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Back to SearchJudith Starkston, "Achilles's Wife: A Novel of Greek Myth Retelling" (Bronze Age Books, 2026)
Episode 1881
In an ancient kingdom, a princess takes inspiration from a visiting young woman to challenge her father's views and reach for leadership-and then dis…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Matthew Del Papa and Andy Taylor, "Supercanucks: An Anthology of Canadian Small-Town Superheroes" (Latitude 46, 2026)
Episode 1880
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Matthew D. Del Papa, one of the editors of SuperCanucks: An Anthology of Canadian Small-Town Sup…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Annakeara Stinson, "Nerve Damage: A Novel" (Knopf, 2026)
Episode 1879
Annakeara Stinson's Nerve Damage: A Novel (Knopf, 2026) is a riotous revenge novel about a woman’s quest to escape her stalker ex-boyfriend—by stal…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
L. L. Madrid, "My Lips, Her Voice" (Creature Publishing, 2025)
Episode 1878
L.L. Madrid's My Lips, Her Voice (Creature Publishing, 2025) takes place in Copper City, a town who's bloody history is steeped in ghost stories and …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ysabelle Cheung, "Patchwork Dolls" (Blair, 2026)
Episode 1877
In this debut story collection Patchwork Dolls (Blair, 2026), Ysabelle Cheung weaves an eerie fabulism with tales that cross continents, technology,…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Kevin Reilly, "Gregory Ghosts: Haunting Irishness" (Peter Lang, 2026)
Episode 1875
Kevin P. Reilly is President Emeritus and Regent Professor with the University of Wisconsin System, having served as President from 2004-13. Kevin gr…
4 months ago
David Ly, "Not All Dragons" (Poplar Press, 2026)
Episode 1876
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with David Ly about his novel, Not All Dragons (Wolsak & Wynn, 2026).
What is it that you are, Rhys?
I…
4 months ago
“O Albany”: Novelist William Kennedy on His Great Cycle of the City
Episode 1874
Monday, June 22—William Kennedy is to Albany what Joyce is to Dublin and Faulkner to Mississippi, a fictional alchemist who transforms his native pla…
4 months ago
Emily De Angelis, "The Stones of Burren Bay" (Latitude 46 Publishing, 2024)
Episode 1873
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with YA author Emily De Angelis about her acclaimed novel, The Stones of Burren Bay (Latitude 46 Publ…
4 months ago
Naomi Hirahara, "Crown City (A Japantown Mystery)" (Soho Crime, 2026)
Episode 1872
In Crown City (A Japantown Mystery)" (Soho Crime, 2026), Ryunosuke “Ryui Wada is orphaned at 18, with no family or path left in Japan. He’s lucky wh…
4 months, 1 week ago