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Get the ultimate insider's scoop on the best new books. The editors at Kirkus Reviews interview your favorite authors, tell you whether or not the books on the bestseller list are worth the read, give you behind-the-scenes insights, and introduce you to great books you may otherwise never find.
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Ep 488: Chris Bohjalian
2w ago00:36:13Tap to summarizeOn 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 HeckenlivelyLifers by Keith G. McWalterChemstories by Maya MourshedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 487: Julie Buntin
3w ago00:33:28Tap to summarizeOn 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. CalderDear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura ElliottBlood Lasts Forever by Jeff GunhusSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 486: Colson Whitehead
4w ago00:31:15Tap to summarizeOn 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 AndersonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 485: Robinne Lee
Jul 1400:35:11Tap to summarizeOn 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. JonesA Slaughter of Iguanas by Anne LoiselleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 484: Jessica Knoll
Jul 700:38:13Tap to summarizeOn 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 SummersSurviving Life by Tom SchneiderAn Endless Knot by Joe ElefanteAlbrecht Drue, Ghostpuncher. by Paul D. MillerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 483: Jenny Jackson
Jun 3000:31:49Tap to summarizeOn 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 ProffitAlternate Sources by Lamar BrantleySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 482: Eva zu Beck
Jun 2300:33:18Tap to summarizeOn 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 SadlerDeath and All That Follows by Javier Piñol SerraThe Lodge Women, Their Men and Their Times by Emily LodgeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Ep 481: Deb Olin Unferth
Jun 1600:28:45Tap to summarizeOn 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.
Transcribe →Ep 480: Rosebud Baker
Jun 900:31:46Tap to summarizeOn 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 HollisterDiamonds 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.
Transcribe →Ep 479: Christina Baker Kline
Jun 200:31:42Tap to summarizeOn 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 ConradAn 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.
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