Robert Goolrick is the guest. His new novel, The Dying of the Light, is available now from Harper. It is the official July pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club.

In today's monologue, I talk about my travels last week and my visit to Concord, MA.

Adrienne Celt is the guest. Her new novel, Invitation to a Bonfire, is available now from Bloomsbury. Her debut novel, The Daughters, won the 2015 PEN Southwest Book Award.

In today's monologue, I basically just get right to the interview, with brief asides.

Ottessa Moshfegh is the guest. Her new novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, is available now from Penguin Press. Her previous novel, Eileen, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

In today's monologue, I talk briefly about the weather.

Bethany C. Morrow is the guest. Her debut novel, Mem, is available now from The Unnamed Press.

In today's monologue, I talk about the state of America on July 4, 2018.

Ruth Ozeki is the guest. She is an author, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. Her most recent novel, A Tale for the Time Being (2013), won the LA Times Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

In today's monologue, I get right to the interview.