Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCynthia Blakeley, "The Innermost House: A Memoir" (Bright Leaf, 2024)
The Innermost House: A Memoir (Bright Leaf, 2024) is a stunning account of year-round life on the windswept shores of Cape Cod, threaded with meditat…
11 months ago
Sanjena Sathian, "Goddess Complex" (Penguin Press, 2025)
Sanjana Satyananda, the main character of Sanjena Sathian’s novel, Goddess Complex (Penguin Press, 2025), is a bit of a mess. She’s back in the State…
11 months ago
James Cairns, "In Crisis, on Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times" (Wolsak and Wynn, 2025)
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews author and academic James Cairns about his collection of essays, In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in …
11 months, 1 week ago
Greg Rhyno, "Who by Water" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with author Greg Rhyno about his new mystery novel, Who By Water (Cormorant Books, 2025).
After bare…
11 months, 1 week ago
Gabriel Ertsgaard, "A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Peace: Crafting Nonviolent Heroism" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Superhero violence and graphic action sequences are prevalent on the screen and on the page, but this book takes an alternative route with practical …
11 months, 1 week ago
Wendy Holden, "The Teacher of Auschwitz: A Novel" (Harper, 2025)
Episode 521
From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Ausc…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Lorna Graham, "Where You Once Belonged: A Novel" (She Writes Press, 2025)
A writer at Dateline NBC tries her hand at a different kind of mystery, perfect for fans of Chandler Baker’s Whisper Network, where a cynical TV news…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Gary Baum, "In Pursuit of Beauty" (Blackstone, 2025)
Episode 518
From the mind of acclaimed reporter Gary Baum comes In Pursuit of Beauty (Blackstone, 2025), a striking debut novel that examines the nature of truth…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Fadi Zaghmout, "The Man of Middling Height" (Syracuse UP, 2025)
What if our society’s deepest prejudices weren’t about race, gender, or sexuality—but height? In his groundbreaking allegorical novel, acclaimed Jord…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Lacy Fewer, "Yankeeland" (Koehler Books, 2025)
It’s the early 1900s and Brigid is restricted by straightlaced Irish society and a difficult stepmother, but her father is loving and supportive. She…
11 months, 3 weeks ago