From the Bookshelf is heard on radio station KSQD in Santa Cruz California. Host Gary Shapiro brings you interviews with best selling authors of fiction and non-fiction, graphic novelists, actors, photographers, and singer-songwriters discussing their works. Your comments are welcome! Email us at gary@rattlebrain.com
Gary Shapiro’s From The Bookshelf
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4.5(26 reviews)
62 episodes
Updated Weekly
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From the Bookshelf is heard on radio station KSQD in Santa Cruz California. Host Gary Shapiro brings you interviews with best selling authors of fiction and non-fiction, graphic novelists, actors, photographers, and singer-songwriters discussing their works. Your comments are welcome! Email us at gary@rattlebrain.com
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Publishing Since
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