Hollywood and West Napa on 91.3 FM
With your host Cat Smith, KSVY Sonoma
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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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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Local and long time friend, Josh Farrell, returned to the show to tell us about the audiobook being released for his book, The Sonoma Police Report. If you thought it was funny to read, wait until you hear someone reading it to you! About Police Report: funny, odd tales from the wine country To find out more about the book, […]
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We had a little trouble with the phone lines in the new studio so we really only chatted with one author about the book but it was really interesting all the same. About Economics of the Undead: Whether preparing us for economic recovery after the zombie apocalypse, analyzing vampire investment strategies, or illuminating the market forces that affect vampire-human romances, […]
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Mellani is so much fun to talk to that we had her on to talk more! She is the author of Actor. Writer. Whatever! which was one of my favorite books of the year. About Mellani Kantayya: Mellini Kantayya is an actor and writer living in Brooklyn, NY. She has been a live storyteller at various venues in NYC, written […]
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Robert Kolker called in to discuss his bestselling novel, Lost Girls. It is the true story of an unsolved murder. About Lost Girls: Robert Kolker delivers a haunting and humanizing account of the true-life search for a serial killer still at large on Long Island, in a compelling tale of unsolved murder and Internet prostitution. About Robert Kolker: Robert Kolker is […]
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As a drama major, I was drawn to the story in Drama High by Michael Sokolove. It follows several students through an inspiring teachers final years before retirement in a small town in Pennsylvania. About Drama High: “Friday Night Lights Meets Glee—the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students […]
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One of my favorite books that came out this year was Some Nerve by Patty Chang Anker. She is inspiring because she challenges people to take on the little every day fears that can really become disabling over time. Patty called in to chat with us all about her book. About Some Nerve: “Inspired and inspiring, Some Nerve draws on […]
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Author Sam Wasson called the show to tell us all about his newest book, Fosse, a biography of the famous choreographer. He was a lot of fun to chat with. About Fosse: “More than a quarter-century after his death, Bob Fosse’s fingerprints on popular culture remain indelible. The only person ever to win Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the […]
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My good friend and SVHS alumn, Josh Farrell, put together a book combining actual stories from the Sonoma Index Tribune’s police blotter and personal accounts from several locals. If you look closly, you’ll even see a yarn spun by me. My name has been changed to protect the innocent. Yes I mean me. Hear Josh tell us all about his […]
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