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Back to SearchAni DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen, "The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Episode 1792
Rebekah Buchanan talks with Ani DiFranco about her latest collaborative work The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music and Free…
8 months ago
Lindsay Wong, "Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies" (Penguin Random House Canada, 2026)
Episode 1790
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with acclaimed author Lindsay Wong about her novel, Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies (Peng…
8 months ago
Iman Humaydan Yunis, "Songs for Darkness" (Interlink, 2026)
Episode 1789
Only songs are able to comfort the soul in its darkness—but can anyone hear them?
Iman Humaydan’s saga Songs for Darkness (Interlink, 2026) recalls …
8 months, 1 week ago
Saleem Haddad, "Floodlines" (Europa, 2026)
Episode 1787
In the summer of 2014, three long estranged Iraqi-British sisters are pulled back into each other’s orbit by the rediscovery of their late father’s l…
8 months, 1 week ago
Lauren Groff, "Brawler: Stories" (Riverhead, 2026)
Episode 1788
Acclaimed TC contributor Lauren Groff speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her new story collection, Brawler, out this month from Riverhead,…
8 months, 1 week ago
Howard Langer, "The Last Dekrepitzer" (Cresheim Press, 2025)
Episode 1785
The Last Dekrepitzer follows the life and spiritual quest of Shmuel Meir Lichtbencher a/k/a Sam Lightup, from his isolated shtetl in the mountains of…
8 months, 1 week ago
Mohamed Mansi Qandil, "The Country Doctor's Tale" (Syracuse UP, 2026)
Episode 1786
In a remote Egyptian village, a young doctor arrives to open a long-abandoned clinic. Recently released from prison for political dissent, he’s been …
8 months, 1 week ago
Jo Nesbø, "Wolf Hour" (Random House, 2026)
Episode 1784
Wolf Hour (Knopf, 2026) When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a myst…
8 months, 1 week ago
Yishay Ishi Ron, "Dog" (Soncata Press, 2025)
Episode 1782
Told through the eyes of an Israeli combat officer who’s haunted by the trauma of fighting in Gaza, Dog (Soncata Press 2025) is a gritty story about…
8 months, 1 week ago
Gabriel Tallent, "Crux" (Riverhead Books, 2025)
Episode 1783
In Crux (Riverhead Books, 2025), Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted…
8 months, 1 week ago