Podcast Episodes

Brandon Taylor on THE LATE AMERICANS

"I am a firm believer in consequences."

Brandon Taylor's new novel, The Late Americans, finds a group of young people at a crossroads and follows as …

3 years, 2 months ago

Katy Hessel on THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN

"In 1649, Artemisia Gentileschi wrote, 'I'll show you what a woman can do.'" 

In The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel recounts the legacy of the…

3 years, 2 months ago

Samantha Irby on QUIETLY HOSTILE

Few people are as funny as Samantha Irby, and her new collection of essays, Quietly Hostile, proves it. Irby joins us to talk about representation i…

3 years, 2 months ago

Emma Cline on THE GUEST

Emma Cline, author of the The Girls, returns with her propulsive new novel, The Guest. This is the story of a singular young woman — a con artist dr…

3 years, 2 months ago

Mary Beth Keane on THE HALF MOON

Mary Beth Keane's new novel, The Half Moon, follows a small-town couple navigating the uncertainties of marriage and starting a family. Keane joins u…

3 years, 2 months ago

Ramona Emerson on SHUTTER

"When I was working forensics, I always thought, we do this work for the people who need us to do this work — it's not always the easiest thing." 

Ra…

3 years, 2 months ago

Brinda Charry on THE EAST INDIAN

"I have to transport myself, and only then I can transport my reader."

Brinda Charry's novel, The East Indian, transports readers to Colonial Virgini…

3 years, 2 months ago

John Wray on GONE TO THE WOLVES

"It's more than responsibility. It's fear of just sucking — I don't want to write some garbage that people are going to dismiss."

John Wray's new nov…

3 years, 2 months ago

Abraham Verghese on THE COVENANT OF WATER

"I loved that sense of the slow evolution of a community and watching it happen under your eyes."

Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone, retu…

3 years, 3 months ago

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS

"…A big part of the journey with this book is realizing that people's humanity shouldn't be negotiable." 

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut novel Cha…

3 years, 3 months ago