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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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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews Peter Darbyshire about the fourth book in his Cross series, The Wonder Lands War (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025).

The Book of Cross 4

I would take the whole world apart to find her.

The immortal Cross is b... more

Sara Maurer's debut, A Good Animal (St. Martin's Press, 2026). Staying is his dream. Leaving is hers. One secret threatens them both. In the farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan—a border town where life moves slow and dreams run fast—most ... more

A wealthy, old art collector always wants more, a successful gallery owner finds herself alone, and a famous painter at the top of his game might have been involved with the mysterious death of an art gallery employee. The world of buying and selling... more

Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists (Sager Group, 2025) is a historical mystery-thriller that interweaves stories from different eras as two journalists, five decades apart, work to unr... more

Under a Carnivore Sky (Page Street YA, 2026) is Brianna Jett's debut young adult novel in verse. Sixteen-year-old Lili is a hunter, which means she has one goal: Find the monster lurking in the carnivorous, labyrinthian swamp that borders their homet... more

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Jinwoo Park about his novel, Oxford Soju Club (Dundurn Press, 2025).

A SHELF AWARENESS BEST BOOK OF 2025 • A CBC BOOKS BEST CANADIAN FICTION BOOK OF 2025 • A CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF 2025

The natu... more

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks wit Griffin Prize winner Kaie Kellough about his new long poem, Interposition (McClelland & Steward, 2026).

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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Dawn MacDonald about her Griffin Prize winning collection, Northerny (University of Alberta Press, 2024).

Northerny: winner of the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize, awarded by the Griffin Poetry Pri... more

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Recent Guests

Ray Welling
Author of Byline for the Dead, novelist focused on labor history and journalism
Sager Group
Episode: Ray Welling, "Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists" (Sager Group, 2025)
Brianna Jett
Author
Page Street YA
Episode: Brianna Jett, "Under a Carnivore Sky" (Page Street YA, 2026)
Jinwoo Park
Korean-Canadian writer and literary translator
Independent author
Episode: Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn, 2025)
Kaie Kellough
Author of Interposition, a long poem repurposing contemporary vocabularies
McClelland & Stewart
Episode: Kaie Kellough, "Interposition" (McClelland & Stewart, 2026)
Dawn MacDonald
Poet and reviewer
Author, Northerny; reviewer of poetry collections
Episode: Dawn Macdonald, "Northerny" (U Alberta Press, 2024)
Radha Lin Chaddah
Author of And the Ancestors Sing
Episode: Radha Lin Chaddah, "And the Ancestors Sing" (Rising Action, 2026)
Lauren J.A. Bear
Author of Aphrodite in Pieces
Author, Aphrodite in Pieces
Episode: Lauren J.A. Bear, "Aphrodite in Pieces" (Ace, 2026)
Sasha Senderovich
Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and International Studies
University of Washington
Episode: Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Harriet Murav
Professor Emerita
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Episode: Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)

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Hollay Ghadery
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Ray Welling, "Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists" (Sager Group, 2025)
Q: Could you talk about how your own Toledo background influenced Gray Wheeler and the book's setting?
Welling describes growing up in East Toledo, the appeal of leaving, and how his own experiences with class, work, and regional identity shaped the protagonist's struggles and aspirations.
Ray Welling, "Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists" (Sager Group, 2025)
Q: So again, one of the things I really appreciated about reading your book is the way the historical pieces come to life, even though this is fiction.
The author explains that he based the 1930s material on authentic archival sources and oral histories to create a believable foundation, while using fiction to explore character and themes without turning it into a rigid history lesson.
Brianna Jett, "Under a Carnivore Sky" (Page Street YA, 2026)
Q: Could you start by giving a synopsis of your book, telling us a little bit about what it's about?
It's a YA novel in verse about a 16-year-old named Lili who must map a carnivorous swamp to save her father from a monster that is eating pieces of the town's adults, a quest that forces her to confront family history, shame, and what it means to grow up. Caleb, a mapmaker, enters her world and helps her see beyond the town's fear, leading to personal and communal revelations.
Radha Lin Chaddah, "And the Ancestors Sing" (Rising Action, 2026)
Q: So and The Ancestors Sing, can you talk about the importance of ancestors in Chinese culture and explain if the title came before or after you wrote this amazing novel?
Radha Lin Chaddah explains that ancestors are a constant presence in Chinese culture, shaping daily life and identity, and that the title originated during editing after exploring how calling back to the past could frame the stories of the three women; the working title Heartland was changed to emphasize ancestral connections and the Chinese context.
Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn Press, 2025)
Q: What did you learn during the writing and editing process and how did that shape the book?
Five rewrites over six years refined the story, and working with a keen editor who understands the Korean experience helped trim and sharpen the prose, reinforcing the idea that saying less can empower readers and improve the book's impact.

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