Episode two hundred seventeen - part two

Jessikah sinks her teeth into Rachel Harrison's new book SUCH SHARP TEETH. We get a few words in about lady werewolves, and how these stories of transformation parallel how we feel about bodily autonomy.

Special Episode 28

In this episode, Barney chats with Andrew Child, co author of this latest installment in the Jack Reacher series. Andrew talks about how he came to be co-author of this beloved series, and gives lots of insight into their writing process.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part two

Panic, urban legends, and Sue Bird! We spend a lot of time bouncing around topics with Josh Malerman -- but it all relates to DAPHNE, a fabulous book that you should definitely read with the lights on.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part three

Erin E. Adams digs into generational trauma, race relations, and digs up some long buried history in JACKAL.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part four

Liz Climo -- a cartoonist whose credits range from The Simpsons to Picture Books joins us to chat about I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE, a sweet affirming book for ages 5 to 95 that feels like a hug from your favorite stuffed animals.

Episode two hundred sixteen - part one

Lavender House has been described as a queer historical take on Knives Out-- it is all that and more! Jenn sat down with Lev Rosen to discuss mystery, noir, and the Lavender Scare's impact on queer life in mid-century America.

Episode two hundred fifteen - part one

Jessikah chats with Russell James about THE DEMON DAGGER, a sci-fi horror novel set in Florida about a Demon Hunter who discovers that the stakes are high when someone very close to him has been possessed.

Episode two hundred fifteen - part five

Su Cho chats about her childhood dream of becoming a rapper, how dioramas are a universal experience for American school children, and of course, her collection of poetry, THE SYMMETRY OF FISH.

Episode two hundred fifteen - part three

Barney sat down with James Byrne -- author of THE GATEKEEPER to discuss the first in the Dez Limerick Thriller Series!

Episode two hundred fifteen - part two

Jenn sat down with Anthony Marra to discuss MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS, a beautiful, haunting and often very funny book that spans 1940s Hollywood and Mussolini's Italy.