Podcast Episodes

Tracy K. Smith on TO FREE THE CAPTIVES

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's To Free the Captives combines the beauty of a memoir with a grander look at America's history and future.…

2 years, 6 months ago

Gabriel Bump on THE NEW NATURALS

"My favorite parts of this book are when you have two characters … talking about what they want from the world and how they can achieve it." 

The N…

2 years, 6 months ago

Sigrid Nunez on THE VULNERABLES

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez reflects our complicated and constantly changing world, featuring unlikely connections and even a parrot named Eurek…

2 years, 6 months ago

Michael Cunningham on DAY

Set on one day in April in three different years, Day by Michael Cunningham is an intimate analysis of family love and connection. Cunningham joins u…

2 years, 6 months ago

Melissa Broder on DEATH VALLEY

"Shift in perception is a miracle" 

 Death Valley by Melissa Broder is part desert survival story, part examination of grief — mixing the absurd w…

2 years, 6 months ago

Stephanie Land on CLASS

"I think the bigger stuff isn't going to happen if we can't change the fact that we're not really seeing each other."  

Class by Stephanie Land is a …

2 years, 6 months ago

Viet Thanh Nguyen on A MAN OF TWO FACES

Viet Thanh Nguyen's new memoir, A Man of Two Faces, is an unconventional and impeccable personal narrative that tackles the author's own life alongs…

2 years, 6 months ago

Alix E. Harrow on STARLING HOUSE

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow is a haunted house story for those of us who love books, creepy fairy tales and Southern Gothic themes. Harrow join…

2 years, 6 months ago

Alice McDermott on ABSOLUTION

"It does come down to that moment, when as a reader or as a writer entering into a story we say — it's not about me, it's about you." 

Alice McD…

2 years, 6 months ago

Amanda Peters on THE BERRY PICKERS

"There's nothing truer than fiction, because you can always find yourself in the work."

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters is the story of a Mi'kmaq…

2 years, 6 months ago