Traveling? Maria Semple says it's OK to be the helpless one of the group Bill Radke sits down with local author Maria Semple, author of "Where's You Go, Bernadette?" and the new "Today Will Be Different." Semple discusses the... Bill Radke Shane Mehling
Nancy Pearl knows what your child wants for Christmas: A crocodile! If you've been in a quandary over what to give your favorite child this holiday season, fret no more! Nancy Pearl tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman about "The... Marcie Sillman
Post-campaign Bernie Sanders is on the road to revolution It may come as no surprise to you to hear that Bernie Sanders is not done. He was on the post-campaign trail last week, with a stop in Seattle to... John O'Brien
Nancy Pearl raves about latest Winston Churchill biography Longtime KUOW listeners know that Nancy Pearl calls herself an armchair historian. She tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman about Candice Millard's new book ... Marcie Sillman
The winners and losers of U.S. fishing policies Bill Radke speaks with managing director of Investigate West Lee van der Voo about her new book, "The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the... Bill Radke Matt Martin
What Custer teaches us about America today Bill Radke speaks with T.J. Stiles about his book, "Custer's Trial: A Life on the Frontier of a New America." Stiles draws parallels between a changing... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Nancy Pearl is rooting for a Nobel Prize for Ian McEwan Nancy Pearl tells KUOW's Marcie Sillman about Ian McEwan's newest book, "Nutshell." You may be familiar with McEwan's novel "Atonement," which was... Marcie Sillman
Nancy Pearl says it may look like sci-fi, but you can't tell a book by its cover Award winning short story writer Nina Allan has just published her first novel. Although bookstores and libraries may file it in the science fiction... Marcie Sillman
New book explores the power of your brain to heal Deborah Wang talks to Erik Vance about his book, "Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform and Heal." Deborah Wang Amina Al-Sadi
Nancy Pearl says everybody needs an editor, and that makes for a good read Terry McDonnell spent his career as an editor at an assortment of national magazines, and he's got the dirt of the writers he worked with. Nancy Pearl... Marcie Sillman
