Bookin’

077--Bookin' w/ Pico Iyer

This week, Pico Iyer joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about his new book Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells published by our friends at Vintage.  Topics of conversation include Leonard Cohen, ping pong, the Dalai Lama, foreign conflicts, The Tale of Genji, Japan and pop culture, and much more.  Copies of Autumn Light can be purchased here with free shipping.  

076--Bookin' w/ Terry McMillan

This week, New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about her new book It's Not All Downhill From Here.  Topics of discussion include Twizzlers, the mistaken notion that life is over at 65, inhabiting fictional characters through the grieving process, family dynamics, friends, dreams deferred and COVID-19.  Copies of It's Not All Downhill From Here with signed bookplates can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING while supplies last.

075--Bookin' w/ Emily St. John Mandel

This week, New York Times bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel joins host Jason Jefferies for the 75th episode of Bookin'!  Topics of conversation include having written a book about a pandemic during a pandemic (Station Eleven), Emily's excellent new novel The Glass Hotel, Y2K, Bernie Madoff and Ponzi schemes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mass delusion, and much more.  Copies of The Glass Hotel can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING through the month of April.

074--Bookin' w/ Bart Ehrman

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Bart Ehrman, whose new book Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife was just published by our friends at Simon & Schuster.  Topics of conversation include the concept of the afterlife as both a motivation and a hindrance, the views of Socrates, Plato, Homer, Epicurus, Lucretius, Dante and more.  Copies of Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife can be purchased here with FREE shipping through the month of April.  

073--Bookin' w/ John Scalzi

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Hugo and Locus Award winning author John Scalzi, who discusses his new novel The Last Emperox, the third volume of The Interdependency Series.  Topics of discussion include COVID-19, the 2016 presidential election, whether or not John is a prophet, the future of our economy, women, and much more.  Signed copies of The Last Emperox can be preordered here (with FREE shipping through the month of April).  

072--Bookin' w/ Valeria Luiselli

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Carnegie Medal winner and MacArthur 'genius' grant recipient Valeria Luiselli to discuss her latest novel, Lost Children Archive.  Topics of discussion include soundscaping, COVID-19, road trip novels, parenting, Cormac McCarthy, American Dirt, The Book With No Pictures and much more.  Valeria Luiselli will be at Quail Ridge Books on October 27, 2020 as part of the North Carolina Book Festival Arts & Lecture Series.  Signed copies of Lost Children Archive can be preordered here (in hardcover) and here (in paperback).

071--Bookin' w/ Therese Anne Fowler

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler to discuss her new novel A Good Neighborhood.  Topics discussed include American Dirt, Lolita, the American South, the plight of the HVAC salesman, and much more!  Signed copies of A Good Neighborhood can be purchased from Quail Ridge Books, and shipping is free through the month of April!

070--Bookin' w/ James McBride

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by National Book Award winner James McBride to discuss his new novel Deacon King Kong.  Topics of discussion include utilitarianism, ghost stories, the influence of the Carolinas, moonshine, the Baltimore Orioles, Mister Rogers, and much more.  Signed copies of Deacon King Kong can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).  

069--Bookin' w/ David Plouffe

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama in 2008, Senior Advisor to the President in the White House from 2011-2013, and now the author of A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump, published by our friends at Viking.  Topics of conversation include the Iowa caucus, Jerry Springer vs. Walter Cronkite, whether or not the two party system is broken, battleground states, whether millionaire and billionaire candidates can truly speak for the average American, differences in the world of 2008 and the world of 2020, and how to defeat Donald Trump.  Signed copies of A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here while supplies last.

068--Bookin' w/ Erik Larson

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson.  Larson is the author of The Devil in the White City, Dead Wake, and most recently, The Splendid and the Vile, published by our friends at Crown.  Topics discussed include September 11th, Winston Churchill's hatred of whistling, London Society during the air raids of World War 2, Barack Obama, and much more.  Signed copies of The Splendid and the Vile can be preordered in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).