#1681: Jonathan Alter “His Very Best”

The Book Show

#1681: Jonathan Alter “His Very Best” | The Book Show

Oct 06 2020 | 00:27:28

00:00 / 00:27:28

Show Notes

On this week’s Book Show, Journalist Jonathan Alter discusses his new book His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life. This is the first full-length biography of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian.

Other Episodes

Episode

June 30, 2020 • 00:27:31

#1667: John Dickerson “The Hardest Job In The World: The American Presidency” | The Book Show

On this week’s Book Show, John Dickerson discusses his new book The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency. He takes a deep...

Episode 0

September 07, 2021 • 00:27:41

#1729: Lisa Napoli “Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie" | The Book Show

This week, we discuss the new book “Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR” by journalist Lisa...

Episode

October 28, 2025 • 00:27:24

The Book Show | Mona Awad - We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad’s books walk the line between the surreal and the deeply human. Her latest novel, “We Love You, Bunny,” is a darkly glittering...