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Episode 199 — Peter Mattei

14 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Mattei is the guest. His new novel, The Deep Whatsis, is now available in the United States from Other Press, and in the UK from The Friday Proj...

Episode 198 — Megan Abbott

11 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Megan Abbott is the guest. Her latest novel, Dare Me, is due out in paperback from Reagan Arthur / Back Bay Books on August 27, 2013. The New York Tim...

Episode 197 — Molly Ringwald

07 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Ringwald is the guest. Her debut novel, When It Happens to You, is now available in paperback from It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Lauren...

Episode 196 — Janice Clark

04 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Janice Clark is the guest. Her debut novel, The Rathbones, is now available from Doubleday.  It is the official August selection of The TNB Book Club...

Episode 195 — Adelle Waldman

31 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Adelle Waldman is the guest. Her debut novel, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., is now available from Henry Holt.  Jess Walter calls it “A smart, ...

Episode 194 — Abigail Tarttelin

28 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Abigail Tarttelin is the guest. Her new novel, Golden Boy, has just been published in the United States by Atria Books. Booklist, in a starred review,...

Episode 193 — Nick Antosca

24 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Antosca is the guest. A staff writer on the upcoming NBC show Believe, helmed by J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón, he is also the author of severa...

Episode 192 — Alissa Nutting

21 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Alissa Nutting is the guest. Her debut novel, Tampa, is now available from Ecco.  Time magazine calls it "A gutsy attempt by a young, female author ...

Episode 191 — Elliott Holt

17 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Elliott Holt is the guest. Her debut novel, You Are One of Them, is now available from Penguin. The New York Times Book Review raves "You Are One of ...

Episode 190 — Sean Carswell

14 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Carswell is the guest. His new novel is called Madhouse Fog. Patricia Geary says “I’m a huge fan of Carswell’s fiction: he’s intelligent...

Episode 189 — Alina Simone

10 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Alina Simone is the guest. Her debut novel, Note to Self, is now available from Faber & Faber. Sam Lipsyte says “People as multi-talented and skill...

Episode 188 — Lee Boudreaux

03 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Boudreaux is the guest. She is the editorial director at Ecco Press and has worked with a long list of notable authors, including Stephen King, Da...

Episode 187 — Domenica Ruta

30 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Domenica Ruta is the guest. Her new memoir, With or Without You, is now available from Spiegel & Grau. Entertainment Weekly calls it “Stunning . . ...

Episode 186 — Erika Kleinman

26 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Kleinman is the guest. Her new mini-memoir, My Life as a Dyke, is now available as an ebook exclusive from Thought Catalog. From the publisher: ...

185. Maggie Nelson

23 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Maggie Nelson is the guest. She is the critically acclaimed author of books like The Red Parts, Bluets, and The Art of Cruelty. The New York Times Boo...

Episode 184 — Julie Sarkissian

19 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Sarkissian is the guest. Her debut novel, Dear Lucy, is now available from Simon & Schuster. Joyce Carol Oates says "Dear Lucy introduces a you...

Episode 183 — Matthew Savoca

16 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Savoca is the guest. His new novel is called I Don't Know I Said, and it's available now from Publishing Genius Press. Michael Kimball says "...

Episode 182 — Emily Gould

12 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Gould is the guest. She is the author of the memoir And the Heart Says Whatever (Free Press, 2010), and her novel entitled Friendship is due out...

181. Tao Lin (Part 2)

09 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Tao Lin is the guest. His new novel, Taipei, is now available from Vintage Contemporaries. The New York Observer says "Tao Lin [is] an excellent write...

180. Tao Lin (Part 1)

05 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Tao Lin is the guest. His new novel, Taipei, is now available in trade paperback from Vintage Contemporaries. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, ...

Episode 179 — Melanie Thorne

02 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Thorne is the guest. Her debut novel, Hand Me Down, is now available in paperback from Plume Books. It was named one of the Best Books of 2012...

Episode 178 — Deb Olin Unferth

29 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Deb Olin Unferth is the guest. She's the author of three books, the most recent of which is a memoir called Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and We...

Episode 177 — Masha Hamilton

26 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Masha Hamilton is the guest. She is currently working in Afghanistan as Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy at the US Embassy, and her new...

Episode 176 — Michael Reynolds

22 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Reynolds is the guest. He is the editor-in-chief of Europa Editions. Maureen Corrigan of NPR's Fresh Air says "Europa Editions...has been doi...

Episode 175 — Kendra Grant Malone

19 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Kendra Grant Malone is the guest. She is the author of two poetry collections, Everything is Quiet (Scrambler Books) and Morocco (Dark Sky Books), the...

Episode 174 — Benjamin Percy

15 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Percy is the guest. His new novel, Red Moon, is now available from Grand Central Publishing. It is the May selection of the TNB Book Club. Jo...

Episode 173 — Anna Stothard

12 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Stothard is the guest. Her novel The Pink Hotel is now available in the United States from Picador. And her latest effort, a novel called The Art...

Episode 172 — Ken Baumann

08 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Baumann is the guest. He is an actor, writer, and publisher. His new novel, Solip, is now available from Tyrant Books. HTML Giant says: "There is ...

Episode 171 — Matt Nelson

05 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Nelson is the guest.  Along with Jacob Perkins, he is the co-founder of the Mellow Pages Library in Brooklyn, New York.  The library was recent...

Episode 170 — Emily Rapp

01 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Rapp is the guest. Her new memoir, The Still Point of the Turning World, is now available from Penguin. Cheryl Strayed says "The Still Point of...

Episode 169 — Fiona Maazel

28 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona Maazel is the guest. Her new novel, Woke Up Lonely, is now available from Graywolf Press. The Daily Beast says "[Maazel] has a real talent for ...

Episode 168 — Scott Nadelson

24 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Nadelson is the guest. His new memoir, The Next Scott Nadelson: A Life in Progress, is now available from Hawthorne Books. Kirkus calls it "Elo...

Episode 167 — Tupelo Hassman

21 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Tupelo Hassman is the guest. Her debut novel, Girlchild, has just been published in paperback by Picador.  The New York Times raves "A voice as fres...

Episode 166 — Rob Roberge

17 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Roberge is the guest. His new novel, The Cost of Living, is now available from Other Voices Books. It is the April selection of the TNB Book Club....

Episode 165 — Michelle Orange

14 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Orange is the guest. Her new essay collection, This is Running for Your Life, is now available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. The Daily Beast...

Episode 164 — Jennifer Spiegel

10 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Spiegel is the guest. In 2012, she published two books:  The Freak Chronicles, a story collection, now available from Dzanc Books; and Love ...

Episode 163 — Owen King

07 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Owen King is the guest. His new novel, Double Feature, is now available from Scribner. Karen Russell raves “What a kinetic, joyful, gonzo ride—Do...

Episode 162 — Amity Gaige

03 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Amity Gaige is the guest. Her new novel, Schroder, has just been published by Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing. Jennifer Egan says "In ...

Episode 161 — Periel Aschenbrand

31 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Periel Aschenbrand is the guest. She is the author of two memoirs, the latest of which is called On My Knees. It is available now for pre-order and wi...

Episode 160 — Giancarlo DiTrapano

27 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Giancarlo DiTrapano is the guest. He's the editor of NY Tyrant magazine and the publisher of Tyrant Books, an independent press based in New York City...

Episode 159 — Amber Dermont

24 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Dermont is the guest. Her debut novel, The Starboard Sea, was a New York Times bestseller, and her new story collection, Damage Control, is now ...

Episode 158 — Tom Hansen

20 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Hansen is the guest. He is the author of the memoir American Junkie and a new novel called This is What We Do. Both are available from Emergency P...

Episode 157 — Ayana Mathis

17 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ayana Mathis is today's guest. Her debut novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, was an official selection of Oprah's Book Club 2.0 and has since gone on ...

Episode 156 — Tim Horvath

13 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Horvath is the guest. His new story collection, Understories, is now available from Bellevue Literary Press. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune calls it...

Episode 155 — Lenore Zion

10 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Lenore Zion is the guest. She is the author of two books, the first of which, a humor collection called My Dead Pets Are Interesting, was published by...

154. Sam Lipsyte

06 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Lipsyte is the guest. His new story collection, The Fun Parts, is now available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Ben Fountain raves "Lipsyte expertl...

Episode 153 — Christine Sneed

03 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Sneed is the guest. Her new novel, Little Known Facts, was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review last week. It is availabl...

Episode 152 — Bernie Glassman

27 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Bernie Glassman is the guest. He is a pioneer in the American Zen Movement, an accomplished academic and businessman, and the founder of the Zen Peace...

Episode 151 — Lesley Arfin

24 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Lesley Arfin is the guest. She was a staff writer on the first two seasons of the hit television show Girls, starring Lena Dunham, and she also writes...

Episode 150 — Jordan Castro

20 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Castro is the guest. He is the author of several books, and his latest is a poetry collection called Young Americans, available now from Civil ...

Late Nite with Megan, Mira, & Sam

20 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation with Megan Boyle, Mira Gonzalez, and a guy named Sam.  Recorded late at night on February 13th/14th, 2013.  Megan, Mira, and Sam were...

Episode 149 — Terry Tempest Williams

17 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Terry Tempest Williams is the guest. She is the author of several books, including the environmental literature classic, Refuge: An Unnatural History ...

Episode 148 — Michael Robbins

13 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Robbins is the guest. His debut poetry collection, Alien vs. Predator, was named one of the best books of 2012 by The New York Times, Slate, C...

Episode 147 — Joyce Johnson

10 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Joyce Johnson is the guest. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is called The Voice is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Keroua...

Episode 146 — James Lasdun

06 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

James Lasdun is the guest. He is the author of two novels, four collections of poetry, and two collections of short stories, including the collection ...

Episode 145 — Matthew Salesses

03 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Salesses is the guest. He is the author of two chapbooks, Our Island of Epidemics and We Will Take What We Can Get, and his new novel is calle...

Episode 144 — Andrea Seigel

30 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Seigel is the guest. She is the author of three novels: Like the Red Panda, To Feel Stuff, and The Kid Table. She's also an accomplished screen...

Episode 143 — Teddy Wayne

27 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Wayne is the guest. He is the author of the novel Kapitoil (Harper Perennial), for which he was the winner of a 2011 Whiting Writers' Award. He ...

Episode 142 — Richard Chiem

23 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Chiem is the guest. He is the author of You Private Person, a collection of short stories published by Scrambler Books. Blake Butler says "Ri...

Episode 141 — Kate Zambreno

20 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Zambreno is the guest. She is the author of two novels, O Fallen Angel and Green Girl, and her latest book is a critical memoir called Heroines, ...

Episode 140 — Rosie Schaap

16 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Schaap is the guest. She is a contributor to This American Life and npr.org, and she writes the monthly "Drink" column for The New York Times Ma...

Episode 139 — xTx

13 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

xTx is the guest. She is the author of the story collection Normally Special, and her new chapbook, Billie the Bull, has just been published by Nephew...

Episode 138 — Panio Gianopoulos

09 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Panio Gianopoulos is the guest. He's the author of the novella A Familiar Beast, now available from Nouvella Books.  Jim Lynch, author of Truth Like ...

Episode 137 — Eli Horowitz

06 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Eli Horowitz is the guest. He was the managing editor and then publisher of McSweeney’s for eight years, where he worked closely with a variety of n...

Episode 136 — Christine Schutt

02 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Schutt is today's guest.  She's the award-winning author of several books. Her first novel, Florida, was a National Book Award finalist, an...

Episode 135 — Brian Allen Carr

30 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Allen Carr is today's guest. He is the award-winning author of the story collection Short Bus, and his latest collection, Vampire Conditions, is...

Episode 134 — Robert Kloss

26 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Kloss is the guest. His latest novel, The Alligators of Abraham, is now available from Mud Luscious Press. David Ohle raves "In this amazing, ...

Episode 133 — Mira Gonzalez

23 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Mira Gonzalez is today's guest. Her debut poetry collection is called I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together. It is due out fr...

Episode 132 — Diana Wagman

19 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Diana Wagman is the guest.  She is the author of four novels and a past recipient of the PEN West Award for Fiction. Her latest novel, The Care and F...

Episode 131 — Ned Vizzini

16 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Ned Vizzini is today's guest. He is the award-winning author of It's Kind of a Funny Story (also a major motion picture), Be More Chill, and Teen Angs...

Episode 130 — Zena el Khalil

12 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Zena el Khalil is the guest. She is an installation artist, curator, cultural activist, and author.  During the July 2006 attacks on Lebanon, her blo...

Episode 129 — Salvatore Pane

09 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Salvatore Pane is the guest. His chapbook, #KanyeWestSavedFromDrowning, was published by NAP in October, and his debut novel, Last Call in the City of...

Episode 128 — Lydia Millet

05 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Lydia Millet is the guest. She is a Guggenheim fellow, a past recipient of the PEN-USA Award for Fiction, and her story collection, Love in Infant Mon...

Episode 127 — Eric Raymond

02 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Raymond is today's guest.  His debut novel, Confessions from a Dark Wood, is now available from Sator Press. Sam Lipsyte raves "The world of Er...

Episode 126 — Erika Rae

28 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Rae is today's guest. Her debut memoir, Devangelical, will be published by Emergency Press on December 11, 2012.  Laurie Notaro, author of The...

Episode 125 — Michael Kardos

25 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Kardos is the guest. His debut novel, The Three-Day Affair, is now available from Mysterious Press. The New York Times says Michael Kardos’...

Episode 124 — Karen Engelmann

21 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Engelmann is the guest.  Her debut novel, The Stockholm Octavo, is now available from Ecco.  Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, says "Ne...

Episode 123 — Sam Pink

18 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Pink is the guest.  He is the author of several books, including the novel Person.  And his latest novel, Rontel, is due out from Lazy Fascist P...

Episode 122 — T.C. Boyle

14 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

T.C. Boyle is the guest. He is the author of twenty-three books of fiction, including The Tortilla Curtain, Drop City, and World's End, for which he w...

Episode 121 — Lisa Carver

11 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Carver is the guest.  Also known as Lisa Suckdog, she is a writer and performance artist whose latest book is called Reaching Out with No Hands:...

Episode 120 — Michael Kimball

07 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Kimball is the guest.  He is the author of four books, the latest of which is a novel called Big Ray, now available in hardcover from Bloomsb...

Episode 119 — Julie Klam

04 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Klam is the guest. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is called Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, H...

Episode 118 — J. Robert Lennon

31 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

J. Robert Lennon is today's guest.  He is the author of several books, and his latest novel, Familiar, is now available from Graywolf Press. The New ...

Episode 117 — Susan Straight

28 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Straight is the guest.  She is the author of several books and has been a finalist for the National Book Award.  Her new novel, Between Heaven...

Episode 116 — Antoine Wilson

24 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Antoine Wilson is today's guest.  He's the author of two novels, the most recent of which is called Panorama City, now available from Houghton Miffli...

Episode 115 - Jami Attenberg

21 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Jami Attenberg is the guest. Her new novel, The Middlesteins, is now available from Grand Central Publishing.  Jonathan Franzen raves "The Middleste...

Episode 114 — Sean Beaudoin

17 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Beaudoin is today's guest.  He's the author of several books, the most recent of which is a novel called The Infects, now available from Candlew...

Episode 113 — Paula Bomer

14 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Paula Bomer is today's guest. She's the author of two books, the most recent of which is a novel called Nine Months, which is available now from Soho ...

Episode 112 — Lorin Stein

10 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Lorin Stein is the guest.  He is the editor of The Paris Review and the co-editor (with Sadie Stein) of a new anthology called Object Lessons: The Pa...

Episode 111 — Kathleen Alcott

07 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Kathleen Alcott is today's guest.  Her debut novel, The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets, is now available from Other Press. Bookslut raves Heartbreakin...

110. Steven Gillis

03 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Gillis is the author of several books and the co-founder of Dzanc Books.  His latest story collection, The Law of Strings, is now available fr...

Episode 109 — Benjamin Wood

30 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Wood is the guest.  His debut novel, The Bellwether Revivals, is now available from Viking in the United States and Simon & Schuster in the ...

Episode 108 — Amber Sparks

26 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Sparks is today's guest.  Her debut story collection, May We Shed These Human Bodies, is now available from Curbside Splendor. Raves Michael Ki...

Episode 107 — D.T. Max

23 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

D.T. Max is the guest.  He's a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and the author of Every Love Story is a Ghost Story:  A Life of David Foster ...

106. Thad Ziolkowski

19 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Thad Ziolkowski is the author of the debut novel, Wichita (Tonga Books). Also by Thad Ziolkowski: On a Wave: A Memoir Ziolkowski is the author of Ou...

105. Leigh Stein

16 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Leigh Stein is the author of the novel THE FALLBACK PLAN and the poetry collection DISPATCH FROM THE FUTURE (Melville House). Support independent book...

Episode 104 — David Abrams

12 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

David Abrams is the guest.  He's the author of the debut novel Fobbit, which is now available from Grove/Atlantic. Publishers Weekly, in a starred re...

Episode 103 — Dana Johnson

09 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Johnson is the guest.  She's the author of the story collection Break Any Woman Down, winner of the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction, a...

Episode 102 — Alix Ohlin

05 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Alix Ohlin is the guest.  She's the author of several books, the most recent of which are the story collection Signs and Wonders, available now from ...

101. Matthew Batt

02 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Batt is the author of the memoir Sugarhouse (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Support independent bookstores! Buy your copy here. Batt's work has ...