On October 18th, the co-hosts of the new CBS daytime show The Talk appeared on The Early Show to talk about the program. One of the co-hosts is rock manager and reality show personality Sharon Osbourne. Her newest book is a roman a clef novel about two show business sisters and their bitter rivalry.
On the October 15th episode of Today, co-host of Morning Joe and author Willie Geist appeared to talk about his new book. It is a satirical look at the freak show that our American cultural and political landscape has become.
On October 15th, TV personality and author Sharon Osbourne appeared on The Early Show along with the co-hosts for her upcoming talk show The Talk (which of course we will cover here). Her newest book is a roman a clef novel about two show business sisters and their bitter rivalry.
On the October 15th episode of Good Morning America, chef Mario Batali appeared to demonstrate his own style of cooking. His most recent book is a collection of classic Italian recipes enhanced with his own distinctive flair.
On the October 14 episode of The Early Show, creator of the CSI franchise Anthony Zuiker appeared to talk about his new book. It is the next installment in his Level 26 series of “digi-novels” which includes bits that reach out into the real world in the form of online codes embedded in the book.
On the October 13th episode of Today, actor and comedian Russell Brand appeared to talk about his new book. This is the sequel to the first volume of his auto-biography that was published last year, covering his rise from junky to major league celebrity.
On the October 13 episode of Today, New York Times columnist and food journalist Mark Bittman was on discussing the quality of food Americans eat nowadays. He has a pair of current ebooks, one a reissue of a classic book of his with comprehensive recipes for about any situation, and a new book that emphasizes the quality of ingredients for long-term person health and sustainability of ingredients for environmental health.
On the October 12th edition of Today, the co-host of the fourth hour Hoda Kotb had the tables turned on her and became a guest. She has recently published a memoir of her time in television and journalism, relating the crises she has lived through including cancer and working with Kathie Lee Gifford every day.
On the October 12th episode of Good Morning America, they interviewed actor and pop star Rick Springfield. His new book is a memoir of his time in show business and his life-long battle with crippling depression. In the 1980′s when he was a best-selling musician with number one songs and as Noah Drake on General Hospital the most popular soap opera star in America, he was struggling with his inability to enjoy any of it.
On October 12th, actress Hilary Duff appeared on Live With Regis and Kelly to talk about her new book amongst other topics. She recently published her first novel, a romance/mystery about a photojournalist who grew up in the spotlight of her parents’ celebrity and must investigate the truth behind her father’s disappearance.
On the October 11th episode of The Early Show, celebrity chef Bobby Flay was one of the guests. His most recent book is a collection of recipes he has made in the cooking challenges of his TV show Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.
Buy Bobby Flay’s Throwdown!: More Than 100 Recipes from Food Network’s Ultimate Cooking Challenge by Bobby Flay, Stephanie Banyas and Miriam Garron from Amazon for the Kindle or from Barnes and Noble for the Nook.
On the October 8th episode of Today, there was a bit of a chef-splosion! They had as guests Paula Deen, Tyler Florence and also Giada De Laurentiis. The Deen and Florence have current ebooks out (Ms. Deen has several, I’m only including the very newest), each book reflective of the the cooking styles of their respective chef authors.
On the October 8th episode of Live With Regis and Kelly, the guest co-host was Food Network personality Guy Fieri. His new book is an extension and exploration of what he does on television, exploring out of the way eating joints to find delicious and unique food.
On the October 6th episode of Today, chef Cat Cora – the Executive Chef for Bon Appetit magazine – appeared to cook. Her newest cookbook is a fresh look at some classic dishes and ways to improve them to make them easier to prepare and healthier to eat.
On the October 6th episode of Today, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner appeared to talk about his new book. This book is an examination of business partnerships and how strong pairings can create more value for the company than either person on their own. He begins with his own relationship with Frank Wells at Disney and branches into a number of other strong teams from throughout the world of entertainment and business.
On the October 5 episode of Today, they spoke with Hollywood couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna. The pair has a new reality show coming out soon, but each has also published a book recently. Hamlin’s book is his biography of his time as an actor and Rinna’s is a novel of actresses trying to make it in Hollywood and the sometimes bizarre places those ambitions can take them.
On the October 4 episode of Live With Regis and Kelly, they welcomed actor and writer Blair Underwood. His NBC TV series “The Event” is his current project as an actor. As a writer, the third novel in his mystery series co-authored with Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due was published earlier this year.
On the October 4th episode of Today, a guest was actress, comedian and television host Whoopi Goldberg. In addition to her one woman shows and many films, Whoopi has been a co-host of The View for several years. Her new book adresses the zeitgeist of our current time in the USA, how discourse has gotten less civil and manners seem to be fraying.
On the October 4th episode of Good Morning America, they had a discussion with the pair of doctors and frequent co-authors Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen . Mehmet Oz is well known as a television host and personality in addition to his practice, and Michel Roizen is the creator of the “Real Age” concept and company around it. Together they collaborate on the YOU: The Owner’s Manual series of books, and the most recent release in that series is about the first years of a child’s development.
On the September 30th episode of Good Morning America, they spoke with actress and model Jenny McCarthy. Her newest book is an examination of love and relationships and sex from the perspective of her life in show business and before.
Buy Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance by Jenny Mccarthy from Amazon for the Kindle.