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Author interviews and book discussion with host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Page 158 Books.
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
For our 30th episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jasper Fforde, author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crime series, and most recently, Early Riser, published by Viking Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The conversation touches upon writers' block, sleep, viral dreams, zombies, and the moon landing. Happy listening!
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
For the 29th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Amy Hempel, winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Pen/Malamud Award for Short Fiction, to discuss her new book Sing To It: New Stories. Signed copies of Sing To It can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books, and online here (while supplies last).
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
In this week's episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling author Lisa See, author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, and most recently, The Island of Sea Women. Copies of The Island of Sea Women can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books, and online at www.quailridgebooks.com.
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Sarah Rose Etter joins host Jason Jefferies to speak about her fantastic upcoming novel The Book of X, published by Two Dollar Radio. The Book of X tells the tale of Cassie, a girl born with her stomach twisted in the shape of a knot. From childhood with her parents on the family meat farm, to a desk job in the city, to finally experiencing love, she grapples with her body, men, and society, all the while imagining a softer world than the one she is in. The Book of X can be preordered in-store at Quail Ridge Books.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Hello, readers! For Bookin's 26th episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by sensational debut novelist Katya Apekina, who was recently shortlisted for an LA Times book award for her novel The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish. This podcast kicks off a month of celebrating Two Dollar Radio, Quail Ridge Books' Indie Press of the Month for May 2019.
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
For the 25th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Robert W. Turner, author of Not For Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete, and Ron Rice, the Chairman of the Board of the NFL Alumni Association. Not For Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete can be purchased here.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
For the 24th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Roger McNamee, former advisor to Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of a venture capital firm with Bono and author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. They discuss the harmful effects of social media and what can be done about them. Signed copies of Zucked can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books, and online here.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
For this 22nd episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith, editors of Mothers and Strangers: Essays on Motherhood from the New South (UNC Press). This is a two-part podcast--part one covers Lee and Samia's own contributions to the collection, and part two will cover the rest of the collection. Copies of Mothers and Strangers Essays on Motherhood from the New South can be purchased in person at Quail Ridge Books, or online here. Happy listening!
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
On the 21st episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nick Bruel, author and illustrator of the acclaimed Bad Kitty series. Nick is the winner of the North Carolina Childrens' Book Award, the Young Hoosier Book Award, the Volunteer State Book Award, and the Buckaroo Book Award. Signed copies of his most recent book, Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble can be purchased in store or online.