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Under the Radar

WKAR's Melissa Ingells talks monthly with mid-Michigan author Lev Raphael about books that are "under the radar" -- intriguing reads, even if they don't appear on any bestseller list.

Visit Lev Raphael's Web site at:
levraphael.com

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Author and Reviewer Lev Raphael
Story Archives
Under the Radar: Made For Each Other
Apr. 10, 2009 | WKAR - Raphael reviews Meg Daley Olmert's look at the biology of the human-animal bond.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Talks About His New Book, "My Germany"
Mar. 13, 2009 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells recently talked to Lev Raphael about his new book, “My Germany.”
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Reviews Book About Disaster Survival
Feb. 13, 2009 | WKAR - A review of “The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why,” by Amanda Ripley.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On Andrew Jackson
Jan. 16, 2009 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with reviewer Lev Raphael about a book on Andrew Jackson.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Reviews A New Book About Abraham Lincoln
Dec. 12, 2008 | WKAR - Lev Raphael reviews a new book about Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.
Under the Radar: A Review Of Giles Milton's "Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922."
Nov. 28, 2008 | WKAR - A review of Giles Milton's "Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922."
Under the Radar: The Billionaire's Vinegar
Oct. 17, 2008 | WKAR - Lev Raphael reviews new wine forgery book.
Under the Radar: The Anglo Files
Sep. 26, 2008 | WKAR - WKAR's Melissa Ingells talks to Lev Raphael about a new book from Sarah Lyall that examines British idiosyncrasies.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Biography Of The James Family
Aug. 15, 2008 | WKAR - Book reviewer Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells about a book on the family of novelist Henry James.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Reviews Book About Richard Nixon
Jul. 25, 2008 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks to Lev Raphael about “Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America,” by Rick Perlstein.
Under the Radar: Raphael Suggests A Novel For Summer Reading
Jun. 20, 2008 | WKAR - Lev Raphael talks with Melissa Ingells about a novel focusing on the inner life of a Swiss waiter.
Under the Radar: The Belly Of Paris
May. 16, 2008 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks to reviewer Lev Raphael about a book that deals with passion, food, and Paris.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews "Agent Zigzag"
Apr. 4, 2008 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with author Lev Raphael about a once-hidden wartime story of intrigue and espionage.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On Slavery
Mar. 7, 2008 | WKAR - Book reviewer Lev Raphael talks with Melissa Ingells about a book that illustrates the enormous human toll of slavery.
Under the Radar: How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read
Jan. 25, 2008 | WKAR - Book reviewer Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells about the new book by Pierre Bayard.
Under the Radar: The Uncommon Reader
Dec. 21, 2007 | WKAR - Reviewer Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells that anyone who likes reading will probably like this novella by Alan Bennett.
Under the Radar: The Greatest Battle
Nov. 21, 2007 | WKAR - Reviewer Lev Raphael talks with WKAR's Melissa Ingells about a book on a pivotal, though lesser-known, WWII battle.
Under the Radar: Fleeing Hitler
Oct. 26, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with Lev Raphael about Hanna Diamond’s book on WWII French refugees.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On Historical Battle
Sep. 14, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks to Lev Raphael about Julia Barker’s book, Agincourt which looks at the famous battle of the same name in 1415.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On Leadership In WWII-Era England
Aug. 17, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with book reviewer Lev Raphael about some "Troublesome Young Men."
Under the Radar: Book Examines Recent Political History In Spain
Jul. 13, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with Lev Raphael about “Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Silent Past” by Giles Tremlett.
Under the Radar: A Rediscovered Epic
Jun. 15, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with Lev Raphael about “The Buried Book,” by David Damrosch.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On African Oil
May. 18, 2007 | WKAR - With Melissa Ingells, Lev Raphael reviews Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil.
Under the Radar: Raphael Tells Of Latest Nick Hoffman Mystery
Apr. 27, 2007 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells spoke to book reviewer Lev Raphael recently about his latest mystery, "Hot Rocks."
Under the Radar: Book Challenges Popular View Of James Of Scotland
Mar. 23, 2007 | WKAR - Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells about a book dealing with the rise of James of Scotland after Queen Elizabeth the First's death.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Historical Novel Based In Egypt
Feb. 22, 2007 | WKAR - Raphael spoke with Melissa Ingells about "Napoleon's Pyramids" by William Dietrich.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On James Bond
Dec. 29, 2006 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks to Lev Raphael about "The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond."
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book On The Paranormal
Dec. 7, 2006 | WKAR - Reviewer Lev Raphael talks with WKAR's Melissa Ingells about Deborah Blum's book "Ghost Hunters."
Under the Radar: Holleran Novel Takes Place In Washington D.C.
Nov. 10, 2006 | WKAR - Local author and book reviewer Lev Raphael talks with Melissa Ingells about the book "Grief".
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book With Environmental Theme
Sep. 26, 2006 | WKAR - Lev Raphael spoke with Melissa Ingells about a book on global warming.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews "Burning Rainbow Farm"
Aug. 18, 2006 | WKAR - Book investigates how Michigan's Rainbow Farm and its owners met their demise.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Book Of Writings On Sex
Jul. 21, 2006 | WKAR - Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells about the Cleis Press "Best Sex Writing 2006 Anthology."
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews "The Futurist"
Jun. 16, 2006 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells spoke with Lev Raphael about James P. Othmer's book "The Futurist".
Under the Radar: The Kill By Emile Zola
May. 12, 2006 | WKAR - Lev Raphael found a new translation of a French novel that captured his attention. He tells Melissa Ingells about it.
Under the Radar: New Erica Jong Memoir Reviewed
Apr. 14, 2006 | WKAR - Reviewer Lev Raphael talks about Erica Jong's new memoir with Melissa Ingells.
Under the Radar: Raphael Looks At Arthur And George
Mar. 10, 2006 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells and Lev Raphael talk about the new book by Julian Barnes, offering a fictional look at Arthur Conan Doyle.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Talks About His New Memoir
Feb. 10, 2006 | WKAR - Lev Raphael talks with Melissa Ingells about his new memoir, "Writing A Jewish Life".
Under the Radar: A Woman In Berlin By Anonymous.
Jan. 13, 2006 | WKAR - Lev Raphael tells WKAR's Melissa Ingells this is a diary unlike any you have ever read before.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Reviews Queer Cowboys
Dec. 9, 2005 | WKAR - Reviewer Lev Raphael says Queer Cowboys challenges the traditional view of the American Cowboy.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Clumsiest People
Oct. 14, 2005 | WKAR - Lev Raphael spoke with Melissa Ingells about the new book by Todd Pruzan.
Under the Radar: Nine Suitcases, By Bela Zsolt.
Sep. 9, 2005 | WKAR - Author and book reviewer Lev Raphael talks with WKAR's Melissa Ingells about the first English translation of Nine Suitcases, by Bela Zsolt.
Under the Radar: Goat Song, A French Mystery
May. 13, 2005 | WKAR - This week, Lev Raphael reviews a French thriller called Goat Song with WKAR's Melissa Ingells.
Under the Radar: Raphael Says The Book Doctor Is Funny And Charming
Apr. 8, 2005 | WKAR - Book reviewer Lev Raphael says Esther Cohen's The Book Doctor is funny with a good heart. WKAR's Melissa Ingells talks with Raphael.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Looks At A Very Old Love Story
Mar. 11, 2005 | WKAR - Author and book reviewer Lev Raphael tells WKAR's Melissa Ingells about the biography, Heloise and Abelard, by James Burge.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews Loren Estleman Novel Retro
Jan. 14, 2005 | WKAR - WKAR book reviewer Lev Raphael tells Melissa Ingells that Loren Estleman's new detective novel "Retro" is set in Detroit and has an authentic feel.
Under the Radar: Raphael Reviews WWII-Era Novel
Dec. 10, 2004 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks to WKAR book reviewer Lev Raphael about a suspense-thriller titled The Year is '42.
Under the Radar: Raphael Looks At A Political Book
Nov. 12, 2004 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells spoke with WKAR book reviewer Lev Raphael about Jack Germond's book "Fat Man Fed Up: How American Politics Went Bad".
Under the Radar: Raphael Talks About His Own Book
Oct. 8, 2004 | WKAR - Lev Raphael is usually our monthly book reviewer, but this time he's talking with Melissa Ingells about HIS new crime novel, "Tropic of Murder".
Under the Radar: Raphael Says Semi-Automatic Is Anything But.
Sep. 10, 2004 | WKAR - WKAR book reviewer Lev Raphael looks at Robert Rueland's second novel, a legal thriller called Semi-Automatic.
Under the Radar: Book Compares Ancient Olympics To The Modern Day Event
Aug. 13, 2004 | WKAR - Local author and reviewer Lev Raphael has a look at the book "The Naked Olympics" with Morning Edition host Melissa Ingells.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Looks At Another Little-known Novel
Jul. 9, 2004 | WKAR - Melissa Ingells talks with local author Lev Raphael about a novel that has flown under the radar in terms of popularity.
Under the Radar: History Book Impresses Reviewer Lev Raphael
Jun. 11, 2004 | WKAR - Local author Lev Raphael talks with Melissa Ingells this month about another great read that isn't on the bestseller lists. It's "Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic" by Tom Holland.
Under the Radar: Lev Raphael Recommends "The Sea House" By Esther Freud.
May. 14, 2004 | WKAR - Once a month, we have our book reviewer Lev Raphael review a book that’s “under the radar"-- not on the bestseller list, but a good read. Melissa Ingells recently spoke with Raphael about Esther Freud’s fourth book, “The Sea House.”
Under the Radar: Local Author Lev Raphael Recommends Rendezvous In Black
Apr. 9, 2004 | WKAR - Today we begin what will be a monthly segment with local author Lev Raphael. Raphael will review books that are “under the radar--” probably not on the bestseller list, but intriguing reads. I talked to Raphael recently about the book Rendezvous in Black by Cornell Woolrich.

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