Episode #208 “Beyond
the Torrid Fiesta” (broadcasting April 22th, 2015)
Tonight at 10:30 pm only on LIFE 25
In this week's episode,
we look at the impact of reality on our writing. Do the events in our life shape our stories? Or do the
stories we tell ourselves affect our lives? But can these questions however always
apply? This week’s authors come from diverse backgrounds, from power lawyer to
cabaret actor, and one would be but surprised at the type of stories they
generate.
Shari Goldhagen, “In Some Other World
Maybe” explores family dynamics and relationships with a sharp eye and six-degrees-of-separation,
coming-of-age tale, written from multiple POVs. An absorbing ensemble head to
the movie theater in December 1992, in different parts of the globe, and mull
over their friendships, sex, ambition, fame and tragedy.
Alan Hruska, “Pardon the Ravens” is a fast-paced legal
thriller about a gifted young lawyer who lets his heart get in the way of his
business affairs and the consequences of crossing the man who controls
organized crime in New York during the Mad Men era.
Amanda Vaill, “Hotel Florida:
Truth, Love and Death in the Spanish Civil War.” Beginning with the
cloak-and-dagger plot that precipitated the first gunshots of the war and
moving forward month by month to the end of the conflict, Vaill traces the
tangled and disparate wartime destinies of three couples, Hemingway-Gellhorn,
Capa-Taro, and Barea-Kulcsar, against the backdrop of a critical moment in
history.
Special Thank you to CITY WINERY
As always, we look forward to your feedback
The Books du Jour Team
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