897 Episodes

  1. M.T. Anderson's 'Nicked' follows a heist to steal the bones of Saint Nicholas

    Published: 8/8/2024
  2. Juli Min's novel 'Shanghailanders' unfolds in reverse

    Published: 8/7/2024
  3. Cory Richards' memoir covers mountains, photography and mental health

    Published: 8/6/2024
  4. Sarah Perry's 'Enlightenment' ponders faith, astronomy and friendship

    Published: 8/5/2024
  5. Novels by Claire Lombardo and Catherine Newman explore different stages of motherhood

    Published: 8/2/2024
  6. 'The Boiling Moat' plants a military strategy to prevent China's capture of Taiwan

    Published: 8/1/2024
  7. Jon M. Chu's memoir 'Viewfinder' traces his journey to making movies

    Published: 7/31/2024
  8. In 'Liars,' Sarah Manguso explores a marriage falling apart

    Published: 7/30/2024
  9. Stephen Graham Jones explores a new side of horror in 'I Was a Teenage Slasher'

    Published: 7/29/2024
  10. Riley Sager and Johanna Copeland set thrillers in suburbia

    Published: 7/26/2024
  11. Khushbu Shah's cookbook 'Amrikan' honors the Indian American diaspora

    Published: 7/25/2024
  12. A look back at Vice President Kamala Harris' memoir, 'The Truths We Hold'

    Published: 7/24/2024
  13. Joyce Maynard follows 'Count the Ways' with 'How the Light Gets In'

    Published: 7/23/2024
  14. Griffin Dunne's memoir chronicles fame, art and tragedy in his Hollywood upbringing

    Published: 7/22/2024
  15. Two summer mysteries unravel in 'The Cliffs' and 'The God of the Woods'

    Published: 7/19/2024
  16. 'We Were Once a Family' examines how the foster care system failed the Hart siblings

    Published: 7/18/2024
  17. Revisiting J.D. Vance's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy'

    Published: 7/17/2024
  18. 'Ultraviolet' follows a young boy going through puberty and first love

    Published: 7/16/2024
  19. In 'Beautiful Days,' Zach Williams ponders parenthood, reality and the uncanny

    Published: 7/15/2024
  20. Two books dive into the musical histories of The Police and Joni Mitchell

    Published: 7/12/2024

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