This week on The Book Show, Author Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing – and have done – with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. His new book is Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
In 1993, in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas, Bret Anthony Johnston watched on live TV as flames engulfed a number of buildings in...
Christopher Castellani’s new novel, “Leading Men,” is a story of desire, artistic ambition, and the consequences of unspoken words. We meet playwright Tennessee Williams...
This week on The Book Show, bestselling author Caroline Leavitt’s latest, With or Without You. With Or Without You, tells the story of Stella....