Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all genres, give you unique insights into your favorite authors, and bring you up to date with what’s happening in the literary world.

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In this episode of Just the Right Book, Judy Batalion joins Roxanne to discuss her book, The Light of Days, out now from William Morrow &amp; Company. Buy the book from RJ Julia:<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9780062874221" rel="nofollow">The Light of Days</a> - Judy BatalionSign up for<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow"> our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

The Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust with Judy Batalion

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This week on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Senator Chris Murphy where he discussed his book The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy. Elected in 2012 as the youngest member of the U.S. Senate, Chris Murphy has earned a reputation as a serious legislator who is willing to stand up for his principles and reach across the aisle. Since the Newtown school shooting in December 2012, he has also become the best-known leader in Congress in confronting the plague of gun violence in America. Now in his second term representing Connecticut, he and his wife, Cathy, an attorney, have two young sons, Owen and Rider. Related Episodes: Senator Will Haskell John McCain in His Own Words Discover more books at RJ Julia Booksellers. Buy the book from RJ Julia:<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9781984854599" rel="nofollow">The Violence Inside Us</a> - Chris MurphySign up for<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow"> our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

Senator Chris Murphy: How Do We Solve the Violence Inside Us

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Ilyon Woo just won the Pulitzer Prize for biography this week! Her book, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom is now available in paperback. Buy the paperback book from RJ Julia: Master Slave Husband Wife from RJ Julia - Ilyon Woo Sign up for our podcast newsletter Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom with Ilyon Woo

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, we revisit our conversation with Tim Wu to discuss his book, The Curse of Bigness, now available in paperback and which examines the history of antitrust actions in the 20th century, making the argument that breaking up today&#39;s largest high-tech titans would be good for business as well as our democracy.  Buy the book from RJ Julia:<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9780300271065" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9780999745465" rel="nofollow">The Curse of Bigness</a> - Tim WuSign up for<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow"> our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

Tim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, she is joined by Anthony T. Kronman to discuss his book, After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy, out now from Yale University Press. Anthony Kronman is Sterling Professor of Law and a former dean at Yale Law School. He is the author of Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan and Education’s End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life. He lives on Block Island, Rhode Island. Buy the book from RJ Julia: <a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9780300271065" rel="nofollow">After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy</a>Sign up for<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow"> our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

How to Find God in a World Full of Disappointment with Anthony Kronman

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Claudia Rankine joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, Just Us. Claudia Rankine is a poet, essayist, and playwright. Just Us completes her groundbreaking trilogy, following Don&#39;t Let Me Be Lonely and Citizen. She is a MacArthur Fellow and teaches at Yale University. <a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9781644450635" rel="nofollow">Buy Just Us from RJ Julia</a>Sign up for<a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow"> our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

The Reconciliation Won't Be Easy, But It's Necessary Work with Claudia Rankine

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Poet Billy Collins joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his new collection, Musical Tables: Poems and the power and pleasure of the small poem. <a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/search/site/billy%20collins" rel="nofollow">Buy Billy Collins books from RJ Julia</a><a href="https://www.rjjulia.com/newsletters" rel="nofollow">Sign up for our podcast newsletter</a><a href="https://www.justtherightbook.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z_NDImrGU-tHbg7dCsP7qodyWAb0mvxCOAvg5UuRyl7-1pc1rE8ndhoC72YQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Just The Right Book Subscription</a>Promo Code (15% off): PodcastEmail us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

Billy Collins on the Small Poem

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Neil King Jr talks about his 330 mile walk from his home in Washington DC to NYC Central Park. American Ramble is a walk across contemporary America through some of our oldest common ground. 

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A Walk of Memory and Renewal with Neil King Jr

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, George Packer joins Roxanne to discuss his new book, The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Redefining "American" and the Inequalities of the State with George Packer

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Maria Konnikova joins Roxanne Coady to discuss her book, The Biggest Bluff, out now from Penguin Press.

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What Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Daniel Pink joins Roxanne Coady to discuss his latest book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, out now from Riverhead Books.

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Has Our Thinking About Regret Been All Wrong? with Daniel Pink

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In this episode of Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady, Edith Eger joins Roxanne to discuss her new book, The Gift.
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An eminent psychologist and one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors old enough to remember life in the camps, Dr. Edith Eger has worked with veterans, military personnel, and victims of physical and mental trauma. She lives in La Jolla, California. She is the author of the award-winning book The Choice and The Gift.

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Dr. Edith Eger Has Some Thoughts on Survival

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A story about how much has changed and not changed since the first rape trial in American history.

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A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America with John Wood Sweet

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On the 100 anniversary of the death of abolitionist, orator, critic and radical patriot Frederick Douglass, we revisit the Pulitzer Prize winning biography by David Blight.
In 2018, 200 years since the birth of Frederick Douglass, we received the first major biography of Douglass in a quarter century. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by prize-winning historian and Yale Professor David Blight is based on nearly a lifetime of research as well as letters and private documentation to which no biographer has previously had access. It’s this revealing collection that helped shed new light on Douglass, particularly in the latter third of his life. 

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Prophet of Freedom with David Blight

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This week we will re-air the podcast with Ilyon Woo which first ran on April 6, 2023. Her book, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom is now available in paperback. Buy the paperback book from RJ Julia: Master Slave Husband Wife from RJ Julia - Ilyon Woo Sign up for our podcast newsletter Just The Right Book Subscription Promo Code (15% off): Podcast Email us at: podcast@rjjulia.com

This week we will re-air the podcast with Ilyon Woo which first ran on April 6, 2023. Her book, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom is now available in paperback.

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Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic‘s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and contributes regularly to The New York Times. She is on the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind and has appeared in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” 

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What Does It Mean to Be Human with Lori Gottlieb

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In today&#39;s short Roxanne sits down with Bill Goldstein to discuss what they&#39;re reading.

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You Only Call When You&#39;re in Trouble - Stephen McCauley


Yellowface - R. F. Kuang


Cocktails with George and Martha - Philip Gefter


I will Bear Witness - Victor Klemperer


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Shorts #23 - A Quick Look at What's New

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Susannah Cahalan is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a memoir about her struggle with a rare autoimmune disease of the brain. She writes for the New York Post. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Scientific American Magazine, Glamour, Psychology Today, and other publications. She lives in Brooklyn.
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Study That Defined How We Diagnose Mental Illness with Susannah Cahalan

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According to the NIH, there has been a seventy-percent decline annually in the death rate from cardiovascular disease in the last fifty years and a one percent decline annually in the death rate from cancer over the last fifty years. How can this be when we keep hearing about great new drug discoveries and immunotherapy advances? And if true, isn&#39;t there another way to approach the nightmare that is cancer? 
This week on Just the Right Book, a rerun from Dr. Azra Raza who join Roxanne Coady to discuss her latest book.

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The Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer with Dr. Azra Raza

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David Brooks dives into the topic of human connection and its importance in today’s society. Roxanne Coady sits down with the journalist and author to discuss his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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