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Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast — 378 episodes

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Flyover Lives by Diane Johnson

2

The Trial of Prisoner 043 by Terry Jastrow

3

The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson

4

What Caesar Did for My Salad by Albert Jack

5

The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer

6

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving

7

The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz

8

The Lost Night by Rachel Howard

9

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

10

The Five Forty Five to Cannes by Tess Uriza Holthe

11

The Well Dressed Ape by Hannah Holmes

12

Duck Duck Goose by Tad Hills

13

A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon

14

The World Without You by Joshua Henkin

15

Paul Heavenridge from Literacy Works

16

The Good Father by Noah Hawley

17

Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett

18

Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood

19

Enon by Paul Harding

20

Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

21

Wisdom From Philosphy to Neuroscience by Stephen S Hall

22

Journey from the Land of No by Roya Hakakian

23

The Condition by Jennifer Haigh

24

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

25

Seaworthy by Linda Greenlaw

26

Bloodroot by Amy Greene

27

Hotel Secrets by Peter Greenberg

28

Glass Tiger by Joe Gores

29

Dorothea Lange A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon

30

Intuition by Allegra Goodman

31

Errors and Omissions by Paul Goldstein

32

Indian Winter by Jane Laura Goldsmith

33

And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You by Kathi Kamen Goldmark

34

Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser

35

And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass

36

Kyra by Carol Gilligan

37

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

38

Changing Light by Nora Gallagher

39

Dark Voyage by Alan Furst

40

The Same but Different by Dr. Joan A. Friedman

41

Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

42

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

43

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

44

Farewell My Subaru by Doug Fine

45

Letters from a Distant Shore by Marie Lawson Fiala

46

Trees in Paradise by Jared Farmer

47

China Airborne by James Fallows

48

They Made America by Harold Evans

49

Havana Nocturne by TJ English

50

Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy

51

American Creation by Joseph J Ellis

52

Fault Line by Barry Eisler

53

Facing The Wave by Gretel Ehrlich

54

The Keep by Jennifer Egan

55

The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning

56

The Art of Adapting by Cassandra Dunn

57

Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant

58

The Conviction by Robert Dugoni

59

Cartwheel by Jennifer DuBois

60

The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky by Ken Dornstein

61

The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

62

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

63

The Rejection Collection Vol 2 by Matthew Diffee

64

Simple Courage by Frank Delaney

65

Over Time by Frank Deford

66

Cal Crosby Books Inc Berkeley

67

The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais

68

Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain

69

The Pesthouse by Jim Crace

70

Done for a Dime by David Corbett

71

The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

72

Hailey's War by Jodi Compton

73

No Ordinary Joes by Larry Colton

74

Brothers by George Howe Colt

75

Lost Souls by Michael Collins

76

The Wednesday Daughters by Meg Waite Clayton

77

The Great Man by Kate Christensen

78

Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko

79

The Hard Way Jack Reacher by Lee Child

80

Final Exam by Pauline W Chen

81

A Killing in Real Estate by Michael Castleman

82

Crusade by James Carroll

83

Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey

84

On the Grind by Stephen J Cannell

85

Animals of the Bible from A to Z by Alice Camille

86

Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill

87

No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf by Carolyn Burke

88

Breach of Trust by DW Buffa

89

A Stranger Like You by Elizabeth Brundage

90

Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man by Jessica Bruder

91

Full Cry

92

The Poet of Tolstoy Park

93

The Women

94

Anatomy of Injustice

95

The Postmistress

96

The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D

97

Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit

98

Birds of a Lesser Paradise

99

The Golden Gate

100

The Revenge of the Shadow King

101

The Aviator's Wife

102

Before, During, After

103

You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying

104

Write That Book Already!

105

Bad Mother

106

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

107

A Country Called Home

108

Dr Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes

109

Chasing Vermeer

110

One Good Turn

111

Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree

112

In a Dog's Heart

113

The Bible

114

Madras on Rainy Days

115

In the Kitchen

116

The Darlings

117

Surfing the Middle East

118

I Shall Not Hate

119

Fobbit

120

American Rose

121

Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape

122

Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker

123

The Battle for America 2008

124

How To Play the Harmonica

125

How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas

126

What Ifs of American History

127

A Winter Walk

128

Is There Life After Football

129

It's Christmas David

130

Mayflower

131

Spices of Life

132

The Thing Around Your Neck

133

The Lost City of Z

134

The Devil's Guide to Hollywood

135

The Silver Star

136

Alexander Hamilton

137

The Empire Strikes Out

138

The Genius

139

Full of Grace

140

Tiny Beautiful Things

141

Foster: Last Episode on 960 AM in San Francisco

142

Glass: The Whole World Over 2007

143

Ellroy: Perfidia

144

Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

145

Perry: Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel

146

Goldmark: Her Wild Oats

147

Glass: And the Dark Sacred Night

148

Frey & King: A Million Little Pieces & Parched

149

Ellroy: The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women

150

Brown: Sour Puss: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

151

Yee: So Totally Emily Ebers

152

Waldman: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

153

Trillin: About Alice

154

Shipstead: Astonish Me

155

Shannon: Good Boy, Fergus!

156

Selznick: Walt Whitman: Words for America

157

Scieszka: Smash! Crash!

158

Schaffer: Life, Death & Bialys: A Father/Son Baking Story

159

Russo: That Old Cape Magic

160

Rushdie: Luka and the Fire of Life

161

Richmond: No One You Know

162

Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

163

Philbrick: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

164

Perry: Buckingham Palace Gardens

165

Kidder: Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

166

Greene: Long Man

167

Goodman: The Cookbook Collector

168

Goldmark: Book Group Expo

169

Glass: The Widower's Tale

170

Furst: Midnight in Europe

171

Foster: 2006 State of Book Writing and Publishing

172

Ford: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

173

Ellroy: Blood's a Rover

174

Eisler: Fault Line

175

Delaney: Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea

176

Castleman: Killer Weed

177

Brown: Full Cry

178

Boyle: Wild Child: Stories by T.C. Boyle

179

Beren: California the Beautiful

180

Bausch: Before, During, After

181

Armstrong: The Great Transformation second interview

182

Zuckoff: Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend

183

Wrinkle: Wash

184

Wolff: The Hard Way Around: The Passages of Joshua Slocum

185

Winegardner: The Godfather Returns

186

Wills: What Paul Meant

187

Whitehead: Sag Harbor

188

Webster: After Auschwitz: A Love Story

189

Wambaugh: Hollywood Station

190

Updike: Terrorist

191

Umrigar: The Weight of Heaven

192

Trofimov: The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine & the Birth of Al Qaeda

193

Toltz: A Fraction of the Whole

194

Todd: The Red Door: An Inspector Rutledge Mystery

195

Sussman: The Paradise Guest House

196

Strout: The Burgess Boys

197

Stork: Marcelo In The Real World: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors

198

Stanley: Death of the Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery

199

Stahl: Pain Killers

200

Souby: A Shot of Malaria

201

Solomons: The Gallery of Vanished Husbands

202

Smith: Bone: Out from Boneville

203

Smith: Who Stole the American Dream?

204

Skinner: The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published

205

Sittenfeld: Prep

206

Shreve: A Student of Living Things

207

Sharma: Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President

208

Setterberg: Sam Maloof: 36 Views of a Master Woodworker

209

Scieszka, Barnett, Rex: Robot Zot!; Guess Again!; Brixton Brothers Series Book 1

210

Schwartz: Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption, and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to All

211

Gore: Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America

212

Schell and Delury: Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century

213

Sager: No Guns, No Knives, No Personal Checks: The Tales of a San Francisco Cab Driver

214

Sachar: Nowhere Out

215

Ryan: Becoming Naomi Leon

216

Russo: Bridge of Sighs

217

Rushkoff: Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back

218

Rothmann: Harold E. Stassen: The Life and Perennial Candidacy of the Progressive Republican

219

Rosen: Hallam's War

220

Robison: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

221

Roberts: A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler

222

Roberts: Till the End of Tom

223

Ritchie: The Burning Man

224

Richardson: Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

225

Reichs: 206 Bones

226

Reich: Rules of Deception

227

Read: War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder

228

Rayner: The Devil's Wind

229

Raney: Letters to Zerky: A Father's Legacy to a Lost Son...and a Road Trip Around the World

230

Prock: Books Inc. in Alameda

231

Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

232

Phillips: The Song Is You

233

Philbrick: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

234

Petroski: The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems

235

Peele: Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist

236

Pavone: The Accident

237

Patron: The Higher Power of Lucky

238

Palmer: The Fifth Vial

239

Okin: Silent Voices: People with Mental Disorders on the Street

240

OHaraDevereaux: Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation

241

OFarrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

242

Nunn: Chance

243

Naifeh: Van Gogh: The Life

244

Morris: Colonel Roosevelt

245

Miller: The Lake Shore Limited

246

Miles: Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror

247

Meyer: Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

248

Meers: Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It All

249

Meacham: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

250

McMann: Fade

251

McKay: Wawona Hotel

252

Maynard: After Her

253

Markoe: Walking in Circles Before Lying Down

254

Margonelli: Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline

255

Mansbach: The End of the Jews

256

Mann: Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet

257

Litwak: Home For Sale

258

Little: M Is For Mystery

259

Li: Kinder Than Solitude

260

Lerangis: The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, Book 3)

261

Le: The Boat

262

Landay: Defending Jacob

263

Kurson: Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship

264

Kozol: Letters to a Young Teacher

265

Klinger: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

266

Kerr: Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure

267

Kerley: What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!

268

Keltner: Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side

269

Keller: Old Saint Mary's Bookstore

270

Kava: Stranded: A Maggie O'Dell Novel

271

Katz: Oops!

272

Kanon: Alibi

273

Jacobson: The 7th Victim

274

Iyer: The Man Within My Head

275

Linnell: The Burn Zone SESSION

276

Irving: Last Night in Twisted River

277

Celebrating Jim Foster

278

Hurwitz: The Crime Writer

279

Hood: The Knitting Circle

280

Holthe: The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes

281

Hills: Duck, Duck, Goose

282

Hershon: A Dual Inheritance

283

Henkin: The World Without You

284

Heavenridge: Literacy Works

285

Haslett: Union Atlantic

286

Harding: Enon

287

Hall: Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience

288

Haigh: The Condition

289

Grossman: The Magicians

290

Greenlaw: Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea

291

Greene: Bloodroot

292

Gores: Glass Tiger

293

Goldstein: Errors and Omissions (Michael Seeley Mystery Book 1)

294

Glasser: Tea for Ruby

295

Gilligan: Kyra

296

Furst: Dark Voyage

297

Friedman: The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love, and Learn to Be Individuals

298

Franklin: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

299

Ford: Songs of Willow Frost

300

Farmer: Trees in Paradise: A California History

301

Fallows: China Airborne

302

English: Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution

303

Egan: The Keep

304

Dunning: The Bookman's Promise

305

Dunant: Sacred Hearts

306

Dugoni: The Conviction

307

DuBois: Cartwheel

308

Divakaruni: The Palace of Illusions

309

Crosby: Books Inc. in Berkeley

310

Crais: The Forgotten Man: An Elvis Cole Novel

311

Crain: Necessary Errors

312

Crace: The Pesthouse

313

Corbett: Done for a Dime

314

Coplin: The Orchardist

315

Compton: Hailey's War

316

Clayton: The Wednesday Daughters: A Novel

317

Christensen: The Great Man

318

Choldenko: Chasing Secrets

319

Child: The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel

320

Cannell: On the Grind: A Shane Scully Novel

321

Cahill: Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe

322

Burke: No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf

323

Buffa: Breach of Trust

324

Brundage: A Stranger Like You

325

Brewer: The Poet of Tolstoy Park

326

Bonner: Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong

327

Blake: The Postmistress

328

Bernier: The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.

329

Benz and Lewis: The Revenge of the Shadow King (Grey Griffins #1)

330

Armstrong: The Great Transformation

331

Alger: The Darlings

332

Dornstein: The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story

333

Kidder: Strength in What Remains

334

Watkins: Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion Through Mary's Intercession

335

Ellis: His Excellency: George Washington

336

Glass: I See You Everywhere

337

Goldsmith: Indian Winter

338

Trillin: A Heckuva Job: More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme

339

Richmond: The Year of Fog

340

Swofford: Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

341

Richter: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century

342

Flynn: Dark Places

343

Colt: Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History

344

Kava: Damaged: A Maggie O'Dell Novel

345

Castleman: A Killing in Real Estate

346

Shipstead: Seating Arrangements

347

Boyle: The Women

348

Holmes: The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself

349

White: Dead of Night

350

Bruder: Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man

351

O'Nan: Songs for the Missing

352

Lyall: The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British

353

Vann: Caribou Island

354

Magee: The Change of Life Diet and Cookbook

355

Parkhurst: The Nobodies Album

356

Wright: God's Silence

357

Schaffer: Misdemeanor Man: A Novel

358

Kanfer: Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

359

Fiala: Letters from a Distant Shore

360

Collins: Lost Souls

361

Hawley: The Good Father

362

Balliett: Chasing Vermeer

363

Thomas: What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir

364

McConnon: Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation

365

Carroll: Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War

366

Gordon: Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits

367

Mankoff: The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker

368

Sachar: Small Steps (Holes Series)

369

Armstrong: The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)

370

Ali: In the Kitchen

371

Huckelbridge: Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit

372

Veitch: Without a Backward Glance

373

Greenberg: Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective: Insider Tips on Getting the Best Value, Service, and Security in Accomodations

374

Delaney: Tipperary: A Novel of Ireland

375

Dunn: The Art of Adapting

376

Abbott: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

377

Linnell: The Burn Zone

378

Jastrow: The Trial of Prisoner 043