Dec 15, 2013

Jonathan Miles is the guest. His new novel, Want Not, is now available from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Dave Eggers, writing for The New York Times Book Review, says

"I loved this book…the work of a fluid, confident, and profoundly talented writer…it’s a joyous book, a very funny book, and an unpredictable book,...

Dec 11, 2013

Karolina Waclawiak is the guest. Her debut novel, How to Get Into the Twin Palms, is now available from Two Dollar Radio.

The New York Times Book Review says

"Just as Anya reinvents herself, Waclawiak's novel (her first) reinvents the immigration story...At its most illuminating, How to Get Into the Twin Palms...

Dec 8, 2013

Noah Cicero is the guest. His new novel is called Go to Work and Do Your Job. Care for Your Children. Pay Your Bills. Obey the Law. Buy Products., and it is available now from Lazy Fascist Press.

Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, says

"I read Noah Cicero and remember that 'hysterical' can refer to something really...

Dec 4, 2013

Colum McCann is the guest. In 2009, he won the National Book Award for his novel Let the Great World Spin and this year published a new novel called Transatlantic. He is also the curator of a new anthology called The Book of Men, available now from Picador.  The Book of Men is the official December selection of The TNB...

Dec 1, 2013

Ben Brooks is the guest. His new novel, Lolito, is now available from Canongate Books.

Nick Cave says

"Lolito is the funniest, most horrible book I've read in years. I was blown away."

And The Guardian says

"Both warm and uncompromising, Lolito will be as entertaining for young adults as it is educational for...