In The News
A sampling of recent media coverage of Ray & Joan
MEL – The Tumultuous Marriage Behind the McDonald’s Empire
The Splendid Table – Ray & Joan Kroc: Power Couple Behind the Golden Arches
Marketplace – The True Origin Story Behind McDonald’s
New York Times – Kroc’s Giving, Like McDonald’s Meals, was Fast and Super-sized
Reuters – Behind the Big Mac: McDonald’s Gets Movie and Literary Spotlight
Curbed – Exploring Ray Kroc’s Chicago
Bloomberg – Sex, Lies and Hamburgers
New York Post – The Woman Behind the McDonald’s Mastermind…
WABE’s City Lights with Lois Reitzes – Joan Kroc Biography Explores Love, Philanthropy and McDonald’s
St. Paul Pioneer Press – Joan and Ray Kroc’s St. Paul Love Story
Time – Meet the Woman Who Gave Away the McDonald’s Founder’s Fortune
Washington Post – An odd but generous couple: Ray and Joan Kroc
Live Talks Los Angeles – Conversation at the Moss Theater in Santa Monica
DnA’s 6 Most Intriguing Books of 2016
Stacking Benjamins – Creating and Giving Away Billions
Frank Buckley Interviews – Podcast
PBS Book View Now – From the Miami Book Festival
New Hampshire Public Radio -What do McDonald’s Hamburgers and NPR Underwriting have in Common? Ray and Joan Kroc.
Los Angeles Downtown News – A Downtown Author’s Dive Into the Golden Arches
KCRW – Lisa Napoli on Her New Book ‘Ray & Joan’
Minnesota Public Radio – The West St. Paul Woman Who Became a McDonald’s Billionaire
C-SPAN Book TV – Lisa Napoli Discusses “Ray & Joan” at Oxford Exchange Bookstore in Tampa, Florida (in conversation with Cynthia Smoot)
HistPhil – Joan Kroc’s Radical and Ecstatic Giving
KUSI-TV – Author Lisa Napoli on Her Book “Ray & Joan”
KNPR – New Book Looks at Joan Kroc’s Legacy and Ties to Las Vegas
KQED – Ray & Joan Chronicles Complex Life of Kroc’s Philanthropic Wife
San Diego Union-Tribune – New Book, Movie about San Diego’s Joan and Ray Kroc
Dallas Morning News – How the McDonald’s Millions were made-and spent
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday – Ray & Joan Chronicles Complex Life of Kroc’s Philanthropic Wife
New York Times – Q & A
Wall Street Journal – Charity: The Ultimate Luxury
Chronicle of Philanthropy – New book on Joan Kroc tells of her sometimes whimsical philanthropy
Here & Now – New book Explores Lives of the First Couple of McDonald’s
Parade.com – Excerpt, Ray & Joan
Chicago Tribune – Arch Commentary on the McDonald’s Empire
Boston Globe – Abusive, Rags-to-riches McDonald’s Billionaire and Wife Who Gave Fortune Away
Beaks & Geeks – Episode #147: Ray & Joan
Tampa’s Fox 13 – Book reveals interesting history of family behind first FL McDonald’s
KTLA – Journalist Lisa Napoli on her new book
Associated Press – “[Ray & Joan is] a fascinating story, and it arrives at an auspicious moment.”
Miami Herald – Five food authors not to miss at the Miami Book Fair
Christian Science Monitor – “…Ray & Joan is remarkable… a playful, even waggish work of biography.”
KSDS Jazz 88 – Inside Art with Dave Drexler
Argonaut – How to Give Away $3 billion
BookPage – What They’re Reading: Lisa Napoli
Huffington Post – “Lisa Napoli’s fabulous new book… is full of surprises.”
Real Simple (November) – The Best New Books to Read This Month
The Pub podcast/Current – “Why Joan Kroc gave NPR its biggest gift ever”
Library Journal – “A great book that will cause readers to never look at McDonald’s the same way again.”
San Diego Reader – “Now there is a book that presents a balanced picture of both of them.”
Cranberry Radio – Big Hitters: The Woman Behind the Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune (podcast)
Smithsonian.com – The Story of How McDonald’s First Got Its Start (Excerpt.)
Shelf Awareness – “A fascinating portrait of the man behind the McDonald’s brand and his wife, whose unconventional philanthropy benefited many.”
Kirkus Reviews – “A book characterized by deep research and a seamless weaving together of the details of different lives.”
Publishers Weekly Review – “Napoli’s energetic, slightly tabloidesque narrative style make this a must-read for anyone who loves a good love story behind a business success.”
Publishers Weekly Gift Guide 2016 – “….interest in the story behind the Golden Arches will be running high this season.”
Soundcloud of Ray & Joan Audiobook – The first five minutes of the audio version, read by the author.
Pioneer Press Fall Preview – “Their story, which began in St. Paul, is also about the impact of Kroc’s drinking and the vast number of organizations to which Joan donated.”
BookPage – Top pick in nonfiction, November 2016: “Part corporate success story, part soap opera…Napoli recounts it all in a breezy, amusing style.”
Marie-Claire/November – “…this wonderfully moving and entertaining biography will have you thinking about what it means to give generously and spend lavishly…”
Chicago Magazine/November – “..Lisa Napoli shows us there’s a lot we don’t know about the longtime McDonald’s owner and his wife.”