Book Reviews Episodes

A conversation about the African American lexicon of music.

Upbeat story of a colorful life of an accomplished artist.

Eugenics origins and how the subject was corrupted by the Nazis.

As America’s Muslim population increases and integrates into the mainstream, the popular stereotypes on the screen must change.

Art forgery, revenge, redemption feature in this intricate crime story.

Critically acclaimed crime fiction author Liz Nugent discusses her body of work and upcoming new work “Strange Sally Diamond”.

A historical novel set amidst the 1934 General Strike in San Francisco, the first such strike in America and a defining event in our history along with the 1849 GoldRush and 1906 Earthquake.

Bass Reeves was the first African American Deputy US Marshal appointed West of The Mississippi. He apprehended more than 3000 fugitives in the Oklahoma Territory and the West. Charlie sets the record straight about the role African Americans played in the history of the West.

Achieving racial equity in a large high school as the student body grew from 8% black and brown to 30%.

David discusses the sequel to his award winning novel Upon this Rock. He has taken up residence in Grazalema, Spain, one of Spain’s “Pueblo’s Blanco’s.”

Adam White's debut novel is a national bestseller and is featured as a New York Times Editor's Choice book. A crime drama set in small town Maine, it contrasts the fortunes of two very different families. One has become very successful though townsfolk question how did they make their money. And the other family by contrast, or at least the husband seeks to answer that question. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

A mystery set in Sacramento. Multilayered plot lines with finely drawn characters from award winning author Kris Calvin.

Four iconic black black women - Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Memphis Minnie, Yolande DuBois Williams - are profiled and how they found pleasure in their public and private lives.

Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her arguments with data.

A tale of sunshine being the best disinfectant for Russian money laundering and corruption.

The History of GCHQ, the most secretive intelligence agency in the world.

Ambassador Mulhall discusses James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Buzzy Martin taught guitar to the convicts at San Quentin Prison for three years and shows how music can transform lives, even for hardened criminals. The book and soon to be released motion picture present a compelling message about rehabilitation in one of America's toughest penitentiaries. With 2.3 million prisoners locked up, mass incarceration in this country needs to be addressed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

A story of loss , pain but ultimate triumph.

US Universities are still impacted by many policy changes that had their roots in the turbulent ‘60s. The Promise was to provide high quality very affordable college education to foster upward social and economic mobility.

The life of Alice Dunbar Nelson

Ancient Christian communities of Iraq, Syria, Gaza and Egypt are threatened by terrorism, persecution, war and emigration. Some say they will be extinct in 50 years. War correspondent Janine di Giovanni alerts us to the threat.

Her Secret War is Pam Lecky's fifth novel published in the United States. It's a great historical novel set in WWII. A twisty tale of intrigue and deception, Irish author Pam Lecky weaves many different genres into the story, like espionage, suspense, mystery and action, all against the backdrop of wartime Britain and neutral Ireland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

Safe spaces, trigger warnings, political correctness - we hear these terms so often in the context of the College experience today. Often we wonder what has happened to the classic college experience. But President Roth gives us reassuring, pragmatic approach to today's on campus experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message