Across the Pond

Writer Doireann Ni Ghriofa returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, Said the Dead, a sensitive exploration of a female physician at an Irish mental asylum in the early 1900s and the lives of the women who were her patients there.  

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Sam gets into "the fact that" we're reading Ducks. Newburyport at The Big Book Project, and we talk to Laia Jufresa about her impressive literary novel, Wishbone, published by Fern Books. 

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In this special episode, Lori and Sam dig deep into the life of Katherine Mansfield and discuss three of her wonderful stories: At the Bay; The Garden Party; and, The Daughters of the Late Colonel.

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Mark Bowles retruns to the show to talk about his latest novel, How Do People Stay the Same, out now from Galley Beggar Press!

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Author Deb Olin Unferth praises booksellers and engages in a deep discussion of her riveting, latest novel, Earth 7. 

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Revisiting the 2003 novel, Who Sleeps With Katz, which booksellers in the know still love to recommend, and joining us is its author, returning guest Todd McEwen. 

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Getting ready to read the monumental Ducks, Newburyport over at The Big Book Project, and we welcome back writer Mark Haber to talk about his latest, Ada, a very funny and compellng novel that belongs in everyone's beach bag this summer!

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Geoffrey D. Morrison joins Lori and Sam to talk about his new novel, The Coffin of Honey, that imagines a new world order arising from a climate-induced catastrophe and the mysterious appearance of UFOs, which trigger existential and socio-political questions about life on earth.   

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Writer Ben Fountain returns to the show to talk about his new novel, Rasputin Swims the Potomac, a hilarious and provocative exploration of why President Trump and his brand of politics have prevailed in the US for over a decade.  

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What a thrill to talk to the prolific author Will Self on the occassion of his latest novel, The Quantity Theory of Morality. We discuss the book and a lot more besides!  

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