Bookish with Sonya Walger
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Could you pick the 5 books that have shaped you most? Every week actress and avid reader Sonya Walger invites a guest to explore their five most formative books and how they affected their lives.

Eric Garcetti

Sonya’s final guest of season 2 is Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles. Mr. Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of LA; a member of the Democratic Party, he was...
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Amanda Foreman

This week Sonya’s guest is historian Dr. Amanda Foreman. Amanda is author of award-winning best sellers, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World ...
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Piers Torday

This week Sonya’s guest is her friend novelist Piers Torday. Piers’s first book The Dark Wild won the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize. His books i...
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Emily Mortimer

In this episode Sonya talks to her friend actress, screenwriter and producer Emily Mortimer. Emily’s many credits include Doll and Em, The Newsroom, S...
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Nancy Baker Cahill

This week Sonya talks to her friend multidisciplinary artist Nancy Baker Cahill. Nancy is an award-winning artist and founder of the 4th Wall AR art a...
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John Burnham

In this episode Sonya talks to novelist John Burnham Schwartz. John’s works include Bicycle Days, Reservation Road, Claire Marvel, The Commoner and No...
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Barbara Bestor

This week Sonya's guest is award-winning architect Barbara Bestor. Barbara is the principal of Bestor Architecture, and the vision behind LA landmarks...
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Dawn O'Porter

This week Sonya talks books with novelist, journalist and fellow podcaster, Dawn O’Porter. Dawn writes about feminism and women’s lifestyle for numero...
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Danzy Senna

This week Sonya’s guest is novelist Danzy Senna. Danzy’s works include Caucasia (winner of Whiting Award, LA Times Book of the Year), Symptomatic, Whe...
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