Podcast Episodes

Percival Everett on JAMES

James by Percival Everett flips the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful and often v…

2 years, 4 months ago

Téa Obreht on THE MORNINGSIDE

The Morningside by Téa Obreht is a story of mothers and daughters and finding home, set in an unforgettable building and a near-future world. Obreht …

2 years, 4 months ago

Lottie Hazell on PIGLET

Piglet by Lottie Hazell is a taut and propulsive novel about women's ambitions and the quest for fulfillment at any cost. Hazell joins us to talk ab…

2 years, 4 months ago

Sloane Crosley on GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE

Sloane Crosley's Grief Is for People grapples with challenging subjects of friendship and profound loss with humor and empathy. Crosley joined us to …

2 years, 4 months ago

Tommy Orange and Roxane Gay on WANDERING STARS

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange is a multigenerational saga of Native American heritage and culture, and a stunning follow up to his previous work, T…

2 years, 4 months ago

Cristina Henríquez on THE GREAT DIVIDE

"I'm not here to tell the story. I'm here to find the story…" 

 Cristina Henríquez's new novel, The Great Divide is a deeply meaningful, character…

2 years, 4 months ago

Brad Gooch on RADIANT

Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring is biographer Brad Gooch's compassionate and comprehensive look at the artist's work and archives. Gooch …

2 years, 5 months ago

Tana French on THE HUNTER

"The big reveal isn't 'who done it', the big reveal is why and what effects does it have?"  

Set in an insular small town in the Irish countryside,…

2 years, 5 months ago

Idra Novey on TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

"I do think it was freeing for me to write about a female character who has been relegated to a corner, but she takes over the whole house."

Take Wha…

2 years, 5 months ago

Ilyon Woo on MASTER SLAVE HUSBAND WIFE

"I think the question has to do with American memory and what, as a nation, we are prioritizing in that memory…"

Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon …

2 years, 5 months ago