book Show | Helen Phillips - Hum

Helen Phillips is one of the most interesting and original writers working today. In her latest novel, “Hum,” she turns her eye to marriage,...

Listen

Episode

June 23, 2020 00:27:30
Episode Cover

#1666: Megha Majumdar “A Burning” | The Book Show

On this week’s Book Show, Joe Donahue speaks with author Megha Majumdar. Her debut novel, A Burning, centers around three characters whose lives become...

Listen

Episode

March 12, 2019 00:25:41
Episode Cover

#1599 – Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean’s latest bestseller, “The Library Book,” is an investigation into a 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library that consumed 400,000 volumes...

Listen