Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

Roxanne and Bill Goldstein discuss what they are reading, bestsellers, and what coming up that is keeping them awake at night in the new Just the Right Book Shorts. Sign up for our podcast newsletter!

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel joins Roxanne to discuss transgenerational trauma. They discuss the twelve touchstones for family well being and also explore the idea that the relationships that touch us the most are often the ones that can hurt us the most. Buy Every Family Has a Story from RJ Julia Sign up for our podcast newsletter!

Roxanne is joined again by Bill Goldstein to talk about what they are reading now, the bestsellers and what's coming out soon that has caught their eye. What we are reading now: Burnam Wood Perish Bestsellers we are talking about: Its OK to be Angry About Capitalism The Silent Patient What’s new that we are excited about: The Lost Americans American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal Sign up for our podcast newsletter

Elisabeth Griffith discusses the history of equal rights for women, the 19th Amendment, and how a century later all women are still grappling to secure their rights. Buy the book here Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com Sign up for our podcast newsletter

Roxanne introduces a new biweekly podcast, Just the Right Book Shorts in conversation with Bill Goldstein. Find out about new books, what they’re reading now, and commentary on bestsellers. What are we reading now I Have Some Questions for You The Absent Moon: A Memoir of a Short Childhood and a Long Depression Best Seller Lessons in Chemistry It Starts With Us New and exciting! Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age Hang the Moon Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

Roxanne and James Stewart discuss the family drama and boardroom backstabbing in his new book co-authored with Rachel Abrams, Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy. Buy the book here Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

In this episode of Just the Right Book, Courtney Maum talks about her exploration with depression and forgiveness in her memoir, The Year of the Horses, by revisiting her past and finding an old love in horseback riding. Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre, Touch, and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and an award-winning guide for writers, Before and After the Book Deal. A writing coach and educator, Courtney's mission is to help people hold on to the joy of art-making in a culture obsessed with turning artists into brands. Courtney's essays and articles about creativity have been widely published in outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, and Interview. She lives in Litchfield County, Connecticut, with her family, where she runs a nonprofit learning collaborative for artists called The Cabins.

Poet Billy Collins joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his new collection, Musical Tables: Poems and the power and pleasure of the small poem.

Clea Newman Soderlund and David Rosenthal discuss the process of creating a posthumous memoir from interviews and writings of Paul Newman. They explore the challenges of interpreting his intentions, preserving deteriorated tapes, and capturing his conversational tone. They delve into Paul Newman's search for truth, his compartmentalized life, loving marriage, and parental affection, as well as his philanthropic endeavors.

Legendary chef and painter, Jacques Pepin shares the story of his life with Roxanne Coady. The award-winning chef looks at life through the essence of the bird - the chicken, the most democratic food in the world.