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Author Flora Fraser, "Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire"

Author Flora Fraser discusses her newest book, "Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire" with Plum host Kate Brosnan on the MorningNoon&Night Show. Flora's book tells of Pauline, Napoleon's power-hungry and favorite sister, and the scandals that surrounded her throughout history.

August 12, 2009

Peter Heller: "The Whale Warriors"

Author Peter Heller joined Plum at the Bookworm of Edwards to discuss his experiences with Captain Paul Watson and the crew of Sea Shepherds aboard the Farley Mowat, which is the subject of his latest work, The Whale Warriors. The Sea Shepherds engage on open seas with commercial whaling fleets, using any direct action to prevent whalers from completing their operations.

January 22, 2009 in Video

Author Profile: Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory, author of Wideacre and The Other Boleyn Girl, sat down with Plum to discuss her history as a writer, her writing process, her love of women's & radical history, and her latest work, The Other Queen.

January 22, 2009 in Video

Minds of Mountainfilm: Pico Iyer

Journalist and travel author Pico Iyer sits down with Mountainfilm program director Emily Long to discuss his ancestry, his childhood in the vastly different cultures of '60s London and California, his lifelong relationship with the Dalai Lama as documented in his latest book "The Open Road" and his thoughts on the concepts of non-violence and tolerance.

December 17, 2008 in Video