On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by “beauty & style expert” David Kibbe with his latest book, David Kibbe's Power of Style: A Guided Journey to Help You Discover Your Authentic Style. David is the creator of the IMAGE IDENTITY system. Clients from all over the globe travel to New York to undergo this head-to-toe transformation process. In this conversation, David talks about the power of personal style, and how clothing can carry not just energy—but memory.
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Keith McNally: The Restaurateur Who Invented Downtown
Hello, dear listeners. On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by “The Restaurateur Who Invented Downtown”, Keith McNally. Keith is the founder of some of New York’s most iconic restaurants…Balthazar, Balthazar Bakery, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, Pravda, Schiller’s Liquor Bar, Morandi, Cherche Midi, Lucky Strike, Nell’s, Cafe Luxembourg, and the Odeon. Keith joins us today with his editor Aimee Bell to talk about his instant New York Times bestselling memoir, I Regret Almost Everything. Keith and Aimee collaborated to bring readers a deeply moving, hilarious and irreverent book about Keith’s life.
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Peter Wolf, Waiting on the Moon: A conversation about rock 'n' roll and the great artists of our time
Peter Wolf is bringing rock ‘n’ roll to You Are What You Read this week with his all-new memoir, Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. Peter Wolf is best known as the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band. In 1970 the band was signed by Jerry Wexler for Atlantic Records where they went on to release nine influential albums and earned a reputation as one of rock’s most exciting live acts. In 1979 they were signed by EMI America topping the charts world-wide with their hit songs “Freeze Frame,” “Love Stinks,” and “Centerfold.” Peter began his career as a solo artist in 1984 with his album, Lights Out. He collaborated with Aretha Franklin, Merle Haggard, John Lee Hooker, and Mick Jagger, among others. His album Sleepless was voted one of the top five hundred albums of all time by Rolling Stone. He currently tours with his band ‘The Midnight Travelers’ and will be releasing his ninth solo album in 2025.
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Molly Jong-Fast, "How to Lose Your Mother"
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Molly Jong-Fast. Molly is a contributing writer at Vanity Fair, a political analyst at MSNBC News, and host of the podcast “Fast Politics.” Her new book, How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir, hit shelves this week. Molly is the only child of the famous Erica Jong, whose sensational book Fear of Flying launched her into second-wave feminist stardom. In 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia just as Molly’s husband discovered he had a rare cancer…Molly talks about it all in this conversation.
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Michael Patrick King on "And Just Like That", "Sex And The City" and mor
On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Michael Patrick King., award-winning writer, director and executive producer of HBO’s SEX AND THE CITY and the franchise follow-up series, AND JUST LIKE THAT, which is in its third season and available to stream on HBO MAX now. This is a conversation about Michael's rise in Hollywood, from his start in the New York City theater circuit as a playwright and standup comedian, to his illustrious work in film and television.
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Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times best selling author of 20 books in fiction and nonfiction, award-winning filmmaker, and the host of the blockbuster Facebook Live show, "Adriana ink". For five years, her online conversations have reached a loyal audience of 2.1 million readers. With the "You Are What You Read" podcast, Adriana goes one-on-one in deep, surprising, and humorous conversations with the great cultural figures of our time about the books that built their souls.
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