https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jim-foster-conversations-on-the-coast--2021268enBooksCopyright Jim Fosterhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/52d5c3d0f386e20bb7a268e4ac0411c6.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jim-foster-conversations-on-the-coast--2021268Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:15:23 +0000Jim FosterJim Fosterjimfostercoc@gmail.comAuthors from around the world discuss their book with host Jim Foster. "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" aired for over two decades on radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sandbox-investment-the-preschool-movement-and-kids-first-politics-by-david-l-kirp--73185137here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73185137Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDavid L. Kirp, author of "The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics," talks about good politics vs good care for kids, and why preschool has to be more than babysitting.  The full interview from this 2007 episode of...here.]]>195authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidlkirp,educationpolicy&reform,governmentsocialpolicy,jimfoster,kids-firstpolitics,learning,preschool,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,socialpolicy,thepreschoolmovement,thesandboxinvestmentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/visiting-life-women-doing-time-on-the-outside-by-bridget-kinsella--73058849here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73058849Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterBridget Kinsella, author of "Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside," talks about the 'Get On The Bus' program in Chowchilla, California, and the impact seeing a mother in prison visiting her young daughter had on her as both a writer and as...here.]]>233authorinterview,book,bridgetkinsella,chowchillaprison,coc,conversationsonthecoast,convictedmurderer,criminology,getonthebusprogram,incarceratedwomen,jimfoster,memoir,memoirs,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,visitinglife,womendoingtimeontheoutside,womeninprison,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girls-of-atomic-city-by-denise-kiernan--72941383here.  Photo: Beowulf Sheehan.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72941383Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterDenise Kiernan, author of "The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II," reads an excerpt from the book about World War 2 veteran Dorothy "Dottie" Jones" and why being part of the war supporting operations was...here.  Photo: Beowulf Sheehan.]]>210atomicbomb,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,denisekiernan,historicalbiographies,jimfoster,nonfiction,oakridge,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tennessee,thegirlsofatomiccity,womenwhohelpedwinworldwar2,worldwar2,worldwar2history,wwiibiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-prose-the-art-of-nonfiction-by-tracy-kidder--72832588here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72832588Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterTracy Kidder, co-author of "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction," reads an excerpt illustrating how things work between him and his editor, and co-author of the book, Richard Todd.  The full interview from this 2013 episode of "Conversations On The...here.]]>197authorinterview,authorshipreference,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,editing,fictionwritingreference,goodprose,jimfoster,nonfiction,publishing,pulitzerprizewriter,reading,richardtodd,sanfrancisco,sf,theartofnonfiction,tracykidder,writing,writingskillreferencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/children-of-the-lamp-the-akhenaten-adventure-by-p-b-kerr--72735259here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72735259Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterP.B. Kerr, author of "Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure," talks about the first time the main characters in the book, twins from New York, perform their first magic trick while on a plane which resulted in two of their fellow passengers to...here.]]>274authorinterview,book,childrenofthelamp#1,children'saction&adventurebook,children'sbook,children'sliterature,children'ssiblingsbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fantasyforchildren,highschoolbooks,jimfoster,kidsfantasybooks,kidsmagicbooks,pbkerr,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theakhenatenadventurefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-do-about-alice-by-barbara-kerley--72622676here.  Photo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72622676Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterBarbara Kerley, author of "What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!," talks about the obstacles that the daughter of President Roosevelt had to overcome early in life, and how...here.  Photo.]]>295aliceroosevelt,americanhistory,americanpresidents,authorinterview,barbarakerley,book,children'sbook,children'shistoricalbiography,children'sliterature,coc,conversationsonthecoast,elementaryschoolbooks,illustratedchildren'sbooks,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,teddyroosevelt,thewhitehouse,whattodoaboutalice?falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tiger-babies-strike-back-by-kim-wong-keltner--72526173here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72526173Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterKim Wong Keltner, author of "Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side," talks about how her pop quiz contained in the book could lead to being a happier person.  The full interview from this...here.]]>234asian,asianamericanbiographies,authorinterview,baby&toddlerparenting,book,chinese-americanwomen,coc,conversationsonthecoast,happinessquiz,jimfoster,kimwongkeltner,nonfiction,parenting&familyreference,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tigerbabiesstrikeback,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-keller-from-old-saint-mary-s-bookstore--72406538here.  Photo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72406538Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterTim Keller, Paulist Center Manager of the Old Saint Mary's Bookstore in San Francisco, talks about some of his favorite religious books.  The full interview from this 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...here.  Photo.]]>73authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,lentenseason,oldsaintmary'sbookstore,paulistcenter,reading,religiousbooks,sanfrancisco,sf,spiritualbooks,timkellerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/damaged-by-alex-kava--72270629here.  Photo: Robert Costa.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72270629Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAlex Kava, author of "Damaged: A Maggie O'Dell Novel," talks about how a character in the novel and member of the coast guard named Liz Bailey helps Special Agent Maggie O'Dell investigate a murder that happened during a Florida hurricane.  The full...here.  Photo: Robert Costa.]]>188alexkava,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimethrillers,damaged,fbiprofiler,florida,jimfoster,maggieo'dellnovel,mysterynovel,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,strongwomenbooks,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oops-by-alan-katz--72149404here.  Photo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72149404Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAlan Katz, author of "Oops!," reads several of the comical poems from the book relevant for kids everywhere.  The full interview from this 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts,...here.  Photo.]]>255alankatz,authorinterview,book,children'sbook,children'sfactsoflifebooks,children'sgrowingupbooks,children'shumorouspoetry,children'shumour,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edwardkoren,funnykidsbook,jimfoster,kidsbook,kidspoetry,oops!,poetry,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alibi-by-joseph-kanon--72047473here.  Photo.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72047473Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJoseph Kanon, author of "Alibi," talks about how one of the main characters, a Jewish woman named Claudia, grappled with emotions and the recovery process from living through World War 2 in Venice, Italy.  The full interview from this 2006 episode of...here.  Photo.]]>3171946,alibi,americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,germany,historicalmystery,italy,jewish,jimfoster,josephkanon,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillers,venice,warnovel,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/somebody-by-stefan-kanfer--71952794here. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71952794Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterStefan Kanfer, author of "Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando," reads an excerpt from his biography on Marlon Brando that sheds light on how Brando helped to make somebodies out of performers who might not have worked in...here. ]]>226actor&entertainerbiographies,authorinterview,biography,book,brando,brandobiography,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,marlonbrando,moviehistory&criticism,movies,reading,sanfrancisco,screenacting,sf,somebody,stefankanfer,televisionperformerbiographies,tvfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flyover-lives-by-diane-johnson--71842732https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71842732Sun, 10 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDiane Johnson, author of "Flyover Lives: A Memoir," talks about how genealogy is becoming more widely accepted and how enlightening it was for her in writing this memoir.  The full interview from a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...279authorbiographies,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dianejohnson,flyoverlives,genealogy,jimfoster,memoir,memoirs,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trial-of-prisoner-043-by-terry-jastrow--71659179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71659179Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterTerry Jastrow, author of "The Trial of Prisoner 043," and Anne Archer, wife, actress, and human rights advocate, talk about the importance of keeping the events of the Iraq war at the forefront of the minds of Americans and the world in order to make...453annearcher,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,georgewbush,historicalfiction,humanrights,iraqwar,jimfoster,middleeast,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,terryjastrow,thetrialofprisoner043,warcrimesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-7th-victim-by-alan-jacobson--71469397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71469397Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAlan Jacobson, author of "The 7th Victim," talks about the research he did for the novel and discusses how FBI profilers aren't always well-received by the law enforcement community.  The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The...302alanjacobson,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fbi,jimfoster,karenvailseries,lawenforcement,policeprocedurals,profiler,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,serialkillerthrillers,sf,the7thvictimfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-caesar-did-for-my-salad-by-albert-jack--71278150https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71278150Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAlbert Jack, author of "What Caesar Did for My Salad," talks about how the hot dog ended up with it's well-known name due to a trouble with spelling.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard...1181800s,albertjack,authorinterview,baseball,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culinaryarts&techniques,foodnameorigins,foodnames,germanimmigration,hamburgamericaline,hotdog,hotdoghistory,jimfoster,maincourses&sidedishes,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,whatcaesardidformysaladfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-within-my-head-by-pico-iyer--71126671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71126671Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterPico Iyer, author of "The Man Within My Head," talks about how he went back and forth multiple times each year in between his father's house in California and a fifteenth century boarding school in England, and his quest to discover why he always felt...183authorbiographies,authorinterview,biography,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,grahamgreene,jimfoster,literary&religioustravelguides,memoir,picoiyer,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,themanwithinmyhead,traveler&explorerbiographies,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-night-in-twisted-river-by-john-irving--70980696https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70980696Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterJohn Irving, author of "Last Night in Twisted River," talks about how one of the main characters is also a writer and how he uses his imagination to get through the challenges of a difficult life.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of...2021950s,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familysagafiction,fathersonstory,fugitives,jimfoster,johnirving,lastnightntwistedriver,literaryfiction,logging,multigenerationalfiction,newhampshire,reading,riverdrives,sanfrancisco,sawmill,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crime-writer-by-gregg-hurwitz--70818068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70818068Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterGregg Hurwitz, author of "The Crime Writer," talks about how the main character tries to use his skills as a writer in order to figure out whether he murdered his fiancée, a crime he has no recollection of.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of...147americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimefiction,crimenovelist,gregghurwitz,hard-boiledmystery,jimfoster,murdermystery,psychologicalthrillers,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thecrimewriter,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-night-by-rachel-howard--70653648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70653648Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterRachel Howard, author of "The Lost Night: A Daughter's Search for the Truth of Her Father's Murder," talks about how she came to terms with the investigation of her father's murder that happened when she was a young girl, and about reconnecting with...262adaughter'ssearchforthetruth,authorinterview,book,california,centralvalley,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fathermurder,jimfoster,loss,memoir,murder,murder&mayhemtrueaccounts,rachelhoward,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stanhoward,thelostnight,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-knitting-circle-by-ann-hood--70540861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70540861Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAnn Hood, author of "The Knitting Circle," talks about how a tragic loss in her own life became part of the story in the novel for the main character, Mary Baxter, and how friendship with a group of women through knitting helped her pull through.  The...235annhood,authorinterview,book,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,contemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,friendship,jimfoster,knitting,loss,love,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theknittingcirclefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-five-forty-five-to-cannes-by-tess-uriza-holthe--70398412https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70398412Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterTess Uriza Holthe, author of "The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes," talks about how one of the characters in the book of short stories re-married several times without divorcing his previous wife.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On...173authorinterview,book,cannes,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culturalheritagefiction,frenchriviera,italy,jimfoster,literaryshortstories,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tessurizaholthe,thefive-forty-fivetocannes,train,translatedshortstoriesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-well-dressed-ape-by-hannah-holmes--70216905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70216905Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterHannah Holmes, author of "The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself," talks about the one thing that makes human beings unique and stand apart from every other animal.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with...183anatomy,animals,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,evolution,hannahholmes,humans,jimfoster,nature,physicalanthropology,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thewell-dressedapefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/duck-duck-goose-by-tad-hills--70071653https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70071653Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:00:04 +0000Jim FosterTad Hills, author & illustrator of "Duck, Duck, Goose," talks with host Jim Foster about the conversation in the book in which Duck, Goose, & Thistle wonder which of them can fall asleep the fastest.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of...153authorinterview,book,bookillustrator,children'sbooks,children'sducks&otherwaterfowl,children'sfriendshipbooks,children'shumor,coc,conversationsonthecoast,duckduckgoose,duck&goosebooks,jimfoster,kidspicturebooks,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tadhillsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dual-inheritance-by-joanna-hershon--69879251https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69879251Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJoanna Hershon, author of "A Dual Inheritance," reads an excerpt from the book that takes place in Ethiopia in the year 1963 where a man is assisting a film shoot with his anthropological filmmaker mentor.  The full interview from a 2013 episode of...2711963,adualinheritance,anthropology,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,ethiopia,familylifefiction,familysagafiction,jimfoster,joannahershon,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-world-without-you-by-joshua-henkin--69725309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69725309Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJoshua Henkin, author of "The World Without You," reads an excerpt from the novel in which the widow of a journalist returns to the family summer home in Massachusetts for the first time since his death.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of...370authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familylifefiction,familyloss,iraq,jewishliterature&fiction,jimfoster,joshuahenkin,literaryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theworldwithoutyoufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-heavenridge-from-literacy-works--69585399https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69585399Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterPaul Heavenridge, the Executive Director of Literacy Works, talks about how money and buying a home can be great motivators for adults trying to achieve a higher degree of literacy.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The...153adultliteracy,authorinterview,book,buyingahome,californialiteracyinitiative,coc,conversationsonthecoast,employableskills,jimfoster,learningtoread,literacyworks,paulheavenridge,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-good-father-by-noah-hawley--69500588https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69500588Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:00:09 +0000Jim FosterNoah Hawley, author of "The Good Father," reads an excerpt from his novel in which a doctor pontificates about how his son strayed down an unthinkable dark path.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster"...248authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fargo,fatherson,jimfoster,literaryfiction,noahhawley,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillers,thegoodfatherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/union-atlantic-by-adam-haslett--69394492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69394492Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterAdam Haslett, author of "Union Atlantic," talks about how he illustrated in the novel the role corruption in the banking world has on people everywhere and not just those directly involved.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On...196adamhaslett,authorinterview,banking,book,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,conversationsonthecoast,corruption,financialsystem,jimfoster,literaryfiction,money,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,unionatlanticfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jack-wakes-up-by-seth-harwood--69301793https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69301793Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterSeth Harwood, author of "Jack Wakes Up," talks about how the main character in the book, Jack, is looking for new adventures and ways to earn income after a low point in his life.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...207authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimeaction&adventure,jackwakesup,jimfoster,men'sadventurefiction,organizedcrimethrillers,reading,sanfrancisco,sethharwood,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enon-by-paul-harding--69233350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69233350Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterPaul Harding, author of "Enon," talks about how the novel looks at the subject of grief in a deep way without being done clinically, through the eyes of the main character Charlie Crosby as he tries to survive the tragedy of losing his daughter.  The...241authorinterview,book,boston,coc,conversationsonthecoast,enon,grief,jimfoster,literaryfiction,loss,love,metaphysical&visionaryfiction,newengland,paulharding,prayer,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tinkersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-bones-and-butter-by-gabrielle-hamilton--69160822https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69160822Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterGabrielle Hamilton, author of "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef," talks about the annual lamb roast at her familial home that her parents held every year.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of...219authorinterview,bloodbones&butter,book,chef,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culinarybiographies&memoirs,food,gabriellehamilton,jimfoster,memoir,memoirs,prune,reading,reluctantchef,sanfrancisco,sf,theinadvertenteducationof,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wisdom-from-philosphy-to-neuroscience-by-stephen-s-hall--69047191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69047191Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterStephen S. Hall, author of "Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience," talks about the ability we have to change the activity in our brain by exercising it like a muscle.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...98authorinterview,book,brain,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fromphilosphytoneuroscience,jimfoster,medicalgeneralpsychology,neuroscience,popularneuropsychology,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stephenshall,wisdomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/journey-from-the-land-of-no-by-roya-hakakian--68932910https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68932910Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterRoya Hakakian, author of "Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran," talks about what it was like to live through the Iran revolution, how everything changed later on, and how difficult it was for her father to leave...2681979,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,iran,iranhistory,jimfoster,journeyfromthelandofno,memoir,prerevolutionaryiran,reading,revolutionaryiran,sanfrancisco,sf,sociologyreference,tehran,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-condition-by-jennifer-haigh--68810297https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68810297Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJennifer Haigh, author of "The Condition," talks about how a woman named Gwen with Turner's syndrome overcomes unusual obstacles that come along with the diagnosis, and how her mother and father struggle to protect and raise their daughter.  The full...207authorinterview,book,coc,comtemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,literaryfiction,raisingchildren,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thecondition,turner'ssyndrome,women'sdomesticlifefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-magicians-by-lev-grossman--68713403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68713403Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:00:09 +0000Jim FosterLev Grossman, author of "The Magicians," talks about the difference between Quentin Coldwater, the main character in his novel, from that of Harry Potter.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be...177adultfantasybook,authorinterview,book,coc,contemporaryfantasy,conversationsonthecoast,epicfantasy,fantasy,harrypotter,jimfoster,levgrossman,literaryfiction,quentincoldwater,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,themagiciansfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seaworthy-by-linda-greenlaw--68594583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68594583Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterLinda Greenlaw, author of "Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea," reads an expert from the book illustrating her relationship with swordfish and what they are all about.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The...119aswordboatcaptainreturns,authorinterview,bluewaterfishing,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fishing,jimfoster,lindagreenlaw,memoirs,reading,sanfrancisco,seaworthy,sf,swordfish,swordfishboatcaptain,swordfishing,thehungryocean,theperfectstorm,women'sbiographiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloodroot-by-amy-greene--68487733https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68487733Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterAmy Greene, author of "Bloodroot," reads several short excerpts from the novel set on remote Bloodroot Mountain within the eastern Tennessee mountains.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be...262amygreene,appalachia,appalachianmountains,authorinterview,bloodroot,book,coc,comingofagefiction,conversationsonthecoast,easterntennessee,jimfoster,literaryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,smalltown&ruralfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hotel-secrets-by-peter-greenberg--68391627https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68391627Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterPeter Greenberg, author of "Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective: Insider Tips on Getting the Best Value, Service, and Security in Accomodations from Bed-and-Breakfasts to Five-Star Resorts," talks about how a traveler can find the best deal for a...120authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gettingbesthotelrate,hotels,hotelsecrets,jimfoster,petergreenberg,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,travelagent,traveldetective,traveleditorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glass-tiger-by-joe-gores--68289241https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68289241Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJoe Gores, author of "Glass Tiger," discusses an excerpt of the novel in which an assassination was attempted on a newly-elected President, and how American politics changed over the years in how many elected officials stay in public office for their...202americanliterature,americanpolitics,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,glasstiger,jimfoster,joegores,politicalthrillers,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thrillerbookfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dorothea-lange-a-life-beyond-limits-by-linda-gordon--68206780https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68206780Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterLinda Gordon, American Historian and Author of "Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits," talks about how photographer Dorothea Lange helped show that documentary photography could also be art and about Lange's unique ability to capture her subject's...230alifebeyondlimits,art,authorinterview,biographiesofartistsarchitects,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,depressiongeneration,documentaryphotography,dorothealangebook,greatdepression,historicalphotographs,jimfoster,lindagordon,migrantmother,photographers,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,socialhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/intuition-by-allegra-goodman--68110682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68110682Sun, 19 Oct 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterAllegra Goodman, author of the novel "Intuition," talks about the pressure that scientists in the book face in order to fund their important research projects at their independent science labs.  The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations...1771980s,allegragoodman,authorinterview,book,cambridge,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,conversationsonthecoast,intuition,jimfoster,lab,literaryfiction,mysterybook,reading,research,sanfrancisco,sciencefunding,sf,suspensethrillers,taxpayermoneyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/errors-and-omissions-by-paul-goldstein--68021640https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68021640Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterPaul Goldstein, law professor and author of the novel "Errors and Omissions," talks about the struggle that the main character has with alcohol and about the twist in the book where Wall Street was behind the Hollywood blacklisting era.  The full...2541950sblacklistingera,alcohol,americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,copyrightlaw,errorsandomissions,hollywood,intellectualpropertylaw,intellectualpropertylitigator,jimfoster,lawprofessor,legalthrillers,paulgoldstein,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/indian-winter-by-jane-laura-goldsmith--68003041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68003041Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterJane Laura Goldsmith, author of the novel "Indian Winter," reads an excerpt from the book when a surprising discovery is revealed, and also talks about the unique relationship between the main character, fourteen-year-old Winona, and a Native American...3371970,americanhistory,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,indianwinter,janelauragoldsmith,jimfoster,montana,nativeamericans,prejudice,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-my-shoes-keep-walking-back-to-you-by-kathi-kamen-goldmark--67926438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67926438Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterKathi Kamen Goldmark, author of the novel "And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You," talks about what it was like to finish her first novel and the challenges of writing books while keeping other steady work at the same time.  The full interview from a...236andmyshoeskeepwalkingbacktoyou,authorinterview,bandlife,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,countrymusic,feel-goodnovel,humorousliteraryfiction,jimfoster,kathikamengoldmark,literarycommunity,musicindustry,musicnovel,nashville,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,women'shumorousfiction,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tea-for-ruby-by-sarah-ferguson-with-illustrations-by-robin-preiss-glasser--67834927https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67834927Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterRobin Preiss Glasser, illustrator of "Tea for Ruby," talks about what happens when the main character, Ruby, visits grandma's house to learn how to transform from the person she is to the person she hopes to be.  The book was written by Sarah Ferguson...168authorinterview,book,children'sbooksongirlsissues,children'shumor,children'smannersbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fancynancy,grandma,jimfoster,manners,picturebook,reading,robinpreissglasser,sanfrancisco,sarahferguson,sf,teaforruby,theduchessofyorkfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-the-dark-sacred-night-by-julia-glass--67749713https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67749713Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterJulia Glass, author of "And the Dark Sacred Night," reads an excerpt from the novel that gives context from the perspective of the main character's single teenage mother as he tries later in life to search for the identity of his biological father....233andthedarksacrednight,authorinterview,biologicalparents,book,coc,contemporaryliteraryfiction,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,juliaglass,kitnoonan,literarysagas,modernfamily,novel,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalliteraryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,singlemother,threejunesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kyra-by-carol-gilligan--67659375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67659375Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterCarol Gilligan, psychologist and author of the novel "Kyra," talks about how the main character in the novel redefines the 'structure' in her therapy in order to get to the real truth behind events in her life.  The full interview from a 2008 episode...160authorinterview,book,carolgilligan,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,kyra,love,novel,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalliteraryfiction,psychologist,reading,romanceliteraryfiction,sanfrancisco,sf,structure,therapyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eat-pray-love-by-elizabeth-gilbert--67556141https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67556141Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterElizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," talks about the importance of pleasure and devotion in life and the need for a steady balance to keep them strong.  The full interview...121authorinterview,biographiesofauthors,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,devotion,eatpraylove,elizabethgilbert,india,indonesia,italy,jimfoster,memoir,onewoman'ssearchforeverything,pleasure,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,travelwriting&commentary,travelwritingreferencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/changing-light-by-nora-gallagher--67486059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67486059Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterNora Gallagher, author of "Changing Light," talks about her love of New Mexico and the wide variety of cultures who lived in Los Alamos during the creation of the first atomic bomb.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The...2681945,americanliterature,atomicbomb,authorinterview,book,changinglight,coc,conversationsonthecoast,historicalfiction,jimfoster,losalamos,newmexico,noragallagher,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dark-voyage-by-alan-furst--67397406https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67397406Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterAlan Furst, author of "Dark Voyage," talks about what it meant for those aboard a Dutch ship who suddenly found themselves aboard a "tramp freighter" when it was taken over by Britain on the eve of World War 2.  The full interview from a 2004 episode...116alanfurst,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkvoyage,europe,historicaleuropeanfiction,historicalmysterythriller,jimfoster,militaryhistoricalfiction,nightsoldierbook8,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensebook,trampfreighter,war,warbook,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-same-but-different-by-dr-joan-a-friedman--67316331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67316331Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterDr. Joan A. Friedman, psychotherapist, twin, and author of "The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love, and Learn to Be Individuals," talks about how it is possible that love and resentment can happen at the same time between twins.  The full...100authorinterview,book,coc,connections,conversationsonthecoast,family,friendship,howtwinscanliveloveandlearn...,jimfoster,love,popularchildpsychology,reading,relationships,resentment,sanfrancisco,self-helpbooks,sf,thesamebutdifferent,twins,twins&multiplesparentingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crooked-letter-crooked-letter-by-tom-franklin--67208140https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67208140Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterTom Franklin, author of "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter," reads an excerpt from the book when one of the main characters finds a body in land where he used to walk as a kid growing up.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The...1901970s,authorinterview,book,boyhoodfriends,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimenovel,crookedlettercrookedletter,jimfoster,literaryfiction,mississippi,reading,sanfrancisco,sciencefictioncrime&mystery,sf,southernliteraryfiction,suspensethrillers,tomfranklinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet-by-jamie-ford--67117283https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67117283Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJamie Ford, author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," reads a short excerpt from his book which illustrates the horror that took place in Seattle for Japanese-American citizens during World War 2.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of...137authorinterview,book,chinese-americans,coc,conversationsonthecoast,education&reference,familysagafiction,hotelonthecornerofbitter...,internmentcamps,jamieford,japanese,japanese-americans,jimfoster,literaryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,seattle,sf,ushistoricalfiction,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dark-places-by-gillian-flynn--67041809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67041809Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterGillian Flynn, author of "Dark Places," talks about why she thought it was important to write about a different type of woman than the ones often portrayed on many novels.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...133authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkplaces,gillianflynn,jimfoster,literaryfiction,novel,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillers,villainwomencharacters,women,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farewell-my-subaru-by-doug-fine--66932244https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66932244Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterDoug Fine, author of "Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living," talks about how he exchanged his Subaru for a 'roat' and the surprising smell that came from the exhaust of the new vehicle.  The full interview from a 2008 episode of...183authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dougfine,environmentalism,environmentalist&naturalist,farewellmysubaru,fuels,greenliving,jimfoster,localliving,oil,reading,roat,sanfrancisco,sf,sustainablelivingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/letters-from-a-distant-shore-by-marie-lawson-fiala--66863341https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66863341Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterMarie Lawson Fiala, author of "Letters from a Distant Shore," talks about how a prayer group was formed organically after all medical solutions had been exhausted in an effort to help her young son Jeremy recover from a sudden medical event.  The full...287authorinterview,book,brainhemorrhage,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jeremy,jimfoster,lettersfromadistantshore,marielawsonfiala,medical,memoir,miracle,prayer,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,spiritualfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trees-in-paradise-by-jared-farmer--66789957https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66789957Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJared Farmer, author of "Trees in Paradise: A California History," talks about why eucalyptus and palm trees became such a large part of the California landscape and what has changed in recent decades.  The full interview from a 2013 episode of...276acaliforniahistory,authorinterview,book,california,coc,conversationsonthecoast,eucalypts,eucalyptustrees,jaredfarmer,jimfoster,palmtrees,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,trees,treesinbiologicalsciences,treesinparadise,usstate&localhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/china-airborne-by-james-fallows--66658682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66658682Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJames Fallows, author of "China Airborne," talks about who the Klapmeier brothers are and how China came to own their revolutionary aircraft manufacturing company.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster"...200aerospaceindustry,aircraftdesigners,authorinterview,aviationentrepreneurs,book,china,chinaairborne,cirrusdesigncorporation,coc,conversationsonthecoast,internationalbusiness&money,internationalrelations,jamesfallows,jimfoster,klapmeierbrothers,planeparachuterecoverysystem,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,unitedstatesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-made-america-by-harold-evans--66552730https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66552730Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterHarold Evans, the late author of "They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators," talks about how A.P. Giannini helped change the banking industry by expanding services to the middle-class, and also speaks...270apgiannini,authorinterview,banking,biographies,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,entrepreneurs,finance,haroldevans,historyoftechnology,innovators,jimfoster,reading,samuelinsull,sanfrancisco,sf,thegreatdepression,theymadeamerica,ushistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/havana-nocturne-by-tj-english--66451752https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66451752Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterT.J. English, author of "Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution," talks about the entertainment scene in 1950s Cuba and the revolution that destroyed it toward the end of the decade.  The full interview from a 2008...2841950s,authorinterview,book,castro,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cubarevolution,havananocturne,historyofcuba,howthemobownedcuba,jimfoster,mob,organizedcrimetrueaccounts,postprohibition,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tjenglish,worldhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-s-a-rover-by-james-ellroy--66342706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66342706Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterJames Ellroy, author of "Blood's a Rover," talks about what makes the way he writes about American History so unique.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your...1461960s,1970s,americanhistory,authorinterview,bloodsarover,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hard-boiledmystery,historicalmystery,jamesellroy,jimfoster,literaryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sciencefictioncrime&mystery,sf,underworldusatrilogy,ushistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-creation-by-joseph-j-ellis--66208903https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66208903Sun, 25 May 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterJoseph J. Ellis, author of "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic," talks about why John Adams wanted more credit for writing the Declaration of Independence.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of...116americancreation,americanrevolutionbiographies,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,declarationofindependence,foundingfathers,foundingoftherepublic,history,historyofantebellumu.s.,jimfoster,johnadams,josephjellis,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thomasjefferson,usrevolution&foundinghistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fault-line-by-barry-eisler--66105811https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66105811Sun, 18 May 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterBarry Eisler, author of "Fault Line," talks about how two brothers who don't get along find a way to come together and rely upon each other anyway.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard...241alextreven,authorinterview,barryeisler,bentrevenbook,book,brothers,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,faultline,istanbul,jimfoster,mysteryaction&adventure,reading,sandhillroad,sanfrancisco,sf,siliconvalley,suspensethrillers,thriller&suspenseactionfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/facing-the-wave-by-gretel-ehrlich--66034266https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66034266Sun, 11 May 2025 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterGretel Ehrlich, author of "Facing The Wave," talks about how she went about learning the truth of what happened when a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, with the help of her interpreter guides, and the aftermath for the many people affected by the natural...2352011,authorinterview,biographiesofenvironmentalists,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,facingthewave,gretelehrlich,historicaljapanbiographies,japan,jimfoster,naturaldisasters,oceanography,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tsunamifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-keep-by-jennifer-egan--65829634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65829634Sun, 04 May 2025 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterJennifer Egan, author of "The Keep," reads an excerpt from the novel and gives her answer to the question "Can the imagined become the reality?"  The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...310authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gothic,imagination,jenniferegan,jimfoster,literaryfiction,medieval,mind,mystery,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalthrillers,reading,romance,sanfrancisco,sf,thekeepfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bookman-s-promise-by-john-dunning--65708167https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65708167Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterJohn Dunning, the late author of "The Bookman's Promise," talks about the differences between a bookman and antiquarian, and how the bookman in the novel begins his own search for a book and a killer.  The full interview from a 2005 episode of...185antiquarian,authorinterview,bibliomystery,book,bookman,bookscout,cliffjanewaynovel,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,conversationsonthecoast,crimenovelseries,denver,jimfoster,johndunning,mecca,mysteries,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thebookman'spromisefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-adapting-by-cassandra-dunn--65614759https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65614759Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterCassandra Dunn, author of "The Art of Adapting," reads an excerpt from her novel that illustrates how women dealing with a personal crisis sometimes delve into taking care of other people rather than focusing on their own problems.  The full interview...186asperger'ssyndrome,authorinterview,book,brokenfamily,cassandradunn,coc,conversationsonthecoast,copingwithchange,emotionalpain,familylifefiction,growingstronger,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sistersfiction,theartofadapting,women,women'sdivorcefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sacred-hearts-by-sarah-dunant--65530554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65530554Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterSarah Dunant, author of "Sacred Hearts," reads an excerpt from her novel in which the young main character, Serafina, starts to find her voice within the confines of an Italian convent in the year 1570 and makes her plans to escape.  The full...2081500s,1570,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,historicalbritish&irishlit,italianconvent,jimfoster,literaryfiction,reading,renaissanceliterarycriticism,sacredhearts,sanfrancisco,santacaterina,sarahdunant,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conviction-by-robert-dugoni--65339902https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65339902Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterRobert Dugoni, former Civil Litigator and author of "The Conviction: A David Sloane Novel," talks about the downside of the privatizing of the criminal justice system in the world, and how he illustrated the issue in his novel.  The full interview...232authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,courts,crimethrillers,davidsloanenovel,jimfoster,legalsystem,privatizingcriminaljustice,reading,robertdugoni,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillernovel,theconvictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cartwheel-by-jennifer-dubois--65207793https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65207793Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJennifer DuBois, author of "Cartwheel," talks about how people can reach different conclusions about an event with the same set of facts, and the similarities her novel has to the real life case of Amanda Knox.  The full interview from a 2013 episode...243amandaknox,authorinterview,book,cartwheel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jenniferdubois,jimfoster,murderthrillers,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalthrillers,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-boy-who-fell-out-of-the-sky-by-ken-dornstein--65028021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65028021Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterKen Dornstein, author of "The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story," talks about the last letter his brother wrote before his tragic death on Pan Am Flight 103, and Ken's reply to him many years later.  The full interview from a 2006 episode of...1911988,authorinterview,biography,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,death&grief,jimfoster,kendornstein,panamflight103,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,siblingrelationships,terrorist,theboywhofelloutofthesky,truestoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-palace-of-illusions-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni--64894361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64894361Sun, 16 Mar 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterChitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of "The Palace of Illusions," talks about how a woman named Panchaali becomes powerful in a world where few women do, and how she handles the unusual responsibility of having five husbands.  The full interview from a...108authorinterview,book,chitrabanerjeedivakaruni,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,conversationsonthecoast,folklore,india,indianculture,jimfoster,literaryfiction,panchaali,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,themahabharat,thepalaceofillusionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-language-of-flowers-by-vanessa-diffenbaugh--64754812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64754812Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterVanessa Diffenbaugh, author of "The Language of Flowers," talks about the adjustment parents and children often go through when the children are ultimately adopted.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...125adoption,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familysagafiction,flowers,fostercaresystem,fosterkids,jimfoster,literaryfiction,parenthood,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thelanguageofflowers,vanessadiffenbaughfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rejection-collection-vol-2-by-matthew-diffee--64611562https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64611562Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:00:09 +0000Jim FosterMatthew Diffee, editor of "The Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the Crap," talks about what questions cartoonists said they would ask of editor Bob Mankoff if they could ask him just one, while Jim offers why he thinks some of the rejected...2172007,authorinterview,bobmankoff,book,cartoonist,cartoonselectionprocess,coc,comicstrips,conversationsonthecoast,fictionsatire,howtocreatecomics&manga,jimfoster,matthewdiffee,newyorkercartoons,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thecreamofthecrap,therejectioncollectionvol2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/simple-courage-by-frank-delaney--64482112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64482112Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterFrank Delaney, the late author of "Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea," tells a story illustrating how the very diverse ship crew of the freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise showed bravery in the middle of a huge storm in a 1951 voyage to...1141951,adventuretravel,atruestoryofperilonthesea,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,frankdelaney,jimfoster,kurtcarlsen,navalmilitaryhistory,navalrescues,reading,sailing,sanfrancisco,sf,shiphistory,simplecourage,ssflyingenterprise,worldhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/over-time-by-frank-deford--64365079https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64365079Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterFrank Deford, the late author of "Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter," tells a story about his stint with the 'lite beer all stars' and interactions with Rodney Dangerfield and Ben Davidson.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations...179authorinterview,bendavidson,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,frankdeford,jimfoster,journalistbiographies,litebeerallstars,memoirs,mylifeasasportswriter,overtime,raiders,reading,rodneydangerfield,sanfrancisco,sf,sportsessaysfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cal-crosby-books-inc-berkeley--64235576https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64235576Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterCal Crosby talks about the excitement that surrounded the opening of a Books Inc. store in Berkeley.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.  962009,authorinterview,berkeley,book,booksinc,bookstore,calcrosby,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forgotten-man-by-robert-crais--64053840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64053840Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterRobert Crais, author of "The Forgotten Man: An Elvis Cole Novel," talks about what happened when the main character ran away as a young boy and the unlikely father figure he found in his life.  The full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations...175authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimeaction&adventure,detectivefiction,elviscolenovel,family,fatherfigure,hard-boiledmysteries,jimfoster,losangeles,reading,robertcrais,sanfrancisco,sf,suspenseactionfiction,theforgottenmanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/necessary-errors-by-caleb-crain--63904328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63904328Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterCaleb Crain, author of "Necessary Errors," talks about what the main character experienced in a trip to the grocery story as a newcomer to Prague right after the revolution.  The full interview from a 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with...235authorinterview,book,calebcrain,capitalism,coc,communism,conversationsonthecoast,czechoslovakia,grocerystore,historicalgermanfiction,historicalmysterythrillerbook,jimfoster,mysterythriller&suspensebook,necessaryerrors,prague,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,socialism,youthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pesthouse-by-jim-crace--63721900https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63721900Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterJim Crace, author of "The Pesthouse," talks about the general concept of the book in which America is on the decline, inspiring the population to travel eastward to Europe for a better life.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On...90africantravelguides,americadecline,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,europe,historicalliteraryfiction,jimcrace,jimfoster,mysterythriller&suspense,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thepesthouse,unitedstatesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/done-for-a-dime-by-david-corbett--63629265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63629265Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterDavid Corbett, author of "Done for a Dime," talks about what often does and doesn't happen within a police department that might be surprising.  The full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...146assassinationthrillerbooks,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimefiction,davidcorbett,doneforadime,hard-boiledmysteries,jimfoster,murdermystery,newyork,policedepartments,politicalthrillerbooks,privateinvestigator,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-orchardist-by-amanda-coplin--63567546https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63567546Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterAmanda Coplin, author of "The Orchardist," reads an excerpt from the novel where the main character named William revisits a young woman who finds herself in jail and thinks back to what he could have done different in the past when he had first met...210amandacoplin,americanwest,authorinterview,book,coc,comingofagefiction,conversationsonthecoast,debutnovel,historicalfiction,jimfoster,literaryfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sciencefictioncrime&mystery,sf,theorchardist,twentiethcenturyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hailey-s-war-by-jodi-compton--63481014https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63481014Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterJodi Compton, author of "Hailey's War," talks about how a woman in the US Military Academy quickly finds herself back in her old gang life in Los Angeles to help a friend from high school.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On...90authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gangs,hailey'swar,jimfoster,jodicompton,losangeles,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspense,usarmy,womensleuthmysteries,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-ordinary-joes-by-larry-colton--63432905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63432905Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterLarry Colton, author of "No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in World War II," talks about the true story of four members of the crew of the USS Grenadier as they tried to save their submarine and themselves after a...263authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,larrycolton,navalmilitaryhistory,noordinaryjoes,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,submariners,worldwar2,worldwar2historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brothers-by-george-howe-colt--63322623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322623Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterGeorge Howe Colt, author of "Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History," talks about how siblings play a big part in who they become as people despite trying to differentiate themselves from one another as they grow up.  The full interview...224authorinterview,biographies,book,brothers,brothersinhistory,coc,conversationsonthecoast,georgehowecolt,iconicbrothers,jimfoster,marxes,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thoreaus,vangoghsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-souls-by-michael-collins--63218899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63218899Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterMichael Collins, author of "Lost Souls," talks about how the characters in the book illustrate the failures we all experience and live through in various way, both economically and psychologically.  The full interview from a 2004 episode of...141americandream,americanlife,americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimefiction,failure,gothic,jimfoster,lostsouls,michaelcollins,murdermysterybook,mysteries,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tragiclossfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wednesday-daughters-by-meg-waite-clayton--63062957https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63062957Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterMeg Waite Clayton, author of "The Wednesday Daughters," talks about the second wave of the women's movement as illustrated in the book with the daughters trying to live their own lives while at the same time keeping in mind the expectations of their...2031960s,1970s,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,daughters,generationalbook,jimfoster,megwaiteclayton,mothers,reading,romanceliteraryfiction,sanfrancisco,sf,thewednesdaydaughters,thewednesdaysisters,women'sfriendshipfiction,women'sliteraryfiction,women'smovementfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-man-by-kate-christensen--62970757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62970757Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:00:09 +0000Jim FosterKate Christensen, author of "The Great Man," talks about the beauty that can still reside in women over 65 and the misconception about how older women perceive themselves.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...126aging,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,katechristensen,misconceptionsaboutaging,olderwomen,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thegreatman,women'sdivorcefiction,women'sliteraryfiction,women'snewadult&collegefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-secrets-by-gennifer-choldenko--62773194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62773194Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterGennifer Choldenko, author of "Chasing Secrets," reads an excerpt from her novel as spoken by the main character, a thirteen-year-old named Lizzie, illustrating the courageous nature of kids and how change for the better is always possible.  The full...2851900,authorinterview,book,chasingsecrets,children'sbooksonprejudice,children'sfriendshipbooks,children'smysterydetective&spy,chinatown,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gennifercholdenko,grade4-7books,historicalnovelforkids,jimfoster,medicalmystery,racism,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thegildedagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hard-way-jack-reacher-by-lee-child--62670870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62670870Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterLee Child, author of "The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel," talks about how the main character is kind of a mythical character and why he is continually re-invented over thousands of years throughout history.  The full interview from a 2006 episode of...138actionthriller&suspensefiction,ajackreachernovel,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimethrillers,jimfoster,leechild,mysteryaction&adventure,reacher,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thehardwayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/final-exam-by-pauline-w-chen--62574445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62574445Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterPauline W. Chen, transplant surgeon and author of "Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality," talks about an experience she had in medical school that transformed her.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with...170asurgeon'sreflectionsons,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,finalexam,generalsurgery,jimfoster,medicalethics,medicalprofessionalbiographies,mortality,organdonor,paulinewchen,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,transplantsurgeonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-killing-in-real-estate-by-michael-castleman--62506747https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62506747Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterMichael Castleman, author of "A Killing in Real Estate," talks about the main plot of the novel which explores real estate development in San Francisco, and also discusses how many developers use Monopoly names for their shell corporations.  The full...99akillinginrealestate,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,literature&fiction,michaelcastleman,monopolynames,murder,murderthrillers,mysterynovel,reading,realestate,realtors,sanfrancisco,sf,shellcorporationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crusade-by-james-carroll--62404130https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62404130Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJames Carroll, Boston Globe columnist and author of "Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War," reads an expert from a column he wrote in early 2003 regarding the Iraq war, and also discusses the concept of "preventive war."  The full interview from a...268authorinterview,book,bushadministration,chroniclesofanunjustwar,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crusade,georgewbush,iraqwar,jamescarroll,jimfoster,middleeasternpolitics,politicalideologies&doctrines,politics,presidency,preventivewar,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,waronterrorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parrot-and-olivier-in-america-by-peter-carey--62319817https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62319817Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterPeter Carey, author of "Parrot and Olivier in America," talks about how the main character Olivier, based on Alexis de Tocqueville, was concerned about how a culture can be well-maintained in a capitalist democracy and that it can be both a good and...2001830s,alexisdetocqueville,america,americanliterature,americanpolitics,australia,authorinterview,book,capitalistdemocracy,coc,conversationsonthecoast,france,jimfoster,literaryfiction,parrotandolivierinamerica,petercarey,politicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-grind-by-stephen-j-cannell--62241848https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62241848Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterStephen J. Cannell, author of "On the Grind: A Shane Scully Novel," talks about the question he asked himself before starting a new TV project.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...15621jumpstreet,americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,contemporaryliterature&fiction,conversationsonthecoast,jamesgarner,jimfoster,onthegrind,policeprocedurals,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,shanescullynovel,stephenjcannell,thea-team,thegreatestamericanhero,therockfordfiles,tvproducerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/animals-of-the-bible-from-a-to-z-by-alice-camille--62140115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62140115Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterAlice Camille, author of "Animals of the Bible from A to Z," talks about the challenge of finding the animal that began with the letter U.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...908-12yearsbook,alicecamille,animalsofthebiblefromatoz,authorinterview,bible,book,children'sbiblestories,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,devotionalchristianitybooks,jimfoster,reading,religiousbook,sanfrancisco,sarahevelynshowalter,sf,unicornfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mysteries-of-the-middle-ages-by-thomas-cahill--62053454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62053454Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterThomas Cahill, author of "Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe," explains how some wanted him to remove the word 'feminism' from his book title, and why he refused to do so.  The full...197art,authorinterview,book,catholic,christmasgiftbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,feminism,godaspeople,historyofcivilization&culture,jimfoster,mary,mysteriesofthemiddleages,reading,religion,sanfrancisco,science,sf,women,womeninhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-regrets-the-life-of-edith-piaf-by-carolyn-burke--61664232https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61664232Sun, 15 Sep 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterCarolyn Burke, author of "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf," talks about the night that Edith Piaff was discovered by a night club owner.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now...205arts&literaturebiographies,authorinterview,biographybook,book,cabaret,carolynburke,coc,conversationsonthecoast,france,frenchsinger,icon,jimfoster,music,noregrets,paris,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thelifeofedithpiaf,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breach-of-trust-by-dw-buffa--61291861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61291861Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:30:02 +0000Jim FosterD.W. Buffa, author of "Breach of Trust," discusses what happened when one of the main characters in the novel decided to resign the Vice Presidency and run for President against the incumbent, and then also shares a brief true story about United...218americanliterature,authorinterview,book,breachoftrust,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dwbuffa,election,jimfoster,legalthrillers,philhart,politics,president,reading,sanfrancisco,senate,sf,vicepresidentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-stranger-like-you-by-elizabeth-brundage--61212999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61212999Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterElizabeth Brundage, author of "A Stranger Like You," talks about the part of her book that delves into the challenges in Hollywood for women screenwriters.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be...134astrangerlikeyou,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,elizabethbrundage,hollywood,jimfoster,mysterythriller&suspense,psychologicalliteraryfiction,psychologicalthrillers,reading,sanfrancisco,screenwriting,sf,womenscreenwritersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burning-book-a-visual-history-of-burning-man-by-jessica-bruder--61134529https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61134529Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJessica Bruder, author of "Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man," talks about how several participants in the 2005 Burning Man event headed south into the Hurricane Katrina disaster area to help people rebuild.  The full interview from a 2007...2022005,authorinterview,book,burningbook,burningman,campkatrina,coc,conversationsonthecoast,customs&traditionssciences,hurricanekatrina,jessicabruder,jimfoster,popcultureart,reading,religion&spirituality,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-cry--61060775https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61060775Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterRita Mae Brown, author of "Full Cry," reads a short comical passage from her book where two foxhounds speak to each other about their 72-year-old master "Sister" Jane.  The full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...144animalfiction,animals,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cozyanimalmysteries,foxhound,foxhuntingbook,fullcry,horses,jimfoster,reading,ritamaebrown,sanfrancisco,sf,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-poet-of-tolstoy-park--60984027https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60984027Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterSonny Brewer, author of "The Poet of Tolstoy Park," talks about what the main charater in the book, Henry Stuart, did after being told by his doctor that he was dying and how it transformed his community.  This full interview from a 2006 episode of...224authorinterview,biographicalfiction,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,death,henrystuart,inspiring,jimfoster,life,literaryfiction,nonfiction,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sonnybrewer,thepoetoftolstoypark,transformative,workfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-women--60888424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60888424Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterT.C. Boyle, author of "The Women," talks about how architect Frank Lloyd Wright seemed to thrive on tumult in order to work.  This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get...142authorinterview,biographicalfiction,biographicalhistoricalfiction,biographicalnovel,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,franklloydwright,jimfoster,kittytobin,literaryfiction,mamahborthwickcheney,maudemiriamnoel,olgivannamilanoff,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tcboyle,thewomen,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anatomy-of-injustice--60817302https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60817302Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterRaymond Bonner, author of "Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong," talks about why the purpose of the book changed to a more broad look at the death penalty, the law, and wrongful convictions.  This full interview from a 2012 episode of...230anatomyofinjustice,authorinterview,book,coc,constitutionallaw,conversationsonthecoast,courts&law,deathpenalty,defensecounsel,dianaholt,discrimination,edwardleeelmore,jimfoster,professionalresponsibility&law,prosecution,raymondbonner,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,wrongfulconvictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-postmistress--60683613https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60683613Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterSarah Blake, author of "The Postmistress," reads a short passage from the book in which a broadcast dispatcher named Frankie Bard broadcast a very emotional moment from overseas in London during World War 2, alongside Edward R. Murrow.  This full...34720thcenturyhistoricalfiction,authorinterview,book,broadcasting,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edwardrmurrow,europe,jimfoster,literaryfiction,massachusetts,news,radio,reading,sanfrancisco,sarahblake,sf,thepostmistress,worldwar2,worldwar2historicalfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unfinished-work-of-elizabeth-d--60665865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60665865Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:00:18 +0000Jim FosterNichole Bernier, author of "The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.," talks about how the main character Kate was anxious ahead of a rare planned dinner with her husband without their kids, and how solitude with another person is an art.  This full...265authorinterview,blogs,book,coc,contemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,familylifefiction,jimfoster,journals,marriage,nicholebernier,reading,sanfrancisco,september11,sf,theunfinishedworkofelizabethd,women'sdomesticlifefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bourbon-a-history-of-the-american-spirit--60623008https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60623008Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:01:05 +0000Jim FosterDane Huckelbridge, author of "Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit, explains how Bourbon whiskey was the American experience.  This full interview from a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you...128ahistoryoftheamericanspirit,alcoholicspirits,america,authorinterview,book,bourbon,bourbonwhiskey,coc,conversationsonthecoast,danehuckelbridge,history,hospitalitytravel&tourism,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,whiskeyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birds-of-a-lesser-paradise--60542798https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60542798Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterMegan Mayhew Bergman, author of "Birds of a Lesser Paradise," reads from her title short story regarding a father fallen ill and how nature can be such a comfort.  This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster"...274americanliterature,authorinterview,biology,birdsofalesserparadise,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,literaryfiction,meganmayhewbergman,nature,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,shortstoriesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-golden-gate--60468758https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60468758Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterEditor Peter Beren and Photographer Morton Beebe of "The Golden Gate: San Francisco's Celebrated Bridge," talk about their favorite photos of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge from the book and explain how fog became embraced by the San Francisco...203authorinterview,book,bridgephotography,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fog,goldengatebridge,jimfoster,mortonbeebe,peterberen,photographyequipment&technique,reading,sanfrancisco,sanfrancisco'scelebratedbridge,sf,suspensionbridge,thegoldengatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-revenge-of-the-shadow-king--60391874https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60391874Sun, 16 Jun 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterDerek Benz and J.S. Lewis, co-authors of "The Revenge of the Shadow King: Grey Griffins Book 1," talk about how important it was for the kid characters in the story to be very real and lifelike, and why friendship is so important for kids growing up....144authorinterview,book,childrensnovel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,derekbenz,fantasynovel,greygriffinsbook,growingup,jimfoster,jslewis,kidsbooks,kidsclub,novel,reading,revengeoftheshadowking,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-aviator-s-wife--60319476https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60319476Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterMelanie Benjamin, author of "The Aviator's Wife," talks about how the way that Charles and Ann Morrow Lindbergh were covered by the press wasn't really seen again until Princess Diana came along.  This full interview from a 2013 episode of...234annemorrowlindbergh,authorinterview,aviation,aviator,biographicalfiction,book,charleslindbergh,coc,conversationsonthecoast,flying,historicalfiction,jimfoster,media,novel,presscoverage,princessdiana,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,wrightbrothersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-during-after--60251316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60251316Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterRichard Bausch, author of "Before, During, After," talks about how each of us has our own private traumas that can often supercede public traumas.  This full interview from a 2015 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard...125911,authorinterview,bausch,beforeduringafter,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fictionurbanlife,jimfoster,literaryfiction,loveaffair,nationaltragedy,novel,psychologicalfiction,rape,reading,richardbausch,sanfrancisco,september11attacks,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-don-t-lose-til-you-quit-trying--60168438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60168438Sun, 26 May 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterSammy Lee Davis, veteran's advocate and Co-Author of "You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying: Lessons on Adversity and Victory from a Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient," talks about when he played a harmonica for the very first time in the...163authorinterview,biographiesofthearmy,biographiesofthevietnamwar,book,brotherhood,carolinelambert,coc,conversationsonthecoast,forrestgump,harmonica,jimfoster,medalofhonorrecipient,reading,sammyleedavis,sanfrancisco,sf,unitedstatesveteranshistory,vietnam,war,youdon'tlosetilyouquittryingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/write-that-book-already--60086089https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60086089Sun, 19 May 2024 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterSam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Authors of "Write That Book Already! The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now," give some advice for writers on how to get an agent, send out a Query Letter, and what might happen at the first meeting with your...340authorinterview,authorship,book,bookagent,bookpublishingindustry,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gettingpublished,jimfoster,kathikamengoldmark,platform,publishing,reading,sambarry,sanfrancisco,sf,words&languagereference,writethatbookalready,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-mother--59972228https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59972228Sun, 12 May 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterAyelet Waldman, author of "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace," talks about how all mothers need an identity separate from mothering their children and how 'attachment parenting' can be...284attachmentparenting,authorinterview,ayeletwaldman,badmother,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,jon&kateplus8,kategosselin,memoirs,mom,motherhood,motheridentity,oprah,parentinggirls,popularchildpsychology,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-society--59841128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59841128Sun, 05 May 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterAnnie Barrows, co-author of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society," talks about how the author within the story asks three questions: why a roast pig dinner had to be kept secret, how a pig could spark the beginning of a literary society,...1751946,20thcenturyhistoricalfiction,anniebarrows,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,germanoccupation,germany,jimfoster,london,love,maryannshaffer,potatopeelpiesociety,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theguernseyliterary,war,worldwar2historicalfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-country-called-home--59681546https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59681546Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterKim Barnes, author of "A Country Called Home," talks about how the state of Idaho became a character in itself within the novel and how starting a new simpler life in the country can be a lot more complicated than one might expect.  The full interview...220acountrycalledhome,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,country,family,hope,idaho,idealism,isolation,jimfoster,kimbarnes,magicalrealism,mysterythriller&suspense,reading,rural,sanfrancisco,sf,younglovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-neal-barnard-s-program-for-reversing-diabetes--59570644https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59570644Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterDr. Neal Barnard, author of "Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes," talks about what a typical day might look like on his diet plan and what suggestions he gave to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to battle the growing...256americandiabetesassociation,authorinterview,bloodsugar,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,diabetes,diet,drnealbarnard,endocrinology&metabolism,food,generaldiabeteshealth,insulin,jimfoster,nationalinstitutesforhealth,nutrition,programforreversingdiabetes,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-vermeer--59454268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59454268Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterBlue Balliett, author of "Chasing Vermeer," talks about how illustrator Brett Helquist was able to make the paintings in the book so real, and also discusses the puzzles interwoven throughout the story and the power art can have.  The full interview...255art,authorinterview,blueballiett,book,bretthelquist,chasingvermeer,children'sartfiction,children'sfriendshipbooks,children'smysterydetective&spy,childrensnovel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,grade4-7books,illustratedbooks,jimfoster,kidsbooks,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,vermeerpaintingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-good-turn--59318550https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59318550Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterKate Atkinson, author of "One Good Turn," talks about how everything is connected in the world as illustrated in the book when all the main characters meet as bystanders to a crime of road rage.  The full interview from a 2006 episode of...187authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,escape,jacksonbrodie,jimfoster,kateatkinson,love,money,mysterybook,onegoodturn,privateinvestigatormysteries,reading,redemption,retirement,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillers,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aunt-dimity-and-the-family-tree--59226544https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59226544Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterNancy Atherton, author of "Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree," talks about how becoming a writer happened out of nowhere and where Aunt Dimity of the long-running series came from.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...270auntdimityandthefamilytree,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cozymysteries,jimfoster,mysterynovel,nancyatherton,paranormal,reading,romance,sanfrancisco,sf,supernaturalthrillers,womensleuthmysteriesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-a-dog-s-heart--59154688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59154688Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:01:17 +0000Jim FosterJennifer Arnold, author of "In a Dog's Heart: What Our Dogs Need, Want, and Deserve--and the Gifts We Can Expect in Return," calls upon several decades of raising and training service dogs and explains how Choice Teaching can be an effective way to...128animals,authorinterview,book,choiceteaching,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dogs,dogtraining,humandogconnection,inadog'sheart,jenniferarnold,jimfoster,personaltransformation,reading,religion&spirituality,sanfrancisco,servicedogs,sf,trainingdogsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bible--59078245https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59078245Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterKaren Armstrong, author of "The Bible: A Biography," talks about how the story of The Exodus was written deliberately as a myth.  The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get...171authorinterview,biblecommentaries,biography,book,christianhistoricaltheology,christianity,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jewish,jimfoster,karenarmstrong,reading,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,splittingofthesea,thebible,theexodus,worldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/madras-on-rainy-days--58982752https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58982752Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterSamina Ali, author of "Madras on Rainy Days," talks about how important it is for Muslim-American women to learn how to claim a feminism for themselves.  The full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be...103american,authorinterview,book,coc,contemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,feminism,india,indian-americanmuslim,jimfoster,literaryfiction,madrasonrainydays,marriage,muslim,muslimwomen,reading,saminaali,sanfrancisco,sf,womanismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-kitchen--58904296https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58904296Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterMonica Ali, author of "In the Kitchen," talks about the prevalence of indentured labor in the restaurant industry within the context of her novel. This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard...103authorinterview,book,chef,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cooking,culturalheritagefiction,england,hotelkitchen,indenturedlabor,inthekitchen,jimfoster,london,monicaali,mysterythriller,reading,restaurant,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-darlings--58805162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58805162Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterCristina Alger, former analyst at Goldman Sachs and author of "The Darlings," talks about what it was like during the financial disaster of 2008 in New York. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can...2852008financialdisaster,21stcentury,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cristinaalger,financialscandal,financialthrillers,goldmansachs,jimfoster,literaryfiction,money,mysterythriller&suspense,newyork,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thedarlings,wallstreetfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surfing-the-middle-east--58719942https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58719942Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJesse Aizenstat, author of "Surfing the Middle East: Deviant Journalism from the Lost Generation," talks about the beginning of a very unique journey for a California surfer. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with...211authorinterview,book,california,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hezbollah,israel,jesseaizenstat,jewish,jimfoster,lebanon,middleeastpolitics,peace,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,surfing,surfingthemiddleeast,syria,wavesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-shall-not-hate--58643683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58643683Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIzzeldin Abuelaish, Harvard-educated Palestinian doctor and author of "I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity," explains how he is living a life of peace despite losing three of his daughters when Israeli...2352009,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,death&grief,gazastrip,historicalmiddleeastbiography,historyofisrael&palestine,ishallnothate,israel,israelis,izzeldinabuelaish,jimfoster,marekglezerman,palestinians,peace,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fobbit--58558062https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58558062Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDavid Abrams, retired veteran and author of "Fobbit," describes what a Fobbit was during the Iraq War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you...2062005,authorinterview,baghdad,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidabrams,fobbit,forwardoperatingbasetriumph,iraqwar,jimfoster,literarysatirefiction,operationiraqifreedom,reading,sanfrancisco,satire,sf,usarmy,veteran,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-rose--58452621https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58452621Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterAbbott Kahler, Author of "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee," talks about how difficult it was after vaudeville died for Rose Louise Hovick to reinvent herself and how many today like Lady Gaga have taken a page...2041920s,abbottkahler,america,americanrose,authorinterview,biographiesofactors&actresses,book,burlesque,coc,conversationsonthecoast,greatdepression,gypsyroselee,historicalusbiographies,jimfoster,karenabbott,ladygaga,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,vaudevillefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-ground-language-for-an-american-landscape--58360774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58360774Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterBarry Lopez, Editor of "Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape," talks about the interesting definition essay on the words 'lake' and 'desire path.' This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can...250authorinterview,barrylopez,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,debragwartney,desirepath,geography,homeground,jimfoster,lake,lands,languageforanamericanlandscape,outdoors&naturereference,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,travelwritingreference,waters,wordslanguage&grammarreferencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reporting-writings-from-the-new-yorker--58294729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58294729Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDavid Remnick, Author of "Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker," talks about his strange beginnings at The Washington Post including what happened when Katharine Graham took the helm as publisher of her family newspaper, and the state of print...348americanfictionanthologies,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidremnick,internet,jimfoster,journalism,journalismwritingreference,katharinegraham,newspaper,publishing,reading,reporting,sanfrancisco,sf,washingtonpost,watergate,writingsfromthenewyorkerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-battle-for-america-2008--58222095https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58222095Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterHaynes Johnson and Dan Balz, Authors of "The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election," discuss what President Obama said about how he would tell the story of his own election, the emergence of the age of blogging and the...2402008,authorinterview,billclinton,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,danbalz,elections,haynesjohnson,jimfoster,mccain,obama,palin,politics,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tedkennedy,thebattleforamerica2008,unitedstateshistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-play-the-harmonica--58153418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58153418Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterSam Barry, Author of "How To Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons," teaches a brief harmonica lesson and plays a little blues tune together with the student. This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...271authorinterview,blues,book,coc,comedy,conversationsonthecoast,fictionsatire,happy,harmonicas,howtoplaytheharmonica,jimfoster,life,music,parody,reading,sambarry,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-easter-bunny-saved-christmas--58093104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58093104Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDerek Anderson, Author and Illustrator of "How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas," talks about what happens when the Easter Bunny tries to fill in for an ailing Santa at the North Pole. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The...152authorinterview,book,childrenbooks,christmas,coc,conversationsonthecoast,derekanderson,easterbunny,easterbunnysavedchristmas,illustrator,jimfoster,northpole,preschool-3books,reading,sanfrancisco,santa,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-ifs-of-american-history--58033373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58033373Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterRobert Cowley, editor of "What Ifs? of American History," talks about what might have happened if The Mayflower had never sailed in the first place. This full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard...303authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,mayflower,pilgrims,reading,robertcowley,sanfrancisco,sf,whatifs?ofamericanhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-winter-walk--57964023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57964023Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterTolbert McCarroll, author of "A Winter Walk," talks about how the winter can be a unique time of reflection and discovering spiritual paths without following the doctrines of religious institutions. This full interview from a 2006 episode of...154authorinterview,awinterwalk,book,christmas,coc,conversationsonthecoast,faiths,holidayseason,jimfoster,monk,reading,reflection,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,spiritual,symbols,tolbertmccarroll,winterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-life-after-football--57881689https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57881689Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterGeorge E. Koonce Jr., co-author of "Is There Life After Football?: Surviving the NFL," talks about what it's like to live 'in the bubble' and what happens after that bubble bursts and a player's career ends. This full interview from a 2015 episode of...198authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,football,footballbubble,formernflplayers,georgeekooncejr,istherelifeafterfootball,jamesaholstein,jimfoster,nfl,postplayingcareer,reading,richardsjones,sanfrancisco,sf,sociologyofsports,sports,survivingthenflfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-christmas-david--57808204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57808204Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterDavid Shannon, author and illustrator of "It's Christmas, David!," talks about some of the ways the version of David within the book gets himself heading toward trouble in the lead-up to Christmas, including playing with the ornaments on the tree....2142-6yearbooks,authorinterview,book,children'schristmasbooks,children'shumor,children'smannersbooks,christmas,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidshannon,holidayseason,it'schristmasdavid,jimfoster,ornaments,preschool-3books,reading,sanfrancisco,santa,sf,toysfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mayflower--57707245https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57707245Sun, 19 Nov 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterNathaniel Philbrick, author of "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War," talks about how the Pilgrims made it to the very first Thanksgiving. This full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be...244authorinterview,book,coc,community,conversationsonthecoast,courage,europeans,jimfoster,mayflower,nathanielphilbrick,nativeamericans,newengland,pilgrims,plymouthharbor,reading,religiousrefugees,sanfrancisco,sf,thanksgiving,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spices-of-life--57601566https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57601566Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterNina Simonds, author of "Spices of Life: A Cookbook of Simple and Delicious Recipes for Great Health," talks about the wonders of chicken soup across many cultures. This full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...116authorinterview,book,cardamom,chickensoup,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cookbook,healthfoods,herbs,herbspice&condimentcooking,jimfoster,ninasimonds,paleo,reading,recipes,sanfrancisco,sf,spices,spicesoflife,vegancookingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thing-around-your-neck--57516751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57516751Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of "The Thing Around Your Neck," talks about how a person considered a hero by the world at large can be thought of differently by their own family, as told in one of the short stories within the novel entitled 'The...163africa,authorinterview,book,children,chimamandangoziadichie,coc,conversationsonthecoast,heart,jimfoster,men,nigeria,parents,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,shortstories,stories,thethingaroundyourneck,unitedstates,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-city-of-z--57427694https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57427694Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterDavid Grann, author of "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon," talks about the endless amount of people from all corners of the globe who, for decades, searched for evidence of what happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett...204adventuretravel,ataleofdeadlyobsession,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidgrann,expeditions&discoveries,explorer,geography,jimfoster,maps,percyfawcett,rainforest,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,southamericanhistory,theamazon,thelostcityofzfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-s-guide-to-hollywood--57309939https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57309939Sun, 22 Oct 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterJoe Eszterhas, screenwriter and author of "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: The Screenwriter as God!," talks about why hopeful screenwriters should focus on being a writer that happen to write for the screen, and also discusses the 'Lamborghini'...128actors,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,directors,hollywood,jimfoster,joeeszterhas,moviemaking,movies,producers,reading,sanfrancisco,screenplays,screenwriting,sf,thedevil'sguidetohollywood,writersblock,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-silver-star--57237980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57237980Sun, 15 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterJeannette Walls, author of "The Silver Star," talks about the difficulty in choosing what to do when people who are supposed to be in a position of authority violate that authority, as the two sisters Bean and Liz experience in the novel. The full...1641970,adversity,authorinterview,book,california,coc,comingofagefiction,contemporaryliteraryfiction,conversationsonthecoast,inspirational,jeannettewalls,jimfoster,novel,optimist,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sisters,thesilverstar,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-hamilton--57150370https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57150370Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterRon Chernow, author of "Alexander Hamilton," talks about how the beginnings of the American republic included many feuds, among them being how to balance State Rights and the Executive Branch. This full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations...154alexanderhamilton,america,chernow,coc,congress,conversationsonthecoast,executivebranch,foundingfathers,government,hamilton,jimfoster,legislativebranch,ronchernow,statesrights,unitedstates,ushistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-empire-strikes-out--56987441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56987441Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterRobert Elias, author of "The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad," talks about baseball's unique status in America and how that status was always more than just symbolic. The full interview...129america,antitrust,baseball,baseballstatus,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,pasttime,reading,robertelias,theempirestrikesout,unitedstates,usforeignpolicyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-genius--56913277https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56913277Sun, 24 Sep 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterDavid Harris, author of "The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reivented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty," gives a colorful example of what kind of guy Bill Walsh was as a younger man, and how he was an excellent general manager in addition to head coach....17549ers,authorinterview,bayarea,billwalsh,book,coach,coachinglegend,conversationsonthecoast,davidharris,dynasty,football,generalmanager,jimfoster,joemontana,nfl,reading,sanfrancisco,sports,thegeniusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-of-grace--56823156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56823156Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterChristine Watkins, author of "Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion Through Mary's Intersection," reads an excerpt from her collection of true stories of conversion and healing linked to Mary's apparitions at Medjugorje. The full...259book,catholicism,christinewatkins,coc,conversationsonthecoast,conversionstories,fullofgrace,god,intercession,jimfoster,love,mary,medjugorje,prayer,reading,religion,scripture,spiritualfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tiny-beautiful-things--56746155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56746155Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterCheryl Strayed, author of "Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar," talks about how we can't convince people to love us, and why we should buy ten books of poetry and read them each five times. The full interview from a 2012...147advice,book,cherylstrayed,conversationsonthecoast,dearsugar,hulu,jimfoster,life,love,poetry,reading,sanfrancisco,selfhelp,tinybeautifulthingsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foster-last-episode-on-960-am-in-san-francisco--56672685https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56672685Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterOn this special episode, host and producer Jim Foster speaks with technical producer Robert Costa about how "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" became a long-running program airing on various radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area for...16872014,960amsanfrancisco,authorinterview,book,bookpublishing,calvintrillin,coc,conversationsonthecoast,ellroy,interviewing,interviewtechnique,jamesellroy,jimfoster,julie,perfidia,radioprogram,reading,sanfrancisco,sanfranciscoradio,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glass-the-whole-world-over-2007--56601816https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56601816Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Whole World Over," author Julia Glass writes a novel about all the little accidents in life that come together to determine our choices in love and connections to others in the world. This second discussion about the book took place on a 2007...1107authorinterview,book,choices,coc,connections,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,juliaglass,literaryfiction,love,marriage,midlifedepression,novel,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thewholeworldover,threejunes,truelovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellroy-perfidia--56516538https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56516538Sun, 20 Aug 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Perfidia," author James Ellroy writes a historical novel and the first volume of his second L.A. Quartet series, set in Los Angeles in 1941 that follows the story of several very different people who come together to investigate the murder of a...13711941,americanliterature,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hard-boiledmystery,historicalnovel,jamesellroy,japanese,jimfoster,laquartetseries,literaryfiction,losangeles,pearlharbor,perfidia,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prejean-the-death-of-innocents-an-eyewitness-account-of-wrongful-executions--56432467https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56432467Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions," author Sister Helen Prejean talks about her first-hand experiences witnessing the execution of Dobie Gillis Williams in 1999 and Joseph Roger O'Dell in 1997, how poor people...1112authorinterview,book,californiamoratorium,capitalpunishment,civilrights&liberties,coc,conversationsonthecoast,criminalprocedurelaw,deathpenalty,dobiegilliswilliams,jimfoster,josephrogero'dell,letalinjection,michaelmorales,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sisterhelenprejean,thedeathofinnocents,wrongfulexecutionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perry-dorchester-terrace-a-charlotte-and-thomas-pitt-novel--56380238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56380238Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel," the late author Anne Perry writes the next novel in a series in which Thomas Pitt is now the head of Britain's Special Branch, and follows the story of him and his wife trying to get...1325anneperry,authorinterview,book,britain,charlotteandthomaspittnovel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dorchesterterrace,england,historicalmystery,history,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,traditionaldetectivemysteries,treason,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goldmark-her-wild-oats--56256230https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56256230Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Her Wild Oats," the late author Kathi Kamen Goldmark writes a novel about two people at very different points in their lives who develop an unlikely friendship, a thirteen-year-old boy who plays the harmonica, and a young woman who recently...1358authorescort,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,friendship,harmonica,herwildoats,humor,husbandaffair,jimfoster,kathikamengoldmark,love,novel,reading,rockbottomremainders,sambarry,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glass-and-the-dark-sacred-night--56171724https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56171724Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "And the Dark Sacred Night," author Julia Glass writes a novel about a man's quest to find his biological father and what he discovered along the journey about himself and the world. This discussion took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations...1329andthedarksacrednight,authorinterview,biologicalparents,book,coc,contemporaryliteraryfiction,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,juliaglass,literaryfiction,louisarmstrong,modernfamily,novel,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,threejunes,whatawonderfulworld,youthfulchoicesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frey-king-a-million-little-pieces-parched--56105548https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56105548Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn this episode, Jim Foster shares his thoughts on the publishing scandal surrounding James Frey's memoir "A Million Little Pieces" and why a memoir by Heather King entitled "Parched" is more meaningful surrounding the subject of alcoholism and...3322006,addiction,alcoholism,amillionlittlepieces,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,heatherking,jamesfrey,jimfoster,memoir,memoirist,oprah,parched,publishingscandal,reading,rehab,sanfrancisco,sf,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellroy-the-hilliker-curse-my-pursuit-of-women--56023408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56023408Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women," author James Ellroy writes an illustrative memoir starting with his childhood disrupted by great loss, his later pursuit of women, and a new relationship that may have helped him become a better man. This...1278authorbiographies,authorinterview,book,childhood,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jamesellroy,jimfoster,loveaffairs,marriage,memoirs,murder,murder&mayhemtrueaccounts,reading,relationships,sanfrancisco,sf,thehillikercurse,women,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brown-sour-puss-a-mrs-murphy-mystery--55741660https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55741660Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Sour Puss: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery," author Rita Mae Brown writes the 14th book in a series where a cat by the name of Sneaky Pie Brown leads the hunt for a killer, this time in a return visit to a small Virgina town called Crozet. This discussion...1117agriculture,agroterrorism,animalfiction,authorinterview,book,cats,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cozyanimalmystery,jimfoster,mysterybooks,reading,ritamaebrown,sanfrancisco,sf,sourpussamrsmurphymystery,virginia,winefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yee-so-totally-emily-ebers--54887194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54887194Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "So Totally Emily Ebers," author Lisa Yee writes the 3rd book in The Millicent Min Trilogy series and introduces Millie's best friend, Emily Ebers, and her move to California with her mom after her parents' divorce. This discussion took place on a...1090authorinterview,book,children'sparentsbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,divorce,emotions,family,feelings,friendship,girlgenius,jimfoster,lisayee,love,millicentmingirlgenius,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sototallyemilyebers,themillicentmintrilogyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waldman-love-and-other-impossible-pursuits--54481690https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54481690Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits," author Ayelet Waldman writes a novel about a woman and Harvard Law grad who struggles to connect with her stepson, discovering the meaning of family in the process. This discussion with the author took place...1093americanliterature,authorinterview,ayeletwaldman,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,harvard,jimfoster,literaryfiction,loss,love,loveandotherimpossiblepursuits,manhattan,modernlife,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theotherwomanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trillin-about-alice--54223345https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54223345Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "About Alice," author Calvin Trillin writes about the love of his life, Alice, and how she was equally at home being a wife, mother, educator, writer, and friend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On...1157aboutalice,admiration,authorbiographies,authorinterview,book,calvintrillin,coc,conversationsonthecoast,grief&bereavement,humility,humor,jimfoster,lovestory,marriage,memoirs,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,wonder,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shipstead-astonish-me--54082617https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54082617Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Astonish Me," author Maggie Shipstead writes a novel about a former ballerina who gets pulled back into her complicated past when her son is revealed to be a ballet prodigy. This discussion with the author took place on a 2014 episode of...13121970s,astonishme,authorinterview,ballerina,ballet,book,california,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dancer,familylifefiction,jimfoster,literaryfiction,maggieshipstead,manhattan,novel,paris,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shannon-good-boy-fergus--54019124https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54019124Sun, 28 May 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Good Boy, Fergus!," author & illustrator David Shannon talks about his children's book centering around a dog named Fergus and the adventures he gets into during a "perfect doggy day." This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of...1147authorinterview,book,chidren'sdogbooks,children'saction&adventurebook,children'spetbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidshannon,goodboyfergus!,jimfoster,preschool-kindergartenbooks,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/selznick-walt-whitman-words-for-america--53945517https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53945517Sun, 21 May 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Walt Whitman: Words for America," illustrator Brian Selznick talks about a children's book he illustrated about the life of Walt Whitman during the Civil War from growing up as a child to his death. The book was authored by Barbara Kerley. This...1134authorinterview,barbarakerley,book,brianselznick,children'samericancivilwarera,childrensbooks,children'sliterarybiographies,coc,conversationsonthecoast,illustratedchildrensbooks,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,waltwhitman,wordsforamericafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scieszka-smash-crash--53852353https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53852353Sun, 14 May 2023 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Smash! Crash!," author Jon Scieszka writes a children's book about some trucks making their way to Trucktown and the fun they have along the route. The book was illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long, and David Gordon. This discussion with...1026authorinterview,book,childrensbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidgordon,davidshannon,jimfoster,jonscieszka,kidbooks,learntoreadbooks,lorenlong,preschool-4book,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,smash!crash!,trucks,trucktown,youngboyreadersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schaffer-life-death-bialys-a-father-son-baking-story--53763324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53763324Sun, 07 May 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Life, Death & Bialys: A Father/Son Baking Story," author Dylan Schaffer writes a unique memoir about how he struggled to reach closure with his dying father Flip after being estranged since he and his siblings were left alone with their mother...1068authorinterview,bakers,book,bread,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dylanschaffer,endoflife,fatherhood,fathersonbakingstory,frenchculinaryinstitute,hope,jimfoster,lifedeath&bialys,memoir,parentingboys,parents,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russo-that-old-cape-magic--53692547https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53692547Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "That Old Cape Magic," author Richard Russo writes a novel about a man who grew up at Cape Cod and later made more memories as an adult there with a marriage and family. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode of...1139authorinterview,book,capecod,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,familylifefiction,jimfoster,literaryfiction,marriage,parents,psychologicalfiction,reading,richardrusso,sanfrancisco,sf,summervacations,thatoldcapemagicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rushdie-luka-and-the-fire-of-life--53618638https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53618638Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Luka and the Fire of Life," author Salman Rushdie writes a children's book that follows a twelve-year-old named Luka who embarks on a quest to find a way to wake his father from a deep sleep, encountering creatures and obstacles along the journey....1283authorinterview,book,children'sfantasy&magicbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fable,familysagafiction,fathersonbooks,jimfoster,literaryfiction,lukaandthefireoflife,magic,magiccarpetride,reading,salmanrushdie,sanfrancisco,sf,youngreadersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richmond-no-one-you-know--53548522https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53548522Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "No One You Know," author Michelle Richmond writes a novel about a woman searching for her sister's killer while discovering many secrets along the way. This second discussion with the author took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The...1134authorinterview,book,coc,contemporaryliterature,conversationsonthecoast,familydrama,familylifefiction,jimfoster,math,michellerichmond,murdermystery,nooneyouknow,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stanfordfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prejean-the-death-of-innocents-an-eyewitness-account-of-wrongful-executions--53480071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53480071Sun, 09 Apr 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions," author Sister Helen Prejean poses the question on if it is morally right for governments to kill the guilty, and talks about her first-hand experiences witnessing the...1077authorinterview,book,capitalpunishment,civilrights&liberties,coc,conversationsonthecoast,criminology,deathpenalty,dobiegilliswilliams,humanrights,jimfoster,josephrogero'dell,morality,pope,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sisterhelenprejean,thedeathofinnocentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philbrick-mayflower-a-story-of-courage-community-and-war--53415320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53415320Sun, 02 Apr 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War," author Nathaniel Philbrick writes about how Native Americans and English Americans co-existed in a process of give and take during the early settlement years after the Pilgrims arrived in New...1132authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,indians,jimfoster,kingphilipswar,mayflower,milesstandish,nathanielphilbrick,nativeamericans,newengland,pilgrims,plymouthharbor,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thanksgiving,uscolonialperiodhistory,usstate&localhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perry-buckingham-palace-gardens--53318480https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53318480Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Buckingham Palace Gardens," author Anne Perry writes another novel in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series, in which Thomas Pitt of the Special Services must solve the murder of a young woman in order to save his career and the monarchy. This...1114anneperry,authorinterview,book,buckinghampalacegardens,charlotteandthomaspittseries,coc,conversationsonthecoast,historicalmystery,jimfoster,monarchy,princeofwales,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thrillerandsuspensefiction,traditionaldetectivemysteriesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kidder-good-prose-the-art-of-nonfiction--53250982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53250982Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction," co-author Tracy Kidder presents a book that teaches how to write nonfiction, including narratives, essays, and memoirs, and also delves into how to find a story and make a living as a writer. The book is...1340authorinterview,authorshipreference,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,essays,fictionwritingreference,goodprose,jimfoster,memoirs,narratives,nonfiction,pulitzerprizewriter,reading,richardtodd,sanfrancisco,sf,tracykidder,writing,writingskillreferencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greene-long-man--53168270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53168270Sun, 12 Mar 2023 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Long Man," author Amy Greene writes a novel set in 1936 about a young mother desperate to make sure her daughter inherits the family's land held for generations in an Appalachian Tennessee town, just as the Tennessee Valley Authority plans to dam...13001936,amygreene,appalachiantown,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dams,greatdepression,historicalfiction,jimfoster,literaryfiction,longman,reading,relocation,sanfrancisco,sf,tennessee,tennesseevalleyauthority,womensfriendshipfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goodman-the-cookbook-collector--53100870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53100870Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Cookbook Collector," author Allegra Goodman writes a novel about two young women sisters making their way in the world with very different views about what life and love can be, set in Silicon Valley during the dot com bust. This discussion...1278allegragoodman,authorinterview,book,coc,contemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,cookbooks,desire,dotcombust,food,historicalnovel,jimfoster,literaryfiction,love,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,siliconvalley,sisters,thecookbookcollectorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goldmark-book-group-expo--52832549https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52832549Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn this episode, the late Kathi Kamen Goldmark talks about the debut event for Book Group Expo which was designed to bring together book lovers and independent book sellers to promote discussion about books and authors, in addition to readers forming...3142006,agreatgoodplaceforbooks,authorinterview,book,bookbuyers,bookclubs,bookgroupexpo,bookgroups,bookpassage,booksellers,booksinc,coc,conversationsonthecoast,greenapplebooks,jimfoster,kathikamengoldmark,keplersbooks,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glass-the-widower-s-tale--52776123https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52776123Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Widower's Tale," author Julia Glass writes a novel about a retired man living in a rural community many decades after the sudden death of his wife as he comes to the realization that he can't stay isolated anymore from his community, two adult...1276authorinterview,book,cancer,coc,comtemporaryromance,conversationsonthecoast,familylifefiction,gaymarriage,immigration,jimfoster,juliaglass,literaryfiction,newlove,oldage,reading,rural,sanfrancisco,sf,socialissues,thewidowerstalefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/furst-midnight-in-europe--52688767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52688767Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Midnight in Europe," author Alan Furst writes a novel set at the start of World War 2 in 1938 following the story of a lawyer in Paris who is approached to help supply weapons to the Spanish Republic's army. This discussion with the author took...13131938,alanfurst,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,france,historicalthrillers,jimfoster,literaryfiction,midnightineurope,paris,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,spain,spanishrepublic,war,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foster-2006-state-of-book-writing-and-publishing--52635695https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52635695Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn this episode, Jim Foster shares what recent guest and author John Updike had to say at the 2006 annual book seller convention about the future of book writing and publishing. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The...3332006,book,bookpublishing,bookseller,bookwriting,coc,conversationsonthecoast,digitizedbooks,google,independentbookstore,jimfoster,johnupdike,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,virtualbookshelves,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ford-hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet--52557144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52557144Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," author Jamie Ford writes his debut novel about a Chinese American man named Henry Lee who reflects decades later on what it was like growing up during World War 2 in Seattle, the conflict between his...1103authorinterview,bitterandsweet,book,china,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familysagafiction,hotelonthecorner,internmentcamps,jamieford,japanese,jimfoster,literaryfiction,panamahotel,reading,reference,sanfrancisco,seattle,sf,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellroy-blood-s-a-rover--52488672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52488672Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Blood's a Rover," author James Ellroy writes the concluding third book in his Underworld USA trilogy with the end of the 1960s laced with violence, greed, and conspiracy theories. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode of...11041960s,americanhistory,authorinterview,bloodsarover,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hardboiledmystery,historicalmystery,ideology,jamesellroy,jimfoster,martinlutherking,nixon,politicalconversion,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,socialnovel,underworldusatrilogyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eisler-fault-line--52437297https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52437297Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Fault Line," author Barry Eisler writes a novel about a patent lawyer named Alex Treven who calls upon his estranged brother for help when the inventor of a promising application that Alex was linked to is murdered. This discussion with the...1137actionfictionbook,alextrevenbook,assassinationthrillers,authorinterview,barryeisler,book,brothers,coc,conversationsonthecoast,faultline,hightech,jimfoster,militaryliasonelement,patentlawyer,reading,sandhillroad,sanfrancisco,sf,siliconvalley,suspensethrillersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delaney-simple-courage-a-true-story-of-peril-on-the-sea--52381256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52381256Sun, 08 Jan 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea," the late author Frank Delaney writes an account of the 1951 disastrous voyage of the freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise as it encountered an epic storm during the journey from Europe to America....11321951,adventuretravel,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,frankdelaney,inspirationalstory,jimfoster,kurtcarlsen,navalrescues,reading,roguewaves,sanfrancisco,sea,sf,shiphistory,simplecourage,ssflyingenterprise,worldhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/castleman-killer-weed--52325184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52325184Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Killer Weed," author Michael Castleman writes the fourth in his Ed Rosenbery mystery series in which a Silicon Valley billionaire hires Ed to research the hippie era centered in the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco, while a popular mayoral...1339americanculture,authorinterview,book,cannabisdecriminalization,coc,conversationsonthecoast,drugs,edrosenbergmystery,fictionurbanlife,haight-ashbury,hippies,jimfoster,killerweed,marijuana,michaelcastleman,mysterybook,prohibition,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brown-full-cry--52262430https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52262430Sun, 25 Dec 2022 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Full Cry," author Rita Mae Brown writes the third novel of her foxhunting series in which "Sister" Jane investigates dishonest hunting practices leading to a shocking connection with what was thought to be an unrelated murder. This discussion...364animals,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,drunks,foxhunting,fullcry,horseback,hound,hunting,jimfoster,murdermystery,reading,ritamaebrown,sanfrancisco,sf,sisterjanebook,virginia,womensleuthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boyle-wild-child-stories-by-t-c-boyle--52217743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52217743Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Wild Child: Stories by T.C. Boyle," author T.C. Boyle presents a collection of fourteen wide-ranging short stories filled with suspense and imagination. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1309authorinterview,baseball,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,france,jimfoster,laconchita,literaryfiction,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalthriller,python,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,shortstories,shortstorybooks,tcboyle,venezuela,wildchildstoriesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beren-california-the-beautiful--52154073https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52154073Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "California the Beautiful," Editor Peter Beren talks about the photography book from the late Photographer Galen Rowell which presents a collection of beautiful images from the Golden State of California and pairs them with the voices of fifty...1170authorinterview,bayarea,book,california,californiapictures,californiathebeautiful,coc,conversationsonthecoast,galenrowell,hope,jimfoster,mayaangelou,pacificwestunitedstatestravel,peterberen,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,travelphotography,usstateandlocalhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bausch-before-during-after--52091931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52091931Sun, 04 Dec 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Before, During, After," author Richard Bausch writes about the story of a love affair that blooms and then falters against the background of a national tragedy, the September 11 terrorist attacks. This discussion with the author took place on a...13632001,911,authorinterview,bausch,beforeduringafter,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fictionurbanlife,jimfoster,literaryfiction,loveaffair,lovestory,novel,psychologicalfiction,reading,richardbausch,sanfrancisco,september11attacks,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/armstrong-the-great-transformation-second-interview--52019720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52019720Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Great Transformation," author and religious scholar Karen Armstrong writes a book about how a variety of religious traditions began and how they could possibly answer problems in our society today. In this interview, Armstrong talks about her...373allianceofcivilizations,authorinterview,book,coc,comparativereligion,conversationsonthecoast,cultures,historyofreligion,jimfoster,karenarmstrong,novel,reading,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,thegreattransformation,unaoc,unitednations,worldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zuckoff-ponzi-s-scheme-the-true-story-of-a-financial-legend--51953142https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51953142Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend," author Mitchell Zuckoff writes about the life of Charles Ponzi, an immigrant from Italy, and what the world was like in 1920 when he promised to double investors' money in just three months...1126authorinterview,biography,book,boston,charlesponzi,coc,conversationsonthecoast,economichistory,financialscheme,investors,jimfoster,mitchellzuckoff,money,novel,ponzi,ponzi'sscheme,reading,sanfrancisco,scam,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wrinkle-wash--51874423https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51874423Sun, 13 Nov 2022 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "Wash," author Margaret Wrinkle writes a novel about a slave forced to work as a breeding sire for a Revolutionary War veteran set on building and maintaining his empire in early 1800s Tennessee during the age of westward expansion. This...13551800s,americansouth,authorinterview,book,breedingsire,coc,conversationsonthecoast,inbreeding,jimfoster,margaretwrinkle,novel,racialdivide,reading,revolutionarywarveteran,sanfrancisco,sf,slavery,tennessee,wash,westafricafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wolff-the-hard-way-around-the-passages-of-joshua-slocum--51780919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51780919Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Hard Way Around: The Passages of Joshua Slocum," author Geoffrey Wolff writes a biography about 19th-century sea explorer Joshua Slocum, how he became the first man to circle the globe by himself by using his engineering smarts, and how he...1283adventure,authorinterview,biography,book,canadianhistoricalbiographies,coc,conversationsonthecoast,discovery,engineering,expeditions,geoffreywolff,jimfoster,joshuaslocum,novel,reading,sailing,sanfrancisco,seaman,sf,thehardwayaroundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winegardner-the-godfather-returns--51708485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51708485Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Godfather Returns," author Mark Winegardner writes another novel in "The Godfather" series which picks up the story after the years covered in Mario Puzo's book and in Francis Ford Coppola's classic films. This discussion took place on a 2004...1100authorinterview,book,classicfilms,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culturalheritagefiction,familysagafiction,francisfordcoppola,godfather,jimfoster,mariopuzo,markwinegardner,novel,organizedcrimethriller,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thegodfatherreturnsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wills-what-paul-meant--51639178https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51639178Sun, 23 Oct 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "What Paul Meant," author Garry Wills writes about Paul and how his intentions were consistent with the teachings of Jesus instead of corrupting them as has been argued. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1133apostle,authorinterview,bible,book,christianity,christiantheology,coc,conversationsonthecoast,garrywills,historyofreligion,jesus,jew,jimfoster,novel,paul,reading,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,whatpaulmeantfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whitehead-sag-harbor--51570661https://www.colsonwhitehead.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51570661Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Sag Harbor," author Colson Whitehead writes a coming-of-age novel about a boy who finds himself to be one of the few black students at a Manhattan prep school as he recalls the summer of 1985 where he escaped to Sag Harbor in the Hamptons and...https://www.colsonwhitehead.com/]]>10971985,authorinterview,autobiographical,blackliterature,blackprofessionals,book,coc,colsonwhitehead,comingofagefiction,conversationsonthecoast,firstjob,hamptons,jimfoster,novel,reading,sagharbor,sanfrancisco,sf,teenagersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/webster-after-auschwitz-a-love-story--51512236https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51512236Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "After Auschwitz: A Love Story," author Brenda Webster writes a novel about a man suffering from Alzheimer's Disease who chronicles it in his journal, along with his marriage to a woman who had survived the death camps in Auschwitz as a child....12082010,afterauschwitzalovestory,alzheimer'sdisease,auschwitz,authorinterview,book,brendawebster,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hope,humor,italian,jewish,jimfoster,love,novel,reading,rome,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wambaugh-hollywood-station--51441037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51441037Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Hollywood Station," author Joseph Wambaugh writes a novel about life as a modern-day L.A.P.D. cop, based on real-life interviews from men and women officers. This discussion took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...1143actionthrillerfiction,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cops,hollywoodstation,jimfoster,josephwambaugh,lapd,losangeles,modernpolicenovel,novel,policeprocedural,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,streets,suspenseactionfiction,womencopsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/updike-terrorist--51348991https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51348991Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Terrorist," the late author John Updike writes a novel about an eighteen-year-old named Ahmad who grows up without a father who disappeared when he was three, as he strives to find his own path guided by the Qur'an and his neighborhood mosque....1103authorinterview,book,coc,contemporarylterature,conversationsonthecoast,fiction,jimfoster,johnupdike,mosque,newjersey,novel,qur'an,reading,religiousmysteries,sanfrancisco,sf,singlemother,terrorismthrillers,terrorist,truckdriverfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/umrigar-the-weight-of-heaven--51292909https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51292909Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Weight of Heaven," author Thrity Umrigar writes a novel about a young American couple living in a small village in India as they cope with the loss of their young son due to a sudden illness. This discussion took place on a 2009 episode of...1109america,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culturalheritagefiction,death,family,india,jimfoster,loss,novel,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thespacebetweenus,theweightofheaven,thrityumrigarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trofimov-the-siege-of-mecca-the-forgotten-uprising-in-islam-s-holiest-shrine-the-birth-of-al-qaeda--51214507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51214507Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine & the Birth of Al Qaeda," author Yaroslav Trofimov writes about the attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979 which eventually led to the rise of al Qaeda. This discussion...11251979,alqaeda,authorinterview,binladen,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,ideology,islam,jimfoster,modernglobaljihad,nonfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,saudiarabia,september11,sf,terrorism,thesiegeofmecca,yaroslavtrofimovfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toltz-a-fraction-of-the-whole--51107844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51107844Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Fraction of the Whole," author Steve Toltz writes a novel about the Dean family from Australia as a son, Jasper, reflects on the events that led up to his eccentric father's demise. This discussion took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations...1113afractionofthewhole,australia,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,criminals,familydrama,fictionsatire,humorousfiction,jimfoster,lawyers,life,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stevetoltzfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/todd-the-red-door-an-inspector-rutledge-mystery--51053549https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51053549Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Red Door: An Inspector Rutledge Mystery," the mother & son author team of Caroline and Charles, writing under the name Charles Todd, write the 12th in a series of Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries following British police inspector and World...1133authorinterview,book,britishpolice,charlestodd,coc,conversationsonthecoast,disappearance,historicalmystery,inspectorrutledgemystery,jimfoster,lie,puzzle,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensethrillers,thereddoor,traditionaldetectivemysteries,womansdeath,worldwarifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sussman-the-paradise-guest-house--50983267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50983267Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Paradise Guest House," author Ellen Sussman writes a novel about an adventure guide who is sent on an assignment to Bali but is caught up in Bali's nightclub bombings only a few days after she arrives, changing her life in many ways including...13382002,2003,authorinterview,bali,book,coc,contemporarywomenfiction,conversationsonthecoast,ellensussman,jimfoster,journey,lovestory,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,terroristattack,theparadiseguesthouse,women,womensdomesticlifefiction,womensfriendshipfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strout-the-burgess-boys--50907181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50907181Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Burgess Boys," author Elizabeth Strout writes a novel centering around two young men living in New York City who return to their childhood home, a small town in Maine, to help their sister's teenage son who has gotten into serious trouble....1291authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,elizabethstrout,familylifefiction,familysagafiction,jimfoster,literaryfiction,maine,newyorkcity,reading,relationships,sanfrancisco,sf,theburgessboysfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stork-marcelo-in-the-real-world-the-last-summer-of-the-death-warriors--50831264https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50831264Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Marcelo In The Real World: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors," author Francisco X. Stork writes a coming of age story centering around a young man with Asperger's Syndrome named Marcelo. This discussion took place on a 2010 episode of...1313aspergerssyndrome,authorinterview,book,childrensbooks,coc,comingofagebooks,conversationsonthecoast,franciscoxstork,internalmusic,jimfoster,lastsummerofthedeathwarriors,lawfirm,life,lovestory,marcelointherealworld,reading,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,youngadultbooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stanley-death-of-the-mantis-a-detective-kubu-mystery--50761945https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50761945Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Death of the Mantis: A Detective Kubu Mystery," authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip present the third in their book series, set in Botswana, which follows African investigator Detective David "Kubu" Bengu as he investigates a murder case...1291authorinterview,book,botswana,bushmen,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culturalheritagefiction,deathofthemantis,detectivekubuseries,jimfoster,michaelsears,michaelstanley,mystery,nativeamericanliterature,prejudice,racism,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stanleytrollipfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stahl-pain-killers--50691391https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50691391Sun, 24 Jul 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Pain Killers," author Jerry Stahl writes a novel largely set in San Quentin where an ex-cop sets out to investigate an inmate's claim to be the Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele. This discussion took place on a 2009 episode of "Conversations On...1122auschwitz,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,csi,darkhumor,drjosefmengele,drugs,excop,jerrystahl,jimfoster,naziwarcriminal,novel,painkillers,reading,sanfrancisco,sanquentin,sf,suspensethrillerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/souby-a-shot-of-malaria--50586173https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50586173Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Shot of Malaria," author Charles Souby writes a novel about addiction by following the story of a young man in San Francisco in the 1990s who is hooked on both drugs and alcohol, as the tale is told from a first-person narrative and with ironic...13871990s,21stcenturybook,addiction,alcohol,ashotofmalaria,authorinterview,book,charlessouby,coc,conversationsonthecoast,drugs,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thecatcherintheryefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/solomons-the-gallery-of-vanished-husbands--50505563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50505563Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Gallery of Vanished Husbands," author Natasha Solomons writes a novel about a single mother who finds herself a widow when her husband disappears, but just a few years later finds herself in the middle a growing art scene in 1960s London at...13371950s,1960s,art,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jewishliterature,jimfoster,literaryfiction,london,loveaffair,natashasolomons,reading,sanfrancisco,sexualrevolution,sf,singlemother,thegalleryofvanishedhusbands,womensdomesticlifefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/smith-bone-out-from-boneville--50427750https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50427750Sun, 03 Jul 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Bone: Out from Boneville," author Jeff Smith presents the first in a series of children's graphic novel books that follow three cousins who are lost in a desert and end up in a forested valley filled with both wonderful and terrifying creatures....1128actionadventurebooks,authorinterview,bonebooks,book,books8to12,cartoonbooks,childrenfantasybooks,childrensgraphicnovels,coc,comicbooks,conversationsonthecoast,jeffsmith,jimfoster,outfromboneville,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/smith-who-stole-the-american-dream--50352536https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50352536Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Who Stole the American Dream?," author Hedrick Smith writes a book detailing how the American Dream was eroded over a span of many decades, and why there are essentially two Americas today as a result of political and economic decisions made over...1345401kplan,americandream,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,economicpublicpolicy,hedricksmith,jimfoster,jimmycarter,middleclass,neweconomy,nonfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,twoamericas,useconomicpolicy,wallstreet,whostoletheamericandreamfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skinner-the-story-of-ain-t-america-its-language-and-the-most-controversial-dictionary-ever-published--50230601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50230601Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published," author David Skinner writes about the true story of how Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary was created in 1961. This discussion...13541961,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidskinner,dictionary,historyofbooks,jimfoster,language,lexicography,literatureencyclopedias,merriamwebster,nonfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thestoryofaint,usagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sittenfeld-prep--50171270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50171270Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Prep," author Curtis Sittenfeld writes a coming-of-age novel that follows the life of 14-year-old Lee Fiora, an intelligent girl who finds herself at a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts far away from her family home in South Bend,...1119adolescent,ambition,angst,authorinterview,boardingschool,book,class,coc,comingofagestory,conversationsonthecoast,curtissittenfeld,gender,jimfoster,massachusetts,prep,race,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,teenagerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shreve-a-student-of-living-things--50054826https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50054826Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Student of Living Things," author Susan Richards Shreve writes a novel about a family living in Washington, D.C. who are shaken by the murder of Steve, whose sister Claire begins a quest to find out who did it. This discussion took place on a...1136authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familydrama,forgiveness,fraynfamily,grief,jimfoster,lovestory,mysterybook,political,post9/11,psychologicalfiction,psychologicalthriller,reading,revenge,sanfrancisco,sf,washingtondcfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sharma-barack-obama-in-hawai-i-and-indonesia-the-making-of-a-global-president--49971048https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49971048Sun, 29 May 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President," author Dinesh Sharma writes about the early years of President Obama's life and how they shaped the person and his days as President of the United States. This discussion...1289authorinterview,barack,biography,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hawai'i,indonesia,jimfoster,leader,obama,pacificislandersbiographies,political,politicalideologies,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,uspresidentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/setterberg-sam-maloof-36-views-of-a-master-woodworker--49866747https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49866747Sun, 22 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Sam Maloof: 36 Views of a Master Woodworker," author Fred Setterberg writes about the life of master woodworker and artist Sam Maloof, and the influence he had within the Pomona Valley arts scene and around the whole world. This discussion took...1514antique&collectiblefurniture,art,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,craftsman,furniture,furnituredesign,house&hotelphotography,jimfoster,jimmycarter,macarthurfoundationgeniusaward,modernism,pomonavalley,reading,sammaloof,sanfrancisco,sf,woodworkerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scieszka-barnett-rex-robot-zot-guess-again-brixton-brothers-series-book-1--49799932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49799932Sun, 15 May 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Robot Zot!," author Jon Scieszka writes a children's book about a robot who wants to conquer the earth but finds himself having landed in a suburban kitchen instead, thus changing his original mission. The book was illustrated by David Shannon....1113adamrex,authorinterview,book,brixtonbrothersbooks,childrensbooks,childrenshumor,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidshannon,guessagain!,jimfoster,jonscieszka,kidbooks,macbarnett,poetry,reading,robotzot!,sanfrancisco,sciencefiction,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schwartz-dreams-from-the-monster-factory-a-tale-of-prison-redemption-and-one-woman-s-fight-to-restore-justice-to-all--49684008https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49684008Sun, 08 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption, and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to All," author Sunny Schwartz writes about her life's work in the criminal justice system in the San Francisco area and how it is possible to...1133accountability,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,criminaljusticesystem,criminology,dreamsfromthemonsterfactory,jail,jimfoster,penology,prisons,reading,rehabilitation,resolvetostopviolenceproject,restorativejustice,rsvp,sanfrancisco,sf,violencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gore-lighting-the-way-nine-women-who-changed-modern-america--49610519https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49610519Sun, 01 May 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America," author Karenna Gore writes about nine inspirational women who led the way in the twentieth century in advocating change for the better in the United States. This discussion took place on a...1127america,authorinterview,blackvoters,book,childlabor,coc,conversationsonthecoast,farmworkers,industrialtoxins,inequity,jimfoster,politics,reading,reproductiverights,sanfrancisco,sf,slavery,socialsecurity,twentiethcentury,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schell-and-delury-wealth-and-power-china-s-long-march-to-the-twenty-first-century--49511563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49511563Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century," authors Orville Schell and John Delury write about China's resurgence on the world stage by examining several influential people from varied backgrounds that help bring about the...1346authorinterview,book,china,chinaslongmarch,chinesehistory,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,johndelury,modernchina,orvilleschell,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,wealthandpower,weiyuanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sager-no-guns-no-knives-no-personal-checks-the-tales-of-a-san-francisco-cab-driver--49441785https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49441785Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "No Guns, No Knives, No Personal Checks: The Tales of a San Francisco Cab Driver," author Larry Sager writes a book about one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, driving a cab, by using his own personal experiences doing the job for...1140authorinterview,book,cabbie,cabdriver,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dangerousjobs,jimfoster,larrysager,nogunsnoknivesnopersonalchecks,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,talesofasanfranciscocabdriver,taxifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sachar-nowhere-out--49381585https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49381585Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Nowhere Out," author Vincent J. Sachar writes a sequel mystery romance novel in which a former Navy SEAL named Kent Taylor has his dark secret of avenging his family's murders coming to light, while at the same time meeting a new woman who...1506authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,ghostmysteries,jimfoster,mysteryromance,mysteryromancenovel,nowhereman,nowhereout,reading,romantic,sanfrancisco,serialkiller,sf,vincentsacharfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ryan-becoming-naomi-leon--49291131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49291131Sun, 03 Apr 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Becoming Naomi Leon," author Pam Munoz Ryan writes a children's novel about a young girl named Naomi who carries her great grandma's positive thinking to overcome many challenges, including trying to discover who she really is when her mother...1113absentmother,authorinterview,becomingnaomileon,book,childcustody,childrenhispanicbook,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,grandmother,jimfoster,kids,nightoftheradishes,pammunozryan,reading,readingage9to12,sanfrancisco,selfesteem,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russo-bridge-of-sighs--49212903https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49212903Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Bridge of Sighs," author Richard Russo writes a novel about a man who goes by the nickname "Lucy" living in small town conservative America in the upstate New York area, and the relationships between Lucy, his parents, wife, and wild son who ended...1109america,authorinterview,book,bridgeofsighs,bullying,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,italy,jimfoster,love,mentalillness,parents,racism,reading,relationships,richardrusso,sanfrancisco,sf,smalltownamericafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rushkoff-life-inc-how-the-world-became-a-corporation-and-how-to-take-it-back--49118883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49118883Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back," author Douglas Rushkoff writes about how the corporate world has contributed negatively to the relationship people have with each other, and how we can reconnect to our own...1101authorinterview,book,coc,community,conversationsonthecoast,corporations,douglasrushkoff,financialcrisis,jimfoster,jobs,lifeinc,monopoly,outsourcing,reading,rushkoff,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rothmann-harold-e-stassen-the-life-and-perennial-candidacy-of-the-progressive-republican--49042064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49042064Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Harold E. Stassen: The Life and Perennial Candidacy of the Progressive Republican," co-author John F. Rothmann writes about the life of a man who was elected governor, served in the United States Navy during World War Two, was involved in writing...1343aleckirby,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidgdalin,eisenhower,haroldestassen,jimfoster,johnfrothmann,kgo,martinlutherking,nixon,politics,progressiverepublican,reading,republicanparty,sanfrancisco,sf,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rosen-hallam-s-war--48943017https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48943017Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Hallam's War," author Elisabeth Payne Rosen writes a historical novel set in the late 1850s during the Civil War as told through the eyes of a young couple, Hugh and Serena Hallam, as they move their family from Charleston to Tennessee and...12241850s,authorinterview,biographicalhistoricalfiction,book,civilwar,civilwarnovel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,elisabethpaynerosen,hallamswar,historicalnovel,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,slavery,tennessee,thesouth,ushistory,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robison-look-me-in-the-eye-my-life-with-asperger-s--48883012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48883012Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's," author John Elder Robison writes a memoir about what it was like growing up with Asperger's syndrome, even though he wasn't diagnosed until later in life, how learning the diagnosis changed the way he...1107asperger'ssyndrome,authorinterview,autism,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,disabilities,jimfoster,johnelderrobison,kids,kiss,lookmeintheeye,mentalhealth,mentalillness,mylifewithaspergers,nonverbal,psychology,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roberts-a-sense-of-the-world-how-a-blind-man-became-history-s-greatest-traveler--48778251https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48778251Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler," author Jason Roberts writes the biography of a man who lived during the 1800s named James Holman who fought the slave trade in Africa and traveled the world unlike anybody...11161800s,africa,africanbiographies,asenseoftheworld,authorinterview,biography,blind,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jasonroberts,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,siberia,slavetrade,traveling,westafricanhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roberts-till-the-end-of-tom--48683068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48683068Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Till the End of Tom," author Gillian Roberts writes the next in her Amanda Pepper Mystery series in which English teacher Amanda Pepper is tasked with solving the case of the death of a man who seems to have a long list of people with motives to...1103amandapeppermystery,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gillianroberts,jimfoster,mysterynovel,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,tilltheendoftomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ritchie-the-burning-man--48581313https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48581313Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:00:01 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Burning Man," author Solange Ritchie writes a novel about a murder mystery in which FBI Forensic pathologist Catherine "Cat" Powers struggles with a case while at the same time balancing being a single mother. This discussion took place on a...1537attorney,authorinterview,book,careerowman,carlyfiorina,coc,condoleezarice,conversationsonthecoast,hillaryclinton,jimfoster,murdermystery,powerwoman,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,singlemother,solangeritchie,theburningman,thrillernovel,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richardson-zen-and-now-on-the-trail-of-robert-pirsig-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance--48444690https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48444690Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," author and journalist Mark Richardson investigates what happened to writer and philosopher Robert Pirsig and the people described in his 1974 book "Zen and the Art...10941970s,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,lifejourney,markrichardson,meditation,motorcyclemaintenance,motorcycles,motorsports,pirsig,reading,roadtrip,robertpirsig,sanfrancisco,sf,travelogue,zenandnowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reichs-206-bones--48371863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48371863Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "206 Bones," author Kathy Reichs writes the next novel in her Temperance Brennan medical thriller series, the inspiration for the television series Bones, which begins with the forensic anthropologist finding herself captured after being accused of...1098206bones,authorinterview,autopsy,bonestvseries,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimedrama,forensicanthropologist,jimfoster,kathyreichs,medicalexpert,murdermystery,mysterywriting,reading,sanfrancisco,science,sf,temperancebrennannovelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reich-rules-of-deception--48259501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48259501Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Rules of Deception," author Christopher Reich writes a thriller novel about a surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Ransom, who discovers the secret life his wife had been leading right after her sudden and tragic death during a climbing excursion they took in...1100authorinterview,book,christopherreich,coc,conversationsonthecoast,doctorswithoutborders,iran,jimfoster,jonathanransombook,novel,reading,rulesofdeception,sanfrancisco,sf,spynovel,spythriller,swissalps,terrorismthriller,thrillerbookfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/read-war-of-words-a-true-tale-of-newsprint-and-murder--48220425https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48220425Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder," author Simon Read writes about the history of San Francisco during the 1880s including two actual shootouts between the families of the mayor of San Francisco, Isaac Kalloch, and the de Young...12831880s,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,deyoungbrothers,isaackalloch,jimfoster,marktwain,newspaper,nonfiction,publishers,reading,sanfranciscochronicle,sanfranciscohistory,sf,simonread,ushistory,warofwords,wildwestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rayner-the-devil-s-wind--48132693https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48132693Sun, 02 Jan 2022 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Devil's Wind," author Richard Rayner writes a novel about an architect who finds himself caught up in a world of corruption and mystery during the 1950s in Los Angeles and Las Vegas as it transitioned from simply a desert to a gambling oasis....10981950s,atomicbombtests,authorinterview,book,casinos,coc,conversationsonthecoast,desert,gambling,jimfoster,lasvegas,losangeles,nevada,noir,reading,richardrayner,sanfrancisco,sf,thedevilswind,vegasfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/raney-letters-to-zerky-a-father-s-legacy-to-a-lost-son-and-a-road-trip-around-the-world--48019276https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48019276Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Letters to Zerky: A Father's Legacy to a Lost Son...and a Road Trip Around the World," co-author Bill Raney presents a memoir and memorial recounting a family trip with his wife and young adopted son in 1967 through Europe, the Middle East, and...11781960s,1967,asia,authorinterview,billraney,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,europe,jimfoster,joannewalkerraney,letterstozerky,middleeast,reading,roadtrip,sanfrancisco,sf,travelingwithkids,travelogue,travelwritingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prock-books-inc-in-alameda--47926241https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47926241Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn this episode, Community Relations Director of Books Inc. Phillip Prock discusses the opening of a new Books Inc. store in Alameda, California. Also discussed include "The Stupidest Angel" by Christopher Moore; author and first female Iron Chef Cat...298alameda,authorinterview,book,booksinc,catcora,childrensbooks,christophermoore,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cookbook,education,ironchef,jimfoster,lamb,literacy,peggyrathmann,phillipprock,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prejean-the-death-of-innocents-an-eyewitness-account-of-wrongful-executions--47888919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47888919Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions," author Sister Helen Prejean writes about how innocent people are being executed by the death penalty, as illustrated by the cases of Dobie Gillis Williams and Joseph Roger...945book,capitalpunishment,civilrightslaw,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crime,deathpenalty,deathpenaltycases,dobiegilliswilliams,god,jimfoster,josephrogerodell,murderconviction,prejean,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sisterhelenprejean,thedeathofinnocents,wrongfulexecutionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phillips-the-song-is-you--47727359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47727359Sun, 05 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Song Is You," author Arthur Phillips writes a novel about an unusual love story taking place in a new digital world between a middle-aged man, whose previous marriage fell apart, and a young Irish singer quickly becoming a star. This...1292arthurphillips,authorinterview,book,brooklyn,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkcomedy,digitaldating,ipod,jimfoster,loss,lovestory,midlifecrisis,music,obsession,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thesongisyoufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/philbrick-mayflower-a-story-of-courage-community-and-war--47630394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47630394Sun, 28 Nov 2021 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War," author Nathaniel Philbrick writes about the Mayflower voyage and first Pilgrim settlement in New England, and the war fought years later between the Puritans and Indians known as King Philip's...1139authorinterview,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,englishcolonists,jimfoster,kingphilipswar,mayflower,nathanielphilbrick,nativeamericans,newengland,philbrick,pilgrims,plymouthrock,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thanksgiving,unitedstateshistory,uscolonialhistoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/petroski-the-essential-engineer-why-science-alone-will-not-solve-our-global-problems--47567830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47567830Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems," author Henry Petroski explores how science and engineering can work together to solve issues around the world, from climate change and renewable energy to the...1350authorinterview,batteryoperatedcars,biofuels,books,climatechange,coc,conversationsonthecoast,effecientautomobiles,engineering,henrypetroski,jimfoster,naturaldisasterprevention,nuclearpower,reading,renewableenergy,sanfrancisco,science,sf,solar,theessentialengineerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peele-killing-the-messenger-a-story-of-radical-faith-racism-s-backlash-and-the-assassination-of-a-journalist--47457992https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47457992Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist," author and investigative reporter Thomas Peele writes about the history of the Black Muslim movement, including the killing of journalist...1346authorinterview,blackmuslimcult,books,chaunceybailey,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,journalism,killingthemessenger,nationofislam,nonfiction,oakland,racism,reading,reporters,sanfrancisco,sf,thomaspeele,yourblackmuslimbakery,yusufbeyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pavone-the-accident--47275238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47275238Sun, 07 Nov 2021 17:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Accident," Author Chris Pavone writes a novel of suspense taking place during a single 24 hour period centering around an author finishing the manuscript of a tell-all book that would have wide-ranging ramifications when released as both a...1351authorinterview,bookpublishing,books,chrispavone,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,publishing,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theaccidentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patron-the-higher-power-of-lucky--47240025https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47240025Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Higher Power of Lucky," Author Susan Patron writes an illustrated children's book about a young girl named Lucky who lives in a small California town where she is worried she'll be abandoned by her guardian to an orphanage. This discussion...1172authorinterview,californiadesert,childrensbook,childrensdrugissues,childrensfictiononsocialsituat,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fosterhomebooks,france,hardpan,illustratedchildrensbook,jimfoster,johnnewberrymedal,loss,mattphelan,orphans,sanfrancisco,sf,susanpatron,thehigherpowerofluckyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/palmer-the-fifth-vial--47051924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47051924Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Fifth Vial," Author Michael Palmer writes a medical thriller novel centering around three people connected by a vial of blood, organ donation, and raises the question of what can happen when science ends up in the wrong hands. This discussion...1099authorinterview,bloodsamples,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,labwork,medicalthrillerbooks,michaelpalmer,organbroker,organdonor,organmarket,organtransplant,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,vialofbloodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/okin-silent-voices-people-with-mental-disorders-on-the-street--46937739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46937739Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Silent Voices: People with Mental Disorders on the Street," Author and former commissioner of mental health Robert Okin writes about what he learned after spending two years on the street meeting and photographing homeless individuals with mental...1356authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,drugs,financialdevastation,homelessness,jimfoster,lifeonthestreet,mentaldisorders,mentalhealth,okin,psychiatry,reading,robertokin,sanfrancisco,sf,silentvoicesbook,traumasfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oharadevereaux-navigating-the-badlands-thriving-in-the-decade-of-radical-transformation--46830172https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46830172Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation," Author and business forecaster Mary O'Hara-Devereaux writes a book offering strategies and tools that executives and business leaders can use to create better...1113business,businessforecaster,china,coc,companies,conversationsonthecoast,europe,globaleconomy,jimfoster,maryoharadevereaux,money,navigatingthebadlands,organizations,sanfrancisco,sf,tipsforbusinessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ofarrell-the-vanishing-act-of-esme-lennox--46731953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46731953Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox," Author Maggie O'Farrell writes a novel about a woman released from a local Victorian asylum in Scotland after being locked away for 60 years starting in the 1930s, and how it affected the entire family who didn't...11081930s,asylum,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,institutionalized,jimfoster,maggieo'farrell,mentalinstitution,novel,psychiatricunit,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,scotland,scottishfiction,sf,thevanishingactofesmelennox,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nunn-chance--46625030https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46625030Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Chance," Author Kem Nunn writes a novel about a neuropsychiatrist named Dr. Chance who enters into a romantic relationship with one of his patients while in the middle of his own divorce. This discussion took place on a 2015 episode of...1292authorinterview,book,chance,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkhumor,deadwood,jimfoster,johnfromcincinnati,kemnunn,neuropsychiatrist,noir,novel,nunn,psychology,reading,sanfrancisco,screenplaywriter,sf,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naifeh-van-gogh-the-life--46527190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46527190Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Van Gogh: The Life," Co-Author Steven Naifeh presents a comprehensive biography of Vincent Van Gogh with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, including a deep look into his personal life as well as the work of the Dutch...1290amsterdam,art,artist,biography,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dutch,gregorywhitesmith,jimfoster,painter,painting,sanfrancisco,sf,stevennaifeh,vangogh,vangoghthelifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/morris-colonel-roosevelt--46417573https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46417573Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "Colonel Roosevelt," Author Edmund Morris writes the third and final book in a biographical series about President Theodore Roosevelt, focusing on the last 10 years of Roosevelt's life in which he went on a safari and ran a robust third-party...1306authorinterview,biography,book,coc,colonelroosevelt,conversationsonthecoast,edmundmorris,germany,history,jimfoster,reading,roosevelt,russia,safari,sanfrancisco,sf,theodoreroosevelt,thirdpoliticalparty,uspresidentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miller-the-lake-shore-limited--46319772https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46319772Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Lake Shore Limited," Author Sue Miller writes a novel about a play centering around a terrorist bombing of a train as it pulled into Union Station in Chicago and of a man waiting to hear whether his estranged wife traveling on the train was...13459/11,authorinterview,book,chicago,coc,conversationsonthecoast,grief,jimfoster,losses,lovestory,miller,reading,sanfrancisco,september11,sf,sorrow,suemiller,terrorist,thelakeshorelimited,thesenatorswifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miles-oath-betrayed-torture-medical-complicity-and-the-war-on-terror--46220460https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46220460Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:00:14 +0000Jim FosterIn "Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror," Author Steven H. Miles uses his background in medical ethics to investigate the role that the medical corps of the United States armed forces played in the abuse of Arab and...1128abughraib,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,guantanamobay,internationalhumanrights,interrogation,jimfoster,medicalethics,miles,prisondoctors,prisonerabuse,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stevenhmiles,torture,unitedstatesarmedforces,waronterrorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meyer-setting-the-table-the-transforming-power-of-hospitality-in-business--46131924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46131924Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business," Author and Restauranteur Danny Meyer writes about what he learned in creating and running restaurants, including the concept of something called Enlightened Hospitality which...1127authorinterview,books,business,coc,conversationsonthecoast,customersatisfaction,dannymeyer,enlightenedhospitality,gramercytavern,hospitalityindustry,jimfoster,managingemployees,reading,restaurantbook,restauranteur,sanfrancisco,settingthetablebook,sf,shakeshack,unionsquarecafefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meers-getting-to-50-50-how-working-couples-can-have-it-all-by-sharing-it-all--46044107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46044107Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It All," Co-Author Sharon Meers talks about her own real-world experiences and the research that she and co-author Joanna Strober did regarding how working mothers can have...1119authorinterview,books,careerwomen,coc,conversationsonthecoast,genderbiasintheworkplace,gettingto5050,jimfoster,marriage,meers,parenting,parents,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sharonmeers,strober,twocareerhousehold,workingcouples,workingmotherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meacham-american-lion-andrew-jackson-in-the-white-house--45956338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45956338Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," Author Jon Meacham writes a biography about President Andrew Jackson and how he reinvented the office of the American presidency and divided a nation at the same time. This discussion took place...11841828,americanlion,andrewjackson,authorinterview,biography,coc,conversationsonthecoast,democracy,democraticparty,fdr,jimfoster,jonmeacham,lincoln,meacham,presidentjackson,roosevelt,sanfrancisco,sf,uspresidents,whitehousefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mcmann-fade--45861704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45861704Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "Fade," Author Lisa McMann writes the second in a trilogy of Young Adult Fantasy books that follows a teenage girl who gets sucked into other people's dreams and nightmares without them knowing she is there, and finds herself way in over her head....1104authorinterview,book,booktrilogy,coc,conversationsonthecoast,detectivefiction,dreams,fade,highschool,jimfoster,lisamcmann,mcmann,mysterybooks,nightmares,paranormal,reading,teenbooks,wake,youngadultfantasybooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mckay-wawona-hotel--45829068https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45829068Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "Wawona Hotel," Author Matthew McKay writes a novel about a woman who awakens from a coma after a car crash, and emerges with new abilities and empathic awareness that has a lasting affect on her life and those around her. This discussion took...11181969,authorinterview,book,carcrash,coc,coma,conversationsonthecoast,emotions,empathicawareness,jimfoster,mckay,mysterybook,psychologicalthriller,psychology,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,wawonahotel,yosemitefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maynard-after-her--45717422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45717422Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "After Her," Author Joyce Maynard writes a novel about two daughters of a detective father who is searching for a murderer, loosely inspired by the Trailside Killer case in Marin County, California, in the late 1970s. This discussion took place on...13321970s,afterher,authorinterview,book,california,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,joycemaynard,lovestory,marincounty,maynard,murdermystery,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sisterhood,thriller,trailsidekiller,women'sdetectivefictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/markoe-walking-in-circles-before-lying-down--45654113https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45654113Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "Walking in Circles Before Lying Down," Author Merrill Markoe writes a novel about a woman who has to put her life back together after a string of romantic disappointments and gets unexpected help from her dog Chuck, and all other dogs too, when...1119animals,authorinterview,book,breakups,coc,comedy,conversationsonthecoast,doctordolittle,dogs,dogstalkingtopeople,jimfoster,letterman,markoe,merrillmarkoe,pets,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,walkingincirclesbeforelyingdowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/margonelli-oil-on-the-brain-adventures-from-the-pump-to-the-pipeline--45504822https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45504822Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline," Author Lisa Margonelli presents a wide-ranging glimpse into the infrastructure of the oil industry and refineries, including the people and pipelines around the world that play a part in...1105authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crudeoilmarket,gas,gasoline,jimfoster,lisamargonelli,margonelli,oil,oilindustry,oilonthebrain,petroleum,pipeline,reading,refinery,sanfrancisco,sf,strategicpetroleumreservefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mansbach-the-end-of-the-jews--45444496https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45444496Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The End of the Jews," Author Adam Mansbach writes a novel about the struggle to hold on to the Jewish identity across several different generations throughout the 20th century, but widens to many different topics including cultural identity,...1098adammansbach,authorinterview,black,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,culturalidentity,family,jewishliterature,jews,jimfoster,love,mansbach,racialpolitics,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theendofthejewsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mann-rise-of-the-vulcans-the-history-of-bush-s-war-cabinet--45358730https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45358730Sun, 20 Jun 2021 16:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet," Author James Mann writes about a group of advisers known as the Vulcans who set a different foreign policy for the United States than anticipated under the presidency of George W. Bush, not...1122authorinterview,book,bushwarcabinet,coc,condoleezarice,conversationsonthecoast,dickcheney,donaldrumsfeld,georgewbush,iraqwar,jamesmann,jimfoster,mann,presidentbush,reading,riseofthevulcans,sanfrancisco,sf,unitedstates,usforeignpolicyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/litwak-home-for-sale--45225039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45225039Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "Home For Sale," the late Author and Detroit native Leo Litwak speaks about his novel set in Detroit in the 1950s during the real estate boom and bust, and the resulting economic and social transformation that took place afterwards. This...13271950s,authorinterview,blackaspirations,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,detroit,detroitdecline,homeforsale,jimfoster,leolitwak,litwak,race,racial,reading,realestateboom,realestatebust,sanfrancisco,sf,whiteflightfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-m-is-for-mystery--45142049https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45142049Sun, 06 Jun 2021 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterKathleen Little, an employee in the children's book department at a San Mateo bookstore called "M Is For Mystery," peels back the curtain on independent bookstores and discusses a number of books for children and young adults to be on the lookout for....1317authorinterview,book,brianselznick,childrensbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,halloween,independentbookstore,janellcannon,jimfoster,kathleenlittle,misformystery,pinduli,poetry,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,stellaluna,waltwhitman,youngadultbooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/li-kinder-than-solitude--45094869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45094869Sun, 30 May 2021 16:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "Kinder Than Solitude," Author Yiyun Li writes a novel about three people whose lives are changed by a murder one of them may have committed, shifting in time between America and China in the 1990s. This discussion took place on a 2014 episode of...1302america,asianamericanliterature,authorinterview,book,china1990s,coc,conversationsonthecoast,humannature,jimfoster,kinderthansolitude,life,mysterybook,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,yiyunlifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lerangis-the-sword-thief-the-39-clues-book-3--44973360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44973360Sun, 23 May 2021 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, Book 3)," Author Peter Lerangis writes the next in a series of children's books following two orphans, Dan and Amy, as they choose between taking a million dollars or going on a search for 39 clues that will amass...1124authorinterview,book,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fosterchildren,japan,jimfoster,lerangis,orphans,peterlerangis,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,the39clues,theswordthief,youngreadersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/le-the-boat--44820659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44820659Sun, 16 May 2021 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Boat," Author Nam Le presents a collection of seven short stories based in different places around the world with the common theme of how the human condition crosses cultural boundaries. This discussion took place on a 2008 episode of...1093authorinterview,book,coc,columbia,conversationsonthecoast,culture,human,humanity,iowacity,jimfoster,le,namle,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,shortstories,southchinasea,tehran,theboat,worldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/landay-defending-jacob--44715595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44715595Sun, 09 May 2021 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "Defending Jacob," Author William Landay writes a novel about an assistant district attorney whose own young teenage son is accused of the murder of a fellow student, and how the drama affects the life of the family. This discussion took place on...1327authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimenovel,defendingjacob,facebook,family,jimfoster,landay,legalthriller,murdermystery,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,teenagers,williamlandayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kurson-pirate-hunters-treasure-obsession-and-the-search-for-a-legendary-pirate-ship--44525322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44525322Sun, 02 May 2021 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship," Author Robert Kurson writes a nonfiction book about the deepwater search for a ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister, and the dangerous world of piracy during...165217thcentury,authorinterview,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,goldenfleece,history,jimfoster,johnchatterton,johnmattera,josephbannister,kurson,nonfiction,piratehunters,pirates,reading,robertkurson,sanfrancisco,sf,shipwrecksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kozol-letters-to-a-young-teacher--44417253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44417253Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:00:14 +0000Jim FosterIn "Letters to a Young Teacher," Author & Educator Jonathan Kozol writes about his visits to an inner-city school first grade classroom in Boston, discussing a number of subjects including high-stakes testing, inequalities of urban schools, vouchers,...1127authorinterview,books,children,coc,conversationsonthecoast,highstakestesting,inequalities,jimfoster,jonathankozol,kozol,learning,letterstoayoungteacher,reading,sanfrancisco,schoolsegregation,sf,teachers,urbanschools,vouchersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/klinger-the-new-annotated-sherlock-holmes--44380394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44380394Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:03:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes," Leslie S. Klinger presents an annotated edition of Watson's collections of Holmes' most colorful cases, including thousands of notes and hundreds of illustrations. Among the stories are the origins of how the...1104authorinterview,books,conversationsonthecoast,detectivefiction,doyle,jimfoster,klinger,lesliesklinger,london,mystery,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,sherlockholmes,sirarthurconandoyle,thenewannotatedsherlockholmes,watsonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kerr-children-of-the-lamp-the-akhenaten-adventure--44276171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44276171Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure," the late Author P.B. Kerr writes his first children's book about twins from New York who discover that they have magical powers as they travel to far off places including London, Egypt, and the North...965authorinterview,book,childrenofthelamp,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,egypt,fantasybook,jimfoster,kerr,london,magicalpowers,northpole,pbkerr,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theakhenatenadventure,twins,youngadultnovelsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kerley-what-to-do-about-alice-how-alice-roosevelt-broke-the-rules-charmed-the-world-and-drove-her-father-teddy-crazy--44087895https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44087895Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!," Author Barbara Kerley writes a children's book about Alice Roosevelt and how she lived life on her own terms, including when she...1078aliceroosevelt,authorinterview,barbarakerley,book,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edwinfotheringham,fotheringham,illustratedchildrensbook,jimfoster,kerley,reading,roosevelt,sanfrancisco,sf,theodoreroosevelt,ushistory,uspresidents,whattodoaboutalicefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keltner-tiger-babies-strike-back-how-i-was-raised-by-a-tiger-mom-but-could-not-be-turned-to-the-dark-side--44086651https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44086651Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side," Author Kim Wong Keltner writes her first non-fiction title, taking a look into issues facing women today including Chinese-American women. This...1323children,chinese,chineseamerican,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,keltner,kimwongkeltner,parenting,sanfrancisco,sf,tigerbabiesstrikeback,tigermother,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/keller-old-saint-mary-s-bookstore--43982894https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43982894Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterTim Keller, Paulist Center Manager of the Old Saint Mary's Bookstore in San Francisco, talks about the Lenten season and some of his favorite spiritual books. This discussion took place on a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...378authorinterview,books,church,coc,conversationsonthecoast,easter,jimfoster,keller,lent,lentenseason,missionary,oldsaintmary's,paulistbookstore,paulistfathers,reading,religious,sanfrancisco,sf,spiritual,timkellerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kava-stranded-a-maggie-o-dell-novel--43877226https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43877226Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:00:23 +0000Jim FosterIn "Stranded: A Maggie O'Dell Novel," Author Alex Kava writes the next novel in her series featuring FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell in which the agent is searching for a serial killer targeting truck stops on the highway. This discussion with the...1335alexkava,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fbi,jimfoster,kava,maggieodellnovel,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,serialkiller,sf,stranded,thrillernovel,truckstopfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/katz-oops--43772235https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43772235Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:00:20 +0000Jim FosterIn "Oops!," Author Alan Katz writes a children's humorous poetry book full of words and phrases that kids can relate to. The book was illustrated by Edward Koren. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The...1115alankatz,authorinterview,book,childrenpoetry,childrensbooks,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edwardkoren,illustratedkidsbook,jimfoster,katz,koren,oops!,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kanon-alibi--43671127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43671127Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Alibi," Author Joseph Kanon writes a novel set at the end of World War Two in 1946 in which a man visits his mother in Venice in an attempt to forget what he saw as a U.S. Army war crimes investigator in Germany. This discussion with the author...11431946,alibi,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,germany,historicalfiction,jewish,jimfoster,josephkanon,kanon,moralresponsibility,sanfrancisco,sf,venice,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacobson-the-7th-victim--43565577https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43565577Sun, 21 Feb 2021 17:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "The 7th Victim," Author Alan Jacobson writes the first in a series of novels about a FBI profiler named Karen Vail, who is tasked with leading an investigation into a Viriginia serial killer. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008...1071alanjacobson,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fairfaxcounty,fbi,jacobson,jimfoster,psychologicalfiction,reading,sanfrancisco,serialkillerthrillers,sf,the7thvictim,virginiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iyer-the-man-within-my-head--43451625https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43451625Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Man Within My Head," Author Pico Iyer writes about how a closeness he has always felt with English writer Graham Greene helps him to better understand the relationship with his own father. Through the book, Iyer explores how many people spend...13181960scalifornia,authorinterview,bhutan,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cuba,englishwriter,father,grahamgreene,introspection,iyer,jimfoster,parents,picoiyer,sanfrancisco,selfdiscovery,sf,srilanka,themanwithinmyheadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/linnell-the-burn-zone-session--43325899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43325899Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:00:12 +0000Jim FosterHi, my name is Robert and I was responsible for recording, editing, and publishing the podcast for Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster. Although Jim has now sadly passed, it feels good to keep his memory alive by sharing the programs he did...1996books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cults,depression,empowerment,fulfillment,guidance,guru,jimfoster,linnell,meditation,reading,reneelinnell,selflove,theburnzonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/irving-last-night-in-twisted-river--43207729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43207729Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:00:07 +0000Jim FosterIn "Last Night in Twisted River," Author John Irving writes a novel about how a twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives in the cookhouse of a sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire where the father worked as a cook in 1954. This...1127authorinterview,book,boston,coc,conversationsonthecoast,irving,jimfoster,lastnightintwistedriver,libertarian,logging,newhampshire,reading,riverdriver,sanfrancisco,sawmill,sf,toronto,vermontfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/celebrating-jim-foster--43088608jimfostercoc@gmail.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43088608Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:00:16 +0000Jim FosterWe celebrate our beloved and amiable host and friend Jim Foster, who passed away earlier this week. In this episode, we listen back to portions of a few of the most notable and memorable episodes of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster."...jimfostercoc@gmail.com.]]>2107authorinterview,book,calvintrillin,coc,conversationsonthecoast,foster,hamilton,harmonica,harrypotterbooks,jimfoster,jkrowling,kathikamengoldmark,music,peterbcollins,reading,ronchernow,sambarry,sanfrancisco,sf,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hurwitz-the-crime-writer--42970224https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42970224Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Crime Writer," Author Gregg Hurwitz writes a novel about an L.A.-based crime novelist who has to use his skills as a writer in order to figure out why he is accused of murdering his ex-fiancee, a crime he has no memory of. This discussion...1127authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimefiction,crimethriller,dc,gregghurwitz,hardboiledmystery,hurwitz,jimfoster,lanoir,marvel,orphanx,psychologicalthriller,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,thebookofhenry,thecrimewriterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hood-the-knitting-circle--42866055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42866055Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Knitting Circle," Author Ann Hood writes a novel about a woman named Mary who joins a knitting circle of women which help her through the loss of her only child. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations...1127annhood,authorinterview,book,conversationsonthecoast,friendshipfiction,grief,hood,hope,jimfoster,knitting,life,loss,lossofchild,love,reading,sanfrancisco,sf,theknittingcircle,womengroupfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holthe-the-five-forty-five-to-cannes--42765777https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42765777Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:00:09 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes," Author Tess Uriza Holthe presents a collection of short stories in which the characters are connected by a train ride to Cannes, the link between northern Italy and the French Riviera. This discussion with the...1110authorinterview,books,cannes,coc,conversationsonthecoast,france,frenchriviera,holthe,italy,jimfoster,marriage,northernitaly,psychologicalfiction,sanfrancisco,sf,shortstories,tessurizaholthe,thefivefortyfivetocannes,thievery,trainfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hills-duck-duck-goose--42675079https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42675079Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:00:20 +0000Jim FosterIn "Duck, Duck, Goose," Author & Illustrator Tad Hills writes a sequel in his Duck & Goose children's book series in which Goose finds out that his best friend Duck has found a new friend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode...1109authorinterview,book,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,duckduckgoose,duck&goose,friends,illustrator,jimfoster,kidsbooks,preschool-2,readingage3-7years,sanfrancisco,sf,tadhillsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hershon-a-dual-inheritance--42578596https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42578596Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Dual Inheritance," Author Joanna Hershon writes a novel about two young men who form an unlikely friendship that ends suddenly, helping the reader understand relationships at an intimate level. This discussion with the author took place on a...1366adualinheritance,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,friendship,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/henkin-the-world-without-you--42465899https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42465899Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The World Without You," Author Joshua Henkin writes a novel about the Frankel family as they mourn the loss of their youngest child while dealing with their own unique problems at the same time. This discussion with the author took place on a...1268authorinterview,berkshires,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,familytragedy,henkin,iraqwar,jewishamerican,jimfoster,joshuahenkin,journalism,loss,love,maritalfeuds,sanfrancisco,sf,siblingrivalries,theworldwithoutyoufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heavenridge-literacy-works--42339490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42339490Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:00:12 +0000Jim FosterPaul Heavenridge, the Executive Director of Literacy Works, talks about how the organization addresses and provides services for Americans with low literacy skills. This discussion took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...745adultliteracy,authorinterview,book,conversationsonthecoast,departmentofeducation,education,heavenridge,jimfoster,lincs,literacyworks,paulheavenridge,readingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haslett-union-atlantic--42226199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42226199Sun, 29 Nov 2020 17:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Union Atlantic," Author Adam Haslett writes a novel pitting the fast-paced Wall Street global marketplace versus individual humanity where each person must decide on what they value the most. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010...1315adamhaslett,authorinterview,banker,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,globalmarketplace,gulfwarveteran,haslett,humanity,jimfoster,massachusetts,modernsociety,moral,sanfrancisco,sf,unionatlantic,veteran,wallstreetfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harding-enon--42101158https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42101158Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Enon," Author Paul Harding writes a novel about a man named Charlie Crosby who loses his teenage daughter in a tragic accident, and follows his struggle for peace after unbelievable grief. This discussion with the author took place on a 2013...1439authorinterview,book,charliecrosby,coc,conversationsonthecoast,daughter,enon,father,grief,harding,jimfoster,loss,love,metaphysical,paulharding,personaltragedy,psychological,sanfrancisco,sf,visionaryfictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hall-wisdom-from-philosophy-to-neuroscience--41983050https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41983050Sun, 15 Nov 2020 17:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience," Author Stephen S. Hall explores the science of wisdom throughout history with contributions from philosophers, theologians, and scientists. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010 episode of...1304authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,education,epistemologyphilosophy,fifthcenturybc,jimfoster,medicalneuropsychology,neuroscience,philosophy,politics,sanfrancisco,science,sf,stephenshall,wisdomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haigh-the-condition--41847775https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41847775Sun, 08 Nov 2020 17:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Condition," Author Jennifer Haigh writes a novel about a New England family that appears to be falling apart in the year 1976 through a variety of different ways, starting with one of the daughters being dignosed with Turner's syndrome. This...10991976,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,divorce,familymythologies,haigh,jenniferhaigh,jimfoster,marijuana,medicalfiction,newengland,sanfrancisco,selfdelustions,sf,thecondition,turner'ssyndromefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grossman-the-magicians--41737512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41737512Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Magicians: A Novel," Author Lev Grossman writes the prequel to "The Magician King" in which a high school math genius ends up living within the world of his favorite collection of children's fantasy novels in the magical land called Fillory....1128authorinterview,book,childrensnovels,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fantasynovel,grossman,jimfoster,levgrossman,sanfrancisco,sf,themagicianking,themagiciansfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greenlaw-seaworthy-a-swordboat-captain-returns-to-the-sea--41631990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41631990Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea," Author and swordfish boat captain Linda Greenlaw writes a sequel to "The Hungry Ocean" about her return to the swordfish business after a 10-year hiatus away from blue-water fishing when she had...1267aquaculture,authorinterview,bluewaterfishing,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fisheries,fishing,greenlaw,jimfoster,lindagreenlaw,lobsterfishing,sanfrancisco,seaworthy,sf,swordfish,swordfishboatcaptain,thehungryocean,theperfectstormfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greene-bloodroot--41517482https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41517482Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:00:21 +0000Jim FosterIn "Bloodroot," Author Amy Greene writes her debut novel about generations of families living on the remote and rural Bloodroot Mountain, part of the Appalachian mountains in Eastern Tennessee. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010...1303amygreene,appalachianmountains,authorinterview,bloodroot,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,greene,jimfoster,nature,outdoors,ruralfiction,sanfrancisco,sf,smalltowns,tennesseefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gores-glass-tiger--41392522https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41392522Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:00:09 +0000Jim FosterIn "Glass Tiger," the late Author Joe Gores writes a thriller novel about an ex-sniper for the CIA who is called upon to find a mercenary who had vowed to assassinate the recently elected president of the United States. This discussion with the...1125assassinationthriller,authorinterview,book,cia,coc,conversationsonthecoast,glasstiger,gores,jimfoster,joegores,mercenary,mystery,politicalthriller,president,ranger,sanfrancisco,sf,sniper,unitedstates,vietnamfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goldstein-errors-and-omissions-michael-seeley-mystery-book-1--41287091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41287091Sun, 04 Oct 2020 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "Errors and Omissions," Author and law professor Paul Goldstein writes the first novel in a series about a intellectual property litigator, Michael Seeley, who must prove that a Hollywood movie production company owns the rights to a series of...11071950s,authorinterview,blacklist,blacklistingera,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,errorsandomissions,hollywood,intellectualpropertylaw,jimfoster,legaldrama,legalthrillers,michaelseeleybook1,novel,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glasser-tea-for-ruby--41160012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41160012Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:03:54 +0000Jim FosterIn "Tea for Ruby," the main character Ruby tries to learn her best manners and do things correctly after she receives an invitation to have tea with the Queen. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser discusses her children's book collaboration with Author...1113authorinterview,book,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,duchessofyork,illustrationbooks,illustrator,jimfoster,kids,preschool-grade2,queen,robinpreissglasser,royalty,sanfrancisco,sarahferguson,sf,teaforrubyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gilligan-kyra--41021275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41021275Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:02:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Kyra," Author and Psychologist Carol Gilligan writes a novel about a unique love story between Kyra and Andreas, and how the journey leads Kyra to discover truths about herself and others. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008...1106authorinterview,books,cambridge,carolgilligan,conversationsonthecoast,cyprus,gilligan,humanrelationship,jimfoster,kyra,love,massachusetts,psychology,sanfrancisco,sf,thailand,vienna,wales,wisdomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/furst-dark-voyage--40875932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40875932Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dark Voyage," Author Alan Furst writes a novel in a series centering around spies in Europe leading up to and during World War Two from the year 1941 on an old Dutch freighter in the British war effort. This discussion with the author took place...8571941,alanfurst,authorinterview,book,britishwareffort,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkvoyage,europe,furst,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,sf,warnovel,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/friedman-the-same-but-different-how-twins-can-live-love-and-learn-to-be-individuals--40724833https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40724833Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:00:22 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love, and Learn to Be Individuals," Author, Twin, and Psychotherapist Dr. Joan A. Friedman debunks many of the myths about twins and how they can live a happy and independent life. This discussion with...1348authorinterview,book,coc,codependence,conversationsonthecoast,families,friedman,friendship,individuality,jimfoster,joanafriedmanphd,psychotherapist,relationships,sanfrancisco,separation,sf,twinconnection,twinsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/franklin-crooked-letter-crooked-letter--40575234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40575234Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter," Author Tom Franklin writes a crime novel about two friends who grew up in a small rural Mississippi town in the 1970s together despite coming from very different backgrounds, one from a lower-middle-class white...12801970s,authorinterview,black,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crookedlettercrookedletter,jimfoster,mississippi,racism,sanfrancisco,sf,tomfranklin,whitefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ford-songs-of-willow-frost--40456206https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40456206Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "Songs of Willow Frost," Author Jamie Ford writes a novel about a young Chinese American boy living in a Seattle orphanage during the 1920s and the search for his mother during the Great Depression, who he believes is a moviestar. This discussion...13011920s,1930s,authorinterview,book,chineseamerican,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,greatdepression,jamieford,jimfoster,love,mooretheatre,novel,orphan,orphanage,sanfrancisco,seattle,sf,songsofwillowfrostfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farmer-trees-in-paradise-a-california-history--40350515https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40350515Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "Trees in Paradise: A California History," Author Jared Farmer writes a history of trees in the state of California from 1848 to the present, revealing how the lives of the people in the state have been intertwined with their trees over the years....1342americanwest,authorinterview,book,californiahistory,californialandscape,coastalredwoods,coc,conversationsonthecoast,eucalypts,farmer,goldrush,jaredfarmer,jimfoster,orangeempire,orangegroves,palmtrees,sanfrancisco,sf,trees,treesinparadisefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fallows-china-airborne--40223538https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40223538Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "China Airborne," Author James Fallows writes about China's pursuit of dominance in the aerospace industry with the goal of eventual modernization in other industries, and what that could mean for the rest of the world including the United States....1342aerospace,airbus,airlines,airports,authorinterview,boeing,book,china,chinaairborne,chinamodernization,cirrusaviation,coc,conversationsonthecoast,fallows,jamesfallows,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,sf,teledynecontinental,xi'anfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/english-havana-nocturne-how-the-mob-owned-cuba-and-then-lost-it-to-the-revolution--40108021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40108021Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution," Author T.J. English writes a nonfiction book that delves into the history of the Mob, organized crime in Cuba and the political history of the island which evolved in the...11131950s,authorinterview,book,castro,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cuba,fidelcastro,jimfoster,lansky,luciano,mob,prohibition,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/egan-the-keep--39985813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39985813Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Keep," Author Jennifer Egan writes a novel about a gothic castle set somewhere in central Europe, which incorporates elements of horror, mystery, and romance. This discussion with the author took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations On...1122authorinterview,book,castle,centraleurope,coc,conversationsonthecoast,egan,europe,jenniferegan,jimfoster,mystery,novel,romance,sanfrancisco,sf,thekeepfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dunning-the-bookman-s-promise--39843508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39843508Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Bookman's Promise," Author John Dunning writes the third in the series following Denver ex-cop and bookman Cliff Janeway as he looks for a killer and book at the same time. This discussion with the author took place on a 2005 episode of...703authorinterview,book,bookman,cliffjanewaynovel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimenovel,dunning,jimfoster,johndunning,richardfrancisburton,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dunant-sacred-hearts--38748881https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38748881Sun, 12 Jul 2020 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Sacred Hearts," Author Sarah Dunant writes a novel set in the year 1570 during the Renaissance in which a sixteen-year-old Serafina is forced into the Italian convent of Santa Caterina. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode...11041500s,1571,authorinterview,book,coc,convent,conversationsonthecoast,dunant,italy,jimfoster,nuns,renaissance,sacredhearts,santacaterina,sarahdunantfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dugoni-the-conviction--36101445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/36101445Sun, 05 Jul 2020 16:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Conviction," Author and former civil litigator Robert Dugoni writes a suspense thriller novel about an attorney who does whatever it takes to save his son from legal troubles after a camping trip gone bad. This discussion with the author took...1334authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,corruption,davidsloannovel,dugoni,jimfoster,legal,prisonsystem,robertdugoni,sanfrancisco,sf,suspensenovel,theconvictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dubois-cartwheel--34034323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34034323Sun, 28 Jun 2020 16:00:16 +0000Jim FosterIn "Cartwheel," Author Jennifer duBois writes a novel about an American foreign exchange student arrested for murder in Argentina, and her family's attempt to save their daughter by finding out what happened. This discussion with the author took...1345amanda,amandaknox,argentina,authorinterview,book,buenosaires,cartwheel,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dubois,jenniferdubois,jimfoster,novel,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/divakaruni-the-palace-of-illusions--32169365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32169365Sun, 21 Jun 2020 16:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Palace of Illusions," Author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni writes a novel based on the ancient Indian historical epic The Mahabharat as told from the point of view of a woman, Panchaali, who is married to five brothers throughout a civil war....1104authorinterview,book,chitrabanerjeedivakaruni,coc,conversationsonthecoast,history,india,jimfoster,mahabharat,panchaali,sanfrancisco,sf,thepalaceofillusionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crosby-books-inc-in-berkeley--30588313https://www.booksinc.net/Berkeley.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30588313Sun, 14 Jun 2020 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterCalvin Crosby is the former manager of Books Inc. in Berkeley when it first opened at its original location, and discussed the business of bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time and some recommended reading suggestions. This discussion...https://www.booksinc.net/Berkeley.]]>11552009books,authorinterview,berkeley,bookpublishing,books,booksinc,bookstore,calvincrosby,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,reading,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crais-the-forgotten-man-an-elvis-cole-novel--29731757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29731757Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Forgotten Man: An Elvis Cole Novel," Author Robert Crais writes a detective fiction novel in the continuing series that follows character Elvis Cole, a P.I. who looks for a killer that gives insight into Cole's past including his own father,...1115authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crais,crimefiction,detectivefiction,elviscole,jimfoster,la,losangeles,robertcrais,sanfrancisco,sf,theforgottenman,thrillernovelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crain-necessary-errors--28737503https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28737503Sun, 31 May 2020 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterIn "Necessary Errors," Author Caleb Crain writes a novel based in the city of Prague just one year following the Czechoslovakia revolution of 1989, centering around a young man who has just arrived, seeking to discover himself. This discussion with...13391989,1990,adulthood,authorinterview,book,calebcrain,capitalism,coc,comingoutstory,communism,conversationsonthecoast,crain,czechoslovakia,jimfoster,necessaryerrors,prague,sanfrancisco,sexuality,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crace-the-pesthouse--28180451https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28180451Sun, 24 May 2020 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Pesthouse," Author Jim Crace writes a novel where families in the United States travel to Europe in order to make a better life and future for themselves. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The...1135america,americadecline,americanethos,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crace,europe,humanspirit,jimcrace,jimfoster,pesthouse,sanfrancisco,sf,thepesthouse,unitedstatesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/corbett-done-for-a-dime--27558891https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27558891Sun, 17 May 2020 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Done for a Dime," Author and former private investigator David Corbett writes a crime fiction novel about the murder of a musician in the northernmost section of the San Francisco Bay, but as it turned out the homicide was only the beginning of...1109authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,corbett,crimefiction,doneforadime,jimfoster,murdermystery,novel,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coplin-the-orchardist--27003299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27003299Sun, 10 May 2020 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Orchardist," Author Amanda Coplin writes a historical fiction novel that follows the story of an orchardist who provides shelter for two runaway teens in the American West during the early 20th century. This discussion with the author took...134620thcentury,amandacoplin,americanwest,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,coplin,historicalfiction,jimfoster,orchardist,runawayteen,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/compton-hailey-s-war--26617821https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26617821Sun, 03 May 2020 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Hailey's War," Author Jodi Compton writes a novel about a young woman named Hailey Cain who dropped out of the US Military Academy only to help her best friend from high school, forcing tough choices between the law and loyalty. This discussion...1315authorinterview,bikemessenger,book,compton,conversationsonthecoast,gangs,haileyswar,jimfoster,jodicompton,la,lawlessness,loyalty,mexico,sanfrancisco,sf,usmilitaryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clayton-the-wednesday-daughters-a-novel--26104397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26104397Sun, 26 Apr 2020 16:00:21 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Wednesday Daughters: A Novel," Author Meg Waite Clayton writes a follow-up to "The Wednesday Sisters." This story follows the grown daughters of the women from the original novel's writing club as they travel to England to discover family...1339authorinterview,book,clayton,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,friendships,jimfoster,love,megwaiteclayton,relationships,sanfrancisco,sf,thewednesdaydaughters,wednesdaysistersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christensen-the-great-man--25738465https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25738465Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Great Man," Author Kate Christensen writes a novel about a famous painter whose passing reveals a number of surprising secrets to all who knew him. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1150art,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,faulkneraward,jimfoster,katechristensen,legacy,newyorkartworld,painter,penwinner,sanfrancisco,sf,thegreatmanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/choldenko-chasing-secrets--25336769https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25336769Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:00:21 +0000Jim FosterIn "Chasing Secrets," Author Gennifer Choldenko writes a novel that takes place in San Francisco in the year 1900, and follows thirteen-year-old Lizzie Kennedy as she goes on house calls with her physician father while rumors abound that the plague...15241900,authorinterview,book,chasingsecrets,chinatown,choldenko,coc,conversationsonthecoast,coronavirus,covid19,deadlydisease,gennifercholdenko,jimfoster,newbery,plague,quarantine,rats,sanfrancisco,sf,youngadultbooksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-the-hard-way-a-jack-reacher-novel--24830590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24830590Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel," Author Lee Child continues his series about an ex-military cop, Jack Reacher, in which he is hired to track down people who kidnapped another man's family. This discussion with the author took place on a 2006...1144authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dramanovel,jackreachernovel,jimfoster,leechild,newyorkcity,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cannell-on-the-grind-a-shane-scully-novel--24524517https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24524517Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "On the Grind: A Shane Scully Novel," Author Stephen J. Cannell continues the series following LAPD detective Shane Scully, in which misconduct in a murder case turns his life upside down. This discussion with the late author took place on a 2009...1120authorinterview,cannell,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crimenovel,detective,jimfoster,lapd,novel,onthegrind,sanfrancisco,sf,shanescullynovelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cahill-mysteries-of-the-middle-ages-the-rise-of-feminism-science-and-art-from-the-cults-of-catholic-europe--24159182https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24159182Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe," Author Thomas Cahill writes about Europe during a period of time after the Dark Ages in which new ideas emerged in society, including art,...1142art,authorinterview,book,cahill,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkages,europe,history,jimfoster,literature,modernsociety,mysteriesofthemiddleages,religion,sanfrancisco,science,sf,thomascahillfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burke-no-regrets-the-life-of-edith-piaf--23887507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23887507Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf," Author Carolyn Burke writes a biography about the French singer Edith Piaf, how she rose to fame from a working-class neighborhood and became a symbol for France and a source of inspiration to many...1310authorinterview,biography,book,brothel,circus,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edithpiaf,france,french,frenchsinger,jimfoster,music,parisian,piaf,sanfrancisco,sf,songwriter,worldwar2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buffa-breach-of-trust--23629719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23629719Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "Breach of Trust," Author D.W. Buffa continues the Attorney Joseph Antonelli series, in which a potential murder case could affect the upcoming U.S. presidential race due to the Vice President having been a possible witness. This discussion with...1140antonellibook,attorney,authorinterview,book,buffa,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dwbuffa,jimfoster,josephantonelliseries,politics,sanfrancisco,sf,uspresidentialrace,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brundage-a-stranger-like-you--23349937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23349937Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Stranger Like You," Author Elizabeth Brundage writes a thriller novel about a businesswoman executive at a film company who is kidnapped by the screenwriter of a project she pulled the plug on. This discussion with the author took place on a...1288astrangerlikeyou,authorinterview,book,brundage,businesswoman,coc,conversationsonthecoast,filmcompany,iraq,jimfoster,movie,novel,sanfrancisco,screenwriter,sf,women,womenimagesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brewer-the-poet-of-tolstoy-park--23090961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23090961Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Poet of Tolstoy Park," Author Sonny Brewer writes a novel based on the true story of Henry Stuart, who transformed his life after doctors said he wouldn't live another year. This discussion with the author took place on a 2006 episode of...11511925,alabama,authorinterview,book,brewer,coc,conversationsonthecoast,deepsouth,fairhope,henrystuart,idaho,inspiration,jimfoster,poet,sanfrancisco,sf,terminal,tolstoyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonner-anatomy-of-injustice-a-murder-case-gone-wrong--22825589https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22825589Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong," Author & Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner tells the true story of a 1982 murder in a small South Carolina town that resulted in the wrongful conviction of the late Edward Lee Elmore, putting him...13431982,anatomyofinjustice,bonner,coc,conversationsonthecoast,courts,deathpenalty,edwardleeelmore,jimfoster,raymondbonner,sanfrancisco,sf,southcarolina,wrongfulconvictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blake-the-postmistress--22564478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22564478Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Postmistress," Author Sarah Blake writes a novel in the time period of World War 2 as seen through the lives of two women, one a postmistress in Massachusetts and the other a broadcast dispatcher from overseas with Edward R. Murrow. This...13021940,authorinterview,blake,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,edwardrmurrow,franklin,jimfoster,london,massachusetts,postmistress,sanfrancisco,sarahblake,sf,thepostmistress,war,worldwar2,ww2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bernier-the-unfinished-work-of-elizabeth-d--22316629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22316629Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.," Author Nichole Bernier writes a story about Kate who just lost her friend Elizabeth in a sudden accident, and how what she discovers about her friend after death changes perspectives on her own life choices....1335authorinterview,bernier,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,friendship,honesty,jimfoster,loyalty,marriage,motherhood,nicholebernier,sanfrancisco,sf,unfinishedworkofelizabethdfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/benz-and-lewis-the-revenge-of-the-shadow-king-grey-griffins-1--22012533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22012533Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Revenge of the Shadow King (Grey Griffins #1)," Authors Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis write a story about three friends in a Minnesota town who form a club called The Grey Griffins where they play a special card game, but things take a surprising...1153authorinterview,book,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,derekbenz,fairies,fantasy,goblins,greygriffins,jimfoster,jslewis,minnesota,novel,sanfrancisco,sf,shadowking,therevengeoftheshadowking,unicornsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/armstrong-the-great-transformation--21834348https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21834348Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Great Transformation," Author and religious scholar Karen Armstrong writes a book about how a variety of religious traditions began, and how they could possibly answer problems in our society today. This discussion with the author took place...1150authorinterview,book,buddhism,china,coc,confucianism,conversationsonthecoast,daoism,greece,hinduism,india,israel,jimfoster,karenarmstrong,monotheism,philosophicalrationalsim,religion,sanfrancisco,sf,thegreattransformationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alger-the-darlings--21597839https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21597839Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Darlings," Author and former analyst at Goldman Sachs Cristina Alger writes a novel about a family that finds themselves in the middle of huge financial investigation. This discussion with the author took place on a 2012 episode of...1363authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cristinaalger,financial,goldmansachs,jimfoster,newyork,newyorksociety,novel,sanfrancisco,thedarlings,wallstreetfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dornstein-the-boy-who-fell-out-of-the-sky-a-true-story--21369848https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21369848Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story," Author Ken Dornstein writes the true story of his brother David, an aspiring writer who died on Pam Am Flight 103 in 1988 due to a terrorist bomb that blew up the plane over Scotland. Ken Dornstein...11571988,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,daviddornstein,dornstein,flight103,jimfoster,kendornstein,lockerbie,panamflight103,sanfrancisco,scotland,sf,terrorism,terroristbomb,theboywhofelloutoftheskyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kidder-strength-in-what-remains--21156804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21156804Sun, 29 Dec 2019 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "Strength in What Remains," Author Tracy Kidder writes the story of a man who arrived to the United States from Burundi after surviving a civil war and genocide, and how he devoted his life to helping others after going to medical school. This...1125america,authorinterview,book,burundi,civilwar,coc,columbiauniversity,conversationsonthecoast,genocide,inspiring,jimfoster,kidder,sanfrancisco,sf,strengthinwhatremains,tracykidderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watkins-full-of-grace-miraculous-stories-of-healing-and-conversion-through-mary-s-intercession--20972111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20972111Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion Through Mary's Intercession," Author, Catholic speaker, and spiritual director Christine Watkins talks about her story of conversion to Catholicism, along with stories of several others...1264authorinterview,book,catholicism,christinewatkins,coc,conversationsonthecoast,god,inspiration,jimfoster,mary,medjugorje,prayer,sanfrancisco,scripture,sf,spiritual,storiesofconversionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ellis-his-excellency-george-washington--20733777https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20733777Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "His Excellency: George Washington," Author & Historian Joseph J. Ellis writes a biography of America's first president George Washington, illustrating how the nation came into being. This discussion with the author took place on a 2006 episode of...1153america,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,firstpresident,foundingfather,hisexcellencygeorgewashington,historian,jimfoster,josephjellis,mountrushmore,revolutionaryera,sanfrancisco,sf,unitedstateshistory,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glass-i-see-you-everywhere--20554160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20554160Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "I See You Everywhere," Author Julia Glass writes a story about two sisters and how they grow closer to each other while moving further apart at the same time, and illustrates what we can and cannot do for the ones we love. This discussion with...1125authorinterview,book,career,coc,companionship,conversationsonthecoast,death,iseeyoueverywhere,jimfoster,juliaglass,life,marriage,relationships,sanfrancisco,savinganimals,sf,sisterhood,sisters,sorrowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/goldsmith-indian-winter--20399570https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20399570Sun, 01 Dec 2019 17:00:02 +0000Jim FosterIn "Indian Winter," Author Jane Laura Goldsmith writes a coming of age novel about a fourteen-year-old girl in a small Montana town, centering around tensions between native Americans and white residents. This discussion with the author took place on...1380coc,conversationsonthecoast,indianwinter,janelauragoldsmith,jimfoster,montana,nativeamericans,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trillin-a-heckuva-job-more-of-the-bush-administration-in-rhyme--20228632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20228632Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Heckuva Job: More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme," Author Calvin Trillin presents a follow-up comedic commentary on President George W. Bush, including his surrounding cast of Cheney, Rice, Ashcroft, Bolton, and of course Brownie. This...1187aheckuvajobbrownie,albertogonzales,authorinterview,book,calvintrillin,coc,condoleezarice,conversationsonthecoast,dickcheney,georgewbush,iraqwar,jimfoster,johnashcroft,johnbolton,presidentbush,sanfrancisco,sf,trillinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richmond-the-year-of-fog--20076728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20076728Sun, 17 Nov 2019 17:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Year of Fog," Author Michelle Richmond writes a novel about Abby Mason who loses her six-year-old daughter Emma somewhere in the fog of San Francisco. This discussion with the author took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1135authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,family,fog,hope,jimfoster,lostchildren,michellerichmond,novel,sanfrancisco,sf,theyearoffogfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swofford-jarhead-a-marine-s-chronicle-of-the-gulf-war-and-other-battles--19938368https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19938368Sun, 10 Nov 2019 17:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles," Author and U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford writes about his experiences during the first Gulf War of 1990, boot camp, and what it means to be an American and a soldier. This...1115anthonyswofford,authorinterview,book,bootcamp,coc,conversationsonthecoast,gulfwar,iraq,jarhead,jimfoster,marines,sanfrancisco,saudiarabia,sf,soldier,usmilitary,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richter-beyond-smoke-and-mirrors-climate-change-and-energy-in-the-21st-century--19814848https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19814848Sun, 03 Nov 2019 17:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century," Nobel Prize-winning scientist Burton Richter writes about options for changing from a reliance on fossil fuels to a more sustainable energy system, and allows readers to...1314book,climatechange,coc,conversationsonthecoast,drburtonrichter,energy,jimfoster,nobelprizewinner,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flynn-dark-places--19696328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19696328Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dark Places," Author Gillian Flynn continues the story of character Libby Day, whose mother and two sisters were murdered. In this novel, Libby travels to Missouri and Oklahoma only to surprisingly discover that her brother was not actually the...1108authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,darkplaces,flynn,gillianflynn,gonegirl,jimfoster,libbyday,missouri,oklahoma,sanfrancisco,sf,sharpobjectsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/colt-brothers-on-his-brothers-and-brothers-in-history--19579869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19579869Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History," Author George Howe Colt writes a memoir about how his brothers impacted his life, and how various iconic brothers in history such as the Van Goghs and Marx Brothers affected each other's lives....1368authorinterview,book,booth,brothers,coc,colt,conversationsonthecoast,famousbrothers,georgehowecolt,jimfoster,kelloggs,marxbrothers,sanfrancisco,sf,thoreaus,vangoghfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kava-damaged-a-maggie-o-dell-novel--19481255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19481255Sun, 13 Oct 2019 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "Damaged: A Maggie O'Dell Novel," Author Alex Kava continues her mystery novel series in which Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is sent to investigate a murder in the middle of a Florida hurricane. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010...1303alexkava,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,damaged,florida,hurricanes,jimfoster,kava,maggieodell,newyorktimesbestseller,pensacolabeach,sanfrancisco,sf,thrillernovelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/castleman-a-killing-in-real-estate--19371944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19371944Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "A Killing in Real Estate," Author Michael Castleman writes a mystery novel set in San Francisco's Mission District and follows a newspaper columnist's search for the killer of his friend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2011...1302akillinginrealestate,authorinterview,book,coc,columnist,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,michaelcastleman,missiondistrict,murdermystery,mysterynovel,newspaperjournalist,politics,sanfrancisco,sex,sf,thrillerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shipstead-seating-arrangements--19281122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19281122Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:00:12 +0000Jim FosterIn "Seating Arrangements," Author Maggie Shipstead writes her debut novel about a wedding gone wrong for the eldest daughter of the Van Meter family, whose family have a tougher time than the bride. This discussion with the author took place on a...1341authorinterview,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familyreunion,jimfoster,maggieshipstead,sanfrancisco,seatingarrangements,sf,shipstead,weddingsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boyle-the-women--19186184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19186184Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Women," Author T.C. Boyle writes a biography about architect Frank Lloyd Wright told through the eyes of four women in his life. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster"...1122architect,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,franklloydwright,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,sf,tcboyle,thewomenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holmes-the-well-dressed-ape-a-natural-history-of-myself--19105848https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19105848Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself," Author Hannah Holmes writes an informative guide into ourselves as human beings, and how we fit into the natural world as an animal among other animals. This discussion with the author took...1125animals,authorinterview,biology,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hannahholmes,homosapiens,humananimal,humanbeings,jimfoster,primates,sanfrancisco,sf,thewelldressedapefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-dead-of-night--19037017https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19037017Sun, 08 Sep 2019 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dead of Night," Author Randy Wayne White writes a thriller novel in the Doc Ford series based in Florida about a biologist and flesh eating parasites that multiply in the nearby Florida waters. This discussion with the author took place on a 2005...1155authorinterview,biology,bio-terror,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,deadofnight,docfordnovel,flesheaters,florida,jimfoster,novel,parasites,randywaynewhite,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bruder-burning-book-a-visual-history-of-burning-man--18960064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18960064Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:00:06 +0000Jim FosterIn "Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man," Author Jessica Bruder presents a tribute to the annual Burning Man event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, including hundreds of photographs of the cultural phenomenon. This discussion with the author...11241986,authorinterview,bakerbeach,blackrockdesert,book,bruder,burningbook,burningman,burningmanphotographs,coc,conversationsonthecoast,hippies,jessicabruder,jimfoster,nevada,ravers,sanfrancisco,self-expression,self-reliance,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/o-nan-songs-for-the-missing--18907281https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18907281Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "Songs for the Missing," Author Stewart O'Nan writes a novel about a missing young woman, an Ohio community's efforts to find her, and a family trying to hold onto her memory. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008 episode of...1130coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,missingpeople,ohio,o'nan,sanfrancisco,sf,songsforthemissing,stewarto'nanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lyall-the-anglo-files-a-field-guide-to-the-british--18846794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18846794Sun, 18 Aug 2019 16:00:10 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British," Author Sarah Lyall writes a anthropological field study and memoir about the culture of England. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim...1142british,coc,conversationsonthecoast,england,jimfoster,london,lyall,sanfrancisco,sarahlyall,sf,theanglofilesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vann-caribou-island--18788202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18788202Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Caribou Island," Author David Vann writes a noir novel that explores marriage within the backdrop of the Alaska landscape. This discussion with the author took place on a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in...1306alaska,authorinterview,caribouisland,coc,conversationsonthecoast,davidvann,exile,jimfoster,kenaipeninsula,landscape,marriage,noirnovel,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magee-the-change-of-life-diet-and-cookbook--18719195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18719195Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Change of Life Diet and Cookbook," Author Elaine Magee talks about recipes that can naturally relieve the symptoms of menopause, and also includes practical ways to manage without hormone replacement therapy and drugs. This discussion with...1138authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,cookbook,diet,elainemagee,hrtfree,jimfoster,menopause,recipes,sanfrancisco,sf,thechangeoflifedietandcookbookfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/parkhurst-the-nobodies-album--18659320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18659320Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Nobodies Album," Author Carolyn Parkhurst presents a story about Octavia, a novelist who learns that her son has been arrested for the murder of his girlfriend. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010 episode of "Conversations On...1335authorinterview,book,carolynparkhurst,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,novel,sanfrancisco,sf,thenobodiesalbumfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wright-god-s-silence--18601997https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18601997Sun, 21 Jul 2019 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterIn "God's Silence," the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Poet Franz Wright presents a collection of poems that celebrates what poetry and its silences can do for us. This discussion with the author took place on a 2006 episode of "Conversations...1134authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,franzwright,godssilence,jimfoster,poetry,sanfrancisco,sf,walkingtomarthasvineyardfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/schaffer-misdemeanor-man-a-novel--18545540https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18545540Sun, 14 Jul 2019 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "Misdemeanor Man: A Novel," Author Dylan Schaffer writes a novel about a public defender who chases corruption around his city's most prominent citizens. This discussion with the author took place on a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1152book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dylanschaffer,jimfoster,misdemeanorman,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kanfer-somebody-the-reckless-life-and-remarkable-career-of-marlon-brando--18480262https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18480262Sun, 07 Jul 2019 16:00:19 +0000Jim FosterIn "Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando," the late Author Stefan Kanfer provided the first complete examination of Marlon Brando, from his iconic career to who he was in life. This discussion with the author took place...1123actor,apocalypsenow,artist,authorinterview,book,brando,coc,conversationsonthecoast,doncorleone,godfather,jimfoster,juliuscaesar,marlonbrando,movieicon,movies,sanfrancisco,sf,somebody,thegodfather,themenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fiala-letters-from-a-distant-shore--18419818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18419818Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "Letters from a Distant Shore," Author Marie Lawson Fiala writes a memoir about a tragedy involving her 13-year old son, and how her family was uplifted by the trauma in the end. This discussion with the author took place on a 2010 episode of...1305authorinterview,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,inspiration,jimfoster,lettersfromadistantshore,marielawsonfiala,memoir,sanfrancisco,sf,tragedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/collins-lost-souls--18350260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18350260Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Lost Souls," Author Michael Collins presents a thoughtful examination of American life, exploring the imminent failure we experience economically and psychologically. This discussion with the author took place on a 2004 episode of "Conversations...1149americanlife,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,economics,failures,jimfoster,lostsouls,michaelcollins,psychological,sanfrancisco,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hawley-the-good-father--18282886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18282886Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Good Father," Author Noah Hawley writes about a doctor's journey to find out if a son from his first marriage could really have assassinated a candidate for president. The book explores the larger themes of being a parent and the capacity to...1348authorinterview,books,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dad,father,fathersday,hawley,jimfoster,noahhawley,parents,sanfrancisco,sf,thegoodfatherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/balliett-chasing-vermeer--18216576https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18216576Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterIn "Chasing Vermeer," Author Blue Balliett writes a children's book that follows characters Petra and Calder as they try to find out what happened to a Vermeer painting that mysteriously disappeared. This discussion with the author took place on a...1148authorinterview,balliett,blueballiett,book,chasingvermeer,childrensbook,coc,conversationsonthecoast,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,scholasticgold,sf,vermeerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thomas-what-comes-next-and-how-to-like-it-a-memoir--18148907https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18148907Sun, 02 Jun 2019 16:00:23 +0000Jim FosterIn "What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir," Author Abigail Thomas writes an impactful memoir about aging and the changes it brings us, and how unbreakable connections with the people we love shape our lives. This discussion with the author...1585abigailthomas,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,coping,death,family,friendship,inspirational,jimfoster,memoir,sanfrancisco,sf,whatcomesnextandhowtolikeitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mcconnon-road-to-valor-a-true-story-of-wwii-italy-the-nazis-and-the-cyclist-who-inspired-a-nation--18077701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18077701Sun, 26 May 2019 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation," Co Author Aili McConnon documents the journey of cyclist Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and participated in...13471938,1948,ailimcconnon,andresmcconnon,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,ginobartali,italy,jimfoster,roadtovalor,sanfrancisco,sf,tourdefrance,worldwar2,ww2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carroll-crusade-chronicles-of-an-unjust-war--18013065https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18013065Sun, 19 May 2019 16:00:05 +0000Jim FosterIn "Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War," Author and former Boston Globe columnist James Carroll presents a collection of his columns as a collective critique on the "war on terror" that defined the presidency of George W. Bush. This discussion with...1164afghanistan,authorinterview,book,bostonglobe,bushadministration,coc,conversationsonthecoast,crusadechroniclesofanunjustwar,foster,georgewbush,iraq,jamescarroll,jim,jimfoster,sanfrancisco,sf,waronterrorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gordon-dorothea-lange-a-life-beyond-limits--17903939https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17903939Sun, 12 May 2019 16:00:17 +0000Jim FosterIn "Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits," Author and American historian Linda Gordon documents the life of Dorothea Lange, one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode of...1161americadepression,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dorothealange,foster,japaneseamericaninternmentcamp,jimfoster,lindagordon,migrantmother,photographer,sanfrancisco,sf,twentiethcenturyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mankoff-the-complete-cartoons-of-the-new-yorker--17838280https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17838280Sun, 05 May 2019 16:00:11 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker," Editor Robert Mankoff presents a collection of cartoons that appeared in The New Yorker across many eras, from the Depression to the Internet. This discussion with the editor took place on a 2004 episode...758artist,authorinterview,bobmankoff,book,books,cartoons,coc,comicstrip,conversationsonthecoast,editor,foster,internet,jim,jimfoster,mankoff,newyorker,sanfrancisco,sf,technology,thedepressionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sachar-small-steps-holes-series--17766698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17766698Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:00:03 +0000Jim FosterIn "Small Steps," Author Louis Sachar writes a young adult novel following the main character, Armpit, who is the process of turning his life around when a friend gets him involved in a get-rich-quick scheme. The novel focuses around issues including...1119authorinterview,book,books,cardturner,celebrity,coc,conversationsonthecoast,foster,holes,holesseries,invisibleconnections,jimfoster,race,sachar,sanfrancisco,sf,shapinglife,smallsteps,thecardturner,turninglifearoundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/armstrong-the-bible-a-biography-books-that-changed-the-world--17701882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17701882Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:00:07 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)," Author and Historian Karen Armstrong traces the origins of The Bible, how it transformed over generations, and how it eventually became accepted as Christianity's most important document....1127authorinterview,bible,book,books,christ,christianity,christmas,coc,conversationsonthecoast,easter,faith,foster,history,jesus,jimfoster,religion,testament,thebiblefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ali-in-the-kitchen--17637753https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17637753Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:00:08 +0000Jim FosterIn "In the Kitchen," Author Monica Ali writes a novel about an executive chef who oversees an eclectic kitchen staff, giving an inside look at how a big hotel kitchen works. This discussion with the author took place on a 2009 episode of...1131ali,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dining,executivechef,food,hotel,inthekitchen,jimfoster,kitchen,monicaali,sffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/huckelbridge-bourbon-a-history-of-the-american-spirit--17555470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17555470Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:00:16 +0000Jim FosterIn "Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit," Author Dane Huckelbridge writes a biography of Bourbon whiskey that also weaves in the history of America. This discussion with the author took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast...1323aged,alcohol,amberspirit,america,authorinterview,beer,book,bourbon,coc,conversationsonthecoast,distilled,huckelbridge,jimfoster,nationalbeerday,sanfrancisco,sf,whiskeyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/veitch-without-a-backward-glance--17487158https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17487158Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "Without a Backward Glance," Author Kate Veitch writes a novel about children who were suddenly abandoned by their mother, and how they dealt with it throughout their lives. This discussion with the author took place on a 2008 episode of...1121abandonedchildren,abandonedmother,authorinterview,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,familylife,jimfoster,veitch,withoutabackwardglancefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greenberg-hotel-secrets-from-the-travel-detective-insider-tips-on-getting-the-best-value-service-and-security-in-accomodations--17416338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17416338Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:00:23 +0000Jim FosterIn "Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective: Insider Tips on Getting the Best Value, Service, and Security in Accomodations from Bed-and-Breakfasts to Five-Star Resorts," Author and Travel Editor Peter Greenberg shares tips on finding a good place to...1479airporthotels,authorinterview,bedandbreakfast,book,coc,conversationsonthecoast,foster,greenberg,hotel,hotelstay,jimfoster,luxuryresort,motel,sanfrancisco,sf,travel,traveldetective,traveltipsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delaney-tipperary-a-novel-of-ireland--17346734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17346734Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:00:13 +0000Jim FosterIn "Tipperary: A Novel of Ireland," the late Author Frank Delaney brings Irish history to life through the eyes of his main character Charles O'Brien during the period of the late 1800s and 1900s, where O'Brien returns to Ireland to preserve the...11371800s,1900s,authorinterview,book,charlesparnell,coc,conversationsonthecoast,delaney,georgebernardshaw,ireland,irish,jimfoster,stpatricksday,tipperaryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dunn-the-art-of-adapting--17276711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17276711Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:00:04 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Art of Adapting," Author Cassandra Dunn writes a novel focusing on the life of a newly single woman and mother of two teenage children, and how her brother with Asperger's syndrome helps her cope with change and appreciate the small moments in...1355aspergers,authorinterview,bayarea,book,change,children,coc,conversationsonthecoast,dunn,inspirational,jimfoster,life,sanfrancisco,sf,singlemother,teenagechildren,theartofadapting,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abbott-american-rose-a-nation-laid-bare-the-life-and-times-of-gypsy-rose-lee--17207735https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17207735Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:00:15 +0000Jim FosterIn "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee," Author & Historian Karen Abbott tells the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, how she helped America through the Great Depression and embodied the American Dream. This discussion with...13121920s,1930s,america,americanrose,authorinterview,book,burlesque,coc,conversationsonthecoast,greatdepression,gypsyroselee,jimfoster,karenabbottfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/linnell-the-burn-zone--16013051https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16013051Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:00:18 +0000Jim FosterIn "The Burn Zone: A Memoir," Author Renee Linnell writes about her true life experiences starting as a surf model and professional tango dancer, then as a businesswoman with an MBA, only to find herself brainwashed in a cult after following her...1560book,burnzone,career,coc,cults,depression,foster,fulfillment,guidance,jim,linnell,matrix,meditation,model,peace,samati,selflove,suicidal,surfingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jastrow-the-trial-of-prisoner-043--12513865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12513865Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:00:57 +0000Jim FosterAuthor Terry Jastrow blends fact and fiction in his novel entitled "The Trial of Prisoner 043," where former US president George W. Bush is made to stand trial in the International Criminal Court for war crimes in connection with the Iraq war....1914annearcher,georgewbush,icc,iraqwar,terryjastrowfalsefull