Bookin’

057--Bookin' w/ Mike Noyes

For the 57th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mike Noyes, author of the epic sci-fi adventure novel Seven Days, Seven Years.  Topics discussed include transitioning from bookseller to author, religion, the Cowboy Junkies, inspiration, and retrospective editing.  This episode of Bookin' is dedicated to alumni of Borders store #57.  

056--Bookin' w/ JP Gritton

For this week’s Bookin’, host Jason Jefferies is joined by JP Gritton, author of the sensational debut novel Wyoming, published by our friends at Tin House Books.  Topics discussed include literary heroes, the Midwest, moral codes, road trip novels, and titling books.  Signed copies of Wyoming can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).  

055--Bookin' w/ Christopher McDougall

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christopher McDougall, New York Times bestselling author of Born to Run, who discusses his new book Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero.  Topics discussed include barefoot running, chia seeds, animal hoarding, animal rights, extreme sports, basketball and recovering from depression.  Signed copies of Running with Sherman can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

054--Bookin' w/ Alan Gratz (Part Two)

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Alan Gratz for the second part of their conversation about Alan's new novel Allies.  Topics discussed include Algeria, episodic storytelling, race relations in the United States from World War II to the present day, and the Dodgers vs. the Athletics.  Signed copies of Allies can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online at here (while supplies last).  Support Bookin' and Quail Ridge Books by buying three audiobooks for $14.99 from Libro.fm here: https://libro.fm/redeem/BOOKIN.  

053--Bookin' w/ Alan Gratz (Part One)

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Alan Gratz, who discusses his new book Allies. Topics include why it is important to teach D-Day to young readers, baseball, Hank Greenberg, France and Algeria, and what it was like to flee Germany and then fight for the United States in World War II.  Signed copies of Allies can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).  

052--Bookin w/ M. Randal O'Wain (Part Two)

In this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies continues the conversation with M. Randal O'Wain, author of Meander Belt: Family, Loss and Coming of Age in the Working Class South.  Topics discussed include suicide, Super Mario Bros. 3, The Death of Superman, WWF wrestlers, grooming, school suspension, and much more.  Signed copies of Meander Belt can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

051--Bookin' w/ M. Randal O'Wain (Part One)

For this week's episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by M. Randal O'Wain, author of the sensational new memoir Meander Belt: Family, Loss, and Coming of Age in the Working-Class South.  Topics discussed during part one of this two-part interview include Art Monsters, teaching at a Federal Correctional Institution, switching from writing fiction to writing non-fiction, James Frey, the infinite universe, and much more.  Signed copies of Meander Belt can be purchased in-person at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).  Part two of this interview will be published next week.

050--Bookin' w/ Karl Marlantes (Part Two)

It's the 50th episode of Bookin'! In this landmark episode, host Jason Jefferies continues his conversation with New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes.  Topics discussed include the original draft of Karl's latest novel Deep River, Karl's history in the military, the lumber industry, the Kalavela, whether or not thieves are leading our country, and much more!  Signed copies of Deep River can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and here (while supplies last).  

049--Bookin' w/ Karl Marlantes (Part One)

This week on Bookin', we look towards our 50th episode with the first of a two-part interview with Karl Marlantes.  Karl Marlantes is a Rhodes Scholar, a decorated war hero, and the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn.  His most recent book, Deep River, is one of the best books of 2019.  Topics discussed include gigantic novels, The Communist Manifesto, whether one can truly live while living in fear, what it meant to be a woman trying to organize unions in the early 20th century, and much more!  Signed copies of Deep River can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).

 

 

048--Bookin' w/ Mary M. Lane

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mary M. Lane, author of Hitler's Last Hostages: Looted Art and the Soul of the Third Reich.  Topics discussed include what it is like to be an overseas art correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, whether or not Hitler was an artistic genius, how the world may be different if Hitler were admitted to art school, and much more.  Signed copies of Hitler's Last Hostages can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).