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New Books in Literature

Marshall Poe
Creative Nonfiction
Cravings
The New England Review
Fourth Genre
Essay Collection
Peggy Shinner
Multimedia Essay
Essay Contest
Personal Essay
Cultural History
Refugee Crisis
Essays
Ulysses S. Grant
South Sudan
Travel Writing
Auto-Fiction
Pure Colour
Poetry
Grief
Julia Dent Grant

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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Aamir Hussain about his debut novel, Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Dundurn, 2025).

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One woman's deadly obsession with a haunted archival film precipitates her undoing in Black Flame (Tor Nightfire, 2025) from the USA Today bestselling author of Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin. A cursed film. A haunted past. A deadly secret. The Bar... more

Hari Krishna Kaul’s short stories, shaped by the social crisis and political instability in Kashmir, explore – with a sharp eye for detail, biting wit, and empathy – themes of isolation, alienation, corruption, and the social mores of a community tha... more

Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels Minor Black Figures (Riverhead, 2025), The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book R... more

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Brandon Taylor
Author of the novels The Late Americans and Real Life, and a fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.
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Episode: Brandon Taylor, "Minor Black Figures" (Riverhead, 2025)
Shane Peacock
Author of A Place of Secrets, published in 16 languages.
Cormorant Books
Episode: Shane Peacock, "A Place of Secrets" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
Jemimah Wei
National Book Foundation 5 under 35 Honouree and debut novelist
Episode: Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025)
Naomi Xu Elegant
Writer and journalist, author of Gingko Season
Episode: Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday/Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2025)
Taylor Byas
Poet, essayist, and editor
Soft Skull Press
Episode: Taylor Byas, "Resting Bitch Face: Poems" (Catapult, 2025)
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Author of 'Mutual Interest' and 'Glassworks', the latter nominated for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.
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Episode: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith, "Mutual Interest" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Zilla Jones
Debut novelist discussing her book The World So Wide
Cormorant Books
Episode: Zilla Jones, "The World So Wide" (Cormorant Books, 2025)
Lucy EM Black
Author of A Quilting of Scars, exploring themes of forbidden love and societal repression.
Now or Never Publishing
Episode: Lucy Black, "A Quilting of Scars" (Now or Never Publishing, 2025)
Karen Smythe
Author of A Town With No Noise and previously published works that explore themes of grief and memory.
Palimpsest Press
Episode: Karen Smythe, "A Town with No Noise" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)

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Bruce Hunter, "In the Bear's House" (Frontenac House, 2025)
Q: What do you consider the essence of the wildness theme in the book?
Hunter discusses how understanding wildness involves recognizing our connection to nature and how individuals with disabilities may develop heightened sensitivity to their surroundings.
Bruce Hunter, "In the Bear's House" (Frontenac House, 2025)
Q: How did you incorporate indigenous people in the story with sensitivity?
Hunter emphasizes the importance of cultural literacy and shares his experiences with Indigenous communities and the narratives he aims to respectfully include in his writing.
Bruce Hunter, "In the Bear's House" (Frontenac House, 2025)
Q: Where did the story come from, the nucleus of this story?
Bruce Hunter reflects on various inspirations including a poem he wrote called "Two O'Clock Creek", his experiences growing up with disabilities, and how he wanted to understand his past and share stories of deafness and history.
Caskey Russell, "The Door on the Sea" (Solaris, 2025)
Q: I was wondering if you could just talk a little bit about his character.
Old Ixt embodies wisdom and traditional knowledge, guiding Elan and having a complex, sometimes tense relationship with him.
Caskey Russell, "The Door on the Sea" (Solaris, 2025)
Q: I was wondering if you could speak a little bit about those themes.
The tension between respecting and challenging tradition is significant as Elan seeks to navigate personal aspirations and cultural expectations amid outside threats.

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