“Black leather jacket.” Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie, and icon James Grady. David did indeed cry at his son’s graduation, and Torie lived Book…
May 6, 2026
Book Festival Palooza and More
Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie, Mike Croley, and Jud Ashman. Mike introduces Reggie, the cutest new member of the Chatter family. Staying with animals, Cherie…
April 28, 2026
Berner “Becoming Legend: Get Rich and Leave a Legacy”
“Whatever he does he hits!” Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie and Torie. Claude shares his Sperryville golf success, and David summarizes the NFL draft.…
April 14, 2026
David Wright Falade “The New Internationals”
Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie, James Grady, and Chatter’s favorite Mayor, Jud Ashman. The wrap up March Madness and Torie’s Duke animosity. James Grady’s soon…
April 1, 2026
Charlotte Wood “The Natural Way of Things”
“Women versus nature?” Chatter rolls with Torie, David, and literary icon James Grady. They revel in UConn’s win and Torie’s roll in it. Is…
March 10, 2026
April Reynolds “The Shape of Dreams”
Chatter rolls with Torie and COB fave Erica Wright, and Texas rules the show. Erica’s busy with a new novel and book of poetry and will…
March 3, 2026
Mark Hertling “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”
“A gift.” Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie. They (finally) break down hockey and romance — and all have their picks for sports…
February 24, 2026
Rebecca Lehmann “The Beheading Game”
“Bad ass.” Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie, and COB fave Louis Bayard. They revel in the Olympics glow and mourn again Washington Post layoffs,…
February 10, 2026
Matthew Delmont “Until the Last Gun is Silent: A story of patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the fight to save America’s soul.”
“Protest and patriotism” Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and COB fave David Maraniss. In light of Washington Post layoffs David A shares his George Solomon…