Podcasts
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In conversation with Beth Kephart A “master of illusion, and one of the best storytellers around” (NPR), Amy Tan is the author of the beloved novels The Joy Luck Club , a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics… more
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In conversation with Jo Piazza Acclaimed for her “knack for writing beautiful stories that speak to the anxiety of forging a new road for oneself” (Bustle), Rebecca Serle is the New York Times bestselling author of One Italian Summer, In Five… more
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• Recorded Mar 13, 2024 Explicit ContentIn conversation with Shantrelle Lewis Morgan Parker won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Magical Negro , a poetry collection that ponders the nuances of Black American womanhood. She is also the author of the young adult novel Who… more
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Renowned for her ability “to generalize from her personal experience to the greater human one” ( The Washington Post ), Beth Kephart is the author of more than 30 books across a wide range of genres, including poetry, young adult fiction, and,… more
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Jennifer Weiner is the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen “funny, fanciful, extremely poignant” ( The Boston Globe ) novels, including That Summer , Mrs. Everything , Who Do You Love , All Fall Down , In Her… more
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In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6abc Action News morning edition Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a… more
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In conversation with Jo Piazza A “quite prescient and worthwhile” writer who “understands her characters inside and out” ( The New York Times Book Review ), Jodi Picoult has authored many No. 1 bestsellers that are renowned for combining… more
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In conversation with Karen M. McManus, author of the number one New York Times bestseller One of Us Is Lying and The Cousins David Yoon is the author of Frankly in Love , a "funny, profane and poignant” ( Wall Street Journal) tale of cultural… more
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In conversation with Jacinda Barrett, Traveler, Actress on Netflix Bloodline, Writer, Mother, Wife and all the rest of it. Beth Kephart is the author of more than 30 books across a wide range of genres, including poetry, young adult fiction, and,… more
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In conversation with Jennifer Weiner , author of numerous bestselling books including her recent memoir Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing and the Little Big Foot series of young adult novels. “Popular but intellectual,… more
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Introduced by Sonia Sanchez. Walter Mosley is best known for the Easy Rawlins mystery series featuring the hard-boiled detective and World War II vet living in L.A.’s Watts neighborhood. His diverse body of work includes science fiction, story… more
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• Recorded Oct 6, 2016Ann Patchett’s many novels and nonfiction works have won some of writing’s highest awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Bel Canto , the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Taft , and the New York Times Notable Book of… more
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In conversation with Jennifer Weiner Elizabeth LaBan is the author of the young adult novel The Tragedy Paper and The Grandparents Handbook . She teaches fiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania and is a freelance writer and editor whose… more
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“Grounded in ethnic identity, fueled by collective pride, yet irreducibly individual” ( New York Times ), Juan Felipe Herrera is the virtuosic first Mexican American U.S. Poet Laureate. The son of migrant farm workers, his writing is strongly… more
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Matthew Quick exploded into the literary world in 2008 with his “charmingly nerve-wracking” ( NPR ) bestselling novel Silver Linings Playbook , a quirkily humane paean to mental illness and love that was adapted into the Academy Award-winning… more
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The author of more than two dozen books for young adults, Jacqueline Woodson has won three Newbery Honors, a Coretta Scott King Award and three Coretta Scott King Honors, as well as the 2014 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Her… more
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• Recorded Oct 14, 2014Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley is the author of more than a dozen “smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender” ( The Boston Globe ) novels, including Ten Days in the Hills , Moo , and A Thousand Acres . She is also the author of a short story… more
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Philadelphia native Lloyd Alexander wrote more than 40 books for children and young adults, including the “exciting, highly imaginative, and sometimes profound” ( New York Times ) fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. He was also the author… more
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In a chillingly easy-to-imagine what-if scenario, Ally Condie explores an “enthralling and twisty dystopian” ( Publishers Weekly ) future in which the government makes all of its citizens’ decisions, including who they will marry and love, in her… more
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Author of the “charmingly nerve-wracking” ( NPR ) best-selling Silver Linings Playbook , Matthew Quick exploded into the literary world with his quirky 2008 book about mental illness and love that was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film.… more
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