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Episodes

The Boston Irish, by Thomas H. O'Connor

A Political History.

Mar 17, 2023•1 min

Normal People, by Sally Rooney

A contemporary fictional romance.

Mar 11, 2023•58 sec

The New China Playbook, by Keyu Jin

Beyond Socialism and Capitalism.

Mar 11, 2023•1 min

New Film Adaptations

Jordan Rich outlines new book-to-screen adaptations.

Mar 11, 2023•1 min

Replay, by Ken Grimwood

What if you could life your life over again? And again? And again?

Mar 11, 2023•1 min

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris

A tale of hope and courage based on interviews with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov.

Mar 03, 2023•1 min

Secret Lives of Great Composers, by Elizabeth Lunday

What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World's Musical Masters.

Mar 03, 2023•1 min

Pryor Convictions, by Richard Pryor

A personal memoir of comedian Richard Pryor.

Mar 03, 2023•1 min

It's Not Personal, Sonny. It's Business, by Steph Palermo

How to run your family, life, and business like a Sicilian.

Mar 03, 2023•1 min

Sick Of Gambling!, by C.W.V. Straaten

Powerful Techniques To Quit Your Gambling Addiction.

Feb 24, 2023•1 min

When the Smoke Cleared, by Bill Powers

A Murder Mystery in Malden.

Feb 24, 2023•58 sec

The Sun Does Shine, by Anthony Ray Hinton

A Memoir of life and freedom on death row.

Feb 24, 2023•1 min

Imperium, by Robert Harris

A Novel of Ancient Rome.

Feb 24, 2023•1 min

Northwest of Boston, by Stephen O'Connor

The human drama in short stories.

Feb 18, 2023•59 sec

The Search for Work Happiness, by David Lubofsky

Helping leaders keep themselves and their people happy and mentally healthy.

Feb 18, 2023•56 sec

The Book of Charlie, by David Von Drehle

Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man.

Feb 18, 2023•1 min

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, by Matthew Perry

A Memoir.

Feb 18, 2023•57 sec

Northeaster, by Cathie Pelletier

A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952.

Feb 10, 2023•59 sec

The Storyteller, by Dave Grohl

Tales of Life and Music.

Feb 10, 2023•59 sec

Italy The Best Places to See by Rail, by Bob Kaufman

An Alternative to the Escorted Tour.

Feb 10, 2023•1 min

Deaf Row, Ron Franscell

A first class mystery novel.

Feb 10, 2023•1 min

We Begin at the End, by Chris Whitaker

Winner of the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel from the Crime Writers’ Association.

Feb 03, 2023•1 min

The Great Windships, by Brian Stafford

How Sailing Ships Made the Modern World.

Feb 03, 2023•1 min

The Shards, by Bret Easton Ellis

A thrilling story about the end of innocence and the passage from adolescence into adulthood.

Feb 03, 2023•59 sec

Liberation Day, by George Saunders

A collection of short stories from Booker Prize winner George Saunders.

Feb 03, 2023•1 min

Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper

Author of the Edgar Award-winning "She Rides Shotgun".

Jan 28, 2023•58 sec

The Mirror Man, by Lars Kepler

A Killer Instinct Novel.

Jan 28, 2023•58 sec

Some AI Titles

WBZ's Jordan Rich shares some books all about artificial intelligence.

Jan 28, 2023•1 min

Saving Grace, by David D. Alfery, MD

What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between.

Jan 28, 2023•56 sec

The Pale Blue Eye, by Louis Bayard

A tale of murder and revenge at West Point.

Jan 13, 2023•1 min

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