Podcasts by Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady
Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all genres, give you unique insights into your favorite authors, and bring you up to date with what’s happening in the literary world.
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Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain with Dasha Kiper from 2023-07-27T11:21
After getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of l...
ListenAda Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure from 2023-06-29T11:12
Roxanne Coady talks to Ada Calhoun the author of Also A Poet about restoring her father's legacy by a discovery of Frank O'Hara. Buy the book from RJ JuliaAlso a Poet Sign up for our podcast news...
ListenA Short Childhood and a Long Depression with Luiz Schwarcz from 2023-06-15T10:51
Luiz Schwarcz on his ordeal with bipolar disorder and the long echo of a Holocaust family story. The author of The Absent Moon talks with Roxanne Coady about family, generational trauma, a short ch...
ListenChildren of the State with Jeff Hobbs from 2023-06-01T11:58
Roxanne talks with Jeff Hobbs about stories of hope and survival in the juvenile justice system, Children of the State, Jeff Hobbs new book is a deep look at juvenile detention and the path to just...
ListenThe Critics Daughter with Priscilla Gilman from 2023-05-04T11:27
Roxanne talks with Priscilla Gilman, author of A Critics Daughter about the inner sanctum of family and her charmed life with her critic father, Richard Gilman. Buy The Critic's Daughter from RJ...
ListenA Walk of Memory and Renewal with Neil King from 2023-04-20T13:52
Neil King Jr talks about his 330 mile walk from his home in Washington DC to NYC Central Park. American Ramble is a walk across contemporary America through some of our oldest common ground. Get ...
ListenAn Epic Story from Slavery to Freedom with Ilyon Woo from 2023-04-06T12:47
Roxanne discusses the remarkable story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through determination and disguise with Ilyon Woo, the author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Story from...
ListenJTRB Shorts #2 - A quick look at what's new from 2023-03-16T13:57
Roxanne is joined again by Bill Goldstein to talk about what they are reading now, the bestsellers and what's coming out soon that has caught their eye. What we are reading now:Burnam Wood PerishB...
ListenUnscripted by James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams from 2023-02-23T11:00
Roxanne and James Stewart discuss the family drama and boardroom backstabbing in his new book co-authored with Rachel Abrams, Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family ...
ListenCourtney Maum on Exploring Depression and Forgiveness Through Horseback Riding from 2023-02-09T13:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book, Courtney Maum talks about her exploration with depression and forgiveness in her memoir, The Year of the Horses, by revisiting her past and finding an old lo...
ListenBilly Collins on the Small Poem from 2023-01-27T14:41
Poet Billy Collins joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his new collection, Musical Tables: Poems and the power and pleasure of the small poem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLooking back at Paul Newman and The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man from 2023-01-12T13:00
Clea Newman Soderlund and editor, David Rosenthal talk with Roxanne on the process of finding and compiling a series of interviews conducted over a period of time and writings from Paul Newman to c...
ListenWhy Is Samuel Adams the Forgotten Founding Father? from 2022-12-01T08:00
Thomas Jefferson considered Samuel Adams the earliest, most active, and most persevering of the revolution. Yet when we think of the founders, his name is often missing, submerged by other founders...
ListenHow Much Has Changed—And Not Changed—Since the First Rape Trial in American History from 2022-10-20T11:12
John Wood Sweet is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the former director of UNC’s Program in Sexuality Studies. He has received fellowships from the Nati...
ListenDavid Dennis, Jr.: Why American Civil Rights Activists Should Be Treated as War Veterans from 2022-10-06T13:29
Many of us may know the broad outline of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. But for most of us, the details, the headline names, the level of malevolent violence and the horrific sacrifices we...
ListenTina Brown: While the Monarchy Will Not End, It Will Shrink Nevertheless from 2022-09-22T13:48
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, she is joined by Tina Brown to discuss her new book, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—the Truth and the Turmoil, out now fro...
ListenAnthony T. Kronman on How to Find God in a World Full of Disappointment and Disenchantment from 2022-09-08T07:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, she is joined by Anthony T. Kronman to discuss his new book, After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy, out no...
ListenElizabeth Alexander: How Do You Keep Yourself Safe But Not Live in Fear? from 2022-08-11T14:03
When we think of racism, we often think of actions, obstacles, systems. What we often overlook is the power of images, movement, art, and words. They represent the power of both harm and hope. Eliz...
ListenJulie Orringer and Rebecca Frankel: Why We Still Need to Tell the Stories of the Holocaust from 2022-07-28T13:15
This week on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Julie Orringer and Rebecca Frankel joins Roxanne to discuss their books, The Invisible Bridge and Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival...
ListenZain Asher: Never Let the Perception of Yourself Hold You Back from 2022-07-15T13:16
Zain Ejiofor Asher was born to first-generation Nigerian parents in South London. She was raised by her mother after losing her father in a tragic car accident when she was just 5. A graduate of Ox...
ListenWhat Should You Read This Summer? from 2022-06-30T11:57
Whether you’re traveling or not this summer, right now is the perfect time to catch up on all the great books that have recently been published. In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne ...
ListenAnna Quindlen: You're Never Alone When You Read Great Novels from 2022-05-05T09:37
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Anna Quindlen joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her latest book, Write For Your Life, out now from Random House. Anna Quindlen is a novelist...
ListenHas Our Thinking About Regret Been All Wrong? from 2022-04-21T12:05
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Daniel Pink joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his latest book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, out now from River...
ListenFreedom Must Still Be Defended: Remembering Madeleine Albright from 2022-03-31T04:16
With Madeleine Albright's passing, we thought it might be useful, interesting, even fun to revisit our conversation with the American diplomat and political scientist from January of 2019, when her...
ListenAmy Bloom: Grief is the Price You Pay for Love from 2022-03-10T08:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Amy Bloom joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his first book, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, out now from Random House. __________________...
ListenSenator Will Haskell on Why We Should Feel Optimistic About Politics from 2022-02-24T09:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Senator Will Haskell joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his first book, 100,000 First Bosses: My Unlikely Path as a 22-Year-Old Lawmaker, out ...
ListenBeth Macy on the Future of Families and Communities in the Opioid Epidemic from 2022-02-10T09:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Beth Macy joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her landmark book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, out in...
ListenSarah Ruhl on Why We Should Love Imperfection and Asymmetry from 2022-01-13T10:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Sarah Ruhl joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her new book, Smile: The Story of a Face, out now from Simon&Schuster. Subscribe and download th...
ListenEnding the Year With Bishop Michael B. Curry from 2021-12-30T07:00
To end the year on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversatoin with Bishop Michael B. Curry as he discussed his latest book, Love Is the Way: Holding On to Hope in Troubled ...
ListenDorie Greenspan Still Finds Joy in Baking from 2021-12-16T05:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Dorie Greenspan joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her new book, Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty&Simple, out now from Mariner Books. Subscribe...
ListenThe 2021 Holiday Gift Guide Episode! from 2021-12-09T18:41
Join Roxanne Coady and the staff of RJ Julia Booksellers as we explore the best books of the year to give as gifts to the readers in your life. Books discussed include:The Baseball 100 – Joe Pasnan...
ListenWho Does the Supreme Court Belong to Now? from 2021-12-02T05:00
In this week's episode, Roxanne Coady talks with Linda Greenhouse about her recent book, Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months Tha...
ListenKati Marton Observes the Transformative Power of Angela Merkel from 2021-11-18T05:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Kati Marton joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel, out now from Simon&Schuster. Learn...
ListenJessica Nordell on What We Don't Realize About Unconscious Bias from 2021-11-04T12:13
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Jessica Nordell joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias, ...
ListenRobert Draper on the Smoldering Wreck of Foreign Policy Still Alive Today from 2021-10-21T11:55
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Robert Draper joins Roxanne to discuss his book, To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq, out now from Penguin ...
ListenEvan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition from 2021-10-07T04:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Evan Osnos joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury, out now from Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux. ______...
ListenBill Goldstein Has Some Thoughts on What You Should Read Next from 2021-09-23T13:00
The number of big books coming out this fall is unprecedented. In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Roxanne talks with critic and book reviewer Bill Goldstein to guide you thr...
ListenAnne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg's Early Days from 2021-09-09T04:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Anne Sebba joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy, out now from St. Martin's Press. Subscribe to Just...
ListenGeorge Packer on Redefining "American" and the Inequalities of the State from 2021-08-26T13:52
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, George Packer joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, out now from Farrar, Straus and Gi...
ListenRobert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the Titanic from 2021-08-12T10:11
For many reasons, when you hear the name Robert Ballard, you might think of the discovery of the Titanic. But, forgive us for this, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are the other discoveri...
ListenUrsula Burns on the Dangers of Exceptionalism from 2021-07-29T04:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Ursula Burns joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her new memoir, Where You Are Is Not Who You Are, out now from Amistad Press. Ursula M. Burns ...
ListenWhat Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream from 2021-07-15T04:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Maria Konnikova joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Biggest Bluff, out now from Penguin Press. This week's sponsor:Talkspace. Get...
ListenGigi Georges on the False Narratives of Rural America from 2021-07-01T13:03
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Gigi Georges joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America, out now from Harpe...
ListenSherry Turkle on Why Some Stories Take Time from 2021-06-17T12:35
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Sherry Turkle joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Empathy Diaries, out now from Penguin. Talkspace. Get $100 off of your first mo...
ListenJudy Batalion on the Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust from 2021-06-03T13:50
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Judy Batalion joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Light of Days, out now from William Morrow& Company. Today's Sponsors:Scribd. Get...
ListenCan We Salvage Patriotism? Should We? from 2021-05-20T11:53
When did patriotism become a lightning rod, and why? On the right, it has become aligned with nationalism, and on the left, it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging exclusions and flaws in our ...
ListenTim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism from 2021-05-06T04:51
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Tim Wu to discuss his book, The Curse of Bigness, now available in paperback and which examines the histo...
ListenBishop Michael B. Curry on Hopeful Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement from 2021-04-29T12:51
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Bishop Michael B. Curry joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, Love Is the Way: Holding On to Hope in Troubled Times. This week's sponsor:...
ListenJanice P. Nimura on the Case for Admiring "Unlikable" Women from 2021-04-08T04:47
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Janice P. Nimura joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, The Doctors Blackwell. This week's sponsor:This episode is presented by Noom. Read...
ListenThe 2020 Holiday Gift Guide Episode! from 2020-12-17T14:49
Join Roxanne Coady and the staff of RJ Julia Booksellers as we explore the best books of the year to give as gifts to the readers in your life. Books discussed include:The Dead Are Arising: The Lif...
ListenIjeoma Oluo, Leslie Gray Streeter, and Jennifer Palmieri on Writing—and Thriving—in a World of Mediocre White Men from 2020-11-19T13:19:43
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, in partnership with Hachette, Ijeoma Oluo (Mediocre), Jennifer Palmieri (She Proclaims), and Leslie Gray Streeter (Black Widow) join Roxan...
ListenDr. Edith Eger Has Some Thoughts on Survival from 2020-11-12T11:18:26
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Edith Eger joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, The Gift. ________________________________An eminent psychologist and one of the few rem...
ListenClaudia Rankine: The Reconciliation Won't Be Easy, But It's Necessary Work from 2020-11-05T09:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Claudia Rankine joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Just Us. ?Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright. Just Us completes he...
ListenHow Reading Hemingway Shaped John McCain’s Honor Code from 2020-10-29T08:00
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Mark Salter joins Roxanne to discuss his book The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain. This podcast is brought to you by Catapult, publish...
ListenMark Salter on Why the Republican Party’s Future Is Bleak from 2020-10-22T12:48
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Mark Salter joins Roxanne to discuss his book The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain. This podcast is brought to you by Catapult, publish...
ListenNPR’s Guy Raz Is Cheering You On from 2020-10-15T13:06
In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Guy Raz joins Roxanne to discuss his book How I Built This. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenAminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on Racism Manifesting in Friendships from 2020-10-08T11:31
In the fourth episode of our new season on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow join Roxanne to discuss their book, Big Friendship. Aminatou Sow is a writer, inter...
ListenAnnik LaFarge on Chasing Chopin Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions from 2020-10-01T09:00
In the fourth episode of our new season on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Annik Lafarge joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Chasing Chopin.Annik LaFarge is a writer, photographer, lectu...
ListenWe Need to Give Everyone Permission to Feel Things from 2020-09-24T12:59
In the third episode of our new season on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Marc Brackett joins Roxanne to discuss his book, Permission to Feel. Marc Brackett, Ph.D., author of Permission to ...
ListenHas America Ever Had a Unified Vision of Itself? from 2020-09-17T08:00
In the second episode of our new season on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Jordan Blashek and Chris Haugh join Roxanne to discuss their book, Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search f...
ListenSenator Chris Murphy on Who's to Blame For Rioting in American Cities from 2020-09-10T13:22
In the first episode of our new season, Senator Chris Murphy joins Roxanne to discuss his book The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy. Elected in 2012 as the younges...
ListenJenny Odell: There Is No Work Without Care and Maintenance from 2020-09-03T10:43:45
This week, we revisit our 2019 conversation with Jenny Odell as she discusses her book How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy with Roxanne Coady. JENNY ODELL is an artist and writer who...
ListenJames Forman Jr. Talks Crime and Punishment in Black America from 2020-08-27T08:00
In today's episode, we revisit our conversation with James Forman, Jr. from 2018 as he discusses his book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. James Forman Jr. is a professor ...
ListenLisa Taddeo on the Discovery-Making of Immersive Journalism from 2020-08-20T19:13:06
This week, we revisit our conversation with Lisa Taddeo on her book Three Women, now out in paperback. Lisa Taddeo has contributed to New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour, and many other publi...
ListenSteve Luxenberg: We Need to Rethink Precedents from 2020-08-13T10:28:15
Steve Luxenberg is the author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation and the critically acclaimed Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Se...
ListenDr. Sunita Puri on Moving Towards the Difficulty in Ourselves from 2020-08-06T10:26:50
Doctors are acculturated and socialized to maintain life. Sometimes at all costs, even the human costs of suffering. The relatively new field of palliative care looks for the way that medicine can ...
ListenCasey Schwartz: The Disillusions of an Adderall World from 2020-07-30T04:00
In the 1990s, three to five percent of American children were believed to have what was referred to as "disordered attention." By 2013, 11 percent were believed to have disordered attention. In 199...
ListenDan Heath: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen from 2020-07-23T04:00
Why is putting out the fire more fascinating than preventing the fire? And why do we think we don't have the money to prevent something, even if the lack of prevention creates a cost? Or worse, cos...
ListenDavid Kamp on the Children's Television Revolution That Changed America from 2020-07-16T04:00
David Kamp is an author, journalist, humorist, lyricist, and a charter member of the Sesame Street—viewing audience. A longtime contributor to Vanity Fair, he has profiled such cultural icons as Jo...
ListenRichard Haass on Why History Matters from 2020-07-09T04:00
Dr. Richard Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations. An experienced diplomat and policymaker, he served as the senior Middle East adviser to President George H. W. Bush, as director ...
ListenBess Kalb on How Comedy Saves Her from 2020-07-02T13:40:06
BESS KALB is an Emmy-nominated writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. Her writing for the show earned her a Writer's Guild Award in 2016. She has also written for the Oscars and the Emmys. A regular contrib...
ListenHow Can We Stay Human in a F*cked Up World? from 2020-06-25T10:15
How do we respond to the immensity of suffering that confronts us and overwhelms us without losing our compassion or sanity? This week, we revisit Roxanne Coady's conversation with Tim Desmond as t...
ListenDr. Beverly Tatum: Are We More Color Blind or Just Color Silent? from 2020-06-18T12:13:39
Dr. Beverly Tatum's 1997 book on race relations, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, has become a modern classic found in many classrooms. In this week's episode of Just ...
ListenMitchell S. Jackson: This Isn't Our Eden and Never Will Be from 2020-06-04T11:03:40
This week, we revisit our conversation with Mitchell Jackson. The legacy of growing up black in a state whose original constitution stated "no free negro or mulatto not residing in the state at the...
ListenTara Westover: Why Tell Your Story Now? from 2020-05-28T13:11:04
No birth certificates, no school, no doctors, no registered existence, and abuse at the hands of one of her brothers. Westover’s first book “Educated” describes how she escaped a traumatic childhoo...
ListenWhat Would the Founding Fathers Say About America Today? from 2020-05-21T12:03:59
Joseph J. Ellis is the author of many works of American history including Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and American Sphinx: The Character o...
ListenJulia Samuel: How Do We Process Grief? from 2020-05-14T18:33
Julia Samuel’s first book Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, And Surviving is organized by the type of loss; losing a parent, losing a child, and confronting your own death. Is the way which some...
ListenRobert Kolker Takes Us Inside the Mind of an American Family from 2020-05-07T04:00
The Galvins looked like the manifestation of the post-World War II American Dream. Hard work. Upward mobility. A handsome, accomplished dad. A remarkable mother of twelve. But all was hardly what i...
ListenDr. Azra Raza on the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer from 2020-04-30T04:00
According to the NIH, there has been a seventy-percent decline annually in the death rate from cardiovascular disease in the last fifty years and a one percent decline annually in the death rate fr...
ListenDavid Blight on the Prophet of Freedom from 2020-04-23T04:00
During our time practicing social distancing, in between new conversations we are revisiting some of our favorite interviews from our archives. In 2018, 200 years since the birth of Frederick Dougl...
ListenHow Can Boys Truly Move Forward as Better Men? Peggy Orenstein on Navigating the New Masculinity from 2020-04-16T16:20
Peggy Orenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Waiting for Daisy, Flux, and Schoolgirls. A contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, she has been...
ListenAnne Bogel: Stop Overthinking Everything! from 2020-04-02T13:42
Anne Bogel is the author of Reading People and I'd Rather Be Reading and creator of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy and the podcasts What Should I Read Next? and One Great Book. Bogel's popular book list...
ListenBill Burnett and Dave Evans on How to Thrive and Find Happiness at Work from 2020-03-19T04:00
Over a forty-year span of working forty hours a week, which most of us will do, we will spend eighty-thousand hours in what poll after poll shows that almost seventy percent of the employed are dis...
ListenMitchell S. Jackson on Holding Up a Mirror to Whiteness from 2020-03-12T15:37
The legacy of growing up black in a state whose original constitution stated "no free negro or mulatto not residing in the state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside ...
ListenKate Murphy: When Was the Last Time You Really Listened to Someone? from 2020-03-05T14:05:01
We spend a lot of time talking and listening. But are we really listening and are we being heard? Do you fail to register the name of a person that you were just introduced to? Do you find that som...
ListenDr. Sunita Puri on the Human Costs of Suffering from 2020-02-27T12:29
Doctors are acculturated and socialized to maintain life. Sometimes at all costs, even the human costs of suffering. The relatively new field of palliative care looks for the way that medicine can ...
ListenErik Larson on How Winston Churchill Still Shows Us True Leadership During Political Turmoil from 2020-02-20T05:00
A fine spring and a beautiful evening on May 10, 1940, didn’t seem the type of day that would portend a sequence of events that would define our world to this day. Yet, on Winston Churchill’s first...
ListenRichie Jackson on What It Takes to Be Gay in America Right Now from 2020-02-13T14:37:47
Richie Jackson is currently producing Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song on Broadway. He executive produced Showtime's Nurse Jackie (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for "Best Comedy Series") for seven sea...
ListenSylvia Ann Hewlett on #MeToo in the Corporate World from 2020-02-06T14:08:26
The #MeToo movement is thriving. Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose have lost their seats. Harvey Weinstein is on trial for rape. The veil of secrecy and shame has been lifted. Does this mean that we can ...
ListenRichard Stengel on How to Save Our Democracy from 2020-01-30T14:19:34
Our democracy is dependent on the free flow of information, but it is as critically dependent on the reliability of that information. Since waging an information war is easier and cheaper than buyi...
ListenAda Calhoun on Defining the Midlife Crisis for Women from 2020-01-23T10:27:45
Men have defined the space of midlife crisis for decades — the sporty cars, the affairs, etc. But what does a midlife crisis look like for women, and do Gen X women have a particular vulnerability?...
ListenGail Collins on the Adventures of Older Women in American History from 2020-01-16T05:00
From colonial times when qualities valued for sought-after wives were that she should be civil and up to fifty, to proposed legislation in 1915 that would have made it illegal for a woman over fort...
ListenHow Beck Dorey-Stein Ended Up at the White House From a Craiglist Ad from 2020-01-09T13:28
A graduate of Wesleyan University, BECK DOREY-STEIN worked as a White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. Previously she worked as a high school English teacher in Hightstown, New Jersey, Washing...
ListenHow Should We Define Free Speech at Universities? Wesleyan President Michael Roth Argues for "Safe Enough Spaces" from 2019-12-19T05:00
Has confidence in our universities eroded? Is the price for making people feel included making universities inhospitable to controversial ideas? Have we become too politically correct or not politi...
ListenStephen A. Schwarzman on What It Takes to Be Successful from 2019-12-12T13:04
Stephen Schwarzman, with his cofounder Pete Peterson, built Blackstone into the largest private equity firm in the world, with over half a trillion dollars under management. Yet at the beginning, t...
ListenJust the Right Book: Special Holiday Episode! from 2019-12-10T14:25
This week, Roxanne Coady and two members of the RJ Julia Booksellers staff, COO Lori Fazio and head book buyer Andrew Brennan, share their picks of the holiday season, including The Boy, the Mold, ...
ListenTa-Nehisi Coates on the Most Intimate Evil of Enslavement from 2019-12-05T06:31
How does memory create power? How do you define freedom, and how does the emotional savagery of selling and separating members of a family destroy and define a human being? And, most powerfully, in...
ListenHillary Rodham Clinton&Chelsea Clinton on The Book of Gutsy Women from 2019-11-28T09:14:36
THE BOOK OF GUTSY WOMEN: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience is the first book that Secretary Clinton and Chelsea have written together, and they are excited to welcome readers into a conver...
ListenHow Do We Escape Family Secrets? Adrienne Brodeur on Her New Memoir from 2019-11-21T14:16:09
Adrienne Brodeur began her career in publishing as the co-founder, along with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, of the fiction magazine Zoetrope: All-Story, which won the National Magazine Award for ...
ListenMo Rocca on His New Book That Brings New Life to Forgotten Stories from 2019-11-14T13:49:27
Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, host of The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, and host and creator of the Cooking Channel’s My Grandmother’s Ravioli, in which he learned to cook f...
ListenSusannah Cahalan on the Study That Defined How We Diagnose Mental Illness from 2019-11-07T08:58:39
Susannah Cahalan is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a memoir about her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease of the brain. She writes f...
ListenWhat Do We Give Our Children? Tim O’Brien Contemplates Fatherhood and Writing from 2019-10-31T06:09:35
Tim O'Brien received the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato. Among his other books are The Things They Carried, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a New York Times Book of the Century, an...
ListenSteve Luxenberg: "Race is Our National Conversation" from 2019-10-24T13:54:53
Steve Luxenberg is the author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation and the critically acclaimed Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Se...
ListenDo Brains Have a Gender? Gina Rippon Debunks the Myth from 2019-10-17T12:52:55
Gina Rippon is Honorary Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at Aston Brain Centre at Aston University in Birmingham, England. Her research involves the use of state-of-the-art brain imaging techniq...
ListenJames B. Stewart on Going Inside the "Deep State" from 2019-10-10T04:00
James B. Stewart is the author of Heart of a Soldier, the bestsellers Blind Eye and Blood Sport, and the blockbuster Den of Thieves. He is currently a columnist for the New York Times and a profess...
ListenTatiana Schlossberg Wants You to Be Less Serious About Climate Change from 2019-10-03T06:44
Tatiana Schlossberg is a journalist writing about climate change and the environment. She previously reported on those subjects for the Science and Climate sections of the New York Times, where she...
ListenWhat Does It Mean to Be Human? Lori Gottlieb on the World of Therapy from 2019-09-26T11:43:59
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her cli...
ListenHow Do You Become Racist? Alexandra Fuller on Her Childhood in Rhodesia from 2019-09-19T02:11:18
Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. In 1972, she moved with her family to a farm in southern Africa. She lived in Africa until her mid-twenties. In 1994, she moved to Wyoming. Fuller is t...
ListenIs the World More or Less F*cked Up Than It Used to Be? Tim Desmond on Mindfulness Practices for Real Life from 2019-09-12T11:06:11
How do we respond to the immensity of suffering that confronts us and overwhelms us without losing our compassion or sanity? This week, Roxanne Coady sits down with Tim Desmond to discuss his book,...
ListenHow Do We Write About Grief? Jayson Greene on Life After Trauma from 2019-09-05T04:00
JAYSON GREENE is a contributing writer and former senior editor at Pitchfork. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, and GQ, among other publications. Once More We Saw Stars is hi...
ListenHow Doing Nothing May Be the Best Way to Focus on the Real World from 2019-08-29T04:00
JENNY ODELL is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford, has been an artist-in-residence at places like the San Francisco dump, Facebook, the Internet Archive, and the San Francisco Planning De...
ListenWas the Last Pirate of New York City Its First Gangster? from 2019-08-22T10:25:23
Rich Cohen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tough Jews, The Avengers, Monsters, and (with Jerry Weintraub) When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead. He is a co-creator of the HBO se...
ListenBrenda Wineapple on What We Can Learn From the First Impeachment from 2019-08-15T04:00
Brenda Wineapple is the author of the award-winning Hawthorne: A Life, Genêt: A Biography of Janet Flanner, and Sister Brother: Gertrude and Leo Stein. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appear...
ListenLisa Taddeo on the Female Perspective of Sexuality from 2019-08-08T04:00
Lisa Taddeo has contributed to New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour, and many other publications. Her nonfiction has been included in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Politic...
ListenJust the Right Book with Roxanne Coady: Lisa Taddeo Preview from 2019-08-05T04:00
Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady is back! Each week, we will bring to you the stories behind the books, talking to some of the very best contemporary non-fiction authors about books that are ...
ListenOne on One with the Author of "The Silent Patient" from 2019-04-10T15:49:25
First-time author Alex Michaelides' novel which landed #1 on The New York Times best-seller list in its first week is the debut book for Celadon, a new imprint of Macmillan. Says Roxanne "I knew ...
ListenMacmillan Launches a NEW Imprint; 12 Books From Lithub.com from 2019-03-26T22:08:58
Roxanne hit the Big Apple and sat down with publishing powerhouses Jamie Raab and Deb Futter, the founders of a NEW Macmillan imprint, Celadon. Also in this episode, we hear from recurring guest ...
ListenSearching for America's Moral Imagination&"The Common Good" from 2019-03-14T21:16:18
Political commentator, and college professor Robert Reich joined Roxanne to talk about his latest book The Common Good. Roxanne and Professor Reich had a far-ranging conversation that included the ...
ListenFlashback Fiction Friday: 4 of Our Faves! from 2019-03-08T21:05:14
TGIF! All of us at Just the Right Book thought it would be fun to revisit some of our favorite fiction writers from the past two seasons. Hear what inspired their stories and characters in this spe...
ListenMeet the Hosts of "The Librarian Is In" from 2019-03-01T04:38:44
Roxanne hit the Big Apple last week to sit down with Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius, the hosts of the New York Public Library's popular podcast The Librarian Is In, a show all about books, culture...
ListenFormer Obama Staffer Talks Antitrust in the New Gilded Age from 2019-02-22T17:26:49
Roxanne recently sat down with technology law expert and professor Tim Wu at his Columbia University office in New York City to discuss his latest book The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gi...
ListenBonus: Live with Madeleine Albright from 2019-02-18T17:30:41
In this special bonus episode, we take you inside the Q&A session of RJ Julia's recent live event with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Yale School of Management. Listen to Roxa...
ListenMadeleine Albright: Redefining Fascism from 2019-02-14T20:58:39
RJ Julia recently hosted the former Secretary of State to a sold-out crowd at the Yale School of Management. Albright sat down for an exclusive interview with Roxanne to discuss her latest book Fas...
ListenGod, Rebellion,&The Beatles; A Coming-Of-Age Story from 2019-02-07T20:16:39
Roxanne says first-time author Erin Hosier “assuredly can tell her story and does so with the kind of wit, energy, warmth, and honesty that rivets you to the page.” The New York City native and li...
Listen2 Hot New February Releases From Lit Hub! from 2019-02-01T17:10:13
We welcome back Dan Sheehan from Literary Hub to give us the scoop on a couple of this month's titillating titles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now! from 2019-01-31T16:16:29
Is your smart speaker listening to your conversations? Is Google reading your emails? Jaron Lanier, the author of the international bestsellers “You Are Not a Gadget” and “Who Owns the Future?” tou...
ListenDani Shapiro Uncovers Cathartic Family Secret in Latest Memoir from 2019-01-23T22:01:42
During a recent sold-out event at RJ Julia, Dani sat down with Roxanne to discuss her fifth memoir, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, how a commercial DNA kit revealed her hi...
Listen4 Books to Read Right Now From Literary Hub! from 2019-01-22T21:25:21
We recently welcomed Irish fiction writer, journalist, and editor of LitHub's Bookmarks section, Dan Sheehan back to the show to dish on his recent column, books he is currently loving, and his fav...
ListenThe One Book That Offers 5 Principles to Being Fearless! from 2019-01-17T21:11:56
As a co-founder of the foundation with her husband, Steve, Jean Case has discovered and embraced the role of being fearless as a key ingredient for everyone and anyone to realize their potential an...
ListenMichelle Obama in Her Own Words: An Excerpt from "Becoming" from 2019-01-11T20:47:38
3.4 million copies sold last year made Becoming by Michelle Obama the best-selling book of 2018! We are thrilled to share an excerpt of the memoir read by the former first lady herself. Learn more ...
ListenListen Back With 3 of The New York Times Best Books of 2018 from 2019-01-11T02:45:09
Last week we heard Pamela Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review discuss the 10 Best Books of 2018! But before you dive into your 2019 TBR pile, you might just want to take a look back ...
Listen5 Inspiring Book Picks From Roxanne! from 2019-01-04T19:07:42
From poems, toasts, and inspiring quotes that feed your heart and mind to brief body-bending exercises, these inspiring books will help you kick 2019 off right! Plus, they make perfect hostess gift...
ListenThe New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018! from 2019-01-03T19:29:43
2018 produced some spectacular literary page turners and if you are looking to catch up before you dive into your 2019 New Year's reading resolutions, we've got you covered! Pamela Paul, who is th...
ListenDorie Greenspan's Perfect New Year's Eve Menu! from 2018-12-26T22:59:09
Say goodbye to 2018 in style with a marvelous meal curated exclusively for Just the Right Book listeners by culinary guru Dorie Greenspan! The James Beard Award winner recently stopped by RJ Julia...
ListenHow to Make the Ultimate Cheese Plate! from 2018-12-23T14:25:23
Hosting holiday house guests and need some tips on what to serve? Culinary guru Dorie Greenspan recently sat down with Roxanne at RJ Julia to chat about her new book Everyday Dorie and give us the...
Listen13 Books for Your Holiday Shopping List! from 2018-12-20T16:16:34
Here at Just the Right Book Podcast we believe that books are the perfect gift for any occasion! So, we enlisted the help of two of our esteemed experts. This year’s gift guide should help you find...
ListenRoxanne Reacts to Your Fan Mail: Part 4! from 2018-12-15T19:26:42
We love hearing your comments and book recommendations! Please keep them coming by reaching out to us at info@justtherightbookpodcast.com or on our Twitter and Facebook pages! Learn more about you...
ListenWhat The Founding Fathers Would Say About America Today from 2018-12-12T19:53:12
Says Roxanne, “Professor Ellis has earned a Pulitzer, a national book award, and has brilliantly navigated the tricky balance of producing books of scholarly standards with widespread, enthusiastic...
Listen6 Audiobooks From AudioFile Magazine! from 2018-11-30T20:05:40
In our crazy-busy world, finding time to read is not always easy. Thankfully, audiobooks offer a handy way to dive into your favorite bestseller while you commute, exercise or even cook!Robin Whitt...
ListenThe Origins of "Outlander" with Author Diana Gabaldon from 2018-11-28T22:18:53
Bestselling author Diana Gabaldon recently joined Roxanne to talk about her wildly popular Outlander book series which holds the #2 spot on the list of America’s best-loved works of fiction by PBS’...
Listen"Outlander" Author on Hit STARZ Series from 2018-11-25T20:04:01
Outlander is a STARZ original series based on the wildly popular collection of books by Diana Gabaldon. While the hit television adaptation is just four episodes into its fourth season, Gabaldon i...
ListenInside "The Witch Elm" with Tana French from 2018-11-22T03:02:19
Tana French's latest novel, The Witch Elm is her first departure from her bestselling Dublin Murder Squad series, of which there are six.The former theatrical actress who has been called “incandesc...
ListenTana French Reacts to Stephen King's New York Times Review from 2018-11-16T21:36:19
"The Witch Elm" by best-selling author and theatrical actress Tana French has been called "extraordinary" by the "King of Horror" Stephen King. Tana spoke to Roxanne about her latest novel and gus...
ListenSteve Jobs' Daughter Finds Her Own Voice in Revealing New Memoir from 2018-11-15T04:34:01
If you haven't read Lisa Brennan-Job’s memoir “Small Fry” yet, you will likely hear about it because Lisa's father was Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. But this is not a biography of Steve Jobs. ...
ListenRoxanne Reacts to Your Fan Mail: Part 3! from 2018-11-09T21:11:56
From classic 19th Century love stories to modern day memoirs, Roxanne reads your fan mail and shares your favorite stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenFrederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom from 2018-11-08T00:00
2018 marks 200 years since the birth of Frederick Douglass, and we now have the first major biography of Douglass in a quarter century. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by prize-winning his...
Listen8 Books to Read For Election Day! from 2018-11-03T16:14:20
On a special election edition of JTRB Bookmarks, we welcomed back Lissa Muscatine, owner of the renowned Politics&Prose in Washington, DC to give us the scoop on what books we should be paying atte...
Listen46 Books That Will Make Your Holiday Wish List! from 2018-11-01T16:56:38
If you’re trying to fill your holiday wish list with amazing titles, look no further! Roxanne recently hosted a live event with Penguin Random House publishing powerhouses Michael Kindness, Jennife...
Listen5 Creepy Books to Read This Halloween! from 2018-10-26T19:31:14
Whether you crave a hair-raising whodunit, a frightening family-friendly novel, or the book that inspired Netflix's hottest spine-chilling series, we've got you covered! We enlisted the help of Da...
Listen17 Fall Book Picks From Entertainment Weekly! from 2018-10-26T00:05:09
Entertainment Weekly is your one stop shop for all the latest news about TV shows, movies, music, theater, and of course books! We were honored to welcome back David Canfield, Book Critic and Rep...
ListenWhat to Read Before Heading to Movie Theaters This Fall! from 2018-10-19T18:43:30
Autumn days beg for pumpkin, apple cider and of course books! There are an increasing number of book-to-film adaptations. Roxanne recommends reading these books before you hit the cinema this Fall...
ListenRe-release: How Propaganda Works from 2018-10-17T21:48:27
Jason Stanley stopped by the Just the Right Book studios last year to discuss his book How Propaganda Works and how language influences the way we think and reason about public issues. In his new...
ListenYour 2018 National Book Award Finalists! from 2018-10-13T20:50:15
The 2018 National Book Awards Winners will be announced on November 14th. Roxanne highlights some of her favorite titles from the longlist which feature five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetr...
Listen"Paper Chase" Author's Latest Novel Explores a Fractured Love Story from 2018-10-11T20:43:45
In John Jay Osborne Jr.'s new novel, "Listen to the Marriage" we are introduced to a couple who seemed to be destined for divorce. Told through the therapist's eyes, we see the couple both confront...
Listen4 Books to Help You Survive the Bad News Overload from 2018-10-05T17:24:38
Suffering from bad news overload? Well, we have a couple of remedies. One is dancing...and the other is books, of course! Roxanne shares four books that are distracting, witty, and engaging!Learn m...
ListenPast #MeToo: Constraints&Imbalances That Shape Women's Lives from 2018-10-04T16:52:57
Bestselling National Book Award finalist Kate Walbert stopped by the Just the Right Book studios for an in depth interview on her latest book which Roxanne calls "gorgeous, restrained, and powerful...
ListenCelebrating Banned Books Week! from 2018-09-28T16:40:53
This week is Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Across the country there are discussions about schools, libraries, and communities banning books for their incendiar...
ListenHow Doing Nothing Can Make You More Productive from 2018-09-26T19:15:50
Alan Lightman is a physicist, novelist, and essayist who believes we are losing ourselves in the digital network and builds a case that the overload of Information and distraction from technology i...
ListenRoxanne Reacts To Your Fan Mail: Part 2! from 2018-09-21T19:07:56
From the Tri-state area to the Golden State, Roxanne responds to listener emails from coast to coast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenAnne Bogel Would "Rather Be Reading"; Lithub.com's Book Picks&More from 2018-09-20T21:35:46
We were delighted to welcome Dan Sheehan, the Bookmark's editor at Literary Hub to discuss what books are hot right now, and his debut novel, Restless Souls. Also in this episode, we welcome back...
Listen4 Book Club-Worthy Reads!! from 2018-09-13T21:28:20
BookTrib.com’s new deal with the Girly Book Club sends four books from select publishers to 50 U.S. book clubs every month. BookTrib’s Jim Alkon describes the four titles in the program’s inaugural...
Listen25 Must-Reads From 4 of Our Favorite Experts! from 2018-09-13T21:18:36
Looking for more books to add to your TBR pile?! Here at JTRB Podcast, we are pleased to have such amazing&knowledgeable friends on our show to share what they are reading and loving! During this s...
ListenRe-release: Charles Duhigg on Being “Smarter, Faster&Better” from 2018-09-07T16:53:36
Want to get more done without sacrificing what you care about most? Last spring Charles Duhigg joined us to talk about his latest book, “Smarter Faster, Better: The Transformative Power of Real Pr...
Listen17 Book Picks From 7 Independent Bookstores! from 2018-09-06T18:31:24
JTRB Podcast takes you on a cross-country road trip to some of our favorite indie bookstores from past episodes! Looking for a new book recommendation? We have 17 suggestions for you to choose from...
ListenSenator John McCain in His Own Words: A Tribute from 2018-08-31T15:25:44
Senator John McCain recorded the last chapter of his book, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations earlier this year and all of us at Just the Right Book th...
ListenSarah Jessica Parker Talks New Imprint, SATC’s Impact on Women&More from 2018-08-29T21:31:05
Sarah Jessica Parker who is best known for her iconic role as Carrie Bradshaw is also a producer, designer, and now a publisher, recently launching her own imprint, SJP for Hogarth. In a rare and r...
ListenMark Salter on McCain's Legacy, Presidential Run&His Vision for America from 2018-08-23T22:20:25
In part two of Roxanne’s powerful sit-down with Mark Salter, the two dive further into "The Restless Wave", the latest collaboration between Senator John McCain and his longtime aide, speechwriter ...
ListenJohn McCain's Co-Author, Mark Salter on a Great American Patriot from 2018-08-22T20:53:47
Mark Salter is the author, with John McCain, of several books, including Faith of My Fathers and their latest, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations. Sa...
Listen5 Hot New Summer Debuts to Have on Your Radar! from 2018-08-17T21:19
With the dog days of summer finally winding down, there's a handful of new and exciting literary voices you won't want to miss! We are delighted to welcome David Canfield, Book Critic and Reporter...
ListenRe-release: 15 Must-Reads From "Books on the Nightstand" from 2018-08-15T21:52:05
Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from “Books on the Nightstand” joined Roxanne in the “Just the Right Book” studios to chat about books they are reading. They also give mor...
Listen5 Books That Make You Want to Book A Trip ASAP! from 2018-08-09T16:00
Whether you are planning an end of summer getaway, or need ideas on where to go, Buzzfeed's Newsletter Editor, Ciera Velarde has five books to inspire your next vacay! Learn more about your ad cho...
Listen17 Books That Changed Their Lives from 2018-08-08T21:17:43
“What is the book that changed your life?” That is the question Roxanne loves to ask all of our guests. “The stories are often poignant, personal or funny”, says Roxanne “and inevitably they become...
Listen5 Perfect Picture Books For Back To School! from 2018-08-03T18:32:13
Grab your backpack, pencils and books, it's time to head back to school! We enlisted elementary school librarian and Book Riot contributor Ashlie Swicker to help you and your family get ready for ...
ListenMeet The New York Times' New Romance Columnist Jaime Green from 2018-08-01T21:11:07
Romance is one of the most successful genres in publishing despite often being overlooked by both the mainstream media and the publishing world. Jaime Green is a writer, editor and teacher who has...
ListenAnne Bogel's 5 Paperback Picks from 2018-07-27T17:43:20
Monday July 30th is National Paperback Book Day! We are thrilled to welcome back Anne Bogel, the creator of the popular blog Modern Mrs. Darcy and the host of one of our favorite book podcasts, Wha...
ListenGail Honeyman Says "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" from 2018-07-26T11:35:40
Reese Witherspoon has a reputation for celebrating women's stories through "Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine" so its no surprise that the Legally Blonde actress has optioned Gail Honeyman's novel...
ListenRoxanne Reacts To Your Fan Mail! from 2018-07-21T13:11:53
From Singapore to New England, Roxanne reads listener emails from around the globe! Our fans have amazing taste in books and we are thrilled to share some of your picks! Please continue to write t...
Listen11 Must-Read Books From One of Our Favorite Insiders from 2018-07-18T19:09:53
Frequent guest, Penguin Random House sales rep and former Books on the Nightstand host, Michael Kindness is back to share some of his favorite reads just in time for your summer vacation! Learn mo...
ListenJTRB’s Indie Author Poll Winner! from 2018-07-13T23:25:38
Jason Pellegrini's latest sci-fi page turner, “Booth,” tells the story of a death row inmate as he reflects on his life on the day of his execution. The Long Island native who beat out 23 other ind...
ListenStorytelling Tips&Tricks From a Moth Champion from 2018-07-11T20:53:15
Internationally bestselling author, storyteller, podcaster, and 35-time Moth StorySLAM champion, Matthew Dicks recently stopped by our studios to share his numerous tips and tools to help us all be...
Listen4 Books To Read Before They Become Movies! from 2018-07-06T18:05:27
Book-to-movie adaptations are bigger than ever in 2018! We are thrilled to welcome back Cristina Arreola, Senior Books Editor at Bustle to give us the scoop on which books to read before they hit t...
ListenRoxanne's 22 Must-Read Books For The Summer from 2018-07-03T15:01:10
Wondering what to read while the sun is out and the days are long? Roxanne has you covered with twenty-two hand-picked reads from biographies and self-help books to deliciously disturbing novels, b...
Listen3 Patriotic Books for the 4th of July! from 2018-06-29T17:21:38
Whether you’re hitting the beach or a BBQ, pick up one of these three books this Independence Day! We enlisted the help of friend, author, and storyteller Matthew Dicks to recommend some titles tha...
ListenIs This Your (Financial) Year? from 2018-06-27T22:20:19
We’re more willing to talk about sex than money. New York Times correspondent John Schwartz discusses our discomfort with financial planning in his new book, “This is the Year I put My Financial L...
ListenIn a Reading Slump? We Can Help! from 2018-06-22T22:31:10
It happens to most of us one time or another. But how do you snap out of the dreaded reading slump? We enlisted the help of Just the Right Book regular Michael Kindness to give us some tips and r...
Listen“I Don't Know How She Does It” Author Does It Again! from 2018-06-20T18:43:02
Allison Pearson's latest book, “How Hard Can It Be” has already been optioned for TV by the producer of HBO’s hit series “Big Little Lies.” The book’s prequel, “I Don't Know How She Does It” sold ...
ListenMichael Chabon's Father's Day Plans from 2018-06-15T18:34:09
Just in time for Father's Day., we find hear about bestselling author (and father of four) Michael Chabon's Father's Day plans. Still need a gift for dad? Pick up a copy of Chabon's new book "Pops:...
ListenMichael Chabon: A Look at Fatherhood&Writing from 2018-06-13T20:32:30
Pulitzer prize-winning, best-selling author Michael Chabon joined us for a conversation about his new book of essays called Pop's: Fatherhood in Pieces. Roxanne says “there is no shortage of books...
Listen4 Audiobooks For Your Long Summer Drives! from 2018-06-08T19:27:33
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month so we enlisted the help of Sharifah Williams from Book Riot to help pick out your next audiobook for those long summer drives! Learn more about your ad choices...
ListenBeyond #MeToo: Addressing Gender Roles in the Workplace from 2018-06-06T20:46:50
Joanne Lipman, the bestselling author of the book, “That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell them) About Working Together” brings her experience as deputy editor at the W...
Listen4 LGBTQ Books to Read During Pride Month! from 2018-06-01T17:22:27
Books about the LGBTQ community that reflect their lives and experiences as chosen by the expert staff of RJ Julia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTara Westover: From Harrowing Childhood to Cambridge PhD from 2018-05-30T21:05:38
No birth certificates, no school, no doctors, no registered existence, and abuse at the hands of one of her brothers. Westover’s first book “Educated” describes how she escaped a traumatic childho...
Listen6 Beach Reads for Memorial Day Weekend! from 2018-05-25T18:43:09
Roxanne shares 6 of her favorite beach reads to help you kick off your Memorial Day weekend in our first Bookmarks episode of the new season! Whether its a classic beach read, a political thriller...
ListenRachel Kushner Goes Inside a Women’s Prison in “The Mars Room” from 2018-05-23T22:26
Two-time National Book Award finalist Rachel Kushner’s new book, “The Mars Room” tells the story of Romy Hall who was serving two consecutive life sentences plus six years at the Stanville Women's ...
ListenRe-release: Our Very First Episode with Luvvie Ajayi from 2018-05-17T19:15:11
Luvvie Ajayi dished on meeting Oprah, moving to the US from Nigeria, and raising awareness of HIV/AIDS among women in our inaugural episode! The comic phenom and award winning author's first book ...
ListenRe-release: Asking "Ask Amy" About her New Memoir from 2018-05-10T21:30
Amy Dickinson chats about finding love at middle-age, the heartbreak of caring for an ailing parent at the end of life and moving back to her hometown of Freeville, NY. The nationally syndicated ad...
ListenRe-release: Our Guest John Grisham from 2018-05-03T18:24
John Grisham revealed just how close he came to ending his writing career when the mega-bestselling author joined us last summer to promote the crime fiction thriller, Camino Island. (now out in pa...
ListenRe-release: Our Guest Elizabeth Strout from 2018-04-26T17:37
Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout gives us the scoop on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series based on her book Olive Kitteridge and shares her thoughts on Frances McDormand as the title character...
ListenRe-release: Daphne Merkin is "This Close to Happy" from 2018-04-18T18:58
Daphne Merkin opens up about her battles with depression and offers advice on supporting loved ones struggling with the disease as we welcome the paperback release of her acclaimed memoir. This is ...
ListenRe-release: Our Conversation with Michael Connelly from 2018-04-12T18:49
Just in time for the paperback release of The Late Show introducing Det. Renée Ballard, a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD, we reflect on the best-selling author Michael C...
ListenEp 72: James Forman Jr. Talks Slavery and His Own Surprising Prejudices from 2018-04-05T18:33:55
In part two of Roxanne’s sit-down with James Forman Jr., the two dive further into James’ first book Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. Forman tells us his first-hand story...
ListenEp 71: James Forman Jr. on Political Activism from 2018-03-29T14:16:28
The Wall Street Journal says, “If we are going to have a national conversation about race in the United States, a book like [James Forman Jr.'s] Locking Up Our Own ought to set the tone."James and ...
ListenBookmarks Ep 7: 5 Must-Read Books According to Harvard Professors! from 2018-03-27T14:39:33
Business Insider recently asked a group of Harvard Professors which included Nobel laureates, scientists, economists, and Pulitzer Prize winners to share the single book they think students should ...
ListenEp 70: “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua Does It Again from 2018-03-22T21:52:31
She flipped the notion of parenting on end with her last book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Now she takes her latest shot and claims the way we act is destroying the world. Her latest book, Po...
ListenBookmarks Ep 6: Book News From Michelle Obama&Dolly Parton! from 2018-03-19T19:44:20
Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s “deeply personal” memoir, Becoming drops this Fall! Roxanne also discusses country music legend Dolly Parton’s non-profit, Imagination Library which just celebrated...
ListenEp 69: Is Democracy in Danger? from 2018-03-15T18:33:39
Our guest Yascha Mounk’s new book, "The People Vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It" is “a provocative must read,” according to Roxanne. Roxanne and Yascha will explore ho...
ListenBookmarks Ep 5: 18 Books For Your March Reading Madness! from 2018-03-13T20:48:25
From fairy princesses to books about family relationships, immigration and more, Harper's Bazaar has something for everyone's March Reading Madness! Also, stay tuned for a sneak peek into our nex...
ListenEp 68: 8 Simple Steps to Help You Through Grief from 2018-03-09T19:00:28
Julia Samuel’s first book Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, And Surviving is organized by the type of loss; losing a parent, losing a child, and confronting your own death. Is the way which som...
ListenBookmarks Ep 4: Amy Bloom Reads From "White Houses" from 2018-03-06T20:49:04
Roxanne recently sat down with author and friend Amy Bloom to talk about her new book White Houses, inspired by one of the most intimate relationships in history between Eleanor Roosevelt and journ...
ListenEp 67: YOU May Be Related to Hillary Clinton from 2018-03-01T22:11:48
A.J. Jacobs, journalist and contributing writer for Esquire, shares how he chronicled his three-year journey to help build the biggest family tree in history in his latest book, "It's All Relative:...
ListenBookmarks Ep 3: A Book Lovers Guide to the 2018 Oscars! from 2018-02-27T23:18:52
Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting The Oscars again this year and we are thrilled to see so many book-based movies nominated! Also, stay tuned for a sneak peek of our conversation with author A.J. Jacob...
ListenEp 66: 5 Books From Bustle; A Biofiction on Eleanor Roosevelt's Secret White House Romance from 2018-02-23T15:23:52
In this episode, Bustle's Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola talks to Roxanne about everything from BookCon to Broadway and their shared love of Cheryl Strayed. Also in this episode, we hear fr...
ListenBookmarks Ep 2: A.J. Jacobs Reads from "It's All Relative" from 2018-02-21T03:59:58
A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, and contributing writer for Esquire. His latest book "It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree" chronicles Jacobs's three-year journe...
ListenEp 65: Marriage and the Art of Living Together from 2018-02-15T21:50:44
On this week's episode we meet Daphne De Marneffe, the author of "The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together." She takes us through some of the major stressors of marriage like money ...
ListenBookmarks Ep 1: 3 Books to Fall in Love With This V-Day! from 2018-02-13T21:38:39
It's Valentines Day and of course we think books are the perfect gift! So, for our first Bookmark Roxanne recommends some of the best books to read about love. Also in today's Bookmarks, we give ...
ListenEp 64: Dear Match Book; Min Jin Lee's "Pachinko" Live from 2018-02-08T23:23:04
Nicole Lamy is a writer, book critic and literary matchmaker for The New York Times' Match Book column. Nicole joined Just the Right Book to talk book recommendations, the most outrageous letter th...
ListenTidbits Ep 21: The National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists! from 2018-02-03T20:57:08
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) recently announced its 30 finalists in six categories––autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry––for the outstanding books of 201...
ListenEp 63: Inside the WSJ's Book List; Jeff Goodell's "The Water Will Come" from 2018-02-01T20:01:19
Looking for a good book to curl up with this winter? We've got you covered! In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast Roxanne is joined by Ellen Gamerman, the Arts and Culture reporter ...
ListenTidbits Ep 20: Jeff Goodell Reads From "The Water Will Come" from 2018-01-26T18:55:59
Author, journalist, and Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Goodell's latest book “The Water Will Come” details how oceanside places are becoming more and more vulnerable to rising seas. You can hear ...
ListenEp 62: "Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul" from 2018-01-25T18:39:25
In Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul, Rabbi Naomi Levy dives into the mystery of what prompted one of the greatest scientific minds in history to write so eloquently about the human co...
ListenTidbits Ep 19: Inside a YA Author Event; Sneak Peek at Next Week! from 2018-01-19T23:15:19
In this week's Tidbits episode Just the Right Book Podcast takes you inside a young adult author panel hosted by RJ Julia. Also in today's Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week's episode ...
ListenEp 61: 11 Books to Read Now; Linda Fairstein's "Digging for Trouble" from 2018-01-17T22:31:41
Former Books on The Nightstand host, "rep extraordinaire" and frequent guest Michael Kindness is back to add to your winter reading list! Also in this episode, Roxanne speaks to author and former ...
ListenEp 60: Chloe Benjamin on “The Immortalists”; 5 Books to Read Now from 2018-01-11T00:29:52
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? This is the premise of Chloe Benjamin's second novel The Immortalists, which was hailed "2018's First Must-Read" by Entertainment W...
ListenTidbits Ep 18: Chloe Benjamin Reads From "The Immortalists" from 2018-01-05T22:35:13
Chloe Benjamin's second book, The Immortalists is one of the most anticipated books of 2018. In this week's Tidbits episode we give you a special look inside the book with an excerpt read by Chloe ...
ListenEp 59: An Inside Look at The New York Times’ Best Book Picks from 2018-01-03T22:07:52
Pamela Paul is the editor of The New York Times Book Review and oversees books coverage at The New York Times. In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, Pamela gives us a rare look at...
ListenTidbits Ep 17: 4 Books for a New You in the New Year! from 2017-12-29T15:30
In today's Tidbits Episode Roxanne gives us some of her favorite "New Year, New You" book picks. Also in today's Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week's episode with Pamela Paul, the edi...
ListenEp 58: Revisiting One of Our Most Popular Conversations! from 2017-12-27T15:30
Ann Patchett is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville and the author of seven novels. In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast we revisit one of our most popular episodes with ...
ListenTidbits Ep 16: Roxanne's Best Books of 2017! from 2017-12-22T15:05:30
In today's Tidbits episode Roxanne talks about some of her favorite books of 2017! Also in today’s Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week’s episode with Ann Patchett, when we re-visit on...
ListenEp 57: Revisiting One of Our Favorite Holiday Episodes! from 2017-12-20T23:16
Jacques Pepin is a world-renowned chef, a former columnist for the New York Times and the author of more than two dozen cookbooks. For this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, we re-visi...
ListenTidbits Ep 15: "Today" by Mary Oliver: A Poem from 2017-12-15T20:37:55
In today's Tidbits episode Roxanne read one of her favorite poems from Mary Oliver's collection, A Thousand Mornings: Poems. Also in today’s Tidbits, we give you a sneak peek at next week’s epis...
ListenEp 56: 18 Books for Your Holiday Shopping List! from 2017-12-13T22:38:11
Here at Just the Right Book Podcast we believe that books are the perfect gift for any occasion! So, we enlisted the help of two of our esteemed experts to help you find the perfect book for everyo...
ListenTidbits Ep 14: Matthew Weiner Reads from "Heather the Totality" from 2017-12-08T16:31:12
In today's Tidbits Episode we hear author and Mad Men creator read a passage from his debut novel, Heather the Totality. Listen to Roxanne's full interview with Matthew here! And next week on Jus...
ListenEp 55: Alice Hoffman's "The Rules of Magic"; "What Should I Read Next?" from 2017-12-06T23:10:37
Alice Hoffman is the New York Times bestselling author of Practical Magic, which inspired the cult-classic film by the same name starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. In this week's episode o...
ListenTidbits Ep 13: Linda Fairstein Reads From "Digging For Trouble" from 2017-12-04T18:48:24
In today's Tidbits episode we hear author and former prosecutor Linda Fairstein read a passage from her latest book for ages 9-12 called Digging For Trouble. You can hear Roxanne's full conversatio...
ListenVote for Your Favorite Independently Published Book! from 2017-12-01T17:02:29
Thank you to all the wonderful independent authors who submitted their books to us in November. Our poll is now officially open, which means you can visit our website and vote for your favorite ind...
ListenEp 54: "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" from 2017-11-29T23:50:04
Dr. Beverly Tatum's 1997 book on race relations, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria has become a modern classic found in many classrooms. In this week's episode of Just th...
ListenTidbits 12: What's on Roxanne's Nightstand! from 2017-11-27T18:11:30
In this week's Tidbits episode, you'll hear the three books Roxanne picked up recently and can't stop raving about! Also in today’s Tidbits we give you a sneak peek at next week’s conversation wit...
ListenEp 53: Isabel Allende Finds Love “In the Midst of Winter” from 2017-11-23T01:33:24
llende, who’s novels include “The House of the Spirits” and “City of the Beasts,” joined our Roxanne Coady at a live event hosted by RJ Julia to chat about her latest work, "In the Midst of Winter....
ListenSpecial Announcement for Independent Authors! from 2017-11-20T20:43:01
Calling all independent authors! We're giving you a chance to have Roxanne talk about your book on our show! Pick one of your books, then send an email to info@justtherightbookpodcast.com by Nov. ...
ListenTidbits Ep 11: 6 Books to Gobble Up This Thanksgiving! from 2017-11-17T18:57:11
If you are pondering what to cook or bring this Thanksgiving, Roxanne gives her favorite cookbook recommendations in today's Tidbits episode. Also in today’s Tidbits we give you a sneak peek at n...
ListenEp 52: 42 Books That Will Make Your Holiday Wish List! from 2017-11-15T21:21:07
Whether you're looking to craft your holiday wish list or just for a fantastic read, our literary experts have you covered! Our very own Roxanne Coady recently had the pleasure of hosting a live e...
ListenTidbits Ep 10: Matthew Weiner Takes Our "Mad Men" Rapid-Fire Quiz from 2017-11-13T21:52:34
How well does "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner know the famous characters of the hit drama series? In this week's TidBits episode the screenwriter-turned author takes Just the Right Book Podcast's...
ListenEp 51: "Mad Men" Creator Talks Rejection, Tenacity&Debut Novel from 2017-11-09T01:19:23
In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, Mad Men creator, Matthew Weiner joins Roxanne in New York City to dish on his debut book, Heather The Totality. The 138 page work which Weiner...
ListenTidbits Ep 9: Book News from the Big Apple; Win A Prize from JTRB! from 2017-11-03T20:02:13
An intimate New York City Wedding in the rare book room of the Strand Bookstore? A pop-up bookshop for children and teenagers opens in the South Bronx? In this week's Tidbits episode, Roxanne shar...
ListenEp 50: A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Paris from 2017-10-31T22:48:52
The heroic story of Suzanne Spaak who risked everything and gave her life to save hundreds of Jewish children from deportation in Nazi-occupied Paris to Auschwitz is one of many untold stories of t...
ListenTidbits Ep 8: Halloween Picks for Kids&Adults! from 2017-10-26T21:09:04
In today's Tidbits episode, Roxanne recommends a kids book that's also perfect for pet lovers of all ages. Plus, a timeless tale of terror for adults which Roxanne calls "brilliant in every way." ...
ListenEp 49: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact from 2017-10-24T21:22:03
Why do certain moments influence us so strongly? In this week's episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, we speak to Dan Heath, one half of the dynamic writing team which includes his brother Chip H...
ListenTidbits Ep 7: Claire Messud Reads From "The Burning Girl" from 2017-10-20T16:57:26
In today's Tidbits episode, we hear Claire Messud read a passage from her latest book, The Burning Girl. Roxanne describes the novel as "a fascinating look at friendships between young girls and ho...
ListenEp 48: Cheryl Strayed...Into the "Wild"&On to Advice Columns from 2017-10-18T21:00:05
You may know Cheryl Strayed from her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild, which inspired the blockbuster film starring Reese Witherspoon or from one of her other bestsellers, Tiny Beautiful T...
ListenTidbits Ep 6: The 2017 National Book Awards Finalists! from 2017-10-12T22:09:17
The National Book Foundation recently revealed the 20 finalists for the 2017 National Book Awards. In today's Tidbits episode, Roxanne highlights some of her favorite titles from the four categorie...
ListenEp 47: "Hamilton" Author's Latest Bio Uncovers a Heroic U.S. Grant from 2017-10-11T11:00
Ron Chernow is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who wrote the biography which became the inspiration for the record-breaking, hip-hop Broadway musical Hamilton. Chernow joins Roxanne to talk about...
ListenEp 46: 12 Can't Miss Reads From One of Our Favorite Insiders from 2017-10-03T21:32:06
Michael Kindness "always has his finger on the pulse of what we should be reading," says Roxanne. Just the Right Book Podcast welcomes back Penguin Random House sales rep and former Books on the Ni...
ListenTidbits Ep 5: It's Banned Books Week! from 2017-09-29T21:31:37
In today's Tidbits episode, Roxanne talks about a different spin on Banned Books Week and how she is encouraging us to pick up a book that we would not normally read. Lissa Muscatine of Politics&Pr...
ListenEp 45: "The Burning Girl" Blisters With Growing Pains from 2017-09-27T20:50:48
The New York Times best-selling author of The Emperor's Children joins Just the Right Book to discuss her latest novel, The Burning Girl, which explores the unraveling of two adolescent girls' frie...
ListenTidbits Ep 4: Daniel Handler Reads From "All the Dirty Parts" from 2017-09-22T16:07:51
In today's Tidbits episode, we hear Daniel Handler read a passage from his latest book All the Dirty Parts. "You are going to want to read this book because it does have all the dirty parts and giv...
ListenEp 44: Transformation&Self-Realization in Nicole Krauss' "Forest Dark" from 2017-09-21T16:22:11
Nicole Krauss is an award-winning, best-selling author, was on the New Yorker's list of "20 Under 40" and her latest novel Forest Dark, about the personal transformation of two seemingly disparate ...
ListenTidbits Ep 3: The Women Who Rode Miles on Horseback to Deliver Books from 2017-09-15T15:16:54
In today's Tidbits episode, Roxanne tells us about about a group of "book women", who would ride 100 to 120 miles a week on their own horses or mules to deliver reading material to Kentucky’s isola...
ListenEp 43: Lemony Snicket Author Gets "Dirty" from 2017-09-13T20:43:27
You might know Daniel Handler as the award-winning author of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the thirteen-volume sequence he wrote under the pen name, Lemony Snicket. The San Francisco native too...
ListenEp 42: Houston Bookstores Lend Aid&Comfort After Harvey from 2017-09-06T17:01:57
On a very special episode of Just the Right Book Podcast, we spoke to two independent bookstores in Houston impacted by the storm. McKenna Jordan from Murder By The Book and Benjamin Rybeck from B...
ListenEp 41: 25 Books That Will Change Your Life from 2017-08-30T17:54:11
One of the questions that Roxanne loves to ask all of our guests is "What is the book that changed your life?" "The stories are often poignant, personal or funny", says Roxanne "and inevitably they...
ListenEp 40: "The Late Show" with Michael Connelly: Live from 2017-08-23T10:00
Best-selling author Michael Connelly recently celebrated his thirtieth book, The Late Show at an exclusive live event with our very own Roxanne Coady. The former crime reporter dished on being the...
ListenEp 39: Luanne Rice Live; Book Picks For the Solar Eclipse from 2017-08-16T10:00
Luanne Rice is the New York Times bestselling author of 32 novels that have been translated into 24 languages. RJ Julia recently had the distinct pleasure of hosting a live event for Luanne's secon...
ListenEp 38: Dean Koontz One on One from 2017-08-09T13:58:52
In a career that spans almost five decades, Dean Koontz has plenty to be thankful for, including fourteen novels that reached the number one spot on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. Th...
ListenEp 37: 21 Books to Check Out This Summer! from 2017-08-01T19:42:29
Summer's not over yet! Whether you are looking for a beach read, memoir, thriller, biography, or non-fiction book, we've got you covered! Roxanne gives her summer book recommendations during a very...
ListenEp 36: Elizabeth Strout Knows "Anything is Possible" from 2017-07-26T10:00
One of Roxanne's favorite authors, Elizabeth Strout joins Just the Right Book Podcast to talk about her latest novel, Anything is Possible. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author also gives us the scoop...
ListenEp 35: An Exciting Retelling of a Classic Greek Tragedy from 2017-07-19T10:00
Colm Toibin is the bestselling, award-winning author of seven novels, including The Master and Brooklyn. The Irish-born author joins Just the Right Book Podcast to talk about his new novel, House o...
ListenEp 34: The "Testimony" of Scott Turow: Live from 2017-07-12T10:00
Scott Turow is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, which have sold over thirty million copies world-wide and have been translated into more than forty languages. The Chicago native t...
ListenEp 33: Inside the Language of Women's Friendships from 2017-07-05T14:43:22
Deborah Tannen is a mega bestselling author and renowned Georgetown linguist. Her previous book, You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, was on the NY Times Bestseller List for fo...
ListenEp 32: Books on the Nightstand's Summer Picks from 2017-06-28T10:00
Michael Kindness is a sales rep for Penguin Random House, the former host of the popular podcast, Books on the Nightstand, and of course, a friend of the show. The "hand-seller to booksellers" retu...
ListenEp 31: John Grisham One on One from 2017-06-21T10:00
John Grisham recently sat down with Roxanne in a rare and candid interview as part of his first book tour in twenty-five years! The bestselling author chose RJ Julia for the second stop of his thir...
ListenJTRB Tidbits Special: A Father's Day Poem from 2017-06-18T12:49:26
Just the Right Book Podcast is celebrating Father's Day with a special poem. In this very special Tidbit, Roxanne reads The Gift by Li-Young Lee. Be sure to like us on Facebook and join our maili...
ListenEp 30: A Moving Tale of Pakistan; Book Ideas for Dads&Grads from 2017-06-15T21:23:57
A “luminous novel” set in corrupt, war-torn, violent Pakistan guides us through a story of love, hope and beauty by a recently widowed Muslim architect and her Christian neighbors. That’s the lates...
ListenEp 29: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Live On Stage from 2017-06-07T10:00
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about his new memoir, Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court, and his decades-long friendship with UCLA coach and mentor John Wooden. The NBA’s...
ListenEp 28: Hachette CEO On The Real Deal Behind Publishing from 2017-05-31T13:12:44
Michael Pietsch is the CEO of Hachette Book Group which comprises eight publishing divisions. In a career spanning forty years, Michael has edited or published books by acclaimed writers including ...
ListenTidbits Ep 2: Sick by Shel Silverstein- A Poem from 2017-05-25T17:00
In today's Tidbits episode, Roxanne talks about poetry and reads a selection from one of her favorite books, A Child's Anthology of Poetry. Also in this episode, Roxanne answers a listener's questi...
ListenEp 27: Sarah Dunn Talks Open Marriage, Autism and "The Arrangement" from 2017-05-24T04:00
Novelist and television writer Sarah Dunn may be the creator and executive producer of the hit ABC sitcom, American Housewife, but it's her latest novel, The Arrangement that has everyone buzzing. ...
ListenEp 26: Charles Duhigg on Being "Smarter, Faster&Better" from 2017-05-17T04:00
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of "The Power of Habit," which has spent over two years on the New York Times best-seller list. The Harvard Business Sc...
ListenJTRB Tidbits Special: A Mother's Day Poem from 2017-05-12T23:06:41
Just the Right Book Podcast is celebrating Mother's Day with one of Roxanne's favorite Mother's Day poems. In this very special Tidbit, Roxanne reads The Lanyard by Billy Collins. Be sure to lik...
ListenTidbits Ep 1: We Are Starting a Book Club! from 2017-05-12T03:12:54
Just the Right Book Podcast is thrilled to launch our very first Tidbits episode. These shorter episodes will feature just one or two thoughts or events that we think will be fun to hear about! J...
ListenEp 25: Dani Shapiro on "Time, Memory&Marriage" from 2017-05-10T04:00
RJ Julia recently hosted an event for one of their favorite authors, Dani Shapiro and Just the Right Book Podcast was there every step of the way. The best-selling novelist and memoirist caught up ...
ListenEp 24: Looking For "Just the Right Book?" Here Are a Dozen Recommendations from 2017-05-03T04:00
Just the Right Book Podcast welcomes back it's resident Renaissance Man Matthew Dicks. The best-selling author, story-teller, teacher, and blogger recently sat down with Roxanne to chat about his t...
ListenEp 23: "Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the 70's" from 2017-04-26T04:00
Veteran rock journalist Tom Doyle has interviewed Paul McCartney, U2, Madonna, Ringo Starr, David Bowie and many more. Doyle joined Just the Right Book from across the pond in England to talk about...
ListenEp 22: Race, Architecture&"The Woman Next Door" from 2017-04-19T04:00
Yewande Omotoso's follow up to her award winning, South African-published novel "Bom Boy," has been called "radiant" by Publisher's Weekly and "a female take on Grumpy Old Men" by O Magazine. In he...
ListenEp 21: Kimberly Williams-Paisley Finds Light After Loss from 2017-04-12T04:00
You probably know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Annie Banks in the popular Father of the Bride movies, from one of her many TV roles or as the wife of country music star, Brad Paisley. The NY Times ...
ListenEp 20: Michael&Ann From "Books on the Nightstand" from 2017-04-05T04:00
Book podcasting legends, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from "Books on the Nightstand" recently joined Roxanne in the "Just the Right Book" studios to chat about books they are reading. They also...
ListenEp 19: Ann Patchett On Humor, Heartbreak&"Commonwealth" from 2017-03-28T17:58:37
Ann Patchett is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville and the author of seven novels. In 2012, Time Magazine named her as one of their 100 Most Influential People in the World. The Bel Canto...
ListenEp 18: Jason Stanley tells us "How Propaganda Works" from 2017-03-22T04:00
Author, professor, philosopher, Jason Stanley stopped by the Just the Right Book studios to talk propaganda, how it works and how language influences the way we think and reason about public issues...
ListenEp 17: Amy Dickinson says "Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things" from 2017-03-15T04:00
You probably know Amy Dickinson from the nationally syndicated advice column "Ask Amy", which is carried in over 150 newspapers and read by an estimated 22 million readers daily! She is also a best...
ListenEp 16: "What's on the Front Table": The Strand Bookstore from 2017-03-08T05:00
The Strand Book Store is New York City's legendary home of "18 miles" of new, used and rare books. This episode features a special installment of our segment, "What's on the Front Table." The Stran...
ListenEp 15: “Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear...and Why” from 2017-03-01T17:29:37
Sady Doyle is an award-winning writer and journalist who's work has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, just to name a few. The Brooklyn resident and founder of the feminist bl...
ListenEp 14: Daphne Merkin is "This Close to Happy" from 2017-02-22T05:00
Daphne Merkin is a novelist, critic, contributor to the New York Times, Elle and Tablet Magazine. As Roxanne puts it, Daphne "can write about pocket-books and lipstick and then sound like she has a...
ListenEp 13: "The Most Dangerous Place on Earth" from 2017-02-15T14:49:36
Lindsey Lee Johnson's debut novel, "The Most Dangerous Place on Earth" tells the story of a group of students as they maneuver through the social politics of their high school. "Just the Right Book...
ListenEp 12: Jo Malone: The "English Scent Maverick" from 2017-02-08T05:00
Jo Malone is known around the world for her iconic brand of fragrances and now as the founder and Creative Director of her brand-new fragrance brand, Jo Loves. The "English scent maverick" recently...
ListenEp 11: "Book Riot" and JTRB Add to Your 2017 TBR List from 2017-02-01T15:51:43
You've probably heard Rebecca Schinsky hosting the popular podcast "Book Riot- "The Podcast" with Jeff O'Neal or know her from her other popular Book Riot show "All the Books" with Liberty Hardy. A...
ListenEp 10: "If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?" from 2017-01-25T05:00
Dr. Gina Barreca is a women's humorist, author, writer, speaker and professor at UConn. Her latest book, "If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?: Questions and Thoughts for Loud, Smar...
ListenEp 9: "Books on the Nightstand" from 2017-01-18T05:00
Michael Kindness set the gold standard for book podcasts as the former host of the popular show "Books on the Nightstand" and is the "hand-seller to book-sellers" for Penguin Random House. Michael ...
ListenEp 8: Al Capone: Lover or Cold-Blooded Killer? from 2017-01-11T05:00
Deirdre Bair is a national book award winner and has given us Five award-winning biographies. RJ Julia recently held an event for the literary biographer who told Roxanne how she came to write the ...
ListenEp 7: Kidnapped and Displayed as Circus Freaks in the Jim Crow South from 2017-01-04T05:00
Beth Macy's last book, "Factory Man" is a New York Times best-seller and now in development to become an HBO mini-series produced by Tom Hanks. Beth's latest book "Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapp...
ListenKidnapped and Displayed as Circus Freaks in the Jim Crow South from 2017-01-04T05:00
Beth Macy's last book, "Factory Man" is a New York Times best-seller and now in development to become an HBO mini-series produced by Tom Hanks. Beth's latest book "Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapp...
ListenEp 6: Looking for Your Next Read? We've Got you Covered! from 2016-12-28T05:00
Matthew Dicks is the ultimate Renaissance Man. An internationally bestselling author, elementary school teacher, blogger and podcaster, just to name a few...The rock opera writing story-teller took...
ListenEp 5: Jacques Pepin brings "Heart&Soul" to this holiday season from 2016-12-21T05:00
Jacques Pepin is a world-renowned chef, a former columnist for the New York Times and the author of more than two dozen cookbooks. The world's most famous cooking teacher stopped by RJ Julia to sha...
ListenEp 4: Maria Semple Thinks "Today Will Be Different" from 2016-12-14T06:30
Maria Semple stops by Just the Right Book to chat about her new best-selling comic novel, "Today Will Be Different." The screenwriter-turned-author tells Roxanne why her daughter calls her "mad mom...
ListenEp 3: It's Beginning to Book a Lot Like Christmas from 2016-12-14T06:00
Liberty Hardy, one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the popular Book Riot podcast, "All the Books" is teaming up with Roxanne Coady to help you choose the best books for everyone on your holid...
ListenEp 2: James Patterson Tells Us Why We Should "Give Please a Chance" from 2016-12-14T05:30
James Patterson may hold the Guinness world record for the most #1 New York Times best-sellers, but it's his latest passion project that has him buzzing. The New York native came straight to Just t...
ListenEp 1: Luvvie Ajayi Is Judging Us&We Like It from 2016-12-14T05:00
Luvvie Ajayi, author of "I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual" counts Oprah, Bono and Shonda Rhimes among her biggest fans. The comic phenom opens up to Roxanne about meeting the top media queens ...
ListenIntroducing Roxanne Coady from 2016-12-05T22:31:58
Award-winning author Amy Bloom interviews Roxanne Coady, owner of the famous independent bookstore RJ Julia in Madison, CT for the introductory episode of Just the Right Book. The "Lucky Us" author...
ListenIntroducing Roxanne Coady from 2016-12-05T22:31:58
Award-winning author Amy Bloom interviews Roxanne Coady, owner of the famous independent bookstore RJ Julia in Madison, CT for the introductory episode of Just the Right Book. The "Lucky Us" author...
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