Podcast Episodes

Merlin Sheldrake on ENTANGLED LIFE: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION

"It's important for us to examine those inherited perspectives that … guide the way that we think and feel and imagine with regard to other life for…

2 years, 8 months ago

Ed Park on SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS

Ed Park's Same Bed Different Dreams blends history, technology and pop culture in a novel that spans time and reality in an unforgettable way. Park …

2 years, 8 months ago

Helen Garner on THE CHILDREN'S BACH and THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF

With recent reprints of The Children's Bach and This House of Grief, Helen Garner's voice returns in two of her best works — a novel featuring the i…

2 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Tweedy on WORLD WITHIN A SONG

In Jeff Tweedy's newest book World Within a Song, the accomplished musician shares fifty influential songs that have shaped his life and career and s…

2 years, 8 months ago

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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago