Hollywood and West Napa on 91.3 FM
With your host Cat Smith, KSVY Sonoma
Oh how I love “R” and Julie! If you are a fan of either the movie version of Warm Bodies, or the original book, you are sure to be delighted that the series contains 3 more books! The final book was just released in 2018 and I had author Isaac Marion on to tell us all about the series. About […]
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One of my greatest moments (nerd alert!) was my interview with the queen of the vampires herself, author Anne Rice about her new book, “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis.” We check in on where the vampires have been and where they are now. About the book: “In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I […]
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I found a professor of pop culture and television to call in and discuss the return of Twin Peaks to television. Twin Peaks will be revisited 25 years later, premiering on Showtime in 2016. About David: The author of over one hundred and fifty published essays, chapters, and reviews, he is author / co-author / editor / co-editor of over twenty books, including Full of Secrets: […]
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It’s hard for lower class Americans. Linda Tirado tells us what it’s like to live Hand to Mouth. About the book: Frankly and boldly, Tirado discusses openly how she went from lower-middle class, to sometimes middle class, to poor and everything in between, and in doing so reveals why “poor people don’t always behave the way middle-class America thinks they […]
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Christopher Noxon talked to us about novel with some similarities to his life. About Plus One: Plus One novel is a comedic take on bread-winning women & stay-at-home husbands in contemporary Los Angeles. To find out more about Noxon and the book, as well as to see examples of his illustration, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter. Here […]
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Author of biographies of Hollywood greats such as Barbra Streisand, Liz Taylor, and Katherine Hepburn, William J Mann called to tell us about his true crime story, Tinseltown. About Tinseltown: “Sex! Drama! Scandal! If you have the slightest curiosity about the dark purple scars of Hollywood history, this is the go-to book you cannot miss. . . Epic and fabulous—every […]
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Author Patricia Bracewell called to tell us all about her new release, The Price of Blood. It is a continuation of the story from her first book, Shadow on the Crown About the Price of Blood: Determined to protect her child from any who would harm him, the queen forges alliances with men of power, unaware that in a far corner of […]
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We spoke to author Rebecca Scherm about her new book Unbecoming. About Unbecoming: Unbecoming is an intricately plotted and psychologically nuanced heist novel that turns on suspense and slippery identity. With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, Rebecca Scherm’s mesmerizing debut is sure to entrance fans of Gillian Flynn, Marisha Pessl, and Donna Tartt. To find out more about the book […]
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Another outstanding year of guests! If you’re into binge listening as opposed to finding interviews one at a time, this playlist is for you!
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We had author Megan Daum on to discuss her book, The Unspeakable. About the book: A collection of brand new essays about the subjects we all think about but rarely talk about. To find out more about the author and her other books, check out her website as well as Facebook & Twitter. Here is the interview. Original air […]
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