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#492
Tuesday · 35 min
Ep 492: Liane Moriarty
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty joins us to discuss Big Little Truths (Crown, Aug. 25). “Ten years later, the friends from Big Little Lies (2014) have new headaches, traumas, and secrets,” Kirkus writes in a starred review. “Don’t wait for the TV series—Moriarty’s sparkling writing is worth the read.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Waymaker by Michael D. Warden Maud and Pearl by Pearl Allen Andree Parrot Heaven by Jessica Howland Kany The Riddle of the Trees by Marc S. Perlman Los Rios by Bryan Zimmerman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#491
August 25 · 36 min
Ep 491: Tia Williams
On this week’s episode, New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams joins us to discuss The Missed Connection (Grand Central Publishing, June 16), book two in her North Falls series. Kirkus: “Desperate to reconnect with the perfect man she met on a plane, a woman hires a private detective with ties to her past…. Flawed yet lovable characters shine in this celebration of human connection.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively In His Own Time by Kathy Lemoine Awaken Your Sexuality by Stephanie Covington and Vanessa Carlisle Parrot Heaven by Jessica Howland Kany Beauty by Christina Chiu See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#490
August 18 · 32 min
Ep 490: Karin Slaughter
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter joins us to discuss The Secrets We Keep (William Morrow/HarperCollins, Aug. 4), book two in her North Falls series. Kirkus: ““Every twist in the path to the truth is riveting—especially the final revelation, which puts all the others in the shade—but the most important relationship is between the two investigators, one of whom harbors a secret the other can’t imagine.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively The Hypókrisis Mirror and Other Stories by Raymond Fortunato Tapestries by Patrick Summers Virtuality, Book Two, by Ragnar Kroll Avatars of the Pantheon by Jackson Owens See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#489
August 11 · 38 min
Ep 489: Lisa Gardner
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner join us to discuss her latest thriller, You’ll Be Sorry (Grand Central Publishing, Aug. 4). “A small-town sheriff uncovers centuries’ worth of secrets,” Kirkus writes in an admiring review. “Gardner deftly juggles a number of characters, plot threads, secrets, time periods, and motives, delivering a satisfyingly layered novel that interrogates the insular lives and histories of small towns.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively Blood Moon Over Bentonville by Bernard Doucette Death on Warriors Way by Dave Pyle The Murder Investigation of Adolf Hitler by Peter Clenott Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#488
August 4 · 36 min
Ep 488: Chris Bohjalian
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian joins us to discuss his new novel, The Amateur (Doubleday, Aug. 4). “An accident at the golf course cuts short one life and totally upends another,” Kirkus writes in a starred review. “It’s hard to think of any reason not to call this a perfect novel—our critic writes—a hole in one.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively Lifers by Keith G. McWalter Chemstories by Maya Mourshed See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#487
July 28 · 33 min
Ep 487: Julie Buntin
On this week’s episode, novelist Julie Buntin joins us to discuss Famous Men (Random House, July 14). “A personal and professional entanglement with an acclaimed writer shapes a young woman’s life,” kirkus writes in a starred review. Buntin’s stellar sophomore offering is “a searing, brilliant novel about power, and stories, and who gets to tell them.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: The Book of Don by T.B. Calder Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott Blood Lasts Forever by Jeff Gunhus See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#486
July 21 · 31 min
Ep 486: Colson Whitehead
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Colson Whitehead joins us to discuss Cool Machine (Doubleday, July 21). “Whitehead’s justly celebrated Harlem Trilogy comes to a triumphant, satisfying conclusion,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of Cool Machine, calling Whitehead “a master novelist in full command of his powers as a storyteller, prose stylist, and social observer.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Finding Our Voice by Adam Castillo American Gyro by Jim Zervanos The Needs of the Heart by Phillip Anderson See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#485
July 14 · 35 min
Ep 485: Robinne Lee
On this week’s episode, internationally bestselling author Robinne Lee joins us to discuss her new novel, Crash Into Me (St. Martin’s, July 7). “After moving to Los Angeles, a biracial photographer navigates the complexities of celebrity, wealth, race, and her own past,” Kirkus writes in an admiring review of Crash Into Me, calling this “sharp and often slyly funny” novel “thoughtful social commentary meets sensual queer awakening among the Beautiful People.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Carrie’s Children by Clarence T. Jones A Slaughter of Iguanas by Anne Loiselle See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#484
July 7 · 38 min
Ep 484: Jessica Knoll
On this week’s episode, New York Times bestselling author Jessica Knoll joins us to discuss her latest novel, Helpless (Scribner, July 7). “A Hollywood writer returns to her college town for a funeral only to get pulled back into the complicated relationships she left behind,” Kirkus writes in an admiring review of a scintillating novel that “puts the ‘erotic’ back in ‘erotic thriller.’” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: A Collection of Brevities by Patrick Summers Surviving Life by Tom Schneider An Endless Knot by Joe Elefante Albrecht Drue, Ghostpuncher. by Paul D. Miller See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#483
June 30 · 31 min
Ep 483: Jenny Jackson
On this week’s episode, New York Times bestselling novelist Jenny Jackson joins us to discuss The Shampoo Effect (Pamela Dorman Books, June 30). Kirkus: “A beginning author gets in over her head, personally and professionally” in a winning novel that “combines a literary rom-com with an acute portrait of midlife among millennials.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: A Name Unbroken by Donald Proffit Alternate Sources by Lamar Brantley See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#482
June 23 · 33 min
Ep 482: Eva zu Beck
On this week’s episode, Eva zu Beck joins us to discuss The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life (Gallery Books, June 2). In a starred review, Kirkus calls this bold debut by the YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host “an inspiring, action-packed journey to find one’s self through perilous adventures in exotic, far-flung destinations.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Sebastian and the Belgian Koala by Jill Charlotte Thomas, illus. by Parks Sadler Death and All That Follows by Javier Piñol Serra The Lodge Women, Their Men and Their Times by Emily Lodge See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#481
June 16 · 28 min
Ep 481: Deb Olin Unferth
On this week’s episode, sponsored by Cambridge University Press, Deb Olin Unferth joins us to discuss her latest novel, Earth 7 (Graywolf, June 9), which Kirkus calls “a quirky, bold, and endearing masterpiece of climate fiction” (starred review). THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: The Elephants in the Room by Seth Masket (Cambridge University Press) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#480
June 9 · 31 min
Ep 480: Rosebud Baker
On this week’s episode, comedian and former SNL writer Rosebud Baker joins us to discuss Fully Baked: A Messy Memoir (Gallery Books, June 9. Kirkus: “A scathingly funny memoir about a late-bloomer’s wild ride from debauched youth to motherhood and comedy success.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Queen of the Styx by Buell Hollister Diamonds and Roses, Vipers and Toads by Clark Thomas Carlton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#479
June 2 · 31 min
Ep 479: Christina Baker Kline
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling novelist Christina Baker Kline joins us to discuss The Foursome (Mariner Books, May 12). “Famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker were married to Sarah and Adelaide Yates, a pair of sisters in the Civil War–era South, where they produced 21 children between them,” Kirkus writes, in a starred review. “A profound and moving treatment of what could have been a tabloid topic.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: The Man on the Bench by Hy Conrad An Adventure Log by Jim Doti See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#478
May 26 · 27 min
Ep 478: Lisa Lee
On this week’s episode, Lisa Lee joins us to discuss American Han (Algonquin, March 31). “A long-simmering tragedy unfolds in the Kim family of California, from the 1980s to the early 2000s,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of this stunning debut novel. “Lee’s self-aware, relentlessly honest narrator feels absolutely real, and her story cuts deep.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#477
May 19 · 35 min
Ep 477: Tom Selleck
On this week’s episode, Tom Selleck joins us to discuss You Never Know: A Memoir (Dey Street, May 5), out now in paperback with bonus material. “The beloved actor shares his splendid life and career” Kirkus writes in a review of Selleck’s excellent memoir, written with Ellis Henican, calling it “a celebrity memoir worth reading.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: So Many Are the Drowned by Anthony Josephson Conspirator in Chief by Stephen F. Knott American Jap Girl by Richard Okumoto The Words We’ve Lost and Found by Jody Doll Mirage by Tony Burnett See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#476
May 12 · 35 min
Ep 476: Jamie Lynn Sigler
On this week’s episode, actress Jamie Lynn Sigler joins us to discuss And So It Is…: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope (Harper, May 5). Kirkus: “A memoir of pain, recovery, and, of course, an enduring classic TV series.” And in a sponsored interview, author Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrator Matt Tavares discuss their stunning new picture book, Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans (Candlewick, March 3, starred review). THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: The Big Dream by Owen Thomas Eleven Elements by Robby Joshi Say My Name by Jerry Leverett See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#475
May 5 · 34 min
Ep 475: Patricia Cornwell
On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell joins us to discuss True Crime: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing, May 5). “The life of a hugely popular crime novelist has been full of outsized violations and blessings,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of True Crime. “This literary memoir is as good as it gets, with more action and drama than many novels.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott Mahatma Among the Revolutionaries by Vivek Verma See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#474
April 28 · 37 min
Ep 474: Xochitl Gonzalez
On this week’s episode, New York Times bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez joins us to discuss Last Night in Brooklyn (Flatiron Books, April 21). “Two Brooklyn women forge identities and careers in their rapidly gentrifying borough,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of Gonalez’s latest, calling it “smart, tough-minded, and passionate: a pleasure from start to finish.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Escala’s Wish by David James Loser* by Chris Beaty In One Strength by Eric Glassey The Virtue of Vengeance by Brian McDonald See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#473
April 21 · 37 min
Ep 473: The Indie Episode With Kamla K. Kapur
On our special Indie Episode, indie author Kamla K. Kapur joins us to discuss The Privilege of Aging: Savoring the Fullness of Life (Park Street Press, 7/9/24). In this lyrical work of nonfiction, Kapur considers the pleasures of complexities of old age. Kirkus: “A moving celebration of life before death, balanced between plangent reflection and exuberant affirmation” (starred review). THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: The Mistake by Mara Schiffren Employment Ethics by Travis Schachtner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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