We are what we read, but are we also what we watch? In this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we sit down with Gary Janetti, the Emmy award-winning television writer/producer of Will and Grace, Family Guy, and more. He is The New York Times bestselling author of Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me) and Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute).     Gary kicks off the You Are What You Read podcast this year with a lot of laughs, wit and wisdom to hold with you in 2024. From a young boy dazzled by The Carol Burnett Show to working as a bellman at the Paramount Hotel hoping to be plucked by a famous Hollywood star, Gary shares with us the experiences and television shows that catapulted him to stardom.    Join Gary on the Blueberry Muffin tour in Austin, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles in 2024. If you can’t see Gary on tour, be sure to follow him on Instagram @garyjanetti for daily bits of humor that will keep you laughing in the new year.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month. Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor, writer and dramatist Fannie Flagg is the triple threat of show business. From the stage to the page, Fannie has graced us with some of our favorite stories: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, and more.  Flagg's script for the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for an Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award, and won the highly regarded Scripter Award for best screenplay of the year. But the award Fannie treasures above all others came in 2012 when she traveled to Monroeville, Alabama, to receive the Harper Lee Prize for fiction from her longtime friend and mentor, Harper Lee. Fannie closes our 2023 You Are What You Read episodes on a high note as she takes us through her sparkling career from Birmingham, Alabama to Hollywood, California and everywhere else in between.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month. Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell and The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. His titles are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages.Before Robert enthralled audiences with his blockbuster thrillers, he was editor of his high school newspaper in San Mateo, California. In this week's episode of You Are What You Read, Robert shares with us his experience of becoming a novelist and the books that shaped him along the way.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month. Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole Walters is a former top-selling corporate executive who quit her six-figure sales job in front of 10,000 people online. In this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we learn about the people and books that led Nicole to mega success and purpose.  Nicole’s parents were immigrants from Ghana; her father was a cab driver pulling extra long shifts to put Nicole through school and taught Nicole the value of hard work in the process. In Nicole’s memoir, Nothing is Missing, you will be inspired by what a force Nicole is… she strategized her way onto Wheel of Fortune to pay for college, she adopted three beautiful daughters she met on the street, and built a multimillion-dollar business in one short year. Now the host of the “Nicole Walters Podcast” and a motivational speaker, Nicole is passionate about teaching everyday entrepreneurs how to own their power to succeed. This is a masterclass in living a bold and fearless life. We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month. Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of You Are What You Read, get to know Katie Couric as you never have in a conversation about the books that built her soul. Themes of culture, family, faith, and love will inspire and delight you. Katie is an award-winning journalist who has used her storytelling skills to bring us together. She is the ultimate cancer care advocate, the visionary behind Katie Couric Media (KCM), and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of her page-turning autobiography, Going There. Katie elevates our conversation with her curiosity, gusto, humor and grace. Listen to Katie's "Next Question" podcast and sign up for her daily "Wake-Up Call" newsletter from Katie Couric Media.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month. Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. Katie Couric’s “You Are What You Read” Book List Dr. Seuss  Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman Snow by Roy McKie Miss Flora McFlimsey by Marian Foster Curtiss Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White The Trumpet Swan by E.B. White Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne A Thurber Carnival by James Thurber The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg A Patch of Blue by Elizabeth Kata Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Luckiest Girl by Beverly Cleary Fifteen by Beverly Cleary The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Guernsey Van Riper Jr. Babe Didrikson: Girl Athlete (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Lena Young De Grummond and Lynn de Grummond Delaune The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Dopesick by Beth Macy Expenses by Amy Blume Signal Fire by Dani Shapiro Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros has taken the book world by storm. She is the blockbuster bestselling author of fifteen novels including, The Fourth Wing, and now, The Iron Flame.  In this week’s episode, we get to know Rebecca on a whole new level as the wife of a military hero, a mother of six, and an adored author who’s infused her life into her work to entertain readers everywhere.  On this Giving Tuesday, you can support Rebecca's nonprofit, One October. Having fostered and adopted her youngest daughter, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system. To learn more about her mission to better the lives of kids in foster care, visit www.oneoctober.org. We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch Albom is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Finding Chika, The Stranger in the Lifeboat and more. He's sold more than forty million copies in forty-eight languages worldwide. He appeared on ESPN for over 20 years and was a fixture of The Sports Reporters. With all of Mitch's success, he's found a deeper and higher purpose to serve. In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into his latest story in The Little Liar. This is a conversation of the moment about the importance of our history and of the truth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Academy Award winning and Emmy and Grammy-nominated Steven Wright has pushed comedic boundaries in film, television and live stage with his skewed view of the world. Before his Tonight Show debut in 1982 (which caused such a stir, Johnny Carson invited him back to perform again within a week), Steven was a curious boy growing up in Burlington, Massachusetts. In this week's episode, Steven takes us back to little league baseball games and to his defining moments as a renowned comic. Steven has made us laugh for decades, but most importantly, he's made us think.   We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know Craig Ferguson as the esteemed host of The Late Late Show on CBS, but did you know he is a lover of books? In this week's episode, Craig takes us through his prized bookshelf of titles that will surprise and enlighten you. It's a conversation so full of laughs, it's no wonder we talked for over an hour. If you enjoy the interview, be sure to listen to more conversations with Craig and the great minds of our time on his podcast, JOY.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Give yourself a sweet treat for Halloween and enjoy a conversation with the great Alice Hoffman. We look back at Alice's lifelong love of reading, remembering favorite titles from Ray Bradbury to Beverly Cleary. Alice gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her blockbuster book-to-screen adaptations, Practical Magic and Aquamarine, leaving us with a whole new perspective on books, learning, plots, characters, and, of course, magic.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isabel Allende is a total original, a decorated literary giant, a lover of history, family, friends, and her husband, Roger. (Yes, there's even a sex tip or two in this week's conversation.) You will be inspired by Isabel Allende's writing process, creativity and vision and riveted by her lustrous storytelling and characters.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacqueline Woodson grew up reading the Bible in Bushwick, Brooklyn. From Noah's Ark to Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt, the fantastical stories of scripture told a young Jacqueline there were possibilities in storytelling. Now an award-winning and bestselling author of over thirty books, she has brought important stories to readers of all ages. In this week's episode, learn how the great Jacqueline Woodson crafts characters, settings, and stories on the page and in her heart.  We'd also like to thank our sponsor Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices