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Ryan Boudinot author of Blueprints of the Afterlife
February 11, 2012 08:18 AM PST
Sam talks with the "wickedly talented" (Boston Globe) and "darkly funny" (New York Times Book Review) Ryan Boudinot, on his new book Blueprints of the Afterlife. Jill McDevitt - Fighting The Crusade Against Sex
February 02, 2012 12:18 PM PST
Take an attractive young blonde, a sex shop, a political candidate, and add a Catholic Church for good measure, and you have the recipe for a riveting controversy that riddled a wealthy Philadelphia suburb and divided a community. Follow the quandaries of Jill McDevitt, a determined recent college graduate with a degree in sexuality and a love of pushing the envelope. Alexis Smith author of GlaciersFebruary 01, 2012 02:59 PM PST
Isabel is a single, twentysomething thrift-store shopper and collector of remnants, things cast off or left behind by others. Glaciers follows Isabel through a day in her life in which work with damaged books in the basement of a library, unrequited love for the former soldier who fixes her computer, and dreams of the perfect vintage dress move over a backdrop of deteriorating urban architecture and the imminent loss of the glaciers she knew as a young girl in Alaska. Glaciers unfolds internally, the action shaped by Isabel's sense of history, memory, and place, recalling the work of writers such as Jean Rhys, Marguerite Duras, and Virginia Woolf. For Isabel, the fleeting moments of one day can reveal an entire life. While she contemplates loss and the intricate fissures it creates in our lives, she accumulates the stories?the remnants?of those around her and she begins to tell her own story. American Dervish by Ayad AkhtarJanuary 26, 2012 01:56 PM PST
What a pleasure to encounter a first novel as self-assured and effortlessly told as Ayad Akhtar’s “American Dervish.” Mr. Akhtar, a first-generation Pakistani-American, has written an immensely entertaining coming-of-age story set during the early 1980s among the Pakistanis in the author’s hometown, Milwaukee. Julia Scheeres, author of A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at JonestownNovember 09, 2011 10:37 AM PST
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Lev Grossman, author of The Magician King Amor Towles, author of "Rules Of Civility"August 16, 2011 11:41 AM PDT
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July 28, 2011 02:15 PM PDT
Sam talks to Lily King, author of Father of the Rain, a New York Times editor's choice book. Michael SimsJuly 20, 2011 06:44 AM PDT
Michael Sims, whose new biography of E.B. White, The Story of Charlotte's Web, has been featured on NPR and in USA Today. Also, join us at Wellington Square Bookshop on Thursday, July 28th from 7:00-9:00PM for a signing by Michael Sims and a Charlotte's Web giveaway! Kate ChristensenJuly 20, 2011 05:43 AM PDT
Sam talks to Kate Christensen, author of The Astral (2011) and The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award. David J. LindenJuly 01, 2011 01:54 PM PDT
On this edition of the Avid Reader, Sam talks with David J. Linden, professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He's the author of "The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning and Gambling Feel So Good." Craig JohnsonJune 22, 2011 12:37 PM PDT
Listen in to the Avid Reader interview with Craig Johnson, author of Hell is Empty and six other Walt Longmire mysteries (coming soon to A&E!). Erik LarsonJune 17, 2011 06:53 AM PDT
In 2003, Erik Larson published "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America" to an incredible response from critics and readers. His latest book, "In the Garden of Beasts," follows the first American ambassador to Nazi Germany. Geraldine BrooksJune 13, 2011 07:00 AM PDT
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks joins Sam on this edition of the Avid Reader. Her newest novel, CALEB'S CROSSING, tells the story of the first Native American to graduate from Harvard University. Jean ThompsonMay 24, 2011 12:57 PM PDT
Sam talks to Jean Thompson, whose newest novel, The Year We Left Home, follows an Iowa family over three decades. Alice OzmaMay 18, 2011 06:48 AM PDT
When Alice Ozma was in fourth grade, she and her father made a pact: he would read aloud to her every night for 100 nights. 100 nights quickly turned into 1000, and when they saw no reason to stop their tradition, the reading streak continued for nine years-- until Ozma left home for college. Alice talks to Sam about her journey through L. Frank Baum's Oz series, Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, and Dickens. Sickness, sleepovers and teenage rebellion threaten to break the streak, but Alice and her father are up for the challenge. Adam HaslettMay 12, 2011 01:21 PM PDT
In his novel Union Atlantic Adam Haslett describes a global economic crisis similar to our own. He and Sam discuss writing and economics in novels on this edition of the Avid Reader. Peter MountfordApril 27, 2011 10:22 AM PDT
Sam talks to Peter Mountford, author of A Young Man's Guide to Late Capitalism. Arthur PhillipsApril 27, 2011 10:13 AM PDT
Arthur Phillips, author of Prague and The Tragedy of Arthur, joins Sam on the Avid Reader Show. Lionel ShriverApril 14, 2011 11:15 AM PDT
On this edition of the Avid Reader, Sam talks Lionel Shriver, whose newest novel So Much for That is now available in paperback. In 2005, Shriver was awarded the Orange Prize for her eighth novel, We Need to Talk About Kevin. She shares her thoughts on writing, social novels, and questionable book covers assigned to female authors. Jonathan EvisonApril 06, 2011 06:52 AM PDT
Jonathan Evison joins Sam to talk about West of Here, his epic novel of the Pacific Northwest. David HalperinApril 05, 2011 09:06 AM PDT
David Halperin talks about his coming-of-age novel Journal of a UFO Investigator. It's a story of aliens, alienation and imagination set in the 1960s. Bradford MorrowMarch 22, 2011 01:29 PM PDT
Sam talks to Bradford Morrow, author of the Diviner's Tale and editor of Conjunctions literary magazine. Justin KramonMarch 22, 2011 12:38 PM PDT
Justin Kramon talks to Sam about his debut novel Finny, a coming-of-age tale set at a Maryland boarding school and featuring a "Dickensian coterie" of secondary characters. Téa ObrehtMarch 09, 2011 10:50 AM PST
An interview with Téa Obreht, whose debut novel "The Tiger's Wife" has been receiving rave reviews. She's also the youngest member of the New Yorker's list of the 20 best writers under 40! Open Mic Night: Zak Theis and Jeff MastrobertiMarch 05, 2011 09:58 AM PST
Two regulars from Wellington Square Bookshop's eclectic monthly open mic stop by: Jeff Mastroberti, local poet and Zak Theis, the host of Open Mic and a talented guitarist. Karen RussellFebruary 22, 2011 12:03 PM PST
Karen Russell talks to Sam about her first novel, Swamplandia!, a family tale set at a shabby tourist attraction in the Everglades. Kim EdwardsFebruary 21, 2011 06:22 AM PST
The author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter joins Sam on this edition of the Avid Reader to talk about her new book, The Lake of Dreams. Michael SimsFebruary 08, 2011 09:04 AM PST
Sam Hankin is joined by Michael Sims, the author of "Adam's Naval," "Natural And Cultural History Of The Human Form," and "Apollo's Fire: A Day On Earth." He's the editor of "The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime," a new anthology of stories featuring fearless, witty women with a knack for exposing injustice. Tracy KidderFebruary 02, 2011 01:08 PM PST
The Avid Reader talks to Tracy Kidder, prolific author of literary non-fiction, about his books Strength in What Remains and Mountains Beyond Mountains. Charles YuFebruary 02, 2011 12:55 PM PST
Charles Yu, author of How To Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, talks to Sam about time travel and more. Thrity UmrigarJanuary 20, 2011 08:17 AM PST
Sam interviews Thrity Umrigar, bestselling author of THE SPACE BETWEEN US and THE WEIGHT OF HEAVEN. Chris CleaveJanuary 20, 2011 07:37 AM PST
Sam talks with Chris Cleave, author of LITTLE BEE and INCENDIARY. The Bicycle Diaries: A Chapter from the Audio BookJanuary 17, 2011 09:29 AM PST
We listen to a chapter from David Byrne's travel memoir the Bicycle Diaries. Susan Weidener, author of Again in a HeartbeatJanuary 04, 2011 12:08 PM PST
Sam talks to Susan Weidener about memoirs, writing groups, and her book Again in a Heartbeat. An Interview with Helen SimonsonDecember 24, 2010 09:12 AM PST
Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, talks to Sam about her novel. It's also our book club pick for January! An Interview with Paul HardingDecember 07, 2010 06:50 AM PST
Paul Harding, 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner for Tinkers, chats with Sam about writing, belief, and the father-son relationship at the heart of his novel. An Interview With Jen BryantDecember 06, 2010 05:53 PM PST
Sam talks with Jen Bryant, Caldecott Award Honoree for River of Words and author of young adult novel The Fortune of Carmen Navarro. Tatiana de RosnayDecember 02, 2010 07:35 AM PST
The best-selling author and book club favorite talks to the Avid Reader about her novels Sarah's Key and A Secret Kept. |
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