Today on Talk of the Nation: Anne Roiphe, author of Epilogue (Harper, $24.95, 9780061254628/0061254622).
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For three nights in a row, Charlie Rose has conversations about three movies based on books that are just out or just about to be released. Tomorrow night the focus is on The Reader, on Christmas it's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and on Friday night the conversation heads down Revolutionary Road.
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Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Amy Sedaris, author of I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence (Grand Central Publishing, $15.99, 9780446696777/0446696773).
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Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Christopher Plummer, author of In Spite of Myself: A Memoir (Knopf, $29.95, 9780679421627/0679421629).
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On Christmas morning on Good Morning America: Bob Eckstein, author of The History of the Snowman (Simon Spotlight, $17.95, 9781416940661/1416940669).
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On Christmas on Oprah, in a repeat: Craig Kielburger, author of Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World (Fireside, $14, 9780743294515/0743294513).
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On Christmas on Tavis Smiley, in a repeat: Michael Phelps, author of No Limits: The Will to Succeed (Free Press, $26, 9781439130728/1439130728).
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On Friday night on CBS Dateline: Don Van Ryn, author of Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope (Howard Books, $21.99, 9781416567356/1416567356).