Bookin’

017--Bookin' w/ William T. Vollmann (Part One)

Host Jason Jefferies is joined by National Book Award Winner William T. Vollmann.  For part one of this two-part episode, they discuss Vollmann's new Carbon Ideologies, which was published by Viking Press in two volumes (No Immediate Danger and No Good Alternative).  Vollmann speaks about the explosions off nuclear reactors in Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi district and the fallout that followed, coal in Nitro, West Virginia, oil in Oklahoma, and secrecy in the United Arab Emirates.  Part two of this interview, which will be published next week, touches on the rest of Vollmann's career.  Signed copies of Vollmann's No Immediate Danger, Europe Central, and Riding Towards Everywhere can be purchased in person at Quail Ridge Books or online here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/signedbooks

016--Bookin' w/ Ian Rankin

For Bookin's 16th episode, host Jason Jefferies interviews Ian Rankin, a Scottish crime novelist who is a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America’s celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and Germany’s Deutscher Krimipreis.  Signed copies of his latest novel, In a House of Lies, can be purchased at Quail Ridge Books (while supplies last): https://www.quailridgebooks.com/book/9780316479202

015--Bookin' w/ Tyree Daye

For Bookin's 15th episode, we are joined by poet Tyree Daye, author of two poetry collections River Hymns 2017 APR/Honickman First Book Prize winner and Cardinal forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press 2020. Daye is a 2017 Ruth Lilly Finalist and Cave Canem fellow. Daye’s work has been published in Prairie Schooner, New York Times, Nashville Review. Daye won the 2019 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Langston Hughes Fellowship, the 2019 Diana and Simon Raab Writers-In- Residence and is a 2019 Kate Tufts Finalist.  Daye talks about death, ghosts, survival mechanisms, Whitney Houston, Dorianne Laux, and many other things.  River Hymns can be purchased here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/book/9780983300854

014--Bookin' w/ Mesha Maren

Mesha Maren joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about her fantastic new book Sugar Run, published by Algonquin Books in Chapel Hill, NC.  Mesha will be at the North Carolina Book Festival on Saturday, February 23rd in conversation with Daniel Wallace, 3pm at Kings.  Signed copies of Sugar Run can be purchased in-store at Quail Ridge Books or here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/book/9781616206215

013--Bookin' w/ Scott McClanahan

For Bookin's 13th episode, we are joined by Scott McClanahan, who discusses curses, West Virginia, Two Dollar Radio, Jeff Jackson, the line between fiction and memoir, and shame.  Scott is the author of Crapalachia and The Incantations of Daniel Johnston published by Two Dollar Radio, and Hill William and The Sarah Book published by Tyrant Press.  Scott will be at the North Carolina Book Festival on 2/23 in conversation with Jeff Jackson (Kings, 5:00pm).

012--Bookin' w/ Hanif Abdurraqib

Hanif Abdurraqib joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about his new book Go Ahead In The Rain, published by University of Texas Press.  Hanif's previous book, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (published by Two Dollar Radio), is widely recognized as one of the best books of music criticism and commentary to be published in the last several years.  Hanif Abdurraqib will be speaking at the North Carolina Book Festival's Sunday Sendoff event on February 24th at Kings in Raleigh, NC.  More information can be found at www.ncbookfestival.com.  Signed copies of Go Ahead In The Rain can be preordered at www.quailridgebooks.com.    

011--Bookin' w/ Belle Boggs

Superstar author Belle Boggs joins host Jason Jefferies to talk about her forthcoming novel The Gulf and her contribution to a collection of essays, Mothers and Strangers.  Signed copies of both books can be preordered at www.quailridgebooks.com.  

010--Bookin' w/ Jeff Jackson

Jeff Jackson, LA Times Book Award finalist for his novel Mira Corpora (published by Two Dollar Radio) joins us to talk about his new novel Destroy All Monsters (published by FSG Originals).  This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm--navigate to the link https://libro.fm/redeem/BOOKIN to get three audiobooks for the price of one ($14.99).

009--Bookin' w/ Jeff McKown

Jeff McKown joins us to talk about his excellent debut novel Solid Ground, one of the best reading experiences in recent memory.  Solid Ground is available for purchase here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/book/9781947139060.  Join Libro.fm and get three audiobooks for the price of one month ($14.99) while supporting Bookin' at the same time: https://libro.fm/redeem/BOOKIN

008--The 2019 North Carolina Book Festival!

North Carolina Book Festival Co-Directors Jason Jefferies and Chris Tonelli discuss all things North Carolina Book Festival-related in this last episode of 2018!