Episodes

  • H.M. Wolfe & 'Daggermouth' and why romance rules publishing

    H.M. Wolfe & 'Daggermouth' and why romance rules publishing
    Jun 5 2026
    A viral dystopian romance set in a corrupt surveillance state, following a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son. And on the Book Biz segment, the romance genre as the engine of publishing.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Susan Donovan Bernhard & 'Westerly'

    Check This Out: Susan Donovan Bernhard & 'Westerly'
    May 28 2026
    A sweeping family saga that traces the intertwined lives of three generations of women, moving from war-torn Germany and Ireland to coastal Maine.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Tolani Akinola & 'Leave Your Mess at Home' plus the Book Biz

    Check This Out: Tolani Akinola & 'Leave Your Mess at Home' plus the Book Biz
    May 21 2026
    In this debut novel, we meet a Nigerian-American family set on a crash course towards each other. Plus, on our Book Biz segment, the role of agents in publishing today.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Stacia Stark & 'We Who Will Die'

    Check This Out: Stacia Stark & 'We Who Will Die'
    May 14 2026
    In this romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by vampires, a young woman faces a deadly competition where survival depends on mastering forbidden powers.
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    45 mins
  • Check This Out: Daniyal Mueenuddin & 'This Is Where the Serpent Lives' plus the Book Biz

    Check This Out: Daniyal Mueenuddin & 'This Is Where the Serpent Lives' plus the Book Biz
    May 7 2026
    Through intertwining narratives, the novel follows a cast of characters in Pakistan, taking us from the chaotic cities to lawless feudal countryside. And in the Book Biz segment, how A.I. is affecting publishing.
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    53 mins
  • Check This Out: Judy Batalion & 'The Last Woman of Warsaw' plus digital-first publishing

    Check This Out: Judy Batalion & 'The Last Woman of Warsaw' plus digital-first publishing
    Apr 30 2026
    This historical novel takes us to Poland in the late 1930s, where two young Jewish women must work together to find a missing teacher while storm clouds gather around them.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Rebecca Lehmann & 'The Beheading Game'

    Check This Out: Rebecca Lehmann & 'The Beheading Game'
    Apr 23 2026
    We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, but what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?
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    44 mins
  • Check This Out: Check This Out: Clare Oshetsky & 'Evil Genius' and the debut of The Book Biz

    Check This Out: Check This Out: Clare Oshetsky & 'Evil Genius' and the debut of The Book Biz
    Apr 16 2026
    A darkly comedic noir novel set in 1974 San Francisco following a young woman as she becomes obsessed with murder and desire after a co-worker's death, leading her to challenge her controlling husband.
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    50 mins