South Florida PBS’ (WPBT & WXEL) podcast GO Between the Covers is launching its second season in February 2022. Now, viewers can listen to more of their favorite authors anytime, anywhere.
Join host Ann Bocock on a half-hour literary odyssey through best-selling works of fiction, non-fiction, and other genres. Bocock interviews nationally recognized authors about their creative processes, struggles and successes.
Listeners can find Go Between the Covers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever they get their podcasts. New episodes premiere every Monday, starting February 7th!
Below is a schedule of what to expect:
• February 7th – Bestselling author and master storyteller James Patterson discusses Walk in My Combat Boots, a book he co-wrote with retired U.S. Army Ranger Matt Eversmann. Together, they gathered firsthand accounts from veterans, most of whom served in Iraq or Afghanistan, to deliver an authentic depiction of life in the military.
• February 14th – USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan shares The First to Lie, her psychological thriller about an investigative reporter squaring off with a major pharmaceutical company. This revenge story full of dark family secrets pits the newsroom against corporate sabotage.
• February 21st – NYTimes bestselling author Alice Hoffman talks about her book Magic Lessons, a prequel to the beloved novel Practical Magic. This book follows the story of Maria Owens, the matriarch of the amazing Owens women, accused of witchcraft in Puritanical Salem, Massachusetts.
• February 28th – Emmy award-winning journalist and anchor of NPR’s Latino USA Maria Hinojosa discusses her book, Once I was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. She tells the eye-opening story of immigration in America through her decades of reporting and personal experiences.
• March 7th - Award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee Chip Jones tells us about his book, The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South. It follows the horrifying case of Bruce Tucker, a black man whose heart was removed without his family’s knowledge or permission.
• March 14th – African American award-winning author Yaa Gyasi joins us to discuss her novel Transcendent Kingdom, a stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national bestseller Homegoing. This book is a powerful, raw and deeply moving story about a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression, addiction and grief.
• March 21st – NYTimes bestselling biographer and film historian Scott Eyman talks about his book, Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise. It follows the story of Archibald Leach and his journey to becoming Hollywood legend Cary Grant. This is one of over a dozen books that Eyman has written about Hollywood’s Golden Age.
• March 28th - NYTimes bestselling author Chris Bohjalian discusses two of his riveting thrillers, The Red Lotus and Hour of the Witch. His global thriller The Red Lotus is set amidst the adrenaline-fueled world of the emergency room. Hour of the Witch is a twisting thriller about a young Puritan woman who plots her escape from a violent marriage.
• April 4th - Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden shares his crime novel Winter Counts, following the story of a local Native American enforcer on South Dakota’s Rosebud Indian Reservation. Weiden, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota nation, highlights the issue of native identity and the broken criminal justice system on reservations.
• April 11th - NYTimes bestselling author Lisa Unger tells us about her book, Confessions on the 7:45. In this suspense novel, two strangers, Selena and “Martha”, meet on a train and share their darkest secrets, leading to even darker consequences.
• April 18th - NYTimes bestselling Young Adult author Meg Cabot discusses her novel, No Offense, a charming romance between a children’s librarian and the town sheriff. This is the second book in The Little Bridge Island series and is set on a small, beautiful island in the Florida Keys.
• April 25th - International bestselling author Kristin Harmel closes the season with her novel, The Book of Lost Names. Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, it follows a young woman with a talent for forgery who helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis.
For more information on Go Between the Covers, visit www.southfloridapbs.org/gobtc.
About Between the Covers:
Hosted by Ann Bocock, Between the Covers is a live program offering like-minded people the opportunity to read books, discuss ideas and meet published authors, from debut to award-winning novelists.
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About South Florida PBS:
South Florida PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, the only 24/7 channel dedicated to health in the nation. South Florida PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida's history. Leading the way in this global society, South Florida PBS is committed to creating and presenting award-winning programs focused on kids, education, arts and culture, health, environment, science, and civic engagement.