Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPeter Rose, "The Good War of Consul Reeves" (Blacksmith Books, 2024)
Episode 203
Macau was supposed to be a sleepy post for John Reeves, the British consul for the Portuguese colony on China’s southern coast. He arrived, alone, in…
2 years, 1 month ago
Before and After the Book Deal
Episode 230
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about publishing but were too afraid to ask.
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publ…
2 years, 1 month ago
Madeline Martin, "The Booklover's Library" (Hanover Square Press, 2024)
Episode 183
The Booklover's Library (Hanover Square Press, 2024) has one of the most dramatic openings I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot of novels. It’s 1931 i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Mary Jones, "The Goodbye Process" (Zibby Books, 2024)
Episode 140
In her stunning debut short story collection, The Goodbye Process (Zibby Books, 2024), Mary Jones uses her distinctive voice to examine the painful a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ayelet Tsabari, "Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel" (Random House, 2024)
Episode 423
Zohara flies from New York to Israel for her mother’s funeral. She’d already been through a tough year; a divorce from her American husband and troub…
2 years, 1 month ago
Kaliane Bradley, "The Ministry of Time" (Avid Reader Press, 2024)
Episode 139
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently…
2 years, 1 month ago
Chelsea Bieker, "Madwoman" (Little, Brown, 2024)
Episode 138
Today I talked to Chelsea Biker about her novel Madwoman (Little, Brown, 2024).
Clove has gone to extremes to keep her past a secret. Thanks to her li…
2 years, 1 month ago
Maria de Caldas Antão, "My Freedom," The Common Magazine
Episode 59
Maria de Caldas Antão speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her poem “
My Freedom,” which appears in The Common’s most recent issue. Maria tal…
2 years, 2 months ago
C. Michelle Lindley, "The Nude" (Atria Books, 2024)
Episode 137
1999: An island off the southern coast of Greece. Art historian Elizabeth Clarke arrives with the intent to acquire a rare female sculpture. But what…
2 years, 2 months ago
Jake Lamar, "Viper's Dream" (Crooked Lane Books, 2023)
Episode 422
Jake Lamar's novel Viper's Dream (Crooked Lane Books, 2023) is a gritty, daring look at the vibrant jazz scene of mid-century Harlem, and one man’s d…
2 years, 2 months ago