Bookin’

318--Bookin' w/ David Aldridge

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning journalist David Aldridge in a discussion about The Basketball 100: The Story of the Greatest Players in NBA History, which is published by our friends at William Morrow.  Topics of conversation include the shot clock, ACC basketball, analytics, how to accurately rank active players, Steph Curry vs. Larry Bird, Manu Ginobli and Tony Parker, Wes Unseld, the Charlotte Hornets and much more.  Copies of The Basketball 100 can be purchased here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  

317--BERSERKcast with Gaelan Bergstrom and Ben Diehl

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gaelan Bergstrom and Ben Diehl is a conversation about Berserk by Kentaro Miura.  Topics of conversation include the first arc of Berserk, Japanese pop-culture, radiation, the place of manga in a bookstore, and much more!  Copies of Berserk can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Waker Forest, NC.  Happy reading!

316--Bookin' w/ Andrew K. Clark

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Andrew K. Clark, author of Where Dark Things Grow, which is published by our friends at Cowboy Jamboree Press.  Topics of conversation include growing up in the midst of the eternal battle between good and evil, ancestry, the years between World War I and World War II, wulvers, magic, genre fiction vs literary fiction, monsters and Jesus, tall tales, and much more.  Copies of Where Dark Things Grow can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  

315--Bookin' w/ John Hendrix

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning and bestselling writer and illustrator John Hendrix, who discuss his new book The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, which is published by our friends at Abrams.  Topics of conversation include Missouri, friendship, Norse Mythology, methodologies, genre fiction, lions and wizards, The Great Departure of the Buddha, portals, World War I, Christianity, and much more!  Copies of The Mythmakers can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  

314--Bookin' w/ Sam Sax

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sam Sax, author of Yr Dead, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation include ITALIC lecturers, trigger warnings, queer planets, a myth buried in blood, Apple stores, books as objects, text message conversations in literature, laser discs, the human ritual, belonging, and much more.  Copies of Yr Dead can be purchased here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  

313--Bookin' w/ Dan Hawkins and Outer Dark

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Dan Hawkins for a conversation about Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark, the second episode in an ongoing series that will feature a read through of McCarthy's works.  Topics of conversation include second novels, imagery, hell, the most American religion, brothers and sisters, how you know when a book is a western, and much more.  Copies of Outer Dark can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.  

312--Bookin' w/ Charles Bock

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling author Charles Bock, who discusses his new book I Will Do Better, which is published by our friends at Abrams Books.  Topics of conversation include New York, James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, the nature of memoirs vs. fiction, raising a child after a spouse's death, the physical laws of reality and Haruki Murakami, the male's capacity to feel sorry for himself, fitted sheets and much more!  Copies of I Will Do Better can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC!

311--Bookin' w/ Georgann Eubanks and Debra Kaufman

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Georgann Eubanks and Debra Kaufman, editor and contributors to Paul Green: North Carolina Writers on the Legacy of the State's Most Celebrated Playwright, which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of conversation include the Paul Green Foundation, Blair, Playwrights in North Carolina, political activism, how Paul Green's activism translates to an audience in 2024, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. and more!  Copies of Paul Green: North Carolina Writers on the Legacy of the State's Most Celebrated Playwright can be purchased here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.

310--Bookin' w/ Chris Koslowski

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Chris Koslowski, author of Kayfabe, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation include the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, amateur professional wrestling, the physical demands of professional wrestling, sleazy showmen of the southeast, Becky Lynch, Gunther, Jimi Hendrix and Hulk Hogan, Rock Hill, SC and much more.  Copies of Kayfabe can be ordered here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.

309--Bookin' w/ Kwame Mbalia

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia, who discusses his new book Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek, a Freedom Fire title.  Topics of discussion include Freedom Fire, young adult literature vs. middle grade literature, Freeman as a name, North Carolina in literature, the significance of Chicago, trains, Moses, the Chicago Bulls vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, and much more.  Signed copies of Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek can be purchased here from Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC.