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336--Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing w/ Dan Hawkins

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies and longtime Bookin' guest Dan Hawkins continue their Cormac McCarthy read through with The Crossing...

335--Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses w/ Dan Hawkins

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jason and Dan continue their Cormac McCarthy readathon with the first book of The Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses.  Topics of conver...

334--Bookin' w/ Kraig Finstad

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes Kraig Finstad, author of Problem Play and The Inn at the Crossroads. Topics of conversation include cogniti...

333--Bookin' w David Haynes

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes David Haynes, author of Martha's Daughter, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of con...

332--Bookin' w/ Pat Lipsky

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pat Lipsky, artist and author of Brightening Glance: Art and Life, which is published by our friends at ...

331--Bookin' w/ David Levithan and Jens Lekman

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Levithan and Jens Lekman, authors of Songs for Other People's Weddings, which is published by our ...

330--Cormac McCarthy's The Stonemason with Dan Hawkins

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dan Hawkins and Jason Jefferies continue to read through the works of Cormac McCarthy with The Stonemason. Child of God is also discussed ...

329--Bookin' w/ Gary Graff

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gary Graff, editor of 501 Essential Albums of the 80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide, which is publis...

328--Cormac McCarthy's The Gardener's Son with Dan Hawkins

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, host Jason Jefferies and award-winning poet Dan Hawkins continue their read through of the works of Cormac McCarthy, this time with h...

327--Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Dan Hawkins

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins, librarian at The Citadel and Cormac McCarthy aficionado. This time, Jason ...

326--Bookin' w/ Keon West

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies interviews Professor Keon West, author of The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know But Probabl...

325--Bookin' w/ Elaine Neil Orr

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies welcomes Elaine Neil Orr, who discusses her new novel Dancing Woman, which is published by our friends a...

324--Bookin' w/ Mark Kingwell

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mark Kingwell, professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Can...

323--Cormac McCarthy's Suttree with Dan Hawkins

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by frequent guest and Librarian at The Citadel Dan Hawkins, who discusses Suttree by Cormac McCarthy.  To...

322--Bookin' w/ Andy Corren

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Andy Corren, author of Dirtbag Queen, which is published by our friends at Grand Central Publishing.  T...

321--Bookin' w/ Julian Zabalbeascoa

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Julian Zabalbeascoa, author of What We Tried to Bury Grows Here, which is published by our friends at Tw...

320--Bookin' w Paul Jones

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by the legendary poet Paul Jones, who discusses his new collection Something Necessary, which is published ...

319--Cormac McCarthy's Child of God with Dan Hawkins

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dan Hawkins and Jason Jefferies talk about Cormac McCarthy's Child of God by way of the recent Vanity Fair article that exposes Cormac ...

318--Bookin' w/ David Aldridge

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning journalist David Aldridge in a discussion about The Basketball 100: The Story of the Great...

317--BERSERKcast with Gaelan Bergstrom and Ben Diehl

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gaelan Bergstrom and Ben Diehl is a conversation about Berserk by Kentaro Miura.  Topics of conversati...

316--Bookin' w/ Andrew K. Clark

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Andrew K. Clark, author of Where Dark Things Grow, which is published by our friends at Cowboy Jamboree ...

315--Bookin' w/ John Hendrix

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning and bestselling writer and illustrator John Hendrix, who discuss his new book The Mythmaker...

314--Bookin' w/ Sam Sax

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sam Sax, author of Yr Dead, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation i...

313--Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark with Dan Hawkins

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Dan Hawkins for a conversation about Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark, the second episode in an ongoing seri...

312--Bookin' w/ Charles Bock

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling author Charles Bock, who discusses his new book I Will Do Better, which is published by our...

311--Bookin' w/ Georgann Eubanks and Debra Kaufman

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Georgann Eubanks and Debra Kaufman, editor and contributors to Paul Green: North Carolina Writers on the...

310--Bookin' w/ Chris Koslowski

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Chris Koslowski, author of Kayfabe, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conver...

309--Bookin' w/ Kwame Mbalia

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia, who discusses his new book Jax Freeman and the Phantom S...

308--Bookin' w/ Scott Reintgen

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Scott Reintgen, who discusses his new book The Last Dragon On Mars, wh...

307--Cormac McCarthy's The Orchard Keeper with Dan Hawkins

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins in a discussion about The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy, the first ...

306--Bookin' w/ Nora Lange

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities fellow Nora Lange, who discusses her new novel Us Fools, which ...

305--Bookin' w/ Steven Petrow

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning journalist and 2024 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate Steven Petrow, who discusses his new b...

304--Bookin' w/ Marguerite Sheffer

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Marguerite Sheffer, who discusses her new collection The Man in the Banana Trees, w...

303--Bookin' w/ Nathan Ballingrud

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, who discusses his new novella Crypt of the Moon Spider, which is...

302--Bookin' w/ Jon Sealy

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jon Sealy, who discusses his new novel The King Street Affair, which is published by our friends at Hayw...

301--Bookin' w/ Paolo Bacigalupi

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi, who discusses his new novel Navola, which is published by our fri...

300--Bookin' w/ Sue and Dave Lucey (on James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians)

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week is Bookin's 300th Episode!  Host Jason Jefferies is joined by Suzanne Lucey and Dave Lucey--owners of Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC--in...

299--On Stephen King with T. Shawn Long

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am joined by T. Shawn Long, host of the Horror Book Club at Page 158 Books in a discussion about all things Stephen King!  Topics of dis...

298--Bookin' w/ Corey du Browa

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by music journalist Corey du Browa, who discusses his new book An Ideal for Living: A Celebration of the EP-...

297--On Homer and Madeline Miller w/ Dan Hawkins

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by the busiest reader on the planet, Dan Hawkins!  Topics of discussion include Homer's The Iliad and Th...

296--Bookin' w/ Ari Honarvar

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Ari Honarvar, who discusses her novel A Girl Called Rumi, which is published by our ...

295--Bookin' w/ John Pavlovitz

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by writer, activist, pastor and storyteller John Pavlovitz, who discusses his book Worth Fighting For: Findi...

294--Bookin' w/ Jordan Elgrably

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jordan Elgrably, editor of Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction, which is publi...

293--Bookin' w/ Charles Derber

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Professor of Sociology at Boston College and noted public intellectual Charles Derber, who discusses his ...

292--Bookin' w/ Mesha Maren

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author and Bookin' favorite Mesha Maren, who discusses her new book Shae, which is publishe...

291--Bookin' w/ Amanda Bellows

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Amanda Bellows, who discusses her new book Explorers: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions, which...

290--Bookin' w/ Eric Vickrey

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by baseball writer Eric Vickrey, who discusses his new book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, t...

289--Bookin' w/ Tom Maxwell

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by North Carolina Music Hall of Famer and former Squirrel Nut Zipper Tom Maxwell, who discusses his new book...

288--Bookin' w/ Brad Balukjian

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Brad Balukjian, author of The Six Pack: On the Open Road to Wrestlemania, which is published by our fri...

287--Bookin' w/ Alex Pugsley

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes award-winning author Alex Pugsley back to the program!  Alex discusses his new novel The Education of Aubre...

286--Bookin' w/ R.A. Cramblitt

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by R.A. Cramblitt, author of Like Printing Money, which is published by our friends at BC Publishing Inc.  ...

285--Bookin' w/ Freeman Vines and Timothy Duffy

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Freeman Vines and Timothy Duffy, who discuss Hanging Tree Guitars, which is published by our friends at ...

284--Bookin' w/ Jeffrey D. Simon

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by author, lecturer, and consultant on terrorism and political violence Jeffrey D. Simon, who discusses his ...

283--Bookin' w/ Cally Fiedorek

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Cally Fiedorek, who discusses her new novel Atta Boy, which is published by our fri...

282--Bookin' w/ Georgann Eubanks

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Georgann Eubanks, who discusses Song Keepers: A Music Mak...

281--Bookin' w/Daniel Wallace

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Daniel Wallace, who discusses his newest book This Isn't Going to End Well: The Tru...

280--Pale Fire Podcast w/ Dan Hawkins

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am joined by Dan Hawkins, librarian at the Citadel and repeat Bookin' podcast guest (see the Emergency Cormac McCarthy episode).  Dan di...

279--Bookin' w/ Katya Apekina

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Katya Apekina for a discussion of her new novel Mother Doll, which is published by our friends at The Ove...

278--Bookin' w/ Andy Lee Roth

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Andy Lee Roth, one of the editors--along with Mickey Huff--of Project Censored's State of the Free Press...

277--Bookin' w/ Roger D. Rapoport

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Roger D. Rapoport, who discusses his latest novel Searching for Patty Hearst, which...

276--Bookin' w/ Brian Allen Carr

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Aspen Words finalist and Wonderland Book Award-winner Brian Allen Carr, who discusses his latest novel B...

275--Bookin' w/ Zachary Pace

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Zachary Pace, author of I Sing to Use the Waiting: A Collection About the Women Singers Who've Made Me W...

274--Bookin' w/ Jill McCorkle

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling and North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame-author Jill McCorkle, who discusses her new collecti...

273--Bookin' w/ Paul Andersen

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Paul Andersen, who discusses his new book Moonlight Over Pearl: Ten Stories from As...

272--Bookin' w/ Matthew J.C. Clark

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Matthew J.C. Clark, author of Bjarki, Not Bjarki: On Floorboards, Love, and Irreconcilable Differences, w...

271--Bookin’ w/ Ben Goldfarb

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Ben Goldfarb, who discusses his new book Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the...

270--Bookin’ w/ Kate Brody

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kate Brody, author of Rabbit Hole, which is published by our friends at SOHO Crime.  Topics of conversa...

269--Bookin’ w/ Angela C. Sutton

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Angela C. Sutton, author of Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an Amer...

268--Bookin’ w/ Leonard Grob and John K. Roth

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Leonard Grob, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and John K. Roth, Profe...

267--Bookin’ w/ Joshua Mohr

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling author Joshua Mohr, who discusses his new novel Farsickness, which is published by our frien...

266--Bookin’ w/ Brooke Lockyer

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Brooke Lockyer, who discusses her new novel Burr, which is published by our friends...

265--Bookin’ w/ Ray Robertson

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back Ray Robertson, author of All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows, which is published by...

264--Bookin’ w/ William T. Vollmann

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by National Book Award winner William T. Vollmann, author of Shadows of Love and Shadows of Loneliness, w...

263--Bookin’ w/ Lexi Freiman

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Lexi Freiman, author of The Book of Ayn, which is published by our friends at Catapult.  Topics of conv...

262--Bookin’ w/ Bennett Sims

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Bennett Sims, who discusses his new book Other Minds and Other Stories, which is pu...

261--Bookin’ w/ Meredith Ritchie

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Meredith Ritchie, author of Poster Girls, which is published by our friends at Warren Publishing.  Topi...

260--Bookin’ with Nikki Marmery

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nikki Marmery, author of Lilith, which is published by our friends at Alcove Press.  Topics of conversa...

259--Bookin’ w/ Jeff Patterson

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by coach Jeff Patterson, who discusses his new book The Big Thing Effect: How to Transform Your Life Foreve...

258--Bookin’ w/ Farah Ali

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Farah Ali, author of The River, The Town, which is published by our friends at Dzanc Books.  Topics of ...

257--Booklin’ w/ David Menconi

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by former NC Piedmont Laureate David Menconi, who discusses his new book Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Re...

256--Bookin’ w/ Christine Evans

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christine Evans, author of Nadia, which is published by our friends at University of Iowa Press.  Topic...

255--Bookin’ w/ Christine Lai

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christine Lai, who discusses her new novel Landscapes, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar R...

254--Bookin’ w/ Nathan Hill

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nathan Hill, bestselling author of The Nix, who discusses his new novel Wellness, which is published by...

253--Bookin’ w/ Adam Bessie

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Adam Bessie, author of Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey, which is published by our friends at Seven Sto...

252--Bookin’ w/ Chuck Palahniuk

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back New York Times bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk, who discusses his new novel Not Forever, But For Now...

251--Bookin’ w/ Hugh Hodges

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Hugh Hodges, author of The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes, which i...

250--Bookin’ w/ Sarah Rose Etter

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week is Bookin's 250th episode!  Host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning & bestselling author Sarah Rose Etter, who discusses her ne...

249--Bookin’ w/ Stephen Markley

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Stephen Markley, who discusses his new novel The Deluge, which is published by our friends at Simon and ...

248--Bookin’ w/ Ben Purkert

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ben Purkert, author of The Men Can't Be Saved, which is published by our friends at The Overlook Press.  ...

247--Bookin’ w/ Wilton Barnhardt

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Wilton Barnhardt, who discusses his new novel Western Alliances, which ...

246--Bookin’ w/ Lisa See

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, who discusses her new novel Lady Tan's Circle of Women, whic...

245--Bookin’ w/ Adrienne Brodeur

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Bookin' features bestselling author, founder of Zoetrope, and Executive Director of Aspen Words Adrienne Brodeur, who discusses her new no...

244--Bookin’ w/ Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Bookin' features Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya, author of The Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Rad...

243--Bookin’ w/ Jim Ruland

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Jim Ruland, who discusses his newest novel Make It Stop, which is published by our ...

242--Bookin’ w/ Kevin Gosztola

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kevin Gosztola, author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case against Julian Assange, which is publ...

241--EMERGENCY CORMAC McCARTHY EPISODE w/ Dan Hawkins

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies discusses one of the greatest authors to ever put pen to page, Cormac McCarthy, with Dan Hawkins, Librarian at the Dan...

240--Bookin’ w/ Ken Jennings

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author and host of Jeopardy Ken Jennings, who discusses his new book 100 Plac...

239--Bookin’ w/ T.C. Boyle

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary author T.C. Boyle, who discusses his new novel Blue Skies, which is published by our friends a...

238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Junior Burke, author of Buddha Was a Cowboy, which is published by our friends at Gibson House Press.  ...

237--Bookin’ w/ Jinwoo Chong

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux, which is published by our friends at Melville House.  Topics of discussio...