Podcast Episodes

Poured Over Double Shot: Keziah Weir and Katie Williams

These two new novels ask a crucial question: who gets to tell our stories? 

Keziah Weir's The Mythmakers follows one young journalist as she seeks a…

3 years, 1 month ago

Poured Over Double Shot: Tania James and Julia Fine

These two novels transport readers into rich, vivid historical settings — whether it's a journey from colonial India to Europe, or through the canals…

3 years, 1 month ago

Poured Over Double Shot: Juno Dawson and Emma Törzs

Powerful women, families of all kinds, fantastical adventures and so much more unite these two spellbinding tales.

Juno Dawson's The Shadow Cabinet i…

3 years, 1 month ago

Elif Batuman on EITHER/OR

Either/Or, Elif Batuman's sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a Turkish American surviving c…

3 years, 1 month ago

Barbara Kingsolver on DEMON COPPERHEAD

"This is the place; this is the right place for me, it's home."

Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's Pulitzer Prize-winning return to Appalachia, …

3 years, 1 month ago

Ramona Ausubel on THE LAST ANIMAL

"What if we could do anything? Should we do it? What are the consequences?"

Ramona Ausubel's new novel The Last Animal asks big questions about moth…

3 years, 2 months ago

Poured Over Double Shot: Héctor Tobar and Jonathan Eig

These two authors tackle important subjects with new research and keen insight.

Héctor Tobar's Our Migrant Souls delves into the "Latino" identity w…

3 years, 2 months ago

Poured Over Double Shot: Luis Alberto Urrea and Rita Chang-Eppig

Starring strong female characters in rich, captivating, historical settings, we can't wait for you to dive into these two new novels we love.

Our Jun…

3 years, 2 months ago

Tom Hanks on THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE

Tom Hanks (yes, that Tom Hanks) returns to the world of fiction with The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece — a loving look at what …

3 years, 2 months ago

R.F. Kuang on YELLOWFACE

"I've become increasingly cynical about the industry's ability to change itself and how it deals with representation and marginalization."

R.F. Kuang…

3 years, 2 months ago