Steve Bertrand on Books

Steve Bertrand on Books: Charlie Schutt

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/05/13

Charles Schutt is a former Chicago priest who left the Church after 17 years and then successfully moved to the world of corporate recruiting. And he wants you to know why. He’s got a new book out called “A True Story of a Catholic Priest: Why I Got In, Why I Got Out, and What […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Rachel Khong

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/05/06

Maybe it’s in our 30s that the rubber finally meets the road and it’s time to confront life, maybe accept the fact that you can’t be anything you want to be after all. In a way, that’s a way to read Rachel Khong’s short story collection. It’s called “My Dear You.” Rachel says each short […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: James H. McCommons

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/04/29

Sometimes a small story can help to paint a much bigger picture. That’s the case with The Feather Wars by James H. McCommons. Actually, his is not a small story at all, it’s a remarkable accounting of America’s assault on birds around the Gilded Age. McCommons writes about flocks of birds more than a hundred […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Clay Cane

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/04/22

Clay Cane has written a pretty remarkable book in a personal, novel way. Burn Down Master’s House is a fictional account of a variety moments of resistance by several separate slaves in the days before the civil war. He fictionalizes the stories into one strand that stands as its own narrative. As a descendant of slaves, […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Michael Glover Smith

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/04/15

When you think of Bob Dylan, what comes to mind? A cultural revolutionary, right? Lyrics, musicianship, even painting. But did you know Bob Dylan was a filmmaker? Fellow filmmaker Michael Glover Smith did….and his book Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think is out.

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Tana French

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/04/08

Irish writer Tana French joins Steve to talk about her Cal Hooper Series. Hooper is a retired Chicago police detective who settles into life in small town Ireland. It’s not as easy as it is sounds. And, don’t tell Steve, but the latest book The Keeper is the last in what turns out to be […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Colm Tóibín

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/04/01

Irish writer Colm Tóibín is a master, whether it’s his novels like Brooklyn or Nora Webster or The Testament of Mary, he has a settled style of writing that brings you not just to a place but to a specific moment. It’s the same for his short stories. His latest collection of stories is The […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Nick Petrie

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/03/25

Alright, it’s time to move to the edge of your seat. Nick Petrie joins Steve to talk about his new thriller, The Dark Time. It’s the ninth book in his acclaimed Peter Ash series. The book takes on the threat of rapidly expanding Artificial Intelligence in a way only Peter Ash can.

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Mark Oppenheimer and Chris...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/03/18

One of the spring’s most anticipated books is a biography of American literary icon Judy Blume. Author Mark Oppenheimer joins Steve to talk about the writer who helped us grow up and how she’s developed as she’s grown up. Blume cooperated with the writing of the book but has kept her distance from the final […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Johnny Compton and Jordy...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/03/11

In this episode, Steve talks with two authors. Johnny Compton writes horror/fantasy stories and his latest is Dead First. Johnny has and interesting theory on horror stories. He says most of our most famous stories all have some aspect of horror in them. You might agree after you hear what he has to say. Also […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Mark Greaney and Adam...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/03/04

Mark Greaney joins Steve to talk about The Hard Line, the 15th installment of his Gray Man thriller series. In the book, the intelligence community is under attack by selective assassins. It’s up to Court Gentry and his team to stop them. Greaney is well known to those who like to read on the edge of […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Dr. Ashely Alker and Aaron...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/02/25

How about we get a few chuckles from the emergency room? Dr. Ashely Alker takes a light-“hearted” look at how we die in “99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them”. It’s actually a fun read with a very personal origin story. Ashely’s mom was diagnosed with a serious illness and the family couldn’t […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Charles Finch and Sophie...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/02/18

Why is it we’re so drawn to Victorian novels? Charles Finch has some ideas. He’s the author behind the Charles Lenox detective series. His novel The Hidden City was a hit last year. Charles is also a respected book critic. That’s a job that comes with some heavy responsibility. He talks about that and about […]

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Steve Bertrand on Books: Brad Meltzer and Adithi...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2026/02/11

In this episode of Steve Bertrand on Books, Steve talks with author Brad Meltzer. Brad has succeeded in every type of writing he’s explored, including television, non-fiction and even children’s books, but he’s best known for his thrillers. Brad is currently on the New York Times best seller list with The Viper. In the interview, […]

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Steve Bertrand’s 2015 visit with Nobel Prize-winner...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2017/10/05

British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has been named the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2015, he spoke with WGN Radio’s Steve Bertrand about his novel The Buried Giant: Kazuo Ishiguro, who has won the Man Booker Prize and been awarded the O.B.E., has been called one of Britain’s most important living novelists. […]

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Bertrand On Books | Alan Furst, A Hero of France

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2016/06/10

The New York Times has called Alan Furst “America’s preeminent spy novelist.” His new book, A Hero of France, about the French Resistance, is the first in a long time set during the war years, rather than the eve of World War II. He talks with Steve Bertrand on Books about the novel and about […]

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Bertrand On Books | Stephen Coss ‘The Fever of 1721’

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2016/04/29

Let’s go back to Boston in 1721. Historian Stephen Coss says it was one of the most influential years in U.S. history. And why not: We meet a young Ben Franklin, a chastised Cotton Mather and the beginning American arguments over faith and science. You’ll be surprised by who is on which side. Coss talks […]

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Bertrand on Books | Anna Quindlen “Miller’s Valley”

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2016/04/18

Anna Quindlen has been telling us what we’re thinking, or maybe how we’re thinking, for decades. First as a columnist for Newsweek and the New York Times and now as a novelist. She talks with Steve Bertrand on Books about her latest novel “Miller’s Valley,” with stops along the way about what it means to […]

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Bertrand On Books | Adam Grant “Originals: How...

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2016/04/11

How many bad ideas have you had today? Wharton School of Business professor Adam Grant says the more the merrier, or original anyway. In his book Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World, Grant looks at what makes a truly original thinker. Bad ideas can be a good sign. Much more in this interview with Steve […]

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Bertrand On Books | Chris Pavone “The Travelers”

Steve Bertrand on Books ·

2016/03/25

Chris Pavone is not your run of the mill espionage writer. Think of it this this way: Pavone writes and about real and compelling people, who happen to be spies. His latest novel, “The Travelers,” proves that point wonderfully. He talks with Steve Bertrand on Books about the novel, about writing, and about being a […]

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