Chatter on Books

NATS, literary cocktails and a Dutch painter rediscovered.

David reports on “two games away” NATS. Rockstar mixologist Chantal creates cocktails that cover literary trains, Tara and trips. Jeanne curates impeachment books. Featured author Carrie Callaghan rediscovers a painting heroine from 17th century Holland.

Jeanne’s on top of the Constitution. Torie challenges Jamie McIntyre and Jeanne to Whose Line is it Anyway? David joins from NATS Park and Zach Powers talks Soviet space fraud and his book First Cosmic Velocity.

Jamie McIntyre, Jeanne and Torie debate Edward Snowden and publishing errors gone wild. Ed Aymar talks crime and punishment and Cafe Noir and his latest thriller — The Unrepentant.

We love and hate Agatha Christie. Liz Clarke gives David Aldridge tips on covering NASCAR and talks One Helluva Ride - her deep look into where racing was and where it's going. And the gang predicts who will write the best Jeffrey Epstein book.

From classics to cosmonauts to missing in action. Michael’s stuck on the 9th tee so Liz Clarke fills in. The gang hates Handmaid’s Tale and questions the sequel. Jeanne rises above with classic best sellers. Novelist Zach Powers wants to talk Soviets and space and life and his book First Cosmic Velocity but phones fail, so he’ll come back another day. And David crushes celebrities read classics!

Jeanne, David, Michael and Torie discussed Tom Brady's parenting decisions, played true or false and featured Ron Charles, Book Critic of the Washington Post. Deserted Island this week posed the questions "What books are in your guest room?"

Michael’s back! Wash Post Book Critic Ron Charles covers Ebook battles, Anonymous and the better Booker Prize winner. Steve Vogel talks spies and tunnels and who will star in Betrayal in Berlin. Deserted Island goes dark for Halloween.