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A series of interviews with authors of new books from Princeton University Press

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Max H. Bazerman, "Negotiation: The Game Has Changed" (Princeton UP, 2025)

The world has changed dramatically in just the past few years and so has negotiation. Traditional negotiating tactics, while still effective, need to be

tailored to vastly different situations and circumstances. In Negotiation: The Game Has Changed... more

24 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 10 min

Julia R. Azari, "Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Julia Azari, Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, has a new, award-winning[*] book centering on the connection between race and the American presidency, specifically in the reaction to presidents who made progress on the issue of r... more

23 Jul 2026 • 41 min

Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)

In this interview, we speak with Laura B. McGrath, an Assistant Professor of English at Temple University and the author of Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction (Princeton University Press, 2026). Her writings have appeared ... more

18 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

Philippa Gander, "Life in Sync: The Science of Internal Clocks and How We’re Disrupting Them" (Princeton UP, 2025)

All of life is profoundly shaped by the daily, monthly, and yearly cycles of our planet, and all creatures have internal timekeeping systems that rely on cues from the surrounding environment. With modern technology, we are changing our environmen... more

13 Jul 2026 • 56 min

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Recent Guests

Julia Azari

Professor of political science; author of Backlash Presidents

Marquette University; Princeton University Press

Episode: Julia R. Azari, "Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Laura McGrath

Assistant Professor of English at Temple University

Temple University

Episode: Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Philippa Gander

Author of Life in Sync, The Science of Internal Clocks and How We're Disrupting Them

Professor Emerita, Massey University

Episode: Philippa Gander, "Life in Sync: The Science of Internal Clocks and How We’re Disrupting Them" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Hope Harvey

Author of Doubled Up, Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families

University of Kentucky

Episode: Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families

A. G. Hopkins

Emeritus Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

Episode: A. G. Hopkins, "The Land Where Nothing Works: How Britain Lost the Plot" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Alexandre Frenette

Author of Blame the Intern on not breaking into the creative economy

Princeton University Press

Episode: Alexandre Frenette, "Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Lila Corwin Berman

Paul and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University, director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History

New York University

Episode: Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Gregory Claeys

Professor Emeritus of History

University of London

Episode: Thomas Paine at the Semiquincentennial: A Conversation with Gregory Claeys

Jeremy D. Popkin

Historian; author of The First Emancipation, The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France

University of Kentucky (historian); Princeton University Press (publisher)

Episode: Jeremy D. Popkin, "The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France" (Princeton UP, 2026)

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Morteza Hajizadeh

Host of New Books Network episodes; linked to Critical Theory Channel in some entries

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 35 ratings

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Ads from New Book Network are poorly introduced and mar these wonderful work conversations. Please think of the poor listener!
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A Turned-off Listener
United States4 months ago
Great podcast, bad interviewer and audio
Interviewers are awful. Terrible voices, especially for the Haman interview. Get a better interviewer who can actually pronounce the words and terms correctly. Very amateurish
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a speck of stardust
United States7 months ago
Audio awful!
Great podcast, but the audio is absolutely horrible!
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a bit of stardust
United Statesa year ago
Broad range of interviews
Always something interesting. He needs a better microphone.
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mondomando🍺
United States4 years ago
Brilliant and rich conversations
These are accessible discussions for any curious listener. I love the length, it leaves you feeling enriched. The authors are brilliant.
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United States5 years ago

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Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: How closely do agents work with the text before a debut, and what is their involvement over the years with the manuscript?

Agents edit with the sale in mind, intervening at various levels from broad structural shifts like pacing and plot to line-level edits, all to position a manuscript for the strongest possible market appeal and to avoid editors saying no.

Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: Can you share an example of a case where geopolitics clearly influenced a citizenship ruling?

The Friam case is a key example, where wartime geopolitics and U.S.-Israel relations, including Warren's leadership and Israel's status as a democracy, affected the court's decision to preserve citizenship rather than expatriate the individual.

Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: Why is it important to think of citizenship as a question rather than an answer, and how does that shape your analysis of cases?

Viewing citizenship as a question allows examination of how legal decisions, social norms, and geopolitical pressures continually redefine who belongs, rather than settling the matter once and for all; this approach uncovers the contingency and dynamics of belonging.

Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: How did you come to this project and what sparked your interest in Jewish citizenship in America?

Two origins: a personal realization during the Trump era about restrictive immigration, and an academic impulse to question the assumed linear narrative of emancipation in American Jewish history, leading to a broader inquiry into how citizenship actually operates in practice.

A. G. Hopkins, "The Land Where Nothing Works: How Britain Lost the Plot" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: Brexit is often treated as a recent event. How does your book frame Brexit in the broader historical arc?

Brexit is a symptom of deeper structural changes that began in the postwar period and intensified with the Thatcher era; it reflects frustrations with perceived neglect of the regions and a reaction against a welfare-state consensus that once unified the nation.

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This series features in-depth conversations with authors of forthcoming and recent Princeton University Press titles, covering history, politics, religion, philosophy, and cultural studies. Interviews are typically scholarly and idea-forward, connecting historical context to contemporary issues, with episodes often anchored by a host guiding the dialogue and a scholarly guest unpacking core arguments, methodologies, and implications for readers. A standout element is the emphasis on tying archival work and historiography to current debates, along with curated book-specific moments that illuminate how ideas travel across time and culture. The show frequently features academics and researchers who bring rigorous analysis to broad audiences, m... more

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