Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times best selling author of 20 books in fiction and nonfiction, award-winning filmmaker, and the host of the blockbuster Faceb...
The Pattersons are in the house! Conversations with Susan and James Patterson
Hello dear listeners! Over the years, we have had the opportunity to speak with some of the most influential authors of our time…one of them being James Patterson. James Patterson has written more than 200 novels, including the Alex Cross series, the Women’s Murder Club, the Maximum Ride series and more. He has co authored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton. James is also crazy about his fabulous wife, Susan Solie Patterson. Susan joined us for a conversation about her novel, Things I Wish I Told My Mother, which she co-authored with Susan DiLallo. Susan is a former All-American swimmer from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We loved getting to know Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in these two conversations and hope you do too.
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In Gad We Trust: A conversation with Josh Gad
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, award-winning actor, singer and comedian, Josh Gad, joins us for a conversation about his memoir, In Gad We Trust. You know Josh as the voice of Olaf in the Frozen franchise. He also starred as Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, and LeFou in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This is a conversation about books, theater and stories that built Josh into the beloved actor he is today.
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Dion DiMucci: The Rock and Roll Philosopher
Rock and roll icon Dion DiMucci joins us for this week's episode of You Are What You Read. Dion was the lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts and a prominent solo artist with signature hits, “Runaround Sue”, “The Wanderer”, “Ruby Baby”, and “Lovers Who Wander”. In 1989, he was inducted by our good friend Stevie Van Zandt into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame with The Rolling Stones and is one of only two artists (along with Bob Dylan) to be on the cover of The Beatles Classic—Sgt. Pepper’s. He joins us this week with his memoir, DION: THE ROCK AND ROLL PHILOSOPHER.
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Julie Gilbert on the making of Hollywood Blockbuster, Giant
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are sitting down with bestselling author Julie Gilbert for a conversation about her beloved aunt, Edna Ferber. Julie writes about her Edna Ferber in the biography, Edna Ferber and Her Circle, and in her latest book, Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film. Julie has taught Creative Writing at New York University’s School of Continuing Education and currently heads The Writers Academy at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. In this episode, Julie walks us through the Golden Age of Hollywood from the writer's desk of her aunt Edna Ferber, the Pulitizer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer and playwright.
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Taking Fantasy by (Onyx) Storm: Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros is topping best seller lists with her sweeping, Empyrean fantasy romance series, Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and now Onyx Storm. On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we get to know Rebecca beyond the page. She tells us about her journey to becoming an author, her relationship with her dedicated readers, and the inspiration from her big, beautiful family.
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Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times best selling author of 20 books in fiction and nonfiction, award-winning filmmaker, and the host of the blockbuster Facebook Live show, "Adriana ink". For five years, her online conversations have reached a loyal audience of 2.1 million readers. With the "You Are What You Read" podcast, Adriana goes one-on-one in deep, surprising, and humorous conversations with the great cultural figures of our time about the books that built their souls.
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