You Are What You Read

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Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times best selling author of 20 books in fiction and nonfiction, award-winning filmmaker, and the host of the blockbuster Facebook Live show, "Adriana ink". For five years, her online conversations have reached a loyal audience of 2.1 million readers. With the "You Are What You Read" podcast, Adriana goes one-on-one in deep, surprising, and humorous conversations with the great cultural figures of our time about the books that built their souls. 

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Erik Larson: The Master of Nonfiction

May 07 2024 42 mins  
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by international writing sensation and master of nonfiction, Erik Larson. Erik is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, which include The Splendid in the Vile, The Devil in the White City, and In the Garden of Beasts. Erik is beloved by readers around the world. His books are taught in classrooms, and book clu

Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal: Storytelling through song

Apr 30 2024 50 mins  
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by singing/songwriting duo and dear friends, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal. Together, Rosanne and John have made seven albums including the three-time Grammy winning The River & the Thread, Black Cadillac, The List, 10 Song Demo, Rules of Travel and She Remembers Everything, alongside dozens of projects and thousand

The Soul of "The Office": Rainn Wilson

Apr 23 2024 50 mins  
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Rainn Wilson, the three-time Emmy nominated actor best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office. Rainn has made audiences laugh over and over again, and now he’s making those same audiences think. On his new podcast, Soul Boom (based on his bestselling book), Rainn seeks out practical and transformative

David Baldacci: ‘A Calamity of Souls’ must be the title

Apr 16 2024 38 mins  
Global #1 bestselling author David Baldacci joins us this week on You Are What You Read with his latest novel, A Calamity of Souls. David’s books are published in 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. For decades, his stories have thrilled and delighted us, and A Calamity of Souls is no different. Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in

LIVE with Amor Towles at Book of the Month

Apr 09 2024 46 mins  
On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we visit our friends at Book of the Month for a LIVE conversation with two-time Book of the Year finalist, Amor Towles. We discuss Amor's latest short-story collection, Table for Two, as well as his other bestsellers, The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility (all available at bookofthemonth.com)! You will lear

Lisa Scottoline: Blockbuster Thrillers, Histories and Mysteries

Apr 02 2024 64 mins  
Lisa Scottoline joins us on this week's episode of You Are What You Read with her latest novel, The Truth About the Devlins. Lisa is #1 The New York Times bestselling author of 35 books published in 35 countries. Her books have been printed over thirty million times—from thrillers, to historical fiction, to mysteries—Lisa has done it all! She has also co-authored a series of hu

Susie Essman on books, friendships and the final season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Mar 26 2024 73 mins  
Susie Essman (aka Susie Greene) from Curb Your Enthusiasm joins us this week on You Are What You Read for a conversation about her favorite books, her prized friendships, and her extraordinary career making people laugh. A stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television producer and voice artist, Susie electrifies any project with her trademark humor and unique sense of character. S

Hollywood Behind The Scenes with Ed Zwick

Mar 19 2024 58 mins  
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Academy Award and Emmy-Award winning director, producer, and writer Ed Zwick with his instant New York Times bestselling autobiography, Hits, Flops and Other Illusions. Ed directed some of the greatest movies of our time: Glory, Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Courage Under Fire, Love & Other

The iconic looks of Cicely Tyson, with B Michael and Susan Fales Hill

Mar 12 2024 61 mins  
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by fashion designer B Michael and television writer/producer and bestselling author Susan Fales Hill to talk about B Michael’s glorious photographic memoir, MUSE: Cicely Tyson and Me: A Relationship Forged in Fashion. B Michael’s collections have garnered appreciation from legends—Cicely Tyson, Valerie Simpson,

Oscar Buzz and Film History with Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson

Mar 05 2024 65 mins  
There are certain weeks of the year when there is just a little more stardust in the air, and that is certainly true of Oscar week. In anticipation of the coveted awards show, we are joined by film historians and bestselling authors, Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson, for a conversation through Hollywood history (which is chronicled in Jeanine and Sam's exceptional biography, Hollywo