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New memoirs from giants of the world of entertainment: Anthony Hopkins, Tim Curry, and Peter Wolf.

Tom talks with Midday producer Sam Bermas-Dawes.

Poe Baltimore board member Dr. Amy Branam Armiento joins guest host Gabe Ortis to discuss the life and legacy of Edgar Allan Poe, and why Baltimoreans love to celebrate him.

More twists and turns than a carnival helter skelter!

The cream of the crop from a very good year for new memoirs.

Author and word-nerd Stefan Fatsis shares his experience as a lexicographer-in-training at America's most famous dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster.

Writer Marion Winik talks about the 30th anniversary reissue of her powerful memoir of love and loss, featuring a new introduction by the author, and a new audiobook.

The second installment of author Rick Atkinson's "The Revolution Trilogy" describes a difficult, pivotal phase of the American war of independence from Britain.

Our book critic Marion Winik rounds up the very best fiction of the year.

Prize-winning historian Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color explores the way racial classifications in America have impacted Black families and identity.