Bookin’

131--Bookin' w/ Ian Manuel

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ian Manuel, author of My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption, which is published by our friends at Pantheon Books.  Topics of discussion include Just Mercy, the criminal justice system, solitary confinement, forgiveness, the redemptive power of poetry, how Maya Angelou is like Eminem, whether children should be sentenced to life in prison, and much more.  Signed copies of My Time Will Come can be ordered here (while supplies last).

130--Bookin' w/ Avni Doshi

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Booker Prize nominee Avni Doshi, who discusses her novel Burnt Sugar, which is published by our friends at The Overlook Press.  Topics of discussion include great first lines, memory loss, thriftiness, what makes a person who they are, when televisions conspire against us, and much more.  Copies of Burnt Sugar can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Readers Club+.    

129--Bookin' w/ Kate Messner

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kate Messner, author of Sloth Wasn't Sleepy, which is published by our friends at Sounds True.  Topics of discussion include school visits in the COVID-era, why there are so many children books about sleeping, sloths, anxiety, meditation, adult response to children's books, and much more!  Copies of Sloth Wasn't Sleepy are available here with FREE SHIPPING.  

128--Bookin' w/ Salamishah Tillet

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Salamishah Tillet, author of In Search of the Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press.  Topics of conversation include Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 (and who should have won it before in the preceding years), Boonville, California, how perceptions of our favorite books change over time, whether or not you should meet your heroes, and much more.  Copies of In Search of the Color Purple can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

127--Bookin' w/Clover Hope

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Clover Hope, author of The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, which is published by our friends at Abrams Image.  Topics of conversation include whether labeling someone a "female rapper" is problematic, Yo MTV Raps, Debbie Harry, how Yo-Yo is like Alice Walker, Salt-N-Pepa vs. DJ Spinderella II, the sophomore slump, Nicki Minaj, Little Simz, and much more.  Copies of The Motherlode can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

126--Bookin' w/ Sesshu Foster and Arturo Ernesto Romo

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sesshu Foster and Arturo Ernesto Romo, authors of ELADATL: A History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Lines, which is published by our friends at City Lights Books.  Topics of conversation include writing poetry vs. writing prose, City Lights Books, art installations, pirate radio, Area 51, chickens, krakens, and much more.  Copies of ELADATL can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

125--Bookin' w/ Chris Whitaker

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin At the End, which is published by our friends at Henry Holt and Company.  Topics of discussion include choosing a job in order to be surrounded by books, independent booksellers, biblical references, To Kill a Mockingbird, allegory, Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite, and much more.  Copies of We Begin At the End can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING.

124--Bookin' w/ Larry Olmsted

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Larry Olmsted, author of Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding, which is published by our friends at Algonquin.  Topics of discussion include how sports fandom is like religion, the stereotype of the sports fan, how sports fandom benefits mental health, Nelson Mandela, superstitions, how watching a game is similar to attending a Grateful Dead concert, and much more.  Copies of Fans can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING!

123--Bookin' w/ Sam Cohen

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sam Cohen, author of Sarahland, which is published by our friends at Grand Central Publishing.  Topics of discussion include the fluidity of identity, how college boys are like cockroaches, Radiohead's Kid A, writers writing about writers, whether it is possible to live a life that is uninfluenced by media, and much more.  Copies of Sarahland can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

122--Bookin' w/ Nick Greene

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nick Greene, author of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press.  Topics of discussion include Bay Area sports fans, aliens, game designers, how Julius Erving is like Jackson Pollock, the current state of college athletics, whether Chris Paul is magic, how the inventor of the shot clock is like Jesus, and much more.  Copies of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING.