The Roundtable

We speaks with Mitch Albom about his new book, The Time Keeper.

We welcome Mark Helprin to the show and speak with him about his book, In Sunlight and in Shadow.

"Peggy Gordon" - The Chieftains ft. The Secret Sisters

We speak with Susan Shillinglaw, editor of America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction by John Steinbeck.

Before election day comes debate season. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Paul Tonko, a Democrat running for reelection in the new 20th district, tells  WAMC’s Alan Chartock that he enjoys the opportunity to contrast ideas with his opponent.

What happens when you pair up Woodstock’s Marshall Karp and Newburgh native James Patterson to write a best-selling novel? Well, you get a book with incredible, non-stop action – a Patterson trademark – and great Karp characters and crisp humor.

NYPD Red is the pair’s second collaboration, following up last year’s bestseller – Kill Me if You Can.

We speak with Tova Andrea Wang, Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos and Fellow at The Century Foundation, about her book, The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote.

"Song About The Moon" - Paul Simon

We welcome Martin Duberman to the show and speak with him about Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left.

Indirectly or directly, families become part of all campaigns. In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic candidate Julian Schreibman — who is running against incumbent Republican Chris Gibson in New York’s new 19th district — tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock about the influence his family has had on his life.