Audio May 04, 2017 Cory Doctorow The prolific award-winning novelist talks about sci-fi and technology.
Audio Mar 02, 2017 Jacqueline Woodson With "Another Brooklyn," acclaimed children’s author Jacqueline Woodson creates an adult novel that reads like poetry.
Audio Feb 23, 2017 John Dickerson Dickerson’s book "Whistlestop" is a witty, rollicking tour of presidential campaign history
Audio Feb 09, 2017 Rachel Howzell Hall With her character Lou Norton, Hall creates one of the few African American female detectives.
Audio Oct 27, 2016 Kelly Link Her novel, "Pretty Monsters," combines the ordinary and the magical—with flair.
Audio Sep 22, 2016 Ron Rash No one tells stories embedded in Southern Appalachia with more grit or more beauty.
Audio Aug 18, 2016 Michael Berry Michael Berry reflects on the art of translating Yu Hua’s influential novel and new Big Read title "To Live into English."
Audio Jul 08, 2016 Justin Cronin Justin Cronin brings his post-apocalyptic Passage trilogy to a close with "The City of Mirrors."
Audio Jun 27, 2016 Kao Kalia Yang "The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir" is a personal story that speaks to the moment.
Audio May 12, 2016 James McBride McBride’s latest book looks to understand what shaped James Brown-one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.