Colm Toibin鈥檚 鈥淭he Magician鈥� focuses on the life and times of author Thomas Mann. And what times they were, both World Wars, the rise of Hitler and the Cold War.

Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, said author Toibin 鈥渉as surpassed himself.鈥�

Today on All Sides Weekend: Books with Christopher Purdy, we take a look at what鈥檚 coming from publishers this fall.

Guests:

• Kassie Rose,
• Kris Hickey, youth services manager at 's Whetstone branch
• Mark Maxwell, assistant district manager at

If you have a disability and experience difficulty accessing this content .