Podcast
Writers On A New England Stage
Hosted by NHPR · EN
Part lecture, part intimate conversation, Writers on a New England Stage brings world-class authors to New Hampshire to read from their latest works and talk about themselves, their creative process, and their stories.
11episodes
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Holiday Recommendations for winter reading
Dec 1100:49:55Tap to summarizeJoin us for recommendations from literary fiction to romance; new favorites that flew under the radar but are worth seeking out.
Transcribe →Janet Rich Edwards & 'Canticle'
Dec 400:49:45Tap to summarizeA debut novel set in 13th century Bruges, a young woman’s exploration of faith, agency and love, with surprising resonance for today.
Transcribe →Eliana Ramage & 'To the Moon and Back'
Nov 2600:49:37Tap to summarizeWe follow one young woman's obsessive quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut in this debut novel about family, ambition and belonging.
Transcribe →Callie Hart & 'Brimstone'
Nov 2000:49:14Tap to summarize"Brimstone," the sequel to the worldwide phenomenon "Quicksilver," returns readers to the realm of Yvelia with with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences.
Transcribe →Quiara Allegria Hudes & 'The White Hot'
Nov 1300:49:29Tap to summarizeThe story of a runaway mother’s ten days of freedom—and the pain, desire, longing, and wonder we find on the messy road to enlightenment.
Transcribe →Katie Yee & 'Maggie; Or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar' plus Vanessa Lillie & 'The Bone Thief'
Nov 600:50:19Tap to summarizeThe title sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s the end of a marriage and a cancer diagnosis, and a funny and hopeful debut novel by Katie Yee. Plus, native American archeologist Syd Walker is back in Vanessa Lillie’s “The Bone Thief.”
Transcribe →Rickey Fayne & 'The Devil Three Times'
Oct 3000:49:21Tap to summarizeA complex meditation on Black history set in West Tennessee, a family saga where the Devil plays a leading role.
Transcribe →Addie E. Citchens & 'Dominion'
Oct 2300:49:19Tap to summarizeA Black Southern family drama unfolds as the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi town.
Transcribe →Xenobe Purvis & 'The Hounding'
Oct 1600:50:20Tap to summarizeA debut novel that takes us to a small village in 18th-century England where neighbors are convinced five sisters are turning into dogs.
Transcribe →Dan Brown (2025)
Oct 1500:51:00Tap to summarizeDan Brown joined us in September 2025 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest, The Secret of Secrets.
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