Friday morning on the Today Show: Rick Warren, author of The Purpose of Christmas (Howard Books, $17.99, 9781416559009/1416559000).
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Friday on the Diane Rehm Show, in repeat: Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone (Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414497/0375414495).
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Friday on Tavis Smiley: Mitch Albom, author of Have a Little Faith (Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728/0786868724).
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Friday
night on the Jay Leno Show, in a repeat: Laura Bush and Jenna Bush
Hager, authors of Read All About It! (HarperCollins, $18.89, 9780061560767/0061560766).