About Books and Writers was a a nationally syndicated radio program hosted by Robert Cromie, in cooperation with the American Library Association.
January 18, 1983 - Lady Mary Soames, author of a book on several generations of the Churchills, talks with About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie.
January 25, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with James Phalen, author of Scandals, Scamps, and Scoundrels.
February 7, 1983 - Dick Dunlap, author of Donovan: America's Master Spy, is interviewed by About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie.
February 15, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with Virginia Gardner, author of Friend and Lover: The Life of Louise Bryant.
February 22, 1983 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Richard and Deanne Mincer, authors of The Talk Show Book.
March 1, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with novelist Jean M. Auel.
March 8, 1983 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Chicago educator Marva Collins about her book Marva Collins' Way.
March 15, 1983 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with Paul Nagel, author of a book on four generations of the John Adams family.
March 22, 1983 - Host Robert Cromie talks with lexicographer, editor, and author Stuart Flexner.
March 29, 1983 - On this episode of About Books and Writers, host Robert Cromie talks with W. Bradford Wiley and Deborah Wiley about the 175-year-old publishing house, the John Wiley Company.