Jul 30, 2026

Volume 98 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira moves into her new apartment...the movers stole her underwear?...she's now in debt to Erehwon...invites Brad to 4DX screening of The Odyssey...Brad's wife and daughter have Covid...he takes a trip to a dystopian CVS...despite all his rage, Angry Adam is still just a rat in...

Jul 28, 2026

⁠Claire Vaye Watkins⁠ is the author of the novel ⁠Yellow Pine⁠, available from Riverhead Books.

Her other books include the story collection Battleborn and the novels Gold Fame Citrus and I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. She has received the Story Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the New York Public Library's...

Jul 26, 2026

A new Craftwork conversation with ⁠April Dávila⁠, author of ⁠Sit Write Here: 6 Mindfulness Practices to Help You Write More and Suffer Less⁠ (St. Martin's Essentials).

April Dávila is an award-winning author, speaker, and writing coach. Publishers Weekly called her debut novel, 142 Ostriches, a...

Jul 25, 2026

Vol. 14 of Story Time, featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, ⁠Zinzi Clemmons⁠ reads from her new essay collection entitled ⁠Freedom⁠ (Viking Books).

Zinzi  is the author of What We Lose, which was a finalist for the NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize and the Aspen Words Literary...

Jul 23, 2026

Volume 97 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira is moving again...has an emotional breakdown on the way to West Elm...her botox has officially kicked in...Mira sees The Odyssey...also watches the Ralph Fiennes version...lots of full frontal...Brad goes to Indiana...experiences small-town life...questions his...