Katy Horan stops by to chat about MURDER BALLADS: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS & LORE. We discuss the history of murder ballads, some prominent examples, and their influence on media today.

Drs. Chelsea McCracken and Matt Connolly discuss their BFI film guide, 100 QUEER FILMS SINCE STONEWALL, a contemporary history of queer film and overview of major developments in LGBTQ communities, cultures, and politics.

A woman is haunted by inner trauma, hungry ghosts, and a serial killer as she confronts the brutal violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic. Kylie Lee Baker chats with us about BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG.

Stranger Things meets The Walking Dead in this chilling novel based on the terrifying urban legend about a video game created by the government for psychological warfare. Collin Armstrong stops by to chat about POLYBIUS.

Jenn talked to record producer, rapper, music critic and writer S.H. “Skiz” Fernando about THE CHRONICLES OF DOOM: UNRAVELING RAP’S MASKED ICONOLAST, the legendary rapper raised in Long Beach NY.

Ralph chats with Geoff Johns about his amazing work with DC (JSA: THE NEW GOLDEN AGE, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH), as well as GHOST MACHINE, his new imprint with Image Comics.

Friend-of-the-library and accomplished author Ellen Meister stopped by to chat about JOYRIDE, a touching book about an optimistic Uber driver who dispenses life advice to her customers.

After being in a medically induced coma from 2019-2021, Jack Jr. wakes up at the hospital to find the world has changed. Author Chong stopped by to chat post-pandemic dissonance, family, and food – and how he plotted humor into the family drama.

Marie Bostwick’s THE BOOK CLUB FOR TROUBLESOME WOMEN explores the impact of the 1963 publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique on four suburban women, and the special friendships and support networks found in book clubs.

Jenn chatted with the extremely accomplished, multi-talented trio (Brian Posehn, Joe Trohman, & Chris Johnson) behind RIFTERS, a raucous good-time graphic novel about time-cops who suck at rule-following, but excel at busting time-travel crimes.