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From New Hampshire Public Radio and the PEN/ Faulkner Foundation, Check This Out is a literary series where host Rachel Barenbaum dives deeply into the works of emerging and diverse authors.... more
FAQs about Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum:How many episodes does Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum have?The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.
November 15, 2025Ep 150 NHPR Quiara Alegría Hudes: THE WHITE HOTTold as a letter from mother to daughter, this luminous novel explores a moment of abandonment that stretches from ten days to ten years—and reshapes a family forever....more52minPlay
November 08, 2025Ep. 149 NHPR Katie Yee and Vanessa Lillie: Maggie or A Man and A Woman Walk Into A Bar and The Bone ThiefMaggie: Or A Man and A Woman Walk Into A Bar - When a young mother’s life unravels after a divorce and a cancer diagnosis, she spins her pain into sharp, comedic fiction that’s equal parts heartbreaking and hilarious. The Bone Thief - When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town, a place with dark ties to an elite historical society, archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate....more51minPlay
November 01, 2025Ep. 148 NHPR Rickey Fayne: THE DEVIL THREE TIMESIn this debut novel, eight generations of a Black family in West Tennessee are visited by the Devil himself, each offered a different kind of salvation—while he wonders if redemption is possible for him, too....more51minPlay
October 25, 2025Ep. 147 NHPR Addie E. Citchens: DOMINIONA Southern Black family drama unfolds as long-held secrets about a beloved son surface, shaking the foundation of a Mississippi town....more50minPlay
October 18, 2025Ep. 146 NHPR Xenobe Purvis: THE HOUNDINGBased on a strange historical anecdote, this novel tells the story of five sisters in18th-century England whose neighbors become convinced they’re turning into dogs....more51minPlay
October 11, 2025Ep. 145 NHPR Ruben Reyes and Zibby Owens: ARCHIVE OF UNKOWN UNIVERSESWith Ruben we see a genre-blending, speculative historical novel about revolution and empire, following two families across alternate timelines of the Salvadoran civil war. Plus, a look into the publishing world with Zibby Owens. ...more50minPlay
October 04, 2025Ep. 144 NHPR Jennifer L. Armentrout: THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE“Romantasy” titles from indie presses, along with their enormous fan bases on BookTok, are reshaping the publishing landscape. Jennifer Armentrout is proving that the next giant of fiction doesn’t need a giant publisher. This is the sixth book in the Blood and Ash series- all published by a tiny Indie press that is taking publishing by storm....more46minPlay
September 27, 2025Ep. 143 NHPR Maria Reva: ENDLINGSet in Ukraine, an eccentric scientist breeding rare snails crosses paths with sisters posing as members of the marriage industry. As Russia invades, they embark on a wild journey involving kidnapped bachelors and a last-of-its-kind snail....more51minPlay
June 21, 2025Ep. 142 NHPR Lucas Schaefer: THE SLIPA novel about a missing teenage boy, cases of fluid and mistaken identity, and the transformative power of boxing....more50minPlay
June 14, 2025Ep. 141 NHPR Aaron John Curtis: OLD SCHOOL INDIANA coming-of-middle-age novel full of humor and grief. When Abe Jacobs is faced with an unthinkable diagnosis, he follows his fragile hope for a cure to the Mohawk Rez where he grew up. In his family’s hands, Abe just might find hope....more51minPlay
FAQs about Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum:How many episodes does Check This Out with Rachel Barenbaum have?The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.