Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Great news from Books du Jour and Book Case TV for 2015

Let's start the new year with not one but several bangs:

But first and foremost, best wishes from the Books du Jour and Book Case TV team. Thank you to all the people who helped us throughout the year to realize all our initiatives: authors, publishers, PR and Marketing Depts, and audience members sending us great feedback and financial pledges. Special thank you to Book-the-Writer for their tremendous shouldering, and of course the team at LIFE 25 and NYC Media for their massive logistic, technical, and emotional supports and trust in our program.

We look forward to another year of tremendous growth. Deeply grateful, because without your help, we could not make "it" happen.

What to look for early next year.

1 - You can watch Books du Jour on TV, online, and if that is not enough, you can also now listen to our program Podcasts (free).

2 -  Welcome to Christopher Carr.  Christopher is a thriller writer, and Book Case Engine will release his first novel "Mayday" in early 2015. The story takes a look at the shooting of Kent State students on May 4th 1970.

3 -  Starting late Spring 2015, we will launch the "Books du Jour Magazine," the online and print version of our TV series.



Friday, October 10, 2014

Last Days to Support our Campaign on Kickstarter

Dear Readers,

This is our last days to reach our goal.  We have progressed considerably this week but still not within reach of our main target.  Books du Jour needs  your help so it can move to PBS.  Please spread the word about our campaign and tell all your friends that we need their support.  To DONATE follow the link on picture below and find out what we offer.



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We have great books and services to offer for your support.  Such as the list of authors below who will sit down with you for a coffee. Here are some of the authors who are participating in theBooks du Jour campaign: Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, Chris Pavone, Amy Sohn, Rick Moody, Sheri Fink, Jeanine Cummings, Joan Silber, Alice Cohen, Lodro Rinzler, Allan Topol, Jackson Kaguri, Scott Turow, M J Rose, T. Jefferson Parker, Boris Fishman, George Prochnik, Kerry Zukus, Edie Meidav, Caroline Leavitt, Heather Terrell, Anne Korkeakivi, Raymond Khoury, Gwen Edelman, and the list may just get longer . . .  Click on picture above to see the detail and DONATE.

The Books du Jour Team

Monday, October 6, 2014

Last Week for Books du Jour Campaign


Dear Readers,

This is our last week to reach our goal.  We are still very much a long way from it, and Books du Jour needs  your help to spread the word about our campaign and tell all your friends that we need their support to move on to PBS.  To DONATE follow the link on picture below and find out what we offer.

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Well, if you are reading this it is because you have not clicked on the link.  We have great books and services to offer for your support.  Such as the list of authors below who will sit down with you for a coffee. Here are some of the authors who are participating in the Books du Jour campaign: Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, Chris Pavone, Amy Sohn, Rick Moody, Sheri Fink, Jeanine Cummings, Joan Silber, Alice Cohen, Lodro Rinzler, Allan Topol, Jackson Kaguri, Scott Turow, M J Rose, T. Jefferson Parker, Boris Fishman, George Prochnik, Kerry Zukus, Edie Meidav, Caroline Leavitt, Heather Terrell, Anne Korkeakivi, Raymond Khoury, Gwen Edelman, and the list may just get longer . . .  Click on picture above to see the detail and DONATE.

The Books du Jour Team

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Sponsors Required for Books du Jour

Dear Audience,

Time is running out fast, and we still have a way to go to meet our target.

We have lots of books to offer, visit to our set and of course special private time with quite a few authors. Check the link below and get involved with our program. It helps books, authors, publishers book retailers, and of course everyone's community.

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If you have a company and would like to become a national sponsor on our program, contact us via our website. We are about to start shooting our new season, which will broadcast on PBS in early 2015.
www.booksdujour.com

Looking forward

The Books du Jour Team

Monday, September 15, 2014

Launching Kickstarter - PBS Campaign 09-15-14


We are launching (09-15-14) a two-phase fundraising campaign for the move of our weekly literary TV series, Books du Jour, to PBS in early 2015. The program is co-produced with NYC Media and broadcasts Fridays at 11:30 pm only on LIFE 25.
We count on you to get involved in the first phase, which will be via Kickstarter and will help to pay for our broadcasting fees. To donate click HERE. We have tons of perks and original experience such as meeting your favorite author in private.

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The second phase is about sponsor partners (companies, organizations) who feel that books, reading, and the discovery of new authors and ideas, enrich everyone's life and is worth supporting.

The Campaign and the Target.
For our first phase, we are seeking $30,000 to take our weekly literary TV program, “Books du Jour,” nationwide on PBS.

What is our program?
Books du Jour” is a weekly literary TV series about books and the people who write them, currently broadcasting in the North-East on NYC LIFE 25, Fridays at 11:30 pm. It is a co-production between NYC Media and Altered Ego Ent.

“Books du Jour” has a simple premise: each week, the host, Frederic Colier, invites three authors to lunch in one of New York’s finest restaurants to talk about books, the world, and of course life at large. 

Books du Jour” covers all genres of books and types of writers, even self-published ones.
We have grown tremendously since our modest beginning and want to keep on growing.
Want to see what we have been able to produce? Click on picture below.

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How does PBS work?
As the result of the strong interest in our program its growing ratings and high production value, we have been accepted for syndication by American Public Television (APT), one of the three national distributors of programs for PBS affiliates, for a 12-episode season starting early 2015. Because our program falls under the life-style category, it is not eligible to receive licensing fees. In other words, we have to raise money to pay for our broadcasting fees, closed-captions, various delivery formats, and data storage units.

Our History:
When we started our weekly literary TV program two-and-half years ago, we felt baffled by the fact that in a country of 310 million people no weekly TV series about books, encompassing all types and genres of books, fiction and non-fiction, actually existed. We set out to correct this enormous chasm, giving our audience the opportunity to discover new and exciting books and authors.
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Our “Books du Jour” did not start as the large production that it has become. The series is the outcome of an older program called Book Case TV, which started with two people in a cluttered NY studio apartment, producing short one-on-one author interviews, which were then posted on YouTube. The segments were shot with a single camera, Iphones and still cameras.

Just six weeks after starting our venture, NYC LIFE offered us a TV deal. We ended up doing 34 x 30’ episodes. Suddenly we had access to 20 million people in the NY Metro area.   It did not take long to build word of mouth and get the attention of the publishing industry. The demand for interviews grew so big that we had to rethink our strategy with just our too limiting one-on-one interviews.

Books du Jour” was born from this successful program. Our first season is comprised of 12 episodes shot with five cameras and high production value. Our partner, NYC Media, has been instrumental in the growth of the program by providing the entire logistic: from crew to post support and a successful marketing campaign in subway, buses, and taxis, while LIFE 25 contributed to our growing momentum by broadcasting and rerunning the episodes throughout the week.
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Why should you support us?
If you love learning and are an avid reader, and like romance, sci-fi, thrillers, sciences, literary fiction, sociology, history, memoirs, and so on, the chances of seeing your favorite authors on TV, unless he or she is someone already famous, are dismal. If you love books, ebooks, and want to the chance to get to know your favorite authors, who have not yet made it to the Bestsellers list, here is your shot to meet them into your own living room and personal device.

What’s In It for You?
As first mentioned, starting early 2015, we have the opportunity to go national with a 2nd season of “Books du Jour.” To get there however we need your support. We have lots of new expenses to cover, closed-captioned, data storage, hefty broadcasting fees. For you support, we are offering a wide range of perks, including most recent book releases, tickets to the tapings of our program, unique opportunities to lunch or have coffee with your favorite authors. We offer book trailers to promote your book online, and complete package assessments of your manuscript, if you are looking for to get published.

Our Participating Authors
As of 09-15-14, here are some of the authors you can have coffee with, Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, Chris Pavone, Amy Sohn, Rick Moody, Sheri Fink, Jeanine Cummings, Joan Silber, Alice Cohen, Lodro Rinzler, Allan Topol, Jackson Kaguri, Scott Turow, M. J. Rose, T. Jefferson Parker, Boris Fishman, George Prochnik, Kerry Zukus, Edie Meidav, Caroline Leavitt, Heather Terrell, Anne Korkeakivi, Raymond Khoury, Gwen Edelman, and the list may just get longer . . .

THANK YOUs
Finally, we are deeply grateful to the publishers who generously donated books for this campaign: Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette book Group, Da Capo Press, Verso, Atria, a division of Simon and Schuster, Gallic, Penguin, and Archipelago. Our roll of drums goes to Jean Hanff Korelitz, to whom we are particularly indebted.

This program is good for everyone: authors, publishers, retailers, and of of course readers.


Books du Jour

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Books du Jour, Ep #110, "And the Roots Shall Prevail"


Episode #10                        “And the Roots Shall Prevail”

New broadcasting time and day.  Fridays, at 11:30 pm, starting August 08th,  2014


This week’s episode of “Books du Jour,” continues our mission to share literature from around the world. 


George Prochnik, “The Impossible Exile, Stefan Zweig at the End of the World,” portraits the last years of Stefan Zweig’s, once one of the most celebrated authors in the 30’s, exile from Austria, after Hitler took power.  George Prochnik looks into the Zweig’s disintegration and growing disillusion with humanity as he struggles in NY and Brazil.


Boris Fishman, “The Replacement Life” looks back at WWII and how it continues to shape the life of people, in this case, ex-URSS immigrants, in our present. A young writer agrees to write letters on behalf of older holocaust survivors to apply for financial retribution from the German government.  Of course the stories are not always true, and our hero is forced to face his own moral integrity.


Antonin Baudry, “Weapons of Mass Diplomacy” takes a close look at the world of French diplomacy, viewed through the eyes of an assistant speechwriter.  Although filled with wise quotes from the Greek philosopher Heraticlus, this engaging graphic novel depicts in fact a world of insanity, where big egos clash with the constant maelstrom of last minute world crisis. Even the speeches suffer from an endless state of anxiety.


Looking forward to your feedback, the Books du Jour and Book Case TV teams.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Books du Jour Going to PBS 05-09-14


Morning Everyone,

As hinted here and there over the last few weeks, I'm pleased to announce that our weekly book- focused TV program, Books du Jour, will go on bigger things.  Indeed, after our great first season partnership with NYC Media, whose participation as a co-producer added tremendous value to the production, we are now moving into syndication nationwide via PBS.

PBS is the perfect platform for our cultural program.  It will give our participating authors, books featured and sponsors, a significant increase in exposure, roughly moving from our current 20 million people in the North East to a potential 80 millions statewide.

The terms and dates of future broadcast have yet to be determined, but we are looking for an early Fall roll out.  The only obstacle to the whole venture will reside in our ability to pay the hefty broadcasting fees.  Indeed, under the PBS categorization, Books du Jour falls under a life-style program and therefore is not entitled to any licensing broadcasting fees.  To reach our goals and as many people as possible, the program must rely entirely on sponsorships.  To this end, within a couple of weeks, we will launch a small fundraising campaign via Kickstarter to make this dream come true.

Books du Jour, along with its predecessor, Book Case TV, is the only weekly TV program in the American landscape completely devoted to books and the people who write them, without any restriction.  A country of 300 million plus citizens deserves a nationwide weekly TV book series.
If you love books and want a chance to learn more about your favorite authors, if you believe in books'  moral and cultural values, here is your chance to manifest your voice and show us your support.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Frederic Colier, Executive Producer

Monday, April 28, 2014

Books du Jour, EP #109, "Of Guts and Dust," 04-28-14


EPISODE #109    “Of Dust and Guts04-28-14, tonight only on LIFE 25 at 9:30 pm

This week’s episode of “Books du Jour,” continues our mission to share different kinds of literature and books. The guests who have accepted to share our table are perfect examples of our mission.

Kelly Cogswell

Kelly Cosgwell has written a memoir of blood, sweat and spit. “Eating Fire,” is a heart-pumping account of old fashioned activism. In this instance, her memory of the Lesbian Avengers, a group formed in the early 90’s, who called for direct action campaigns, battling cops, and mobilizing 20,000 dykes in DC while literally eating fire outside the white house. “Eating Fire” is a witty and urgent coming of age memoir spanning two decades, from the Culture War to the War on Terror.

John Wareham

John Wareham, “How to Survive a Bullet in the Heart” is the work of a humanist who is not afraid to roll his sleeve and get the dirty job done. John’s job is to visit prisons, and teach poetry to convicts to help them get in touch with their inner life. “How to Survive,” is a heart-wrenching collection of short poems written by men in captivity, men who feel regrets, guilt, and whatever else they feel, they lay bare their soul. Check out the closing chapter on self-acceptance. Really moving.

Gwen Edelman

Gwen Edelman’s “The Train to Warsaw,” takes you on a ride down the tricky memory lane of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. Through a pair of sympathetic characters, who survived the war, and now decides to revisit Poland for the first time, they must now confront the brutal forces of time and history, which usher them into the darkest corners of their psyche. Edelman brings about great questions. Indeed what does it mean to recapture one’s past when this past is pregnant with horrific nightmares?

Episode was shot at City Winery

Monday, April 21, 2014

Books du Jour, "Death Be Not Proud," EP#108, 04-21-14


EPISODE Death Be Not Proud,"EP#108,  04-21-14 at 9:30 only on  LIFE 25.


The guests of this week's episode of Books du Jour cannot emphasize enough the importance of turf. Turf is the stuff of the locals and inherent affinity with the material. In her most recent novel, "Unseen," crime writer, Karin Slaughter, the Georgia native, does not drift too far from her roots. She sends Will Trent on a path to wrestle with his own mind along with the natives' and to make sense of unpleasant discoveries in the process. As always, Karin's writing is precise and festers an intense psychological tension that could not happen anywhere else.


Henry Chang's new Jack Yu series, "Death Money," carries the heavy whiff of a singular place seldom visited in crime fiction.  In this case, New York China Town and particularly its seedy world.  "Death Money," is a form of bribe, a tradition of burning Joss money to supply deceased with goods and funds to bribe underworld officials.  Using a clairvoyant as a sidekick, Jack Yu's delve into the mystery of the death unidentified Asian man and reveals a world both compelling and mysterious.


Though originally from Russia, Maria Konnikova has lived and traveled in many foreign places.  Her book "Mastermind," explores the many fertile fields of Sherlock Holmes's mind, using the Sir Arthur Doyle's famous reasoner method.  Exerting neuroscience and psychology, Maria offers a guideline on how to transform yourself into the next king investigator of Baker Street.  Maria promises that you will remember better, think clearer, and improve your mental powers if you keep your mind opened.



The Books du Jour and Book Case Teams

Monday, April 14, 2014

Books du Jour, "Foreign Tongue Twisters," EP#107 04-14-14


EPISODE #107  “Foreign Tongue Twisters” Tonight 04-14-14 at 9:30 pm on LIFE 25

This week’s episode of “Books Du Jour” looks at “transplant” literature.  Andre Aciman, who over the years has become a specialist of squares: Abingdon Square, Strauss Park (which looks like a square) and Harvard Square, his latest novel, reflects on the voice of integration.  Egyptian born, Andre shares through his novel the daily struggle he encounters to define his identity, the acceptance of other precepts and values, be they moral or ethical.


 Born in Sarajevo (Bosnia), Aleksandar Hemon offers a different voice, a voice of authenticity and appropriation even in the face of the corruption of language and past.  His book “The Book of My Lives” is a collection of essays tracing the last twenty years of his life, from his departure from Bosnia and the irrupting war to the present day acceptance of life’s many pluralities.


Though born and raised in the states, Joan Silber’s “Fools” is a collection of short stories, which deals with the lure of foreign countries.  France in this instance, where we meet a cast of drifting American characters, who really are in search of themselves as they try to fill the existential void at the core of their journey.  They are idealists who have to grapple with the failures of their beliefs, the fragility of their political choices and societies’ demands, before they can fully embrace themselves.


Episode was shot at City Winery

The Book Case and Book Case TV Team

Monday, April 7, 2014

Books du Jour, "Fine Legal Boundaries" EP#106, 04-07-14


EPISODE #106  “Fine Legal Boundaries” broadcasting 04-07-14 on LIFE 25 at 9:30 pm.

Although it is not the focus of tonight’s episode, all the authors sharing the same table, Scott Turow, Jean Hanff Korelitz, and Stephan Talty, have had the same share of success with films.

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Many of Scott Turow’s books, such as “Presumed Innocent,” have been turned into films, Jean’s “Admission,” was a hit last year with Tina Fey in the lead role, as for Stephan’s “Captain Phillips,” it is still in the theater.

The books discussed maybe works of fiction but their subjects are solidly anchored in reality.  On the eve of the Supreme Court decision to lift off ceiling on corporate contributions, we will talk with Scott Turow and his new book, “Identical,” which deals with the abuse of money used during a mayoral election.
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Stephan Talty brings a touch of frigid crispiness from upstate New York with his serial killer, “Hangman,” who continues to spread havoc among the population of Buffalo.

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While Jean Hanff Korelitz, in “You Should Have Known” deals with the ironic twist a therapist experiences, when she becomes the victim of circumstances, which force her to swallow the very medicine she prescribed in her bestseller. . .

Episode was shot at City Winery

The Books du jour and Book Case TV team


Monday, March 31, 2014

Books du Jour, "Swimming Gene Pools" EP#105, 03-31-14


Episode #5                        “Swimming Gene Pools”

Broadcasting tonight March 31st, 2014, at 9:30 pm only on LIFE 25


This week on “Books du Jour,” our guests bring some controversy to the table.  Conversations move around such topics as the 10,000-hours theory that could turn an average athlete into a world athlete, unless you have the perfect genetic makeup and can bypass the process.  


 David Epstein, in “The Sports Gene,” addresses this sort of issues in a highly entertaining book.  How much of our genes define our chances to succeed in sports?


David M. Howitt, in “Heed you Call,” circles back to the hero’s journey as defined by Joseph Campbell, to show that putting our mind into a specific coveted endeavor may well yield the results sought after.  Are a strong will and awareness enough to achieve our goals?


Giovanni Frazzetto, in “Joy, Guilt, Anger, and Love,” looks at the impact of neuroscience on emotions.  Can science really teach us to better understand ourselves, predict our behaviors and reactions by looking inside our brain?  The best way to find out the answers to all these tricky questions is to tune in tonight.

As always we look forward to your feedback

The Books du Jour and Book Case TV Teams

Monday, March 24, 2014

Books du Jour, "Inside the Scents" EP #104, 03-24-14

EPISODE #104 Inside the Scents” 03-24-14  broadcasting tonight 03-24-14, on LIFE 25 at 9:30 pm. 

This week on “Books du Jour,” our guests gather around a table at City Winery to discuss the scent of their new book and share some musing.

One of the most interesting aspects about scents is that they are always intimately tied to a location and more particularly to soils.  Our three guests carry a distinctive sense of place.

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Mark Slouka, “Brewster,” writes about Brewster, NY, a poignant novel of coming of age, based in the late 60s’, about a young man seeking his place in this small country town.  There is little wandering outside the borders.

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Lara Vapnyar complicates the issue of identity by straddling two continents and two time frames.  Her “Scent of Pine,” moves back and forth between the outskirts of Moscow and the countryside of Maine.

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Edmund White, on the other hand, with “Inside a Pearl,” which refers to Paris, the French capital, continues his peripatetic wandering through the French cultural corridors.  His sense of place is about relocation and shifting identity.

The Books du Jour and Book Case Teams




Monday, March 17, 2014

Books du Jour, "Of Power and Executives," #103, 03-17-14


EPISODE #103  Of Power and Executives” broadcasting tonight 03-17-14, on LIFE 25 at 9:30 pm. 


This week host, Frederic Colier, looks into the nature of executive power and the power of executives.  His first guest is Mike Offit, “Nothing Personal,” a first time thriller writer who wrote a coming of age story about a wiz kid on Wall Street who learns how far he can get away with the power he has been entrusted with.

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Historian Harlow Giles Unger looks at George Washington’s presidency and the US constitution that left him pretty much a lame duck to rule in “Mr. President.”  To pursue his own agenda Washington made ample use of his executive power and set up a precedent for all the presidents thereafter.

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Finally, Judith Glaser “Conversational Intelligence” deals with a new aspect of the digital society where the hierarchical power structure is quickly eroding, and communication no longer works from the top down.


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The Books du Jour  and Book Case Team

Monday, March 10, 2014

Books du Jour, "Give Peace Freedom," EP #102, 03-10-14


Dear All,

Books du Jour, EP #102, "Give Peace Freedom,"  will broadcast tonight on LIFE 25 at 9:30 Pm. 

This week, host, Frederic Colier, invites Lodro Rinzler, “Walk Like a Buddha” .  Director of the Center for Compassion, Lodro tackles the everyday issues normally not discussed in spiritual circles.  What about drinking, smoking and sexual desires? 



Stanton Peele, “Recover” goes against the 12-step program and discusses his PERFECT program, which empowers substance addicted individuals.  Stanton teaches personal responsibility and self-acceptance. 


Finally Billy Hayes, the very maverick who wrote the story of his ordeal in Turkish prison, “Midnight Express, comes back with “The Midnight Express Letters,” a book about the letters he wrote while in jail and which show his individual grow and spiritual journey.


As always we look forward to your feedback and support. 

The Books du Jour Team

Monday, March 3, 2014

Books du Jour, World Premiere 03-03-14 on LIFE 25, "Across the Universe and Back," #101

Dear All,

The team of BCTV is pleased to announce that our new literary TV series, Books du Jour, will premiere tonight on LIFE 25 (TWC) at 9: 30 pm.  While Frank Debonair is gathering new cases to investigate for "Book Case TV," we thought in the meantime that we would come up with a new exciting format to promote the publishing industry and its massive rank of authors.  We created "Books du Jour" in a co-production with NYC Media and landed a nine-episode deal for a first season.


"Books du Jour" has a simple premise: the host, Frederic Colier, invites three authors to lunch to talk about their books and life at large in one of Manhattan's finest restaurants. 


The first episode, "Across the Universe and Back," shot at the Riverpark restaurant, overlooking the East river, had on its menu, Joshua Henkin (The World Without You), Ayana Mathis (The Twelve Tribes of Hattie), and Gary Shteyngart (Little Failure: a Memoir).


We understand that 30 minutes is not much time to have lunch and appreciate the food, but the guests had fun, and no one complained about bad indigestion.


We need your support and feedback as we migrate quickly towards syndication.

The Books du Jour and the BCTV Teams




Monday, February 10, 2014

"People in Strange Lands," EP #314


Episode #14                        “People in Strange Lands”

Broadcasting Feb 10th, 2014. on LIFE 25 (channel 25 on TWC)

This week Frank Debonair investigates the fascination that some crime writers have with dark psychological characters.  What does it mean to write about the dark corners of the human mind?  Are these new grounds to gain a better insight into our psyche?  Do they say something about our true nature? Or are they a reflection of society at large?


Crime authors Andrew Gross, Mark Rubenstein, T. Jefferson Parker, Linwood Barclay, and Jon Land undergo extensive cross-analysis under Frederic Colier's razor-sharp curiosity.


The last Pick Of The Week of the season takes a different turn and showcases books by authors whose characters are trapped in existential and moral dilemmas: Daniel Woodrell, “The Maid’s Version.”  Martin Fletcher, “Jacob’s Oath.”  Andre Dubus III, “Dirty Love.”  And Javier Marias, “The Infatuations.



As always thank you for your support.

The Book Case Team

Monday, February 3, 2014

"In the Dustbin of History" EP#313


Episode #313                        “In the Dustbin of History”

Broadcasting Feb 3, 2014, NYC Life at 9:30 pm

We are resuming our series for the first time this year with an episode on historical thrillers. Frank Debonair notices that the dustbins of history are replete with losers, merely because the winners of conflicts get to write the history books and dispose of their opponents in the dustbins of history.  But Frank is interested in history writers, their weight, how their narration shapes consciousness and society, and how it becomes the material for countless thrillers.  What right do they have to question the past? Can their audacity teach us something? Or can history first of all teach us anything?



 The Interview segments shot at Thriller Fest include Steve Berry, Alan Topol, Greg Dinallo, and Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal, and Andrew Kaplan.


For the Pick of the Week, Frank Debonair settles for an anthology special.  He features Elena Shubina, editor of “Read Russia;”  Otto Penzler, for “Kwik Krimes,”  Gardner Dozois,  for “The Year’s Best Science Fiction,” and David Henry Sterry & R.J. Martin Jr., for “Johns, Marks, Tricks, and Chickenhawks.”

The Book Case Team