Reading the Room

By Jaylen Lopez (@thebarandthebookcase)

A literary podcast featuring author interviews and discussions with bookish content creators, hosted by Jaylen (aka @thebarandthebookcase on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok).... more

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How many episodes does Reading the Room have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

Reading the Room episodes:

August 29, 2023 Superpowers and Extinction w/ Hilary Leichter ("Terrace Story")
An interview with Hilary Leichter about her mind-bending new novel, "Terrace Story," available now from Ecco.
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54min
August 15, 2023 Mating by Norman Rush with Lauren Oyler
Lauren Oyler joins me to unpack the 1991 National Book Award-winning novel "Mating" by Norman Rush. Spoiler warning!
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45min
August 08, 2023 Trauma Plots & Lana Del Rey w/ Kyle Dillon Hertz ("The Lookback Window")
An interview with Kyle Dillon Hertz, author of "The Lookback Window," available now from Simon & Schuster.
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48min
August 01, 2023 Memory & Child Narrators w/ Khashayar J. Khabushani ("I Will Greet the Sun Again")
An interview with Khashayar J. Khabushani, author of "I Will Greet the Sun Again," available now from Hogarth.
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39min
July 25, 2023 Family Dramas, Autofiction, & Humor w/ Andrew Ridker ("Hope")
An interview with Andrew Ridker, author of "Hope," available now from Viking.
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1h 6min
July 18, 2023 Vampires & Silicon Valley w/ Daniel Hornsby ("Sucker")
An interview with Daniel Hornsby, author of "Sucker," available now from Anchor Books.
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47min
July 11, 2023 Workplace Horror & Black Holes w/ Sarah Rose Etter ("Ripe")
An interview with Sarah Rose Etter, author of "Ripe," available now from Scribner.
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59min
June 27, 2023 Absurdity in Fiction w/ Matthew Binder ("Pure Cosmos Club")
An interview with Matthew Binder about his new novel "Pure Cosmos Club," available now from Stalking Horse Press.
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51min
May 23, 2023 The Brandon Taylor Interview | Reading the Room Podcast
An interview with Brandon Taylor about his new novel, "The Late Americans," available now from Riverhead Books. We also discuss his Substack, Twitter, realism, romance novels, character, criticism, and the Internet.
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59min
May 02, 2023 Heavy Metal & Coming of Age Tales w/ John Wray ("Gone to the Wolves")
An interview with John Wray about his new novel "Gone to the Wolves," available now from FSG.
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41min

FAQs about Reading the Room:

How many episodes does Reading the Room have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

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