Podcast Episodes

Sarah Stone, "Marriage to the Sea: Linked Novellas" (Four Way Books, 2026)

Six years ago, Katya Zamarin’s mother was murdered by a stranger who also maimed her Aunt Julia. More recently, her father died of a heart attack. He…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shannon Chakraborty, "The Tapestry of Fate" (Harper Voyager, 2026)

Shannon Chakraborty’s novel The Tapestry of Fate, the second installment in the The Adventures of Amina-al Sarafi, encounters the titular Amina at a …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wesley Brown, "Looking for Frank Wills" (McSweenys, 2026)

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Wesley Brown about how novella, Looking for Frank Wills (McSweenys, 2026). 
It's 1972. Tricky Dic…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elana K. Arnold, "Holloway" (Clarion Books, 2026)

In her latest young adult novel, Holloway (Clarion Books, 2026), award-winning author Elana K. Arnold returns with a boldly visionary, deeply felt st…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

JoAnn McCaig, "Beneficiary" (U Calgary Press, 2026)

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with JoAnn McCaig about her new novel, Beneficiary (U Calgary Press, 2026). 

A novel about what it me…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

A. J. Bermudez, “The Sixteenth Brother” The Common Magazine (Fall, 2025)

A. J. Bermudez speaks to Emily Everett about her story “The Sixteenth Brother,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. With a fable-like feel, the…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Peter Darbyshire, "The Wonder Lands War" (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025)

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews Peter Darbyshire about the fourth book in his Cross series, The Wonder Lands War (Wolsak & Wynn, …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sara Maurer, "A Good Animal" (St. Martin's Press, 2026)

Sara Maurer's debut, A Good Animal (St. Martin's Press, 2026). Staying is his dream. Leaving is hers. One secret threatens them both. In the farm cou…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

James Cahill, "The Violet Hour" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

A wealthy, old art collector always wants more, a successful gallery owner finds herself alone, and a famous painter at the top of his game might hav…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ray Welling, "Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists" (Sager Group, 2025)

Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists (Sager Group, 2025) is a historical mystery-thri…

1 month, 3 weeks ago