Topic: Books

ABC and NPR’s Cokie Roberts talked to Plum about her latest book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, the power of the political wife, and the path that the women of the early Republic have made for women today.

Michael Cleverly, coauthor of The Kitchen Readings, talks to Plum about Gonzo journalism and hanging in the kitchen with his friend Hunter S. Thompson. Cleverly also shows us a sneak peek of the film Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, which was directed by Alex Gibney.

Longtime local George Stranahan talked to Plum about his new venture, the People’s Press and their first book Visions of the Blue Valley.

William Mckeen, author of Outlaw Journalist: The Life & Times of Hunter S. Thompson, talked to Plum about the great American epic that is HST.

Author of Dark Summit Nick Heil talked to Plum about the tragic events that unfolded on Mt. Everest during the 2006 season, before his book signing at Town Center Booksellers.

Author of Life Entrepreneurs, Christopher Gergen, talked to Brandon Blocker about the most successful entrepreneurs and how their have chosen their path and weighed the potential cost of failure.

Dana Gioia, shares how poetry and the arts have shaped his life and treats Plum to a special reading of his poem "The Lunatic, The Lover, and The Poet."

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Newsweek’s senior Washington correspondent and author of The Thirteen American Arguments, Howard Fineman, was in Aspen talking about his belief that arguing should be the essence of what we do as a country. Fineman also talks about how our political parties navigate (and neglect) our countries fundamental questions.

Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Reverend Peter Gomes, from The Memorial Church of Harvard University, was in town to present Religion in the Modern World while in town for the Aspen Ideas Festival. Surprisingly, this minister speaks openly to Plum about his belief that religion is a problem in the modern world.

Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.