Fall for the Book Podcast
Episodes
In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls with Majda Gama
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Majda Gama reads from and discusses her new collection In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls. The collection spans growing up in the Saudi ...
Wilderness of Mirrors with Olufemi Terry
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caine Prize-winning author Olufemi Terry talks about his debut novel, Wilderness of Mirrors set in Stadmutter, a multiracial city at the southern tip ...
These Memories Do Not Belong To Us with Yiming Ma
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when even your memories aren't safe from Big Tech and Big Government? Yiming Ma discusses these questions, and his debut speculative nove...
Sour Cherry with Natalia Theodoridou
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natalia Theodoridou discusses his fever dream of a Bluebeard retelling - about the choice and non-choice of those stuck in cycles of abuse, the power ...
Transplant: A Memoir with Berardine Watson
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the season, Bernardine (Dine) Watson sits down to discuss her journey with kidney disease and her two transplants. A nonfictio...
Going to Maine with Sally Chaffin Brooks
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks talks about her through hike on the Appalachian Trail. From the funky trail names, to the memorable characters along the...
Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing with Jen Soriano
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Soriano, author of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing talks about chronic pain, ancestral trauma, and finding joy and support through communi...
Another North with Jennifer Brice
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Brice talks about Another North, her essay collection about growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska and moving through the world, understanding herse...
Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis with Greg Wrenn
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Wrenn discusses his book Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis, a story of personal and global healing. He touches on the importance of coral...
The Grandfather of Black Basketball with Edwin B. Henderson II
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin B. Henderson II discusses his book, The Grandfather of Black Basketball, about his grandfather and namesake, Dr. E. B. Henderson. A local Civil ...
Between This World and the Next with Praveen Herat
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Praveen Herat joins Fall for the Book to talk about his debut novel, Between This World and the Next, a gripping exploration of power, identity, and h...
A Radical Suffragist with Shirley M. Marshall
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shirley M. Marshall talks about the suffragist movement and the 19th Amendment in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast. Her book, A Radical S...
Leda's Daughters with K. Avvirin Berlin
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mythology, identity, motherhood, and more discussed in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast with poet K. Avvirin Berlin, author of the collec...
Starring Adele Astaire with Eliza Knight
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eliza Knight talks fantastic flappers, star studded dancers, and incredible female stars in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast. From the un...
Disorderly Men with Edward Cahill
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Cahill discusses his novel Disorderly Men, which follows three gay men in pre-Stonewall NYC, who find their fates thrown together during the po...
Burning Like Her Own Planet with Vandana Khanna
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vandana Khanna sits down to talk about her poetry collection Burning Like Her Own Planet, the ancient Hindu text The Ramayana, women's rage and power,...
The Conductors with Nicole Glover
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Glover discusses her genre bending Murder and Magic series - The Conductors, and The Undertakers. Set in post-Civil War society, they feature H...
Through the Snow Globe with Annie Rains
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Rains stops by in this bonus holiday episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast to talk about her novel "Through The Snowglobe," a mashup of "It's...
Dead Drop with M.P. Woodward
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
M.P. Woodward talks about his own experience in the Intelligence community, and how it helped him write his new espionage thriller, Dead Drop, where i...
The Revolution Will Be Hilarious with Caty Borum
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caty Borum talks satire, humor, and the power of uplifting voices through comedy in this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast. Borum is Executive ...
The House on Sun Street with Mojgan Ghazirad
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mojgan Ghazirad discusses her autobiographic novel, The House on Sun Street, about a young girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution. She talks ab...
Queen of Exiles with Vanessa Riley
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Riley talks about her novel Queen of Exiles, about the first black queen of Haiti after the Haitian Revolution. Marie-Louise Christophe then l...
Groundglass with Kathryn Savage
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Savage, author of the debut lyric essay Groundglass, breaks down Superfund sites, the “body burden” of pollution, and the importance of he...
Out of Mesopotamia with Salar Abdoh
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Salar Abdoh discusses martyrdom, (in)humanity in war, and dichotomies of art, peace, and violence in the Middle East, in his powerful novel Out of Mes...
Raise Her Up with Debra Lane
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Debra Lane, a 30 year veteran of the education systems in the US and abroad, sits down to talk about resilience in school for students and instruc...
Superstorms with novelists Bruce Holsinger & Matt Bondurant
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Holsinger, author of The Displacements, and Matt Bondurant, author of Oleander City, sit down with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon for the first ep...
The Park Sisters with Frances & Ginger Park
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the final episode of the year, Sisters Frances & Ginger Park talk about family history and memory, collaborating on a long list of children's b...
All the Ruined Men with Bill Glose
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Combat veteran and former paratrooper Bill Glose discusses his story collection, All the Ruined Men, as well as the toll of war on soldiers, and the p...
A Calm & Normal Heart with Chelsea T. Hicks
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Calm and Normal Heart author Chelsea T. Hicks talks about revitalizing the Wazhazhe ie language, creating art, fashion, and poetry, and her story co...
The Fervor with Alma Katsu
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast's season, Alma Katsu curls horror and the supernatural through her historical fiction - from the...
When You Look Like Us with Pamela Harris
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Fall for the Book Podcast, Pamela N. Harris, author of the debut YA novel When You Look Like Us sits down to talk about defying...
Some Electric Hum with Janice Northerns
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Northerns discusses her childhood in arid West Texas, changing life and land, and coming back to writing later in life. This episode of the Fal...
Gold Spun with Brandie June
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brandie June, author of the YA fantasy novel Gold Spun, chats about her fairy tale retelling of “Rumpelstiltskin,” which gives the princess more a...
How Genius Ignites with Claudia Kalb
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia Kalb, author of Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers talks about the role of memory and luck, and the "rage to mas...
The Sadness of Whirlwinds with Jim Peterson
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Peterson takes readers on a surreal journey in his short story collection The Sadness of Whirlwinds. In this first episode of the 2022 season of T...
In Case of Contact - with Ethel Rohan
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ethel Rohan discusses the importance of "uncomfortable" stories, how memories can shape a character's future, and the power of small moments, all...
Brief Writing with M.M. Bailey & Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two writers discuss power, position, and moving forward: M.M. Bailey in her flash piece “Smaller,” and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub in his poem “The Li...
Dubliners in Exile with Richard Washer
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Washer, resident playwright at The Rose Theatre Company discusses his new play, Dubliners in Exile after actors perform a scene. In the play, ...
Nature Writing in Poetry & Prose with Jesse DeLong & Beth Gilstrap
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse DeLong and Beth Gilstrap infuse every word of their poetry and prose with atmospheric tension, using nature to explore what it means to be human...
The Distant Dead with Heather Young
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Young discusses her novel, The Distant Dead, set in the high desert hills. Called “electrifying, ambitious, and crushingly beautiful,” by ...
Identity & Legacy with Poets Sandra Beasley & Chris Stuck
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two writers examine pressing issues of identity, legacy, and historical memory in their work. Poet Sandra Beasley writes through the lens of Washingto...
Children's Books with Megan Wagner Lloyd & Nadine Poper
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate Children's Book Week with Megan Wagner Lloyd, author of Allergic, and Paper Mice, and Nadine Poper, author of Porcupette and Moppet talk the...
The Glass Constellation with Arthur Sze
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Sze sat down with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon to discuss revisiting fifty years' worth of poetry in his latest collection, The Glass Constella...
The Trojan War Museum with Ayşe Papatya Bucak
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ayşe Papatya Bucak sat down with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon to discuss mythology, re-imagining the past, and re-imagining the form of her short sto...
"Felons" with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Poet and memoirist Reginald Dwayne Betts spoke from the road with Kara Oakleaf and Suzy Rigdon about his poetry collection Felons, "gateway literature...
Sleep Donation with Karen Russell
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Russell, award-winning author of Swamplandia!, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Orange World, Sleep Donation, and more sits down with Fall for the B...
Christina Thompson - Fall for the Book Podcast
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Navigate the Puzzle of Polynesia with Sea People author Christina Thompson. She sits down with Kara Oakleaf to uncover the mysteries of this ten milli...
The Office of Historical Corrections with Danielle Evans
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, sits down with Kara Oakleaf to talk short ...
Rion Amilcar Scott - Fall for the Book Podcast
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning author Rion Amilcar Scott sits down with Fall for the Book Director, Kara Oakleaf to discuss his newest short story collection, The Worl...
Andre Perry - Fall for the Book Podcast
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andre Perry discusses his debut essay collection Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, exploring form and telling stories across multiple platforms, and wri...
Jamel Brinkley - Fall for the Book Podcast
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fall for the Book Director Kara Oakleaf sits down with short story writer Jamel Brinkley to discuss his collection, A Lucky Man, which was a finalist ...
Jane Brox - Fall for the Book Podcast
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fall for the Book and the Visiting Writers Series presents a discussion with Jane Brox, author of Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Unders...
Ilya Kaminksy - Fall for the Book Podcast
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fall for the Book and the Visiting Writers Series presents a discussion with Ilya Kaminsky about his new book Deaf Republic.
Rebecca Makkai - Fall for the Book Podcast
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author Rebecca Makkai discusses her book The Great Believers with Fall for the Book director Kara Oakleaf.
Lyz Lenz - Fall for the Book Podcast
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fall for the Book director Kara Oakleaf sits down with Lyz Lenz to talk about her new book God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle Ame...
Cynthia Marie Hoffman - Fall for the Book Podcast
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Marie Hoffman sits down with Fall for the Book to discuss her new book, "Call Me When You Talk About The Tombstones"(Persea Books 2018)
Liam Callanan - Fall for the Book Podcast
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the City of Lights with Liam Callanan as he talks about his new book Paris by the Book!
Matt Zapruder - Fall for the Book Podcast
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Zapruder discusses his new book Why, Poetry
Chloe Benjamin - Fall for the Book Podcast
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe Benjamin is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Immortalists, a #1 Indie Next Pick, #1 Library Reads pick, Barnes & Noble Discover G...
L.M. Elliot and Caroline Tung Richmond - Fall for the Book Podcast
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Mason Out Loud is brought to you by our friends at Fall for the Book! Listen here to find out about these authors and their upcoming e...