Bookin’

257--Booklin’ w/ David Menconi

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by former NC Piedmont Laureate David Menconi, who discusses his new book Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music, which is published by our friends at UNC Press.  Topics of conversation include IBMA and Wide Open Bluegrass, the Union Grove Old Time Fiddler's Convention, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, the connection between music and politics, starting a record label in the 1960s vs. in 2023, concert going fashion, Russian literature, James Michener, the Grateful Dead, and much more!  Copies of Oh, Didn't They Ramble can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

256--Bookin’ w/ Christine Evans

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christine Evans, author of Nadia, which is published by our friends at University of Iowa Press.  Topics of conversation include writing a novel vs. writing a play or an opera, Bosnia and Sarajevo, the perception of Russians in 1997 vs. 2023, working for temp agencies, Y2K, parenting with ghost stories, Nick Cave, immigration and immigrants, and much more.  Copies of Nadia can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

255--Bookin’ w/ Christine Lai

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christine Lai, who discusses her new novel Landscapes, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics of discussion include novels about art, what you can learn about a character based on their attitude towards another character's art (through the lens of Nabokov's Pale Fire), whether a critic can ever become a part of the art they are criticizing, Penelope as a name in literature, documentation, climate fiction, capitalism and possession, and much more.  Copies of Landscapes can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

254--Bookin’ w/ Nathan Hill

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nathan Hill, bestselling author of The Nix, who discusses his new novel Wellness, which is published by our friends at Alfred A. Knopf.  Topics of discussion include Florida, voyeurism, neckties as a positive or negative, present day internet vs. internet 1.0, hypertext literature, video games, reality vs. the ideal, Kidz Bop, Minecraft, truthiness, and much more.  Copies of Wellness can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

253--Bookin’ w/ Adam Bessie

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Adam Bessie, author of Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey, which is published by our friends at Seven Stories Press and The Censored Press.  Topics of conversation include teaching in the COVID-era, the education system as a waterway, surviving brain cancer, the Matrix, Literature of the Apocalypse, the state of public education, and much more.  Copies of Going Remote can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

252--Bookin’ w/ Chuck Palahniuk

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back New York Times bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk, who discusses his new novel Not Forever, But For Now, which is published by our friends at Simon & Schuster.  Topics of discussion include book tours, changing publishers, shock value, punk rock, nature films, kangaroos, Portland, OR, Amy Hempel, Winnie the Pooh, serial killers as pen pals, Pericles and Agamemnon, Kurt Cobain and Jonestown, and much more.  Copies of Not Forever, But For Now can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

251--Bookin’ w/ Hugh Hodges

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Hugh Hodges, author of The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes, which is published by our friends at PM Press.  Topics of conversation include Bob Marley, music as a unifier, Margaret Thatcher, the BBC, Donald Trump, Heaven 17, mixed tapes, Chumbawamba, Rage Against the Machine, and much more.  Copies of The Fascist Groove Thing can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

250--Bookin’ w/ Sarah Rose Etter

This week is Bookin's 250th episode!  Host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning & bestselling author Sarah Rose Etter, who discusses her new novel Ripe, which is published by our friends at Scribner.  Topics of conversation include moving, the smell of a train in San Francisco, class divides, tech industry Believers, screen time, Voyager, parental relationships, black holes, panic attacks, religion, abortions, and more.  Copies of Ripe can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

249--Bookin’ w/ Stephen Markley

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Stephen Markley, who discusses his new novel The Deluge, which is published by our friends at Simon and Schuster.  Topics of discussion include remarkable reading experiences, methane hydrates, Easter as a "lesser holiday", text abuse, LOST, audiobooks, Tom Cruise, using Blood Meridian to pick up dates, Tinder, Opie, Kanye West, Nikola Jokic, and much more.  Copies of The Deluge can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

248--Bookin’ w/ Ben Purkert

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ben Purkert, author of The Men Can't Be Saved, which is published by our friends at The Overlook Press.  Topics of conversation include Hanif Abdurraqib, jobs and what they do to our souls, 15 minutes of fame, adult men's diapers, David Foster Wallace, Nabokov, non-profits, workplace romances, video games, and more!  Copies of The Men Can't Be Saved can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.