Bookin’

For the 59th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Emily Cataneo and Arshia Simkin from the Redbud Writing Project, one of the most exciting recent developments in the Triangle area's literary scene.  Topics discussed include translating the workshop experience from student to instructor, literary influences, book recommendations, the future of the Redbud Writing Project, and courses that are currently available.  Learn more about the Redbud Writing Project at www.redbudwriting.org.  

For the 58th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestseller Shannon Messenger, author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.  Topics discussed include film school, J.R.R. Tolkien, different mythologies, Dungeons & Dragons, Hogwarts, and the X-Men.  Signed copies of several of the Keeper of the Lost Cities books can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online here (while supplies last).  

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.  

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).  

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).

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.  

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).  

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).

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.

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).