The authors listed below were mentioned in a blog post or their book was included in a Book of the Week review or book list. Click below to learn more about each and to add your comments. A yellow star indicates that The Book Studio conducted an interview with the author that you can watch, listen, or read online.
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| Anonymous |
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
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| Ron Charles, Maureen Corrigan, Louis Bayard |
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| Chinua Achebe |
The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
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| Diane Ackerman |
The Zookeeper's Wife
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| Hans-Christian Adam |
Berlin: Portrait of a City
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| Henry Adams |
Tom and Jack: The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock
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| Cecelia Ahern |
Thanks for the Memories
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| Joan Aiken |
Jane Fairfax: The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen's Emma
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| Uwem Akpan |
Say You're One of Them
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| Louisa May Alcott |
Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott
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| Buzz Aldrin |
Look to the Stars
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| Sholom Aleichem |
Tevye the Dairyman
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| Monica Ali |
In the Kitchen
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| Cathy Alter |
Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over
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| Stephen E. Ambrose |
Band of Brothers
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| Martin Amis |
Experience
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| Laurie Halse Anderson |
Speak: 10th Anniversary Edition
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| Mary Kay Andrews |
The Fixer Upper
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| Julie Andrews |
Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
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| Jayne Anne Phillips |
Lark and Termite
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| Karen Armstrong |
A History of God
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| Bulent Atalay |
Leonardo's Universe: The Renaissance World of Leonardo DaVinci
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| Rick Atkinson |
The Day of Battle
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| Margaret Atwood |
The Year of the Flood
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| Shalom Auslander |
Foreskin's Lament
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| Jane Austen |
Emma
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| Aravind Aviga |
The White Tiger: A Novel
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| Stephen Baker |
The Numerati
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| David Baldacci |
Divine Justice
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| Russell Banks |
Cloudsplitter: A Novel
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| Eli Barnavi |
A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People
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| Annie Barrows |
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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| Allison Hoover Bartlett |
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
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| Hyatt Bass |
The Embers
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| Lidia Matticchio Bastianich |
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
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| Jonathan Bate |
Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare
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| Dan Baum |
Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans
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| Erica Baumeister |
The School of Essential Ingredients
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| Ghislaine Bavoillot |
Paris Patisseries: History, Shops, Recipes
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| Pierre Bayard |
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
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| Louis Bayard |
The Black Tower
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| Alan Beattie |
False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World
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| Alison Bechdel |
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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| Simone Beck |
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume I
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| Marsha Bemko |
Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes: An Insider's Guide to PBS's #1 Weekly Show
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| Aimee Bender |
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
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| Alan Bennett |
The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
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| Steve Berry |
The Charlemagne Pursuit
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| Louisette Bertholle |
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume I
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| Margot Berwin |
Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire
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| John Besh |
My New Orleans: The Cookbook
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| Rachel Billington |
Emma & Knightley: Perfect Happiness in Highbury: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Emma
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| Sarah Bird |
The Yokota Officers' Club
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| Robin Black |
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This: Stories
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| Elise Blackwell |
An Unfinished Score
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| Sarah Blake |
The Postmistress
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| Eric Blehm |
The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan
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| Amy Bloom |
Away
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| Chris Bohjalian |
Secrets of Eden
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| Roberto Bolano |
The Savage Detectives
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| Therese Borchard |
Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes
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| Chesa Boudin |
Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America
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| William Boyd |
Any Human Heart
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| Herb Boyd |
We Shall Overcome: The History of the Civil Rights Movement As It Happened
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| Alan Bradley |
The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag
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| Kate Braestrup |
Marriage and Other Acts of Charity: A Memoir
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| Tom Brokaw |
The Greatest Generation
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| Geraldine Brooks |
March
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| Rita Mae Brown |
Santa Clawed
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| Dan Brown |
The Lost Symbol
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| James Brown |
Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living
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| Joseph Bruchac |
Code Talker
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| Frank Bruni |
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater
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| Mollie Cox Bryan |
Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies
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| Andrea J. Buchanan |
The Daring Book for Girls
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| Christopher Buckley |
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir
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| Gesine Bullock-Prado |
Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker
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| Lily Burana |
I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles
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| David Burnett |
44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World
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| Carol Burnett |
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
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| Ken Burns |
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
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| Paula Butturini |
Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy
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| Julie Buxbaum |
After You
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| A.S. Byatt |
Possession
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| Gail Caldwell |
Let's Take the Long Way Home
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| Emma Campbell Webster |
Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure
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| Peter Carey |
True History of the Kelly Gang
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| Nicholas Carr |
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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| Susannah Carson |
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen
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| Stephen L. Carter |
Palace Council
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| Thomas Cathcart |
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...
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| Michael Chabon |
Sympathy for the Devil
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| Charlotte Chandler |
I Know Where I'm Going: Katharine Hepburn, A Personal Biography
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| Vikram Chandra |
Sacred Games
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| Dan Chaon |
Await Your Reply: A Novel
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| Alan Cheuse |
A Trance After Breakfast: And Other Passages
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| Tracy Chevalier |
Burning Bright
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| Julia Child |
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume I
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| Lee Child |
Gone Tomorrow
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| Pat Choate |
Saving Capitalism: Keeping America Strong
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