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Tim Russert
Tim Russert, host of NBC's Meet the Press, talks about what makes a good father. And we start the show with a panel discussion on how books are publicized, and whether book tours really work.
Guests:
Tim RussertDo Book Tours Matter?
We ask how the way books are publicized has changed in the last 20 years. Paul Bogaards, executive director of publicity at Alfred A. Knopf, Jane Friedman, president and chief executive of Harper Collins, and Paul Yamazaki, chief book buyer for City Lights Books, discuss whether book tours really matter, ...
Wisdom of Our Fathers
Tim Russert, moderator and managing editor of Meet the Press, talks about what makes a good father. After writing about his own father in Big Russ and Me, Mr. Russert received tens of thousands of letters from sons and daughters about their own fathers. He shares some excerpts and reflections ...
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