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In-depth conversations with authors about their books—how and why they write, and the books and authors they admire. Plus, annual round-ups of reading recommendations from the staff of digital bookseller Rakuten Kobo.
Episodes run ~45 minutes, releasing fortnightly.
Hosted by Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj.
Eliza Reid on paying homage to the difficult work of diplomacy
Michael Tamblyn spoke with Eliza Reid, author of Death on the Island. It’s set on a remote nordic island where a dinner party of diplomats turns fatal.
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Aaron Kreuter finds new possibilities in summer camp
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Aaron Kreuter, author of Lake Burntshore, which tells the story of one summer at a fictional Canadian Jewish summer camp.
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Elyse Graham tells the story of WWII's scholarly spies
Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with Elyse Graham, author of Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War Two.
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Liann Zhang on satirizing social media influencers from the inside
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Liann Zang, author of the novel Julie Chan is Dead. It's a satire about influencers that only an insider could have written.
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Jon Hickey on the politics of apocalypse
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Jon Hickey, author of Big Chief—a story of politics, power, and belonging among a fictional Indigenous community.
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What Claire Cameron learned from studying monsters
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Claire Cameron, author of The Bear and The Last Neanderthal. Her new book is How to Survive a Bear Attack: a Memoir.
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Nita Prose on saying goodbye to Molly Gray
Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with Nita Prose, author of the 2022 international bestselling feel-good mystery The Maid, about her new book The Maid's Secret.
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Nate DiMeo on shaking up the past in The Memory Palace
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Nate DiMeo about his book The Memory Palace, based on his podcast that presents history as short stories.
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David A. Robertson and his little monsters go to uncomfortable places
Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with award-winning author David A. Robertson about his new memoir All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live With Anxiety.
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Christina Cooke wrote the 90s story only she could tell
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Christina Cooke, author of Broughtupsy. It’s about a woman who returns to Jamaica to spread the ashes of her little brother.