Today the Martha Stewart Show is joined by Michael Lomonaco, chef and author of Nightly Specials: 125 Recipes for Spontaneous, Creative Cooking at Home (Morrow Cookbooks, $34.95, 9780060555627/0060555629).

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Today on WAMU's Diane Rehm Show: Roy Richard Grinker, author of Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism (Basic Books, $16.95, 9780465027637/0465027636).

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Today the Rachael Ray Show will have a book segment featuring Dr. Timothy Brantley, author of The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Wiley, $24.95, 9780471768258/0471768251). He will make several more calls on the show in February.

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Tonight on the Charlie Rose Show: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., whose new book is Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own (Crown, $19.95, 9780307382382/ 0307382389).