Adriana Trigiani"s You Are What You Read

60:25

In memory of Michele and Rob Reiner

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2025/12/23

On this episode of You Are What You Read, we are remembering the great Rob Reiner and his beautiful wife, Michele Singer Reiner. We had the honor of hosting Mr. Reiner on You Are What You Read in October with his memoir, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and David Kamp. Rob is a two-time Emmy–winning actor for his role in All in the Family. He is also the acclaimed director of This Is Spinal

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37:55

LIVE from the Frank Sinatra Luncheon at Patsy's...

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2025/12/16

On this special episode of You Are What You Read, we are LIVE from the annual Frank Sinatra Birthday Party at his very favorite restaurant, Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in New York City. In this episode, we bring you right to the table filled with fabulous guests and fans of Mr. Sinatra. Frank’s granddaughter, AJ Lambert, his great-granddaughter, Miranda, and David Lawrence, the son of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, join us for a special tribute to old blue eyes. You’ll also hear from the Scognamillo

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45:56

In memory of Sophie Kinsella

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2025/12/12

Today we are bringing you an interview with Madeleine Wickham, also known as the international bestselling author Sophie Kinsella. As you may have read, Sophie lost her battle with glioblastoma. Sophie was a dear friend and beloved by readers around the world. Sophie’s Shopaholic series was a global phenomenon… 50 million readers (and counting) read about the worlds that Sophie created. Sophie was a balm and a comfort in this weary world, and she brought us 30 novels in 30 years. Our last

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68:37

The Best Books of 2025 with Jake Morrissey

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2025/12/09

We have had a spectacular year on You Are What You Read with some of the greatest writers in the world! Thank you all for joining us every week, for your comments and reviews, and for joining us on the road. We have loved meeting you and hearing your thoughts. This holiday season, we are highlighting some of your favorite guests from 2025. Here to join us, is our dear friend Jake Morrissey. Jake is the Executive Editor at Riverhead Books at Penguin Random House. Jake works with bestselling and

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37:31

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo: "My Grandma & Grandpa Rock!"

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2025/12/02

This week’s episode of You Are What You Read is all about Rock & Roll. Today, we are joined by Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with their adorable new children’s picture book.. My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! You know Pat and Neil’s hits, “We Belong,” “Invincible,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Promises In The Dark,” “We Live For Love,” “Heartbreaker” and “Hell Is For Children.” Together, Pat and Neil have created two multi-platinum, five platinum, and three gold albums, along with 19 Top 40 hits. They’ve sold

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48:03

Max Tucci: Thanksgiving at Delmonico's

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2025/11/25

The holiday season is upon us, and here to kick things off on You Are What You Read is world-renowned restaurateur, author and culinary ambassador, Max Tucci. Max is the third generation partner of Delmonico’s Restaurant New York, which he led in reopening. He is also the owner of TUCCI New York, one of the city’s hottest new Italian restaurants with Max’s signature flair, cuisine and down home glamour. Today, Max joins us with his gorgeous book, The Delmonico Way: Sublime Entertaining and Legendary

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27:12

Hamnet: A conversation with author Maggie O'Farrell

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2025/11/22

In 2021, we hosted bestselling author Maggie O’Farrell for a Facebook Live conversation about her hit novel, Hamnet. Since we last spoke to Maggie, Hamnet has taken the world by storm, and next week, Maggie’s story will be a major motion picture starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, and directed by Chloe Zhao. Hamnet is the fictional tale of William Shakespeare, though he is never named. Maggie examines the death of his eleven-year-old son, Hamnet, and the effect it had on the playwright’s work

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40:05

VE Schwab: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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2025/11/18

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Fragile Threads of Power. Her latest, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soul, is a genre-defying novel about immortality, hunger, love and much more. In this conversation we talk about Victoria’s process, her

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49:17

Jen Hatmaker: Awake

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2025/11/11

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read we are joined by Jen Hatmaker with her instant New York Times best seller, AWAKE. This memoir is a brutally honest, funny, and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of her twenty-six-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story. You can tune in to Jen’s award-winning podcast For the Love every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:37

Kenny Chesney: Heart Life Music

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2025/11/04

On this very special episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by one of American music’s biggest names, Kenny Chesney, with his all-new memoir, Heart Life Music. Kenny Chesney enters the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. Selling out stadiums for two decades, he’s sold 105 million albums and holds BILLBOARD’s record for Most Country No. 1 hits. Kenny co-wrote Heart Life Music with Holly Gleason, the world-renowned journalist who has written for Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, New York

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43:57

You Can Make This! A conversation with Angela Kinsey...

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2025/10/24

The holidays are upon us, and we could not wait to bring Angela Kinsey and Joshua Snyder on You Are What You Read for a conversation about their brand new cookbook, You Can Make This. You know Angela for her award-winning role as Angela Martin on all nine seasons of The Office. Angela is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Office BFFs, which she co-wrote with Jenna Fisher. Together, they host the sensational Office Ladies podcast. Angela’s husband, Josh, is an actor, influencer, and

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50:11

A New Take on Crime Fiction: In conversation with Tim...

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2025/10/21

On today’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by acclaimed screenwriter, director and author, Tim Sullivan. Tim’s screen credits include A Handful of Dust, starring Kristen Scott Thomas, Where Angels Fear to Tread, starring Helen Mirren and Helena Bonham Carter, Jack and Sarah (which he also directed) starring Richard E Grant, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen and Letters to Juliet, with Amanda Seyfried. Tim has directed the television series: Sherlock Holmes and Cold Feet. Tim has written

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51:45

Rob Reiner: "A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever:...

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2025/10/14

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by the great Rob Reiner with his new memoir, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer with David Kamp. Rob is a two-time Emmy–winning actor for his role in All in the Family. He is also the acclaimed director of This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men, The American President, Ghosts

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47:36

Mitch Albom and his first romantic novel, TWICE

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2025/10/07

On this episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by our good friend Mitch Albom with his brand new novel, TWICE. Mitch is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie. His books of fiction and nonfiction have sold forty-two million copies in forty-eight languages worldwide. Mitch is founder of the nonprofit SAY Detroit, supporting Detroit community members with healthcare, housing and education initiatives. He also founded a dessert shop and a gourmet popcorn line to help

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35:30

Talking Appalachian with Poet and Author Silas House

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2025/09/30

On this episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by poet and author Silas House who has not one but two books out this September that you don’t want to miss: a new novel, Dead Man Blues, and a book of poetry, All These Ghosts. Silas was the recipient of the Duggins Prize, the largest award for an LGBTQ writer in the nation. He was inducted as the Poet Laureate of Kentucky for 2023–2025 and became a Grammy finalist. Silas teaches at Berea College and at the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of

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39:04

The Best of McConaughey

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2025/09/23

Welcome to Season Three of You Are What You Read, a podcast with the luminaries of our time about the books that built their souls. This season, we have an incredible lineup of special guests you don’t want to miss. We are kicking off Season Three with a fan favorite who is touring the country now, the great Matthew McConaughey. Matthew joined us for a few conversations about his bestselling book Greenlights, which we discuss in this episode. Matthew tells us later about his plans to write more

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23:52

In the kitchen with Jacques Pepin

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2025/09/16

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are in the kitchen with one of the world’s most celebrated chefs, Jacques Pepin. You know Jacques as the award-winning cooking show host, master chef, food columnist, cooking teacher, and author of nineteen cookbooks. In this conversation, we talked about one of our favorite cookbooks by Jacques, Art of the Chicken. Jacques’ latest cookbook, The Art of Jacques Pepin, just hit shelves in time for his 90th birthday. It’s a collection of Jacques’

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33:55

The Love Story of James Baldwin: A conversation with...

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2025/09/09

On today’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by biographer Nicholas Boggs to talk about literary icon James Baldwin. Nick is the author of Baldwin: A Love Story, a deep dive into Baldwin’s personal relationships and their influence on his life and work. Nick’s biography was named a “A Most Anticipated Book” by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, Publisher’s Weekly and more. Nicholas also co-edited a new edition of

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39:11

Johnny Carson: A Look at the iconic figure through...

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2025/09/02

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are traveling back in time to 1962 when the one-and-only Johnny Carson redefined late-night television as host of The Tonight Show. Traveling with us, is Mike Thomas with the best selling biography he co-wrote with Bill Zehme, Carson the Magnificent. In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson—the only one he’d granted since retiring from hosting The Tonight Show a decade

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66:25

Jeffrey Eugenides: Pulitzer Prize-winning author of...

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2025/08/27

.On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Jeffrey Eugenides. Jeffrey is the bestselling novelist, short story writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner known for The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex and The Marriage Plot. Jeffrey was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2018 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013. He has taught at Princeton and now serves as the Lewis and Loretta Glucksman Professor in American Letters at NYU. His next project, Icarus,

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