iTunes: Meet the Author
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Podcast Description
iTunes and the Apple Store in New York's Soho district have teamed up to bring you the hottest authors talking about the season's biggest books. Subscribe and you'll hear authors like Stephen Colbert, Chuck Palahniuk, and Portia de Rossi read from and discuss their latest works of fiction and non-fiction. If you like what you hear, you can download the books on the iBookstore and read on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch and get the audiobook if you'd like someone else to do the reading.
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Meet the Chef: Mario Batali, "Molto Batali" | Join famed chef Mario Batali and comedian Tom Papa as they discuss Mario’s new book, "Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals from My Home to Yours." | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meet the Author: David Javerbaum, "The Last Testament: A Memoir" | Catch Emmy Award‒winner David Javerbaum as he discusses his new book, “The Last Testament: A Memoir,” with John Oliver of “The Daily Show.” | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoMeet the Authors: Bryan and Michael Voltaggio,“VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers” | In their much-anticipated debut cookbook, chefs Bryan and Michael Voltaggio of Bravo’s "Top Chef" explore the concept of family by crafting stories illustrated by ingredient-driven recipes, personal experiences, and modern perspectives on food. In this discussion moderated by James Oseland, editor-in-chief of "SAVEUR," get a glimpse into the creative process that inspired the book. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meet the Author: John Lithgow “Drama: An Actor’s Education” | Meet the Author: John Lithgow, “Drama: An Actor’s Education” Hear John Lithgow discuss his book “Drama: An Actor’s Education,” which reflects on how his early life shaped his identity and his craft. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoMeet the Author: Steve Stoute, The Tanning of America | Join us for a special discussion with Steve Stoute, marketing guru and author of The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy, and learn about his experiences connecting cultural icons with blue-chip marketers. This event will is moderated by Josh Tyrangiel, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg Businessweek. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Ben Garant & Thom Lennon: Meet the Authors | Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon have made over a billion dollars for the Hollywood studios, banked bushels of cash for themselves, and earned the love and respect of film critics everywhere (that last part is not true) with hit movies like Night at the Museum franchise and The Pacifier. In "Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!" they share their hard-earned insider knowledge on how to structure, pitch, write, and drink with the best of them. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Erik Larson "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin": Meet the Authors | Sometimes the best way to tell a story about something vast and far reaching is to focus instead on the microcosm. And so it goes with Erik Larson’s "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin." A book of nonfiction that resembles good fiction, Larson’s latest work looks at Berlin in the 1930s and explores why the world didn’t recognize the Nazi threat until too late. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tim Ferriss "The 4-Hour Body": Meet the Author | Join Tim Ferriss as he discusses his new book, "The 4-Hour Body." The result of an obsessive quest to hack the human body, it contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. The best-selling author of "The 4-Hour Workweek" fixated on one life-changing question: For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results? | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Christopher Paolini "Inheritance": Meet the Authors | Eagerly awaited by millions around the world, the triumphant conclusion to Christopher Paolini’s best-selling series arrives this fall. "Inheritance" is the fourth in the cycle and completes the adventure that began as the daydreams of a teenager. "Eragon," "Eldest," and "Brisingr," reached #1 on the "NY Times" best-seller list and are international successes as well. Meet Chris to learn about his inspiration and how the series became a sensation. | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Melissa de la Cruz and Ally Carter: Meet the Authors | Join us for two young-adult fiction superstars. Melissa de la Cruz is the best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens, including the Au Pairs series and the Blue Bloods series. Ally Carter is the author of the best-selling Gallagher Girls series and "Heist Society." | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brad Meltzer, Michael Koryta, and David Baldacci: Meet the Authors | Join us for an introduction to three authors who are at the height of their careers. Brad Meltzer, best-selling author of "The Book of Fate," will talk about his new thriller, "The Inner Circle." Michael Koryta, author of six titles, discusses his newest supernatural thriller, "So Cold the River." And meet David Baldacci, whose tremendously successful first novel, "Absolute Power," was adapted into a major motion picture and turned him into a household name. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Susan Orlean "Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend": Meet the Author | Her first original book since the celebrated best seller "The Orchid Thief”, "Rin Tin Tin" is a sweeping, surprising, and powerfully moving work of narrative nonfiction about the dog actor and international icon. Hear how the author crafts brilliantly engaging, witty, and passionate narratives about real-life characters. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gena Showalter "The Darkest Secret": Meet the Author | Join Gena Showalter as she discusses the seventh installment in her best-selling Lords of the Underworld series, "The Darkest Secret." | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pete Hamill "Tabloid City": Meet the Author | Join Pete Hamill as he discusses his latest work, "Tabloid City," which chronicles the extraordinary drama of a fateful day in New York City. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jennifer Weiner "Fly Away Home": Meet the Author | Meet New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner for a discussion of her novel "Fly Away Home." The book tells the story of a politician caught in a personal scandal and its impact on his wife and two daughters—one a high achiever trapped in an unhappy marriage, the other a recovering addict. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shania Twain "From This Moment On": Meet the Author | Join best-selling author and award-winning country-pop star Shania Twain as she discusses her memoir, "From This Moment On," an in-depth look at her challenging childhood and her rise to worldwide fame. | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Patton Oswalt "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland": Meet the Author | Join comedian Patton Oswalt as he discusses his book, "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland," a fascinating look into his most unusual, and lovable, mindscape. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Portia DeRossi "Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain": Meet the Author | Join actor and author Portia DeRossi as she discusses her memoir “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain” with guest moderator Whoopi Goldberg from “The View”. In this remarkable and beautifully written work, DeRossi shines a bright light on a dark subject. It is an unflinching honest capture of the complex emotional truth of what it is like when food, weight, and body image take priority over every other human impulse or action. A crucial book for all those who might sometimes feel at war with themselves or their bodies, “Unbearable Lightness” is a story that inspires hope and nourishes the spirit. | 11/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Hodgman: Meet the Author | John Hodgman stops by the Apple Store SoHo to talk about his new book, "More Information Than You Require." He reads, and then discusses the book and its origins with "Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert. "More Information Than You Require" is now available in paperback and as an audiobook from the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAudiobook?id=336382197 | 11/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A.J. Jacobs: Meet the Author | Author A.J. Jacobs comes to the Apple Store SoHo to shares how he turned his life into an experiment in his latest book, "The Guinea Pig Diaries." Accompanied by moderator Travis Tonn, Jacobs discusses the various crazy experiments he undertook in the writing of this book. From the description: "Among the many adventures: He outsources his life. A.J. hires a team of people in Bangalore, India, to take care of everything in his life from answering his e-mails to arguing with his spouse. He spends a month practicing Radical Honesty—a movement that encourages us to remove the filters between our brains and mouths. (To give you an idea of what happened, the name of the chapter is "I Think You're Fat.") He goes to the Academy Awards disguised as a movie star to understand the strange and warping effects of fame. He commits himself to ultimate rationality, using cutting-edge science to make the best decisions possible. It changes the way he makes choices big and small, from what to buy at the grocery store to how to talk to his kids. And his revelations will change how you make decisions, too. He attempts to follow George Washington's rules of life, uncovering surprising truths about leadership and politics in the 21st century. He also spends a lot of time bowing and doffing his hat. And then there's the month when he followed his wife's every whim—foot massages, Kate Hudson movies, and all. Depending on your point of view, it's either the best or worst idea in the history of American marriage." | 9/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nick Cave: Meet the Author | In the latest episode of the "Meet the Author" podcast, musician-turned-novelist Nick Cave thrills a rapt audience at iTunes Live: London Festival '09 with a reading from his new book, "The Death of Bunny Munro." Now available on iTunes, the audiobook version is read by the Australian rocker himself. | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mary Pope Osborne: Meet the Author | Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series continues with another epic adventure. When Jack and Annie receive a special invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, the time-traveling siblings embark on a quest to save the mythical kingdom from being forgotten forever. Mary Pope Osborne and her husband Will stop by the Apple Store, SoHo, to read (and, with the help of cast from the musical, sing!) from her latest magical tale. | 12/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Candace Bushnell: Meet the Author | Bestselling author Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle) stops by the Apple Store SoHo to read from and discuss her new novel, One Fifth Avenue. | 10/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chuck Palahniuk: Meet the Author | Author Chuck Palahniuk and director/screenwriter Clark Gregg stop by the Apple Store to discuss Palahniuk's novel, Choke, and its forthcoming film adaptation. In the story, med-school dropout Victor Mancini has found an unusual way to make money: Pretend to choke in a restaurant and the person who saves you will feel responsible for the rest of his or her life. Choke is equally provocative and hilarious. | 9/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Junot Díaz: One-on-One | Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Junot Díaz's The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao tells the heartwarming story of a resilient Dominican-American family, and explores the endless human capacity to persevere in the name of love. | 8/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Miranda July: One-on-One | In her mesmerizing collection of short stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You, the multitalented Miranda July portrays a compelling cast of characters who are desperate but unprepared for any kind of human connection. Read by the author. | 7/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Frey: One-on-One | Author James Frey burst onto the literary scene with A Million Little Pieces, the critically acclaimed and controversial account of addiction and redemption. His latest, Bright Shiny Morning, is a sprawling novel about contemporary Los Angeles and the pursuit of the American Dream. | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitChelsea Handler: One-on-One | She's a stand-up comedian, host of E!'s late night show, Chelsea Lately, and with the release of Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea, a bestselling author. Chelsea Handler's collection of irreverent and hilarious essays recalls the highs and lows of her life to date. | 6/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Augusten Burroughs: One-on-One | Augusten Burroughs' latest memoir, A Wolf at the Table, explores the author's terrifying relationship with his father, as well as the radical pendulum swing between love and hate. Featuring a dramatic reading by Burroughs, the audiobook also includes four original songs by Patti Smith, Tegan Quin, Ingrid Michaelson, and Sea Wolf. | 5/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dan Kennedy: Meet the Author | When McSweeney's contributor Dan Kennedy lands himself a job at a major label, he finds himself in way over his head. Kennedy's hilarious memoir, Rock On, is a power ballad to office life and rock 'n' roll. | 3/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Onion: Meet the Author | The authors of Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth give a guided tour of the most important reference work ever written. Note: This episode is presented as a slideshow. Be sure to enjoy the visual component of this enhanced podcast. | 12/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Patterson: Meet the Author | Acclaimed suspense writer James Patterson stops by the Apple Store, SoHo in New York City for a discussion of his latest book, some of his most memorable characters, and his life as a writer of popular fiction. | 11/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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George R.R. Martin: One-on-One | George R.R. Martin, the best-selling author of the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, is also an award-winning writer of short fiction in a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In this exclusive interview, Martin discusses Dreamsongs, the author's collection of short stories from the past 30-plus years. He also discusses favorite characters, the influence of Hollywood, the meaning of "the heart in conflict," and more. | 11/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitStephen Colbert: Meet the Author | Stephen Colbert captivates a standing room only crowd at the Apple Store in SoHo. After he shares choice sections from his new book, I Am America (And So Can You!), Colbert sits down with radio host Jesse Thorn for an insightful conversation. Colbert's audiobook, and the recording of his speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, are available in the iTunes Store. Jesse Thorn's radio show and podcast, The Sound of Young America, is also available in the iTunes Store. | 10/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alan Alda: Meet the Author | Alan Alda's new memoir, Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself looks at the critical points in his life--his first Broadway show, September 11, a near-death experience on a Chilean mountaintop--and wonders whether there's any one thing that leads to a life of meaning. | 10/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 35 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Mr. Martin
wow, very cool interview, and great overall idea. hearing a fantasy author who seems to know real, conflicted, complicated people and cites faulkner was totally unexpected. can we expect more?
my 2 favs
these 2 have got to be two of my favorite actors/celebrities whatever you want to call them, of all time. Alan Alda is so well spoken and informed, i am almost done with his book which i would definetly recommend. Stephens show just breaks all stereotypes and the fact that he can sell a cast for thousands is a true test of his influence...would definetly recommend both.
Alan Alda
I could listen for hours. I didn't realize how well spoken and aware Alan Alda was.
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