People Still Read Books

By Will LeitchArts Books

People Still Read Books episodes

May 11, 2021 Will Leitch, "How Lucky"
Hey, we're here. The book, "How Lucky," is out. It belongs to the world now. Will talks to, really, the only person he could talk to about it: Tim Grierson. We hope you enjoy the book, and the podcast.
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1 hr 28 min
May 06, 2021 Jessica Anya Blau, "Mary Jane"
We're back! We're just a few days away from the publication of HOW LUCKY. Whoa. But today, we have another May 11 release date author, the wonderful Jessica Anya Blau, discussing the extremely fun "Mary Jane."
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38 min
April 29, 2021 Luke Epplin, "Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball"
We're back! We're delighted to talk to Luke Epplin, author of "Our Team," about the 1948 Cleveland Indians and intersecting stories of Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Satchel Paige and Bob Feller. It's an awesome book. Also: Will's book "How Lucky" is about in, like, 12 days now. Woah!
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37 min
March 30, 2021 Margaret Coker, "The Spymaster of Baghdad"
Margaret Coker is the former Baghdad bureau chief for The New York Times and has written a gripping story of the Falcon, a counter-terrorism unit in Baghdad that took on ISIS. It's absolutely riveting. She's also the editor of The Current, a publication covering Coastal Georgia.
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36 min
March 16, 2021 John Gasaway, "Miracles on the Hardwood"
It's NCAA Tournament week! Will is delighted to host ESPN's John Gasaway, whose new book "Miracles on the Hardwood," which is about the history of Catholic schools in college basketball ... which is to say, it's about the history of college basketball.
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39 min
March 09, 2021 Tim Grierson, "This Is How You Make A Movie"
Hey, this is a fun one: It's our friend Tim Grierson! He's got a new book out, "This Is How You Make A Movie." We talk to him about it. We're very official.
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43 min
February 16, 2021 Eric Nusbaum, "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between"
We're back on our weekly show. This week, we talk with Eric Nusbaum, author of "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between." Also subscribe to his terrific newsletter at sportsstories.substack.com.
We're also short on a guest for next week. Send me your author recommendations to [email protected].
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36 min
February 10, 2021 Pete Croatto, "From Hang Time to Prime Time"
We're back! Sorry about the delay! Holidays! Schedules! Insurrections! We are back to our weekly shows, and we kick it back with Pete Croatto, author of "From Hang Time to Prime Time," a book about the ascension of the NBA to where it is today. It's a good book!
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38 min
December 15, 2020 David Wallace-Wells, "The Uninhabitable Earth"
David Wallace-Wells is the author of "The Uninhabitable Earth," a New York Times bestseller about the ravages that potentially await us if we do not confront climate change. He has also written brilliantly and rationally about the Covid-19 pandemic and, less important, he's also Will's longtime editor at New York Magazine. In the last PSRB podcast of 2020, Will and DWW discuss climate, politics and whether we should have hope. (We should.)
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56 min
December 08, 2020 Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, "A Very Special 90210 Book"
Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting are among the great minds behind Television Without Pity and the Extra Hot Great podcast, and they've wrote a lovely, hilarious book about "Beverly Hills 90210." Listen to them talk about loving terrible things so much they become great, Luke Perry implanting himself on our lives and also some, uh, problematic moments from the show's history.
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36 min

About People Still Read Books

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A weekly (or mostly weekly) podcast with authors about their books and the process of writing, marketing and promoting them with Will Leitch, whose novel "Lucky" comes out in 2021.