Lost Kingdom become a bestseller. Julia’s history of Hawaii debuts on the San Francisco Chronicle/Northern California Independent Booksellers bestseller list at #13 in hardcover nonfiction or the week ending January 22nd. For more information, please visit the NCIBA or Indibound. Click here to see the list.
The Leonard Lopate Show: Julia was a guest on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show on January 23, 2012 about Hawaii and her new book Lost Kingdom, describing royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries. WNYC is New York’s leading public radio station that is broadcast on 93.9FM and AM 820. Click here to listen to the show or to comment on WNYC’s website.
Forum with Michael Krasny: Julia was a guest for an hour-long radio segment on KQED’s Forum program on January 16, 2012 about Hawaii with host Michael Krasny and fellow guest Carlton “Ka’ala” Carmack, a native Hawaiian teacher and performer, and Noelani Arista, assistant professor of history at University of Hawaii at Manoa. The show aired in the San Francisco Bay Area on KQED, 88.5 FM, as well as on many public radio stations nationwide. Click here to listen to the show.
West Coast Live with Sedge Thomson: Julia was a guest for a special anniversary show of West Coast Live on January 7, 2012, discussing Lost Kingdom and the legacy of Claus Spreckels, the nineteenth century business tycoon known as the “Sugar King.” West Coast Live is a two-hour radio variety show that broadcasts live-to-satellite Saturday mornings in front of West Coast theater audiences and coast-to-coast radio fans. To listen to the show, click here.
NPR’s Patt Morrison: Julia was interviewed by Patt Morrison on her Southern California Public Radio show on December 28, 2011, discussing the bittersweet legacy of Hawaii’s last queen and her overthrow in 1893. Patt Morrison is a two-hour public affairs show on L.A.’s 89.3 FM, KPCC. For more information, please visit the show’s website. To download and listed to the podcast, click here.
NPR’s “On Point” with Tom Ashbrook: Julia was the guest of an hour-long segment on Tom Ashbrook’s “On Point” show on December 1, 2011. Focusing on Hawaiian history, it was produced by Boston’s WBUR, which reaches more than 210 stations nationwide and 1.2 million listeners. For more information, please visit the show’s website. To download and listen to the podcast, click here.
California Book Awards
Julia was the master of ceremonies for the 78th annual California Book Awards, which took place at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on June 4, 2009. For photos and more information, please visit the club’s website at www.commonwealthclub.org/bookawards
“Wine, Literature and Coming of Age” with Jay McInerney at the Commonwealth Club
Julia hosted a conversation with novelist and short-story writer Jay McInerney at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 23rd, 2009. To listen to the event, which was broadcast on San Jose’s public radio station KLIV on June 4, 2009. Listen.
2008 James Beard Foundation Award Finalist
The House of Mondavi is honored as a finalist for a James Beard Foundation Award in the category of books on wine and spirits. The awards ceremony for finalists and winners took place at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Learn more.
2008 Gerald Loeb Award Finalist
The House of Mondavi is honored as a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial journalism in the category of business books. The Loeb Awards are the highest honor in business journalism. Read more.
BusinessWeek’s Top 10 Best Business Books of the Year
BusinessWeek’s editors chose The House of Mondavi as one of the top 10 business books of the year, alongside Alan Greenspan’s “Age of Turbulence.” Read article.
Amazon Best Books of 2007
“The House of Mondavi” is a customer pick for the Best Books of 2007 in the cooking, food and wine category. Read.
NPR’s All Things Considered
Julia Flynn Siler, author of The House of Mondavi, is interviewed on May 16, 2008, by Noah Adams on NPR’s All Things Considered program for a remembrances piece entitled “Robert Mondavi, Wine Trailblazer, Dies at 94.” Listen.
Wall Street Journal Wine Columnists’ “Toast to a Pioneer”
The Wall Street Journal’s wine columnists Dottie Gaiter and John Brecher raise a glass of wine to Robert Mondavi and explain how they came of age, wine-wise, with a 1974 Mondavi cabernet. Watch the video of their May 23, 2008 Tastings column, where they cite The House of Mondavi.
Financial Times’ “Pioneer Who Made Wine Respectable”
The Financial Times’s Matthew Garrahan’s May 23, 2008 obituary of Robert Mondavi cites The House of Mondavi. Read article.
Robert Mondavi Remembered in BusinessWeek.com
Julia Flynn Siler’s remembrance of the life of Robert Mondavi appears in BusinessWeek.com on May 19, 2008. Read the story.
Paperback edition now available
The House of Mondavi became available in paperback on May 1, 2008Order your copy through independent and online book retailers today. Buy the paperback.
“The House of Mondavi” is a finalist for a 2008 “Audie” award
The audiobook version of “The House of Mondavi,” read by Alan Sklar and produced by Tantor Audiobooks, is a finalist for a 2008 ”Audie” award in the business category. Read more
The Chicago Tribune, Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle recommend ”The House of Mondavi” as a holiday gift book.
Bill Daley, the Chicago Tribune’s chief food and wine reporter, calls it ”thoroughly researched and engagingly told…” Read article. Newsday says it is “…reported with clarity and intelligence.” Read. Jon Bonne, the San Francisco Chronicle’s wine editor, calls it “…a tale that captures one family’s amazing mission to put wine on the American table.” Read.
The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco
In a lively discussion with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Wine Editor, Julia talks about “The House of Mondavi” and answers questions (September 5, 2007) Listen
The House of Mondavi hits the bestseller lists!
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
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Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival
Julia appears on the main stage and reads and answers questions in a break-out session at an event with included Seymour Hersh, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Douglas Brinkley. (September 29, 2007.) Learn more.
Google
Julia appeared at Google’s Mountain View headquarters to talk about “The House of Mondavi” and answer questions. (August 10, 2007.) Watch.
American Public Media
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, interviewed Julia about “The House of Mondavi” (September 8th, 2007) Listen
Forum on KQED
Julia participates in a discussion about wine snobs on a San Francisco Bay Area public radio station with Fred Franzia, the man behind the bargain wine nicknamed “two-buck Chuck.” Listen.
Marketplace
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal tastes wine with Julia and chats with her about “The House of Mondavi” (August 22, 2007) Listen
West Coast Live
Julia is interviewed by Sedge Thomson on West Coast Live (August 11, 2007). To visit the West Coast Live home page, click here.
NPR Review
NPR’s Day-to-Day recommends “The House of Mondavi” for a late summer read, calling it “a riveting story that is part soap opera, part Shakespearian family drama.” Read
Recommended Summer Reading
CBS Early Show named The House of Mondavi as recommended summer reading. (June 29, 2007) Read article
The Tasting Room
Hear a podcast of Julia on “The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis” (July 29, 2007)Listen
“Good Food” Show Interview
Hear a podcast of Julia on KCRW’s “Good Food” Show (July 28, 2007) Listen
U.S. News and World Report
Julia’s Q&A with U.S. News and World Report (July 23, 2007) Read
Andrew Zimmern Interview
Julia is interviewed on “The Andrew Zimmern Show” in Minneapolis (July 18, 2007)Listen
Larry Mantle Interview
Julia is interviewed by Larry Mantle on 89.3 KPCC Los Angeles (July 10, 2007) Listen
Julia’s Visit to Cody’s Books
Cody’s Books in Berkeley welcomes Julia (June 28, 2007)
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KGO-AM
Listen to Julia on The Gene Burns Program (please be patient while file downloads to your default audio player)
WGN Radio Interview
Julia is interviewed by Nick Digilio on WGN 720 Chicago. (June 30, 2007) Listen
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Restaurant Guys Radio
Julia is interviewed on the Restaurant Guys radio show. Listen.
