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104 episodes
since Aug. 30, 2024
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Brett sits down with Chad Harbach to discuss his sophomore novel, 'The Brightness'. They talk revisiting characters from, 'The Art Of Fielding' and why go back, writing a book about female friendship and feminism, a favorite and hardest character to write, and the status of the …
Brett sits down with Mary Beth Keane to discuss her latest novel and Good Morning America Book Club Pick, 'Whale Harbor" They talk all things Irish: extended large families, including her own, the rural setting, Catholic School and rebellion, emotional stoicism, and where that whale came …
Brett sits down with author Will Maclean to discuss his American debut, 'Solace House'. They talk about reading snobbery, his past writing in comedy, horror narratives, writing sympathetic characters in the genre, The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke, the artist Richard Dadd, visual writ…
In his 100th episode, Brett sits down with Bonnie Garmus to discuss her new book, 'Peck & Peck'. They have a 'Lessons in Chemistry' check in, they talk poets as oracles, the downside to AI, the need for artists, and an unlikely friend in Essex.  Bonnie's website: https:…
Brett sits down with author T. Geronimo Johnson to discuss his latest book, 'The Occidental Book of the Dead'. They talk race, how narratives define our reality, the slow march of progress, writing this in first and third person, writing for constituents, and how he manages to stay optimi…
Brett sits down with Meg Mason to discuss her new book Sophie, Standing There. They talk discovering reading, parasocial relationships, reading correctly and what that even means, the downside to social media, and whether or not you should meet your heroes.  Meg's website: https://www.megmaso…
Brett and Renee from @itsbooktalk on instagram and substack talk third quarter favs, and add a book we're looking forward to in the last quarter of the year. Books discussed include: Storytelling: A Writing Life by Isabel Allende  Land by Maggie O'Farrell Love Story by Erich Segal Switzy …
Brett sits down with Jordan Tannahill to discuss his latest book, 'The Living Realm'. They talk about London and latex, the books setting of Lake Teufelssee in Berlin and the forest around it. Aging and AIDS, boars, book inspiration, cruising and creation, and what art form he enjoys the …
Brett sits down with Chloe Benjamin to discuss Under Story. They talk mushrooms and multiverses, the inspiration, and the sheer construction of the novel, which character was inspired by someone in her life, the natural world, and then we dive into spoiler territory which I promise is clearly annou…
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