Ep. #336 – Interview with Karen Russell

In today’s episode, Jill interviews author Karen Russell about her new short story collection Orange World and Other Stories. They discuss the differences in writing short fiction v. a novel and how she organized the collection. Interview was recorded at ALA Midwinter 2019 in Seattle, WA. Today’s episode is sponsored by The Great Courses Plus. […] Read more

Posted on: May 13, 2019 Category:

• Literature

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Ep. #335: Recent Reads and how books helped me fight depression

On today’s episode, Adam chats about his recent book festival travels before discussing the books he’s enjoyed recently. Then, he gets into how he overcame depression last year by focusing on stories in the books he was reading. Read more

Posted on: May 9, 2019 Category:

• Literature
• Mystery
• Non-fiction
• YA

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Ep. #334 – Kim Michele Richardson

Today’s episode is an interview Jill did with Kim Michele Richardson about her new book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. Inspired by the true story of the Blue People of Kentucky, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek looks at the fierce pack horse librarians and the impact they had on a isolated community. Interview […] Read more

Posted on: May 6, 2019 Category:

• General

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Ep. #333 – Alafair Burke

On today’s episode, Adam chats with Alafair Burke who was in town for a library event! They discuss her latest thriller The Better Sister, how she uses tension from the criminal justice system to up the stakes for family dramas, and what it’s like getting to work with Mary Higgins Clark. Read more

Posted on: May 2, 2019 Category:

• Suspense
• Thriller

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