After the genocide in El Salvador during the El Gran Pendejo regime, two sisters escape, fleeing across the globe. Listen to my conversation with Gina about this layered story, mystical and ghostly, in which we hear from the dead.

Listen to my interview with J. Courtney Sullivan about the inspiration for her newest novel, THE CLIFFS.

I devoured this book, NYT Bestselling novelist Claire Lombardo’s newest. This novel has everything I love: complicated families, an endearing yet confused protagonist, and thought-provoking reflection. Can we rise above the past or are we destined to repeat it?

My conversation with Elizabeth O’Connor about her debut novel, WHALE FALL, was a delight. Listen to it here.

What happens when someone from outside of a culture and community tries to interpret it for the outside world? For Manod and the residents of this small Welch island, it becomes a betrayal.

I adored Leif Enger’s newest novel, I CHEERFULLY REFUSE. His best yet!

Listen to my conversation with Lindsay Starck about her suspenseful literary novel, MONSTERS WE HAVE MADE. Our discussion ranges from social media influence on youth to the invisible victims of crime to her TBR pile.

In this latest episode, Sue Leaf talks about her book Impermanence. Our discussion includes the geology and history of the South Shore, the effects of climate change on the Great Lakes, and what it’s like to pilot a ship through the Soo Locks.

What a privilege to interview Kaveh Akbar about his debut novel, MARTYR! We discussed his transition from writing poetry (award winning) to fiction, fiction as thought experiment, and the laughing worm (yes, we did.) A lovely, heartbreaking work that ultimately speaks to resilience and hope.

Listen to my conversation with Ariel Lawhon about her fascinating book, The Frozen River, a novel based upon the life of real-life 1700’s midwife, Martha Ballard. A spell-binding read!

In this episode Kate St. Vincent Vogl and I discuss the pioneering women motorcycle riders of the 1930’s and 40’s who broke convention and formed their own all woman motorcycle association. It’s a wild ride — hope you’ll listen in!

Such a fascinating conversation with Carol Dunbar ab out her newest novel, A Winter’s Rime. We talk about sinesthesia, complex PTSD, and her intuitive writing process.

I had the privilege of talking to Mona Susan Power about the impact of generational trauma, Indian boarding schools, and her new novel, A Council of Dolls, longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award.

Set in the 1960’s during a time of great upheaval, Melanie Benjamin and I discuss popular culture, the counterculture revolution, and pioneering female surfers like Marge Calhoun.

Rachel and James work together in a bookstore and become inseparable friends in 2010 during the financial crisis in Cork, Ireland. In this episode, author Caroline O’Donoghue and I talk about the impact of those early adult friendships and that angsty gap between youth and adulthood.

Stephane Breitwieser amassed nearly $2 billion dollars of art in his garret apartment at his mother’s home, evading capture for years. In this episode, author Michael Finkel and I talk about how Breitwieser was able to walk out of galleries in the middle of the day with his treasures.