Bookin’

233--Bookin’ w/ Rita Zoey Chin

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by prize winning author Rita Zoey Chin, who discusses her new novel The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern, w...

232--Bookin’ w/ Maggie Smith

17 Apr 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by American Poets Prize and Pushcart Prize-winning author Maggie Smith, who discusses her new memoir You Co...

231--Bookin’ w/ Janice Obuchowski

10 Apr 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Janice Obuchowski, who discusses her new short story collection The Woods, which is...

230--Bookin’ w/ Kate Manning

03 Apr 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Emmy award-winning author Kate Manning, who discusses her new novel Gilded Mountain, which is published ...

229--Bookin’ w/ Robert Lopez

27 Mar 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Robert Lopez, who discusses his new novel Dispatches from Puerto Nowhere, which is published by our frie...

228--Bookin’ w/ Bill Cotter

20 Mar 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pushcart Prize winning author Bill Cotter, who discusses his new book The Splendid Ticket, which is publ...

227--Bookin’ w/ Marjorie Hudson

13 Mar 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Marjorie Hudson, who discusses her new novel Indigo Field, which is published by ou...

226--Bookin’ w/ Margaret Weis

06 Mar 2023

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On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Origins Hall of Famer and one of Pyramid's most influential people of the millennium, and co...

225--Bookin’ w/ Susan Rogers

27 Feb 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by multi-platinum record producer and cognitive neuroscientist Susan Rogers, who discusses her new book Thi...

224--Bookin’ w/ Courtney Zoffness

20 Feb 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Courtney Zoffness, who discusses her new book Spilt Milk, which is published by our ...

223--Bookin’ w/ Louise Willder

13 Feb 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Louise Willder, author of Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion, which is published by ou...

222--Bookin’ w/ Jody Rosen

06 Feb 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jody Rosen, author of Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, which is published by our...

221--Bookin’ w/ Jon Raymond

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Oregon Book Award winner and Emmy nominee Jon Raymond, who discusses his new book Denial, which is publi...

220--Bookin’ w/ Kevin Maloney

23 Jan 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kevin Maloney, author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio....

219--Bookin’ w/ Dan Chaon

16 Jan 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Dan Chaon, who discusses his latest novel Sleepwalk, which is published by Henry Ho...

218--Bookin’ w/ William MacAskill

09 Jan 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by William MacAskill, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University, Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entr...

217--Bookin’ w/ Andrea Barrett

02 Jan 2023

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Guggenheim Fellow, NEA Fellow, MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winning author Andrea Barrett, wh...

216--Bookin’ w/ Danny Ramadan

26 Dec 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Danny Ramadan, author of The Foghorn Echoes, which is published by our friends at Canongate.  Topics of...

215--Bookin’ w/ Silas House

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Silas House, who discusses his new novel Lark, Ascending, which is pub...

214--Bookin’ w/ George Dawes Green

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Edgar Award-winning author and host of The Moth George Dawes Green, who discusses his new novel The Kin...

213--Bookin’ w/ Jeff Wagner

05 Dec 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jeff Wagner, author of Destination Onward: The Story of Fates Warning, which is published by our friends...

212--Bookin’ w/ Scott Gates

28 Nov 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Scott Gates, author of Gone, the Redeemer, which is published by our friends at Blue Ink Press.  Topics...

211--Bookin’ w/ Ray Robertson

21 Nov 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ray Robertson, author of Estates Large and Small, which is published by our friends at Biblioasis.  Top...

210--Bookin’ w/ Michael Parker

14 Nov 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary literary icon Michael Parker, author of I Am the Light of This World, which is published by ou...

209--Bookin’ w/ Alex Pugsley

07 Nov 2022

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This week, Host Jason Jefferies is joined by Bookin' favorite Alex Pugsley, author of Shimmer, which is published by our friends at Biblioasis.  Top...

208--Bookin’ w/ B.A. Shapiro

31 Oct 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author B.A. Shapiro, author of Metropolis, which is published by our friend...

207--Bookin’ w/ Ellyn Gaydos

24 Oct 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ellyn Gaydos, author of Pig Years, which is published by our friends at Knopf.  Topics of conversation ...

206--Bookin’ w/ Davey Davis

17 Oct 2022

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This week, Host Jason Jefferies is joined by Davey Davis, author of X, which is published by our friends at Catapult.  Topics of conversation includ...

205--Bookin’ w/ Lydia Millet

10 Oct 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Lydia Millet, author of Dinosaurs, which is published by our friends at W.W. Norton and Co.  Topics of ...

204--Bookin’ w/ Timothy C. Baker

03 Oct 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Timothy C. Baker, author of Reading My Mother Back: A Memoir in Childhood Animal Stories, which is publi...

203--Bookin’ w/ Victoria Shepherd

26 Sep 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Cor...

202--Bookin’ w/ Lara Williams

19 Sep 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Lara Williams, author of The Odyssey, which is published by our friends at Zando Projects.  Topics of di...

201--Bookin’ w/ Christy Alexander Hallberg

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christy Alexander Hallberg, author of Searching for Jimmy Page, which is published by our friends at Liv...

200--Bookin’ w/ John Kessel

05 Sep 2022

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Welcome to Bookin's 200th Episode!  Host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary award-winning author John Kessel, who discusses his newest collection...

199--Bookin’ w/ Corban Addison

29 Aug 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Internationally bestselling author Corban Addison, who discusses his new book Wastelands: The True Story...

198--Bookin’ w/ Peter C. Baker

22 Aug 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Peter C. Baker, author of Planes, which is published by our friends at Alfred A. Knopf.  Topics of conv...

197--Bookin’ w/ Ruthanna Emrys

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ruthanna Emrys, author of A Half-Built Garden, which is published by our friends at Tor.com.  Topics of ...

196--Bookin’ w/ Steve Toltz

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Booker Prize finalist Steve Toltz, author of Here Goes Nothing, which is published by our friends at Mel...

195--Bookin’ w/ Gabino Iglesias

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home, which is published by our friends at Mulholland Boo...

194--Bookin’ w/ Matthew Ball

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Matthew Ball, author of The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, which is published by o...

193--Bookin’ w/ Isaac Fitzgerald

18 Jul 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Isaac Fitzgerald, author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, which is published by our friends at Bloomsbury. Top...

192--Bookin’ w/ Shelly Oria

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Shelly Oria, editor of I Know What's Best For You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom, which is published b...

191--Bookin’ w/ Dave Pell

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Dave Pell, author of Please Scream Inside your Heart: Breaking News and Nervous Breakdowns in the Year t...

190--Bookin’ w/ Maggie Shipstead

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shipstead, who discusses her new book You Have a Friend in 10...

189--Bookin’ w/ Mirin Fader

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Mirin Fader, who discusses her latest book Giannis: The Improbable R...

188--Bookin’ w/ Alexandra Lange

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Alexandra Lange, author of Meet Me By The Fountain: An Inside History of the Shopping Mall, which is pu...

187--Bookin’ w/ Therese Anne Fowler

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author and Bookin' favorite Therese Anne Fowler, who discusses her new novel ...

186--Bookin’ w/ Dan Grunfeld

30 May 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Dan Grunfeld, former professional basketball player and author of By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaus...

185--Bookin’ w/ Jarred McGinnis

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jarred McGinnis, author of The Coward, which is published by our friends at Canongate Books.  Topics of...

184--Bookin’ w/ Paige Clarke

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Paige Clarke, author of She is Haunted, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics ...

183--Bookin’ w/ Chris Bohjalian

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Chris Bohjalian, who discusses his new novel The Lioness, which is...

182--Bookin’ w/ Landis Wade

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Landis Wade, host of the Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of Deadly Declarations, which is published...

181--Bookin’ w/ Sean Thor Conroe

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sean Thor Conroe, author of Fuccboi, which is published by our friends at Little, Brown.  Topics of con...

180--Bookin’ w/ Mike Florio

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mike Florio, creator and owner, along with NBC Sports, of profootballtalk.com, a leading NFL news organi...

179--Bookin’ w/ Tochi Onyebuchi

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Bookin' features Ilube Nommo Award, New England Book Award, and Alex Award winning author Tochi Onyebuchi, who discusses his new novel Go...

178--Bookin’ w/ Emily St. John Mandel

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel, who discusses her new book Sea of Tranquility, ...

177--Bookin’ w/ Megan Mayhew Bergman

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of How Strange a Season, which is published by our friends at Scribner.  T...

176--Bookin’ w/ Phoebe Zerwick

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Phoebe Zerwick, Director of the Journalism program at Wake Forest University and author of Beyond Innoce...

175--Bookin’ w/ Carissa Véliz

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Carissa Véliz, associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute for Ethics in AI at t...

174--Bookin’ w/ Azar Nafisi

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Azar Nafisi, who discusses her new book Read Dangero...

173--Bookin’ w/ Pat Pickens

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pat Pickens, author of The Whalers: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Mystique of New England's (Second) Grea...

172--Bookin’ w/ Laura Shin

21 Feb 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Laura Shin, host of the Unchained podcast and author of The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and th...

171--Bookin’ w/ Diane Chamberlain

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain, who discusses her new book The Last House on the ...

170--Bookin’ w/ Sasha Fletcher

07 Feb 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sasha Fletcher, author of Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World, which is published by our friends ...

169--Bookin’ w/ Paul Cantor

31 Jan 2022

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Paul Cantor, author of Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, which is published by our friend...

168--Bookin’ w/ Mesha Maren

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mesha Maren, author of Perpetual West, which is published by our friends at Algonquin Books of Chapel Hi...

167--Bookin’ w/David Sanchez

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Sanchez, author of All Day Is A Long Time, which is published by our friends at Harper.  Topics o...

166--Bookin’ w/ Jon Peterson

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Jon Peterson, who discusses his newest book Game Wizards: The Epic Bat...

165--Bookin’ w/ Cara Blue Adams

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Cara Blue Adams, author of You Never Get It Back, which is published by our friends at University of Iow...

164--Bookin‘ w/ Karen Tucker

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Karen Tucker, author of Bewilderness, which is published by our friends at Catapult.  Topics of discuss...

163--Bookin‘ w/ Benjamin M. Friedman

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For this special Christmas week episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Benjamin M. Friedman, the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Econo...

162--Bookin‘ w/ Jeremy B. Jones

13 Dec 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jeremy B. Jones, author of Bearwallow, which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of discussio...

161--Bookin‘ w/ Makiia Lucier

06 Dec 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Makiia Lucier, author of Year of the Reaper, which is published by our friends at Clarion Books.  Topic...

160--Bookin‘ w/ Farah Ali

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Farah Ali, who discusses her new book People Want to Live, which is published by our friends at McSweene...

159--Bookin‘ w/ Ed Southern

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ed Southern, Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers' Network and author of Fight Songs: A Sto...

158--Bookin‘ w/ Jeffrey E. Garten

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jeffrey E. Garten, Dean Emeritus of the Yale School of Management, former Undersecretary of Commerce for ...

157--Bookin‘ w/Sean Avery Medlin

08 Nov 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sean Avery Medlin, author of 808s & Otherworlds, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio. ...

156--Bookin‘ w/ Daniel Levin Becker

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Daniel Levin Becker, Senior Editor at McSweeney's and editor of Dear McSweeney's: Two Decades of Letters...

155--Bookin‘ w/ Reid Forgrave

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Reid Forgrave, author of Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy, which...

154--Bookin‘ w/ Amy Koppelman

18 Oct 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Amy Koppelman, author of A Mouthful of Air, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Top...

153--Bookin‘ w/ Mike DeCapite

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mike DeCapite, author of Jacket Weather, which is published by our friends at Soft Skull Press.  Topics...

152--Bookin‘ w/ Wiley Cash

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of When Ghosts Come Home, which is published by our friend...

151--Bookin‘ w/ Joe Posnanski

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times-bestselling author Joe Posnanski, who discusses his new book The Baseball 100, which is p...

150--Bookin‘ w/ Richard Powers

21 Sep 2021

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For our 150th episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning, National Book Award-winning, and New York Times bestselling author Ri...

149--Bookin‘ w/Eric Powell and Harold Schecter

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Eric Powell and Harold Schecter, authors of Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, which is published by ou...

148--Bookin‘ w/ Cadwell Turnbull

06 Sep 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award winning author Cadwell Turnbull, who discusses his fantastic new novel No Gods, No Monsters, which...

147--Bookin' w/ John Grisham

30 Aug 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author John Grisham, who discusses his newest book Sooley, which is published...

146--Bookin' w/ Alex Pheby

23 Aug 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Alex Pheby, winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize and author of Lucia, which is published by our...

145--Bookin' w/ Bela Koe-Krompecher

16 Aug 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Bela Koe-Krompecher, founder of Anyway Records and author of love, death & photosynthesis, which is publ...

144--Bookin' w/ Tom Lin

09 Aug 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Tom Lin, author of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, which is published by our friends at Little, Brown a...

143--Bookin' w/ Martha Wells

02 Aug 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author and Hugo and Nebula award winner Martha Wells, author of the Murderbo...

142--Bookin' w Jason Mott

26 Jul 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott, who discusses his newest novel Hell of a Book, which is ...

141--Bookin' w/ Andy Weir

19 Jul 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir, who discusses his newest novel Project Hail Mary, which i...

140--Bookin' w/ John Freeman

12 Jul 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by John Freeman, editor of The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story, which is published by our f...

139--Bookin' w/ Richard Thompson

05 Jul 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary guitar player and singer Richard Thompson, author of Beeswing, which is published by our frien...

138--Bookin' w/ Steven Petrow

28 Jun 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Steven Petrow, author of Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old, which is published by our friends at C...

137--Bookin' w/ Gina Nutt

21 Jun 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gina Nutt, author of Night Rooms, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics of dis...

136--Bookin' w/ Rosecrans Baldwin

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Rosecrans Baldwin, author Everything Now: Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles, which is published...

135--Bookin' w/ Jonathan Ames

07 Jun 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll, which is published by our friends at Mulholland Books.  Topi...

134--Bookin' w/ Kristen Arnett

31 May 2021

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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth, which is published by our friends at Riverhead Books.  Topics of ...