iRead Non-Fiction
Hear the best non-fiction authors of our time talking about their new books, from some of the top book and author podcast shows.Live: Norman Doidge, M.D. Podcasts The Brain’s Way of Healing
Dr. Norman Doidge, the New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself, discusses his new book The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity.
Live: James Nestor Podcasts Deep
While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean’s surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. Nestor discusses his new book Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves.
Live: Michael Shermer Podcasts The Moral Arc
Michael Shermer discusses his new book The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom, which explains how scientific ways of thinking — abstract reasoning, rationality, empiricism, skepticism — have profoundly changed the way we perceive morality and, indeed, move us ever closer to a more just world.
Live: Anne Randolph Podcasts Stories Gathered at the Kitchen Table: A Collection of Women’s Memoirs
Anne Randolph and several contributors discuss and read from the new book Stories Gathered at the Kitchen Table: A Collection of Women’s Memoirs.
Live: Cary Elwes Podcasts As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride
Actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in the beloved movie The Princess Bride, discusses his memoir As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride.
Live: Eric Kaplan Podcasts Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation
Philosopher and author Eric Kaplan is a co-executive producer of, and writer for, the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Kaplan reads from and discusses his new book Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation.
Live: Bruce Cockburn Podcasts Rumours of Glory
Award-winning songwriter and pioneering guitarist Bruce Cockburn reads from and discusses Rumours of Glory: A Memoir, in which he invites readers into his private world and takes them on a lively cultural and musical tour through the late twentieth century, sharing his Christian convictions, his personal relationships, and the social and political activism that has defined him and has both invigorated and incited his fans.
Live: Marilyn Johnson Podcasts Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
Journalist Marilyn Johnson, the author of two acclaimed books about quirky subcultures — The Dead Beat (about obituary writers) and This Book Is Overdue (about librarians) — discusses her new book Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble.
Live: Carine McCandless Podcasts The Wild Truth
Carine McCandless is the sister of Chris McCandless and consulted closely with Jon Krakauer on his bestselling book about Chris, Into the Wild. McCandless reads from and discusses her new book The Wild Truth, her personal memoir of life with Chris McCandless prior to his great adventure and tragic death in Alaska.
Live: Roger Stone Podcasts Nixon’s Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon
Roger Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Killed Kennedy-the Case Against LBJ, discusses Nixon’s Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and the Pardon.