Podcast Episodes

Ariel Lawhon brings Irish legend Grace O'Malley to life in 'Pirate Queen'

In the author’s note of her new book, “Pirate Queen,” author Ariel Lawhon asks, "What if the story of your life was written by the people who despise…

14 hours ago

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Partita' is a symphony of parts being made whole

Barbara Kingsolver is a lauded writer. But the art doesn’t stop there. She’s also a pianist.

Like Livia, the main character in her new novel, “Partia…

1 week ago

Talking Volumes: Min Jin Lee on 'American Hagwon'

Min Jin Lee was disappointed she didn’t get to come to Talking Volumes in 2017 to talk about her novel “Pachinko.” She says that’s probably because i…

2 weeks ago

Nature writers choose wonder and resilience, even in the face of climate change

To mark the fall member drive, Kerri Miller dips back into three conversations she’s had this year with authors who write about nature — and thus, wr…

3 weeks ago

Talking Volumes: Lucy Foley talks ‘Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel’

Miss Marple rides again in Lucy Foley’s new novel, “Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel.” This time, the beloved spinster sleuth finds herself on holida…

4 weeks ago

Voting rights expert Carol Anderson in conversation with Kerri Miller in Red Wing

Carol Anderson has been sounding the alarm for years.

As a historian at Emory University, she is intimately acquainted with America’s legacy when it …

1 month ago

Author Sarah Longwell says political character counts in ‘How to Eat an Elephant’

Have Americans given up a sense of virtue in their political leaders? What does character mean when so-called “authenticity” is prized over moral goo…

1 month ago

Talking Volumes: Marlon James on his deeply personal novel ‘The Disappearers’

Marlon James new novel, “The Disappearers,” was published just 18 days ago, and already, this deeply personal novel about gay men in Jamaica has been…

1 month, 1 week ago

Author Edwidge Danticat examines what it means to live after trauma in 'Dèy'

In December of 2017, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat was a mall in south Florida when a loud gunshot broke through the holiday shopping chat…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

A new coming-of-age novel by Chang-rae Lee examines how we become who we are

If you remember the first time you left your family to go to summer camp, you probably remember how that time marked you. You leave as a child, but a…

1 month, 3 weeks ago