Ellen Meeropol talks about her new novel, Kinship of Clover. Then filmmaker Dan Natale discusses his documentary about sea level rise, Bad Tidings.

We talk with science journalist Florence Williams about her book The Nature Fix and with Sarah Williams Goldhagen about her book, Welcome To Your World.

Amy Sutherland talks about her book Rescuing Penny Jane: One Shelter Volunteer, Countless Dogs, and the Quest to Find Them All Homes. And Sarah Ellis discusses The Trainable Cat.

Science journalist Gary Taubes talks about his latest book, The Case Against Sugar.

Min Jin Lee talks about her novel Pachinko. Then we air an edited version of our 2015 interview with Suki Kim about her book Without You There Is No Us. It’s her memoir of going undercover in North Korea.

Ceridwen Dovey talks about her short story collection Only The Animals and Sally Parry of the Sinclair Lewis Society discusses Sinclair Lewis’ novel, It Can’t Happen Here.

James W. Carden discusses the House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Russia and the risks of the campaign alleging Russian interference in the US election.

Diogo Castro Freire talks about his film, Facing The Surge. Then, Paul Blanc discusses his book Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon.

Melissa Fleming talks about her book A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea. Then Alan Furst talks about his new thriller, A Hero of France.

Sebastian Barry talks about his acclaimed new novel Days Without End. Then, Adelia Saunders discusses her debut novel, Indelible.