This morning on the Today Show four booksellers present holiday gift recommendations, including coffee-table books, fiction, children's, general interest and memoir titles:
- Marva Allen of Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe in New York City
- Jamil Zaidi of Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, Wash.
- Roberta Rubin of the Book Stall at Chestnut Court, Winnetka, Ill.
- Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Conn.
[Thanks to Bookselling This Week for the tip!]
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Today on Live with Regis and Kelly: Charles Grodin, author of If I Only Knew Then . . . : Learning from Our Mistakes (Springboard Press, $24.99, 9780446581158/0446581151).
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Tonight on ABC's 20/20: Heather Hornback Bland, author of God Said Yes (Berkley, $21.95, 9780425217238/042521723X). (Incidentally Kathy L. Patrick, Pulpwood Empress, writes that the Pulpwood Queens Book Club has made this book by the woman who was accidently run over by her mother at age four a 2008 book club selection. "You will know the true meaning of Christmas by watching Heather on this show!," Patrick continued. "She touched our hearts and will touch many lives with her message, 'God Said Yes.' ")
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Tomorrow on NPR's All Things Considered: Jake Halpern, author of Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction (Mariner Books, $13.95, 9780618918713/061891871X).
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On CBS's Sunday Morning: Bob Eckstein, author of The History of the Snowman (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $14.95, 9781416940661/1416940669).
Also on Sunday Morning: Jon Meacham, author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation (Random House, $15.95, 9780812976663/0812976665).
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On Sunday on NPR's Weekend Edition: Julia Fox, author of Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford (Ballantine, $26.95, 9780345485410/0345485416).
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On Monday, December 24, and Tuesday on the Early Show: Kenneth C. Davis, author of Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More! (HarperCollins, $14.95, 9780061251467/0061251461).
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Beginning on Monday, December 24, and running through Monday, December 31, Good Morning America will air segments on sparkling wines and what to pair with them and feature What to Drink With What You Eat by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg (Little, Brown, $35, 9780821257180/0821257188).
Also on Monday on Good Morning America: Caroline Kennedy, author of A Family Christmas (Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274/1401322271). On the show, Kennedy will meet Michelle Rochon, who as a girl received a letter from President Kennedy in 1961, a letter that is included in the anthology.
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On Tuesday on NPR's Morning Edition: Sarah Boxer, author of Ultimate Blogs (Knopf, $14.95, 9780307278067/0307278069).
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On the Early Show on Wednesday, December 26: Jennifer Kaufman, author of A Version of the Truth (Delacorte, $24, 9780385340199/0385340192).
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On Wednesday on Good Morning America: Elisabeth Bumiller, author of Condoleezza Rice: An American Life (Random House, $27.95, 9781400065905/1400065909).
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On Thursday, December 27, on the Today Show: Cassandra Forsythe, author of Women's Health Perfect Body Diet (Rodale, $24.95, 9781594867903/1594867909).
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On Saturday, December 29, on Weekend Edition: Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss (Twelve, $25.99, 9780446580267/0446580260).