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Just the Right Book Podcast: Marriage and the Art of Living Together

Are these midlife crises? Are they fatal flaws or are they a rough patch? On this week’s episode we meet Daphne De Marneffe, the author of The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together. She takes us through some of the major stressors of marriage like money and sex,…

Aisha K. StaggersFebruary 16, 2018

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

Book-To-Film Adaptations Coming Your Way This Fall

Autumn days beg for pumpkin, apple cider and of course books! There are an increasing number of book-to-film adaptations. Roxanne recommends reading these books before you hit the cinema this Fall! To purchase any of the books in this episode, please visit RJ Julia Booksellers Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for news and…

Just The Right Book PodcastOctober 26, 2018

Book Club Network Miscellany

Is Your Book Club Looking for Ideas? Here Are Four

Here’s something to talk about at your next book club! BookTrib.com‘s new deal with the Girly Book Club sends 4 book club worthy reads from select publishers to 50 U.S. book clubs every month. BookTrib’s Jim Alkon describes the four titles in the program’s inaugural package. Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for news and…

Just The Right Book PodcastSeptember 21, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction Save the World

The One Book That Offers 5 Principles to Being Fearless

Over the last 20 years, the Case Foundation has contributed more than $100 million in funding to businesses and nonprofits that use entrepreneurship and innovation to drive social change. As a co-founder of the foundation with her husband, Steve, Jean Case has discovered and embraced the role of being fearless as a…

Just The Right Book PodcastFebruary 1, 2019

Fiction

LitHub Editor Gives His Current Four Favorite Reads

Our partner Just the Right Book recently welcomed Irish fiction writer, journalist, and editor of LitHub‘s Bookmarks section, Dan Sheehan back to the show to dish on his recent column, books he is currently loving and his favorite book of 2018!

Just The Right Book PodcastJanuary 25, 2019

Fiction

“Outlander” Origins with Author Diana Gabaldon

Take a time-traveling, fiercely independent, brave British nurse, the Scottish highland, a handsome, courageous, redheaded Scottish warrior, passionate love, conflicted love with two husbands, incredibly exciting history and dozens of riveting characters and you have a genre-defying series encompassing historical fiction, science-fiction, romance, fantasy, and of course time-travel. Bestselling author…

Just The Right Book PodcastNovember 30, 2018

Fiction

“Listen to the Marriage” Explores a Fractured Love Story

What is your reaction when you hear of a marriage breaking up? Are you shocked or did you know it was coming? In John Jay Osborn Jr.’s new novel, Listen to the Marriage we are introduced to a couple who seemed to be destined for divorce. Steve’s numerous affairs and focus on…

Just The Right Book PodcastDecember 7, 2018

Fiction

Literary Hub Editor on Two Hot February Releases

Our partner Just the Right Book welcomes back Dan Sheehan from Literary Hub to give us the scoop on a couple of this month’s titillating titles!

Just The Right Book PodcastFebruary 15, 2019

Podcasts Thrillers

Just the Right Book Chats with Alex Michaelides

“The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master,” says the BBC. First-time author Alex Michaelides’ novel which landed #1 on The New York Times best-seller list in its first week is the debut book for Celadon, a new imprint of Macmillan. Says Roxanne “I knew it…

Just The Right Book PodcastApril 17, 2019

Nonfiction Podcasts Save the World

Ex-Obama Staffer Talks Antitrust in the New Gilded Age

Business behemoths Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple might help us keep costs down but do they take away our freedom, and what can we do about it? Roxanne recently sat down with technology law expert and professor Tim Wu at his Columbia University office in New York City to discuss…

Just The Right Book PodcastMarch 1, 2019

Miscellany Podcasts

Here Are Some Tips to Snap Out of Your Reading Slump

It happens to most of us one time or another. But how do you snap out of the dreaded reading slump? We enlisted the help of Just the Right Book regular Michael Kindness to give us some tips and recommendations. Books in this episode: The Oracle Year by Charles Soule…

Just The Right Book PodcastJuly 2, 2018

Podcasts

Just the Right Book: 18 Books for Your March Reading Madness!

From fairy princesses to books about family relationships, immigration and more, Harper’s Bazaar has something for everyone’s March Reading Madness! Also, stay tuned for a sneak peek into our next episode featuring Yascha Mounk where he discusses his latest book The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to…

BookTribMarch 16, 2018

Podcasts

Just the Right Book Podcast: A Book Lovers Guide to the 2018 Oscars!

Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting The Oscars again this year and we are thrilled to see so many book-based movies nominated! Also, stay tuned for a sneak peek of our conversation with author A.J. Jacobs talking about “It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree” which will be out later this…

Aisha K. StaggersMarch 2, 2018

Podcasts

‘Einstein and the Rabbi:’ Searching for the Soul in This Week’s Just the Right Book Podcast

Albert Einstein was once the most famous person on the planet. Today he work remains integral to scientific study, to the physics of our world, and to the way we conceptualize our very existence. His quotes on all subjects litter the walls of college dorms and university classrooms but there…

Just The Right Book PodcastJanuary 24, 2018

Podcasts

Ron Chernow Shares Insight on his Newest Novel, ‘Grant’

Just the Right Book! Podcast, hosted by Roxanne Coady of Connecticut’s acclaimed, award-winning, independent bookseller R.J. Julia, is now available on BookTrib.com, the premier website where readers meet writers. The podcast and BookTrib are both dedicated to helping readers find their next favorite read and this pairing will open up…

Just The Right Book PodcastOctober 13, 2017