Sep 30, 2025

The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy is a big-hearted story about community and friendship amid the chaos of life’s uncertainties. Angela joined us live at B&N Upper West Side to talk about friendship, adulthood, building a life, platonic love, what it means to be good, money, class and more with host Miwa Messer.

Sep 27, 2025

Alchemised by SenLinYu is an epic and engrossing dark fantasy novel following a prisoner of war grappling with a world of death and dark magic. Sen joins us to talk about world building, their research process, religion, philosophy, characterization and more with cohost Isabelle McConville.

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Sep 25, 2025

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood is a gripping and disconcerting story of one woman’s unraveling during a global pandemic. Patricia joins us to talk about writing about the internet, nostalgia, language, genre, reading classics and more with host Miwa Messer.

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Sep 24, 2025

“Laughter does not mean there’s no grief . . . laughter means a deep understanding of something.”

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy is a triumphant memoir chronicling Roy’s journey to becoming an award-winning author. Arundhati joins us to talk about memory, language, family, imagination, humor and more...

Sep 23, 2025

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai is a sweeping, big-hearted tale from an award-winning author. Kiran joins us to talk about loneliness on a busy planet, art, storytelling, fame, exile, love, diaspora novels and more with host Miwa Messer.

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