Torie kicks off the show with Mayor Jud Ashman. Jud gives the back story on the Gaithersburg Book Festival and […]
Lan Samantha Chang – The Family Chao
Torie kicks off the show with David and COB fave Angie Kim with – yes – another Dolly update. Angie […]
Erik Larson – The Splendid and the Vile
Torie, David and COB alum Marc Sterne kick off the show with Dolly. David wins the “Classics redone by YA” […]
Roll with the Punches
“Glory” author NoViolet Bulawayo can’t make it at the last minute, but David, Torie and Jamie roll with the punches. […]
Jenny Tinghui Zhang – Four Treasures of the Sky
David, Torie and COB alum Erica Wright break down the sports weekend (because we’re about more than books) and Erica’s […]
Dan Pink – The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
Azaleas bloom and regrets flow on COB. The incomparable Steve Sands joins to talk the Masters, Tiger and golf books. […]
Gary Tanguay – The Arm and the Fall
A nice email kicks things off on Chatter with David, Jamie and Torie. Sales of “The Bell Jar” are up! […]
Chris Herring – Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
David, Torie and Chuck Culpepper roll into March Madness with chats about Beatrix Potter, Jack Kerouac and teachers getting fired […]
Lee Kravetz – The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.
Chatter rolls with David, Torie and Jamie. They break down new “Seuss-inspired” books. David addresses Ukraine’s impact on athletes; Jamie […]
Xochitl Gonzalez – Olga Dies Dreaming
Jamie McIntyre and celebrity mixologist Rodney Ferguson join to break down the Ukranian situation (bad) and literary comfort food (good). […]