Poured Over

Paraic O'Donnell on THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS

21 Jan 2025

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The Naming of the Birds by Paraic O'Donnell takes readers back to dark and gloomy Victorian London with a relentless killer on the loose. O'Donnell j...

Aria Aber on GOOD GIRL

16 Jan 2025

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Good Girl by Aria Aber is a coming-of-age novel featuring the daughter of Afghan immigrants set against the backdrop of Berlin's creative scene.  Abe...

Nnedi Okorafor on DEATH OF THE AUTHOR

14 Jan 2025

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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor is a novel about what it means to be a storyteller, told in an ingenious blend of sci-fi and literary fiction. ...

Alafair Burke on THE NOTE

11 Jan 2025

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The Note by Alafair Burke is a page-turning thriller that springs into action when one small decision leads a group of friends to question what they k...

Tananarive Due on THE REFORMATORY

09 Jan 2025

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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is sharp, tragic, heartbreaking and terrifying, taking readers back in time to an all-boys school in the 1950s Ameri...

Emma Knight on THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS

07 Jan 2025

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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight is a sharp coming-of-age journey set in a glamorous world of high academia, old money and one ecce...

A.O. Scott on Criticism and Voice

02 Jan 2025

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A.O. Scott, critic at The New York Times Book Review joins us to talk about what he looks for in literature, why we read the things we do, his path to...

Adam Moss on THE WORK OF ART

12 Dec 2024

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The Work of Art is a series of in-depth conversations from artists, poets, musicians and more on how they make their art and what goes on inside their...

Lili Anolik on DIDION & BABITZ

10 Dec 2024

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Lili Anolik's Didion and Babitz takes a look at the fraught relationship between two iconic women of literature. Anolik joins us to talk about how she...

Brandon Sanderson on WIND AND TRUTH

06 Dec 2024

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Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson is the fifth book in the best-selling Stormlight Archive — a story of honor, battles won and lost and a race to ...

Percival Everett and Cord Jefferson on JAMES

03 Dec 2024

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Author James Everett and director Cord Jefferson sat down live to discuss Book of the Year, James. Everett and Jefferson join us to talk about adaptin...

Nate DiMeo on THE MEMORY PALACE

30 Nov 2024

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The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo presents a collection of stories from history highlighting both quiet and significant moments with a personal and capt...

Matty Matheson on SOUPS, SALADS, SANDWICHES

28 Nov 2024

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Soups, Salads, Sandwiches by Matty Matheson showcases the culinary star's favorite meals with flavorful twists on kitchen basics. Matheson joins us to...

Karl Ove Knausgaard on THE THIRD REALM

26 Nov 2024

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The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgaard continues the story of a world where change is set in motion when a new star appears in the sky and the lives o...

Nayantara Roy on THE MAGNIFICENT RUINS

21 Nov 2024

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The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy is a saga of secrets, lies and family ties set when a prodigal daughter returns to a hefty inheritance and rela...

Charles Yu on INTERIOR CHINATOWN

19 Nov 2024

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National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu captures family, legacy, immigration and assimilation in a personal and comedic novel.  Y...

Peter Ames Carlin on THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M.

14 Nov 2024

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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin chronicles the band's precipitous rise to fame, shining a comprehensive light on their journey. C...

Robin Wall Kimmerer on THE SERVICEBERRY

12 Nov 2024

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The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects with care and compassion on humanity's reciprocal relationship with nature and the economy.  Kimmere...

Ruth Dickey of The National Book Foundation

07 Nov 2024

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Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, joins us to talk about her connection to the organization, the process of judging th...

Malcolm Gladwell on REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT

05 Nov 2024

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Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point revisits the author's previous subject matter with a modern lens, dissecting what it is that pushes so...

Glory Edim on GATHER ME

02 Nov 2024

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Gather Me by Glory Edim is a memoir that centers on reading, writing and the way literature can shape us and make us feel seen. Edim joins us to talk...

Susanna Clarke on THE WOOD AT MIDWINTER

31 Oct 2024

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The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell with an atmospheric fairytale about a young woman an...

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Xaviera Simmons on THE 1619 PROJECT: A VISUAL EXPERIENCE

29 Oct 2024

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The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience is a new illustrated edition of the bestselling, conversation-driving anthology featuring some of our top journ...

Nick Harkaway on KARLA'S CHOICE

26 Oct 2024

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Nick Harkaway takes on his father's iconic George Smiley series with Karla's Choice — another thrilling journey into the world of espionage. Harkaw...

Sabaa Tahir on HEIR

24 Oct 2024

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Sabaa Tahir's Heir returns to the fractured and fraught world of her Ember in the Ashes series as 3 young people's lives come together in surprising ...

Dava Sobel on THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE

22 Oct 2024

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The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel takes a new look at the life and impacts of Marie Curie, focusing on the ways she fostered growth for other ...

Mark Haddon on DOGS AND MONSTERS

19 Oct 2024

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Mark Haddon's Dogs and Monsters is a collection of stories that span a wide range of topics and themes based on Greek myth and other literary influen...

Susan Minot on DON'T BE A STRANGER

17 Oct 2024

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Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot is a story of obsession, lust and life populated by intriguing characters and full of simmering tension. Minot joi...

Ta-Nehisi Coates on THE MESSAGE

15 Oct 2024

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In The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a gripping account of some of our world's hardest truths all within a book that's ultimately about the craf...

Dan Jones on HENRY V

12 Oct 2024

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Henry V by Dan Jones takes us back in time to an age of grandeur, guts and glory with an astonishing account of a complicated king. Jones joins us liv...

Abraham Chang on 888 LOVE AND THE DIVINE BURDEN OF NUMBERS

09 Oct 2024

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888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang is a debut about the coming-of-age search for love and meaning via family, friendships, ed...

Ina Garten on BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS

08 Oct 2024

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Be Ready When the Luck Happens is an inspiring, heartfelt and intimate memoir chronicling the life of the one and only Ina Garten. She joins us to tal...

Richard Osman on WE SOLVE MURDERS

05 Oct 2024

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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman is the start of a cat-and-mouse thriller series with new characters you'll love and the humor and wit you've come t...

Rumaan Alam on ENTITLEMENT and Danzy Senna on COLORED TELEVISION

03 Oct 2024

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Rumaan Alam, author of Entitlement, and Danzy Senna, author of Colored Television, join us live at The Grove to talk about liminal spaces, writing im...

Louise Erdrich on THE MIGHTY RED

01 Oct 2024

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The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich is a profound story of the natural world, place and community. Erdrich joins us to talk about the spark for this nove...

Tammy Armstrong on PEARLY EVERLASTING

28 Sep 2024

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Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong is a journey through the forest in a tale of friendship, family and hope. Armstrong joins us to talk about the p...

Richard Powers on PLAYGROUND

26 Sep 2024

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Playground by Richard Powers is a multi-layered novel about life in, out of and around the ocean and explores ideas of playgrounds and paradise; compu...

Wright Thompson on THE BARN

24 Sep 2024

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The Barn by Wright Thompson examines the story of Emmett Till, including new details and perspectives that shed light on one of the most tragic events...

Sarah Smarsh on BONE OF THE BONE

21 Sep 2024

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Bone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh is a collection of essays reflecting on class, politics, the media and related socioeconomic and cultural topics. Sm...

Rebecca Nagle on BY THE FIRE WE CARRY

19 Sep 2024

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By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle blends first-person reportage and historical sleuthing from the journalist and podcaster following a murder that...

Timothy Snyder on On Freedom

17 Sep 2024

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In On Freedom, Timothy Snyder takes a long look at this concept we all hold dear (at least in theory). Snyder joins us to talk about defining an expa...

Chelsea Bieker on MADWOMAN

14 Sep 2024

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Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker is a twists-and-turns story of mothers and family, trauma and survival, truth and lies. Bieker joins us to talk about deve...

Elizabeth Strout on TELL ME EVERYTHING

12 Sep 2024

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Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout returns to Crosby, Maine and to her beloved characters in a novel of friendship, love and the many ways in whi...

Attica Locke on GUIDE ME HOME

10 Sep 2024

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Guide Me Home by Attica Locke concludes the gripping Highway 59 series with a story of complicated family ties and a riveting missing persons investi...

Rachel Kushner on CREATION LAKE

07 Sep 2024

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Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake is a spy novel and philosophical exploration told with humor, intrigue and a propulsive plot. Kushner joins us to talk ...

Elizabeth O'Connor on WHALE FALL

05 Sep 2024

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Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor is a stunning coming-of-age tale of a girl caught on the precipice between adulthood and childhood, familiarity and t...

Coco Mellors on BLUE SISTERS

03 Sep 2024

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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is a story about sisterhood and how grief can pull a family apart — and put them back together again. Mellors joins us ...

Poured Over Double Shot: Claire Dederer and Sonora Jha

31 Aug 2024

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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer analyzes the artistic and creative life and those who live it in a page-turning conversation about the way...

Kate DiCamillo on THE PUPPETS OF SPELHORST

29 Aug 2024

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Kate DiCamillo joins us to talk about her work from Because of Winn Dixie to The Puppets of Spelhorst and beyond. DiCamillo and co-host Jenna Seery di...

Edwidge Danticat on WE'RE ALONE

27 Aug 2024

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We're Alone by Edwidge Danticat is a collection of essays that combines personal stories with global themes. Danticat joins us to talk about evolution...

Abi Daré on AND SO I ROAR

24 Aug 2024

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In And So I Roar, Abi Daré returns to the story she began in The Girl with the Louding Voice, with characters both old and new in an ongoing story o...

Elif Shafak on THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY

22 Aug 2024

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There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a story of love, grief and hope told across humanity, time and history. Shafak joins us to talk about he...

Kailee Pedersen on SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS

20 Aug 2024

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Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen is an unnerving and disturbing novel with ancient secrets, modern lies and messy family ties. Pedersen joins u...

Jay Ellis on DID EVERYONE HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND (OR JUST ME)?

15 Aug 2024

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Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis is a collection of essays that chronicle his time growing up in a world he couldn't ...

Gilbert Cruz on The Best Books of the 21st Century

13 Aug 2024

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Gilbert Cruz, Books Editor for the New York Times joins us to talk about the 100 Best Books of the 21stCentury list. Cruz talked about the creation of...

Regina Porter on THE RICH PEOPLE HAVE GONE AWAY

08 Aug 2024

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Regina Porter's The Rich People Have Gone Away is a mystery in the era of lockdown featuring a diverse cast of New York City characters and no shortag...

Bret Anthony Johnston on WE BURN DAYLIGHT

06 Aug 2024

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We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston is the story of star-crossed lovers set against a charged social backdrop. Johnston joins us to talk about t...

Dinaw Mengestu on SOMEONE LIKE US

03 Aug 2024

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Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of the son of Ethiopian immigrants unraveling family history, connection and memory. Mengestu joins...

Siân Hughes on PEARL

01 Aug 2024

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Pearl by Siân Hughes is a story of mothers, daughters, an old house, and one haunting poem. Hughes joins us to talk about village life, her writing p...

Jessica Anthony on THE MOST

30 Jul 2024

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The Most by Jessica Anthony is an immersive story about a housewife at her wit's end that is sure to pack a punch. Anthony joined us to talk about wri...

Lev Grossman on THE BRIGHT SWORD

27 Jul 2024

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The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman is a fresh take on a familiar world, complete with legends and honor, our favorite mythical sword and wayward knights...

Juliet Grames on The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

25 Jul 2024

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The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames is a historical mystery with a literary bent set in an isolated Italian village. Grames joins us to tal...

Sarah Manguso on Liars

23 Jul 2024

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Liars by Sarah Manguso takes a loving marriage and flips it on its head, one painful revelation at a time. Manguso joins us to talk about artistic e...

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on CATALINA

20 Jul 2024

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Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is a pointed, often funny, and unexpected coming-of-age story. Cornejo Villavicencio joins us to talk about th...

Kevin Barry on THE HEART IN WINTER

18 Jul 2024

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The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry is a wildly funny western following lovers on the run in 1890s Montana. Barry joined us live to talk about writing...

Liz Moore on THE GOD OF THE WOODS

16 Jul 2024

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Riveting mystery meets family drama at a summer camp in The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Moore joined us live to talk about choosing her setting and...

Alisa Alering on SMOTHERMOSS

13 Jul 2024

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Smothermoss by Alisa Alering is an atmospheric, haunting and sometimes mystical family story set against the backdrop of 1980s Appalachia. Alering j...

Tiya Miles on NIGHT FLYER

11 Jul 2024

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In Night Flyer, Tiya Miles uncovers the humanity behind the legend with this brilliant account of Harriet Tubman's life. Miles joins us to talk abou...

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE

09 Jul 2024

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Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a story about the benefits and consequences of wealth and the lengths we'll go to run from our real...

Riley Sager on MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

06 Jul 2024

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When the past comes back to haunt a small town, it's up to one boy to contend with what happened while discovering just what safety really means in R...

Timothy Egan on A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND

04 Jul 2024

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In A Fever in the Heartland, Timothy Egan takes us back to Jazz Age America to deliver a true story of an American woman shutting down a con man's pla...

Claire Messud on THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY

02 Jul 2024

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Claire Messud's This Strange Eventful History is a sweeping, multigenerational family saga told over the course of 70 years. Messud joins us to talk ...

Yume Kitasei on THE STARDUST GRAIL

29 Jun 2024

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The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei brings readers from the libraries of Princeton to alien planets for a heist story like no other and is a great rea...

Claire Lombardo on SAME AS IT EVER WAS

27 Jun 2024

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Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo is a novel about friendship, family and the struggles that can come along with both. Lombardo joins us live at ...

Julia Phillips on BEAR

25 Jun 2024

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Bear by Julia Phillips is a wild story about the collision between people's dreams and animals' realities. Phillips joins us to talk about writing wit...

Edmund White and Garth Greenwell on NOCTURNES FOR THE KING OF NAPLES

22 Jun 2024

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Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White with a foreword by Garth Greenwell reflects on love, life and time in this stunning epistolary novel....

Robin Sloan on MOONBOUND

20 Jun 2024

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Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Sloan joins us to tal...

Rufi Thorpe on MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES

18 Jun 2024

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Margo's Got Money Troubles features Rufi Thorpe's wry voice and sharp insights in a rollicking ride about the hustle and grind life, complicated fami...

KB Brookins on PRETTY

15 Jun 2024

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In Pretty, poet KB Brookins shines a light on their life with a remarkable queer coming-of-age memoir. Brookins joined us to talk about gender identit...

Griffin Dunne on THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB

13 Jun 2024

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Griffin Dunne's long-awaited memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club is a stunning portrait of the 70s and 80s, and the stubborn persistence of life through...

Nicola Yoon on ONE OF OUR KIND

11 Jun 2024

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Nicola Yoon's adult fiction debut, One of Our Kind, is a novel of class, privilege and how things may not always be what they seem. Yoon joins us to t...

Morgan Talty on FIRE EXIT

08 Jun 2024

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Fire Exit by Morgan Talty centers around a man grappling with a secret and trying to care for the few loved ones left in his life. Talty joined us ...

Essie Chambers on SWIFT RIVER

06 Jun 2024

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Swift River by Essie Chambers is a story of family mythology and coming-of-age that you won't want to put down. Chambers joins us to talk about themes...

Sarah Perry on ENLIGHTENMENT

04 Jun 2024

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Enlightenment by Sarah Perry is a story of lost love, longing and scientific pursuit with transportive and transformative prose. Perry joins us to tal...

Nina St. Pierre on LOVE IS A BURNING THING

01 Jun 2024

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In her memoir, Love is a Burning Thing, Nina St. Pierre explores her complicated relationship with her mother, mental health, poverty and the divine. ...

Kevin Kwan on LIES AND WEDDINGS

30 May 2024

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Travel across the globe in Kevin Kwan's Lies and Weddings, a funny, lavish novel about love and secrets. Kwan joins us live at Barnes & Noble Union S...

Garth Risk Hallberg on THE SECOND COMING

28 May 2024

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The Second Coming by Garth Risk Hallberg is a story of fathers and daughters and the lengths we'd go to for the people we love. Hallberg joins us to...

Hari Kunzru on BLUE RUIN

25 May 2024

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Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru is a novel about how we live now, the price we pay for the choices we make, and who gets to call themself an artist. Kunzru j...

R.O. Kwon on EXHIBIT

23 May 2024

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Exhibit by R.O. Kwon weaves together themes of identity, artistry, and desire in a powerful story of women searching for meaning. Kwon joins us to ta...

Sebastian Junger on IN MY TIME OF DYING

21 May 2024

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In My Time of Dying, Sebastian Junger's deeply personal memoir, follows the author's own harrowing journey to answer his questions about death and dy...

Carvell Wallace on ANOTHER WORD FOR LOVE

18 May 2024

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Carvell Wallace's memoir Another Word for Love recounts life growing up Black and queer with beautifully crafted, emotional storytelling. Wallace joi...

Aimee Nezhukumatathil on BITE BY BITE

16 May 2024

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Miranda July on ALL FOURS

14 May 2024

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All Fours by Miranda July is a funny and unflinching look at one woman's existence as she faces changes in her life and relationships. July joined us...

Zoë Schlanger on THE LIGHT EATERS

11 May 2024

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The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger is a journey through the complexity and beauty in the world of plants. Schlanger joins us to talk about the possi...

Rachel Khong on REAL AMERICANS

09 May 2024

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Rachel Khong's Real Americans is a family story that weaves class and race with forgiveness and identity in a story with rich and warm characters. Kho...

Colm Tóibín on LONG ISLAND

07 May 2024

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Colm Tóibín's Long Island features family secrets and complicated choices in the sequel to his beloved novel, Brooklyn. Tóibín joins us to talk ab...

Genevieve Kingston on DID I EVER TELL YOU?

02 May 2024

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Did I Ever Tell You? by Genevieve Kingston is an intimate and compelling story of grief and love, family, and the reverberating impact of what we leav...

Salman Rushdie on KNIFE

30 Apr 2024

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In his new memoir, Knife, Salman Rushdie tells the unforgettable (and life-affirming) story of the attempt on his life and the recovery and healing th...

Shannon Chakraborty on THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI

27 Apr 2024

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Shannon Chakraborty's The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi is a journey through magical lands and tempestuous seas with a crew of pirates that you won't ...

Elaine U. Cho on OCEAN'S GODORI

25 Apr 2024

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Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho has it all — space, murder, romance and characters to love.  Cho joins us to talk about what lead her to write the ...