Jun 30, 2026

⁠Zinzi Clemmons⁠ is the author of the essay collection ⁠Freedom⁠, available from Viking.

Clemmons is the author of What We Lose, which was a finalist for the NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree, she was raised in Philadelphia...

Jun 23, 2026

⁠Erin Van Der Meer⁠ is the author of the debut novel ⁠The Scoop⁠, available from Grand Central Publishing.

Van Der Meer is a writer and former journalist whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and Elle. She was a Spruceton Inn Artist Resident in 2024. Born in...

Jun 20, 2026

Vol. 12 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, ⁠Erin Van Der Meer⁠ reads aloud from her debut novel, ⁠The Scoop⁠.

Erin Van Der Meer is a writer and former journalist whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and Elle. She was...

Jun 18, 2026

Volume 94 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira experiences multiple traumas in a single week...Disclosure Day nightmare...a rat in her kitchen...witnesses attempted human trafficking...talks to live human cops...buys Brad a Jerry Garcia tie-dye....Brad attends the World Cup...gets kinda drunk...Geoff from Tennessee...

Jun 16, 2026

⁠Ben Fountain⁠ is the author of the novel ⁠Rasputin Swims the Potomac⁠, available from Flatiron Books. It is the official June pick of the ⁠Otherppl Book Club⁠.

Fountain’s work has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Los Angeles Book Prize for Fiction,...