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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ge... more

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Three Tenses (Random House, 2026) by Ed Park is not quite a memoir, not quite fiction, not quite poetry and not quite prose—and yet it transcends the sum of all its not-quite parts as a resonant portrait of its young artist. Written when he was 28, P... more

For our pandemic-era Books in Dark Times (our first ever Special Series!) Elizabeth and John discussed books that were keeping us afloat, barely afloat, way back in April 2020. Memory lane, here we come!

A book you might not think would be so comfor... more

Angelica Cheng's YA rom-com, The Fast Track (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2026) brings readers into the world of F1 racing. Justine Kwong has always dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 champion. There’s just one problem: no female driver has... more

Beloved author and winner of The Story Prize, Paul Yoon, is back with the unforgettable story of a working dog, Etna, who, after a devastating war, embarks on an odyssey in the hopes of returning home.

Set in a fictional country in the present day, t... more

In All We Hide (Soho Crime 2026), after Lauren Kelly transitions to female in a small-town District Attorney’s Office, her bosses do whatever they can to push her into retirement. Now stuck in the Homicide Cold Case unit, she investigates the 20-yea... more

I love Rhys Bowen’s historical mystery series, especially Her Royal Spyness books, which feature Lady Georgiana Rannoch. The Castle in the Glen (Lake Union Publishing, 2026) appears to be a standalone, although there’s room for it to develop into a s... more

Lauren Delapenha speaks to Emily Everett about her poems “Supermarketing” and “If You Are Learning English,” which appear in The Common’s spring issue. Lauren also discusses her process and revision methods, her time at the Disquiet Literary Program ... more

In this episode of the New Books Network, we talk with Jeremy Tiang about his English translation of The Formosa Exchange (Honford Star, 2026)—which will be released on September 18, 2026 (but is available for preorder).

Tiang is a novelist, playwrig... more

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Recent Guests

Christopher R. Rogers
Educator and cultural worker
Common Notions Press
Episode: Christopher R. Rogers, "My City Need Something" (Common Notions, 2026)
Seamus O'Reilly
Author of Prestige Drama
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Episode: Seamus O’Reilly, "Prestige Drama" (Cardinal, 2026)
Tom Lin
Novelist known for Babylon, South Dakota and The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
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Episode: Tom Lin, "Babylon, South Dakota" (Little, Brown and Co, 2026)
Amy Scher
Author of The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose
Tiny Ghost Press (publisher)
Episode: Amy B. Scher, "The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose" (Tiny Ghost Press, 2026)
Tracy Borman
Chief Historian of Historic Royal Palaces, Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust, and Chancellor and Professor of Tutor History at Lincoln Bishop University
Historic Royal Palaces; Heritage Education Trust
Episode: Tracy Borman, "The House of Boleyn" (Hachette, 2026)
Emily McBride
Canadian-born editor, writer and translator living in Barcelona
Queen Mab (debut novel)
Episode: Emily McBride, "Queen Mab" (FSG, 2026)
Jared Crayhill
Co-author of Raleigh and the Pirates; part of JJ. Crayhill duo
Raconteur Press / Rack Press
Episode: J.J. Crayhill, "Raleigh and the Pirates" (Raconteur Press, 2026)
Jake Crayhill
Co-author of Raleigh and the Pirates; part of JJ. Crayhill duo
Raconteur Press / Rack Press
Episode: J.J. Crayhill, "Raleigh and the Pirates" (Raconteur Press, 2026)
Meryl Branch-McTiernan
Author of What You Should Worry About
Akashic Books
Episode: Meryl Branch-McTiernan, "What You Should Worry About" (Akashic Books, 2026)

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Nicholas Gordon
Host of The Asian Review of Books podcast done in partnership with The New Books Network
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Amy B. Scher, "The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose" (Tiny Ghost Press, 2026)
Q: Can you talk about how you created the afterlife setting and the group dynamic in Salon Rose's world?
Scher explains The Nowhere in Between as an accessible, school-like afterlife with a trained mentor guiding the kids, which grounds the fantastical element and makes it relatable for readers.
Emily McBride, "Queen Mab" (FSG, 2026)
Q: What were you aiming to accomplish with the opening labor scene and how did you approach depicting that experience on the page?
I wanted the labor sequence to be intensely immersive and transformative for Madeleine, mixing physical pain with the mental upheaval of early motherhood, and I decided to stage that pain in a way that would force a change in her self-conception and narrative arc.
Tom Lin, "Babylon, South Dakota" (Little, Brown and Co, 2026)
Q: Where can people find your work, not just this book, but all of your work?
You can find my work anywhere books are sold. If you listen to audiobooks, you can listen to them anywhere audiobooks are sold. You can even listen to them on Spotify, which is a new thing that I think is, I don't know. And you can get it at your local library.
A Conversation with LeUyen Pham illustrator of "As I Dream of You" (First Second, 2026)
Q: Can you talk a little bit about how this comes to be? How did you and Jennifer work together on this project?
Pham explains that the process was intimate and writer-driven, with the writer's intent guiding the visual storytelling, and that she sought to understand symbols and narrative beats through brief discussions to align her illustrations with the script's core themes.
Julie Buntin, "Famous Men" (Random House, 2026)
Q: Describe for us how the movement of time works in Famous Men and how it is guided and distorted by the presence of Nathaniel in Will's life.
The author explains that Famous Men operates semi-chronologically, with Will's retrospective narration shaping how time unfolds. Time is manipulated to reflect Will's evolving understanding, letting the reader live a lifetime within the book while the narrative moves forward, using Nathaniel's orbit to drive urgency and meaning.

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This show features in-depth conversations with authors, historians, editors, and illustrators who discuss their recent books and the ideas behind them. Episodes tend to center on literary fiction, historical fiction, world history, and literary analysis, often blending robust scholarly context with intimate authorial storytelling. Guests are frequently debut or established authors, researchers, and editors, with a consistent emphasis on craft, research methods, and the relationship between nonfiction scholarship and narrative. A standout pattern is the series' ability to translate complex historical or literary themes into accessible, character-driven conversations, offering practical insights for writers, scholars, and avid readers alike. ... more

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