We chat with Crystal Hana Kim about her debut novel If You Leave Me, out now from William Morrow!
Read moreQ&A | Rebecca Makkai
Sometimes an author creates such a vivid story that it stays with you long after you turn the last page. Rebecca Makkai achieves that with her latest novel The Great Believers. In this story she weaves together elements across nearly a century of time, from 1920s Paris to 1980s Chicago and back to Paris in 2015. We had an opportunity to chat with Rebecca about what inspired The Great Believers and how she approached writing such an ambitious novel.
Read moreEp. 49 | Women Nobel Laureates
August is all about women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature! We may have had only 14 authors to choose from (thank you, patriarchy), but we are thrilled to promote these amazing women writers. We also have another special guest on the show who recommends two of her favorite Nobel winners.
Read moreEp. 48 | My Life in France and Free Food for Millionaires
We discuss My Life in France by Julia Child and Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee.
Read moreInterview | Lucy Tan
We chat with Lucy Tan about her debut novel What We Were Promised.
Read moreEp. 47 | Books about Food!
All July, we're talking about books all about food! Grab a snack, sit down, and have a listen!
Read moreQ&A | Sarah Beth Durst
Over the past few years, we've been reading Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia series, each new installment even better than the last. Every book features strong female heroines facing incredible odds, showing women of different ages and backgrounds forced to make difficult decisions that may change the course of their lives—and the fate their kingdoms. In our Q&A, Durst shares some insights into her female-focused fantasy novels and the inspiration behind their conception.
Read moreInterview | Alice Bolin
Today we chat with Alice Bolin about her essay collection Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.
Read moreEp. 46 | Educated and The Idiot
We discuss Educated by Tara Westover and The Idiot by Elif Batuman. AND we reveal next month's theme!
Read moreQ&A | Sujata Massey
The moment we heard about Perveen, India's first woman lawyer who solves crimes, we knew we had to get our hands on this book. And The Widows of Malabar Hill didn't disappoint. Sujata Massey paints a beautiful historical landscape of 1920s Bombay and the many cultures living there at the time. In our Q&A, Massey describes the inspiration for Perveen, her research process, and how she goes about writing her novels.
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