Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady
Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all genres, give you unique insights into your favorite authors, and bring you up to date with what’s happening in the literary world.
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Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul
Albert Einstein was once the most famous person on the planet.
42 min
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"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in...
If you were born in 1997 you were four when 9/11 happened, 11 when the economy crashed in 2008, 15 when a black teenager named Trayvon Martin was murdered and his killer went free.
58 min
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Isabel Allende Finds Love “In the Midst of Winter”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
50 min
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"Mad Men" Creator Talks Rejection, Tenacity & D...
Variety has called Mad Men "The Last Great Drama of TV's Golden Age."
47 min
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A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Paris
The heroic story of Suzanne Spaak who risked everything and gave her life to save hundreds of Jewish children from deportation in Nazi-occupied Paris to Auschwitz is one of many untold stories of the Holocaust.
56 min
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Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
Why do certain moments influence us so strongly?
58 min
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Claire Messud Reads From "The Burning Girl"
In today's Tidbits episode, we hear Claire Messud read a passage from her latest book, The Burning Girl.
6 min
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Cheryl Strayed...Into the "Wild" & On to Advice...
You may know Cheryl Strayed from her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild, which inspired the blockbuster film starring Reese Witherspoon or from one of her other bestsellers, Tiny Beautiful Things or Brave Enough.
59 min
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"Hamilton" Author's Latest Bio Uncovers a Heroi...
Ron Chernow is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, historian, and journalist who wrote the biography which became the inspiration for the record-breaking, hip-hop Broadway musical Hamilton.
47 min
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"The Burning Girl" Blisters With Growing Pains
It comes as no surprise that novelist Claire Messud discovered her life's calling at such a young age.
53 min
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25 Books That Will Change Your Life
One of the questions that Roxanne loves to ask all of our guests is "What is the book that changed your life?"
39 min
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Elizabeth Strout Knows "Anything is Possible"
One of Roxanne's favorite authors, Elizabeth Strout joins Just the Right Book Podcast to talk about her latest novel, Anything is Possible.
29 min
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An Exciting Retelling of a Classic Greek Tragedy
Colm Toibin is the bestselling, award-winning author of seven novels, including The Master and Brooklyn.
52 min
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Inside the Language of Women's Friendships
Deborah Tannen is a mega bestselling author and renowned Georgetown linguist.
36 min
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John Grisham One on One
John Grisham recently sat down with Roxanne in a rare and candid interview as part of his first book tour in twenty-five years!
31 min
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Sarah Dunn Talks Open Marriage, Autism and "The...
Novelist and television writer Sarah Dunn may be the creator and executive producer of the hit ABC sitcom, American Housewife, but it's her latest novel, The Arrangement that has everyone buzzing.
24 min
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Charles Duhigg on Being "Smarter, Faster & Better"
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of "The Power of Habit," which has spent over two years on the New York Times best-seller list
43 min
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Dani Shapiro on "Time, Memory & Marriage"
RJ Julia recently hosted an event for one of their favorite authors, Dani Shapiro and Just the Right Book Podcast was there every step of the way.
41 min
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley Finds Light After Loss
You probably know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Annie Banks in the popular Father of the Bride movies, from one her many TV roles or as the wife of country music star, Brad Paisley.
30 min
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Jason Stanley tells us "How Propaganda Works"
Author, professor, philosopher, Jason Stanley stopped by the Just the Right Book studios to talk propaganda, how it works and how language influences the way we think and reason about public issues.
32 min
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Amy Dickinson says "Strangers Tend to Tell Me T...
You probably know Amy Dickinson from the nationally syndicated advice column "Ask Amy", which is carried in over 150 newspapers and read by an estimated 22 million readers daily!
38 min
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Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, an...
Sady Doyle is an award-winning writer and journalist who's work has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, just to name a few.
28 min
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"If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your B...
Dr. Gina Barreca is a women's humorist, author, writer, speaker and professor at UConn.
39 min
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Kidnapped and Displayed as Circus Freaks in the...
Beth Macy’s last book “Factory Man” is a New York Times best-selller and now in development to become an HBO mini-series produced by Tom Hanks.
41 min