Bookin’

247--Bookin’ w/ Wilton Barnhardt

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Wilton Barnhardt, who discusses his new novel Western Alliances, which is published by our friends at St. Martin's Press.  Topics of conversation include North Carolina, William T. Vollmann, bourbon, travel, photography, the 2008 financial collapse, the bond market, Henry Miller, European elevators, Zelda Fitzgerald, Norway, and much more.  Copies of Western Alliances can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

246--Bookin’ w/ Lisa See

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, who discusses her new novel Lady Tan's Circle of Women, which is published by our friends at Scribner.  Topics of discussion include foot binding, medicine as practiced in China vs. the USA, suffering as love, gender roles in 15th century China, concubines, lavish homes, the Chinese zodiac, and more.  Copies of Lady Tan's Circle of Women can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

245--Bookin’ w/ Adrienne Brodeur

This week's Bookin' features bestselling author, founder of Zoetrope, and Executive Director of Aspen Words Adrienne Brodeur, who discusses her new novel Little Monsters, which is published by our friends at Simon & Schuster.  Topics of discussion include Aspen Words, the nature of secrets, possession, privilege, the Barnes & Noble Book of the Month, art and science in literature, friends as editors, mania, choosing one's own family, and much more.  Copies of Little Monsters can be purchased from Explore Booksellers here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

244--Bookin’ w/ Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya

This week's Bookin' features Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya, author of The Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics of conversation include Two Dollar Radio, the relativity of time, sports novels, pain pills, basing one's decision to have or not have children on the news cycle, birds flying into windows, Colombia, dating teachers, the value of literature, and much more.  Copies of The Holy Days of Gregory Pasos can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

243--Bookin’ w/ Jim Ruland

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Jim Ruland, who discusses his newest novel Make It Stop, which is published by our friends at Rare Bird.  Topics of discussion include Bad Religion, Keith Morris, the intersection of music and literature, bars that offer tattoos, cults, hospital bills, shopping mall culture, work colleagues as family members, and much more.  Copies of Make It Stop can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

242--Bookin’ w/ Kevin Gosztola

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kevin Gosztola, author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case against Julian Assange, which is published by our friends at 7 Stories Press and The Censored Press.  Topics of discussion include the Shadowproof news outlet and Unauthorized Disclosure podcast, Julian Assange, whistleblowers and the prosecution of whistleblowers by the United States of America, Barack Obama's approach to governmental leaks vs. Donald Trump's, Joe Biden's assertion that journalists should not be in jail, citizenship, and much more.  Copies of Guilty of Journalism can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

241--EMERGENCY CORMAC McCARTHY EPISODE w/ Dan Hawkins

This week, host Jason Jefferies discusses one of the greatest authors to ever put pen to page, Cormac McCarthy, with Dan Hawkins, Librarian at the Daniel Library at The Citadel.  Topics of conversation include the author as celebrity, violence, genre fiction vs. literary fiction, writing for film and the stage, the Coen Brothers, Faulkner vs. Hemingway, new year's resolutions, fatherhood, Oprah's Book Club, mythological underworld narratives, and a whole lot more.  Cormac McCarthy's novels, including The Passenger and Stella Maris, can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

240--Bookin’ w/ Ken Jennings

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author and host of Jeopardy Ken Jennings, who discusses his new book 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife, which is published by our friends at Scribner.  Topics of conversation include religious skepticism, Dante and Milton vs. George Lucas and George R.R. Martin, the afterlife as the DMV, the Bardo (both traditionally and as written by George Saunders), The Leftovers vs. LOST, Grim Fandango, whether rivers made of milk and honey are supposed to appeal to vegans, and much more.  Copies of 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

239--Bookin’ w/ T.C. Boyle

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary author T.C. Boyle, who discusses his new novel Blue Skies, which is published by our friends at Liveright.  Topics of discussion include using animals as jewelry, pets as substitutes for children, narrative structures, the desire to save the earth vs. the desire to keep consuming, raising insects as sources of food, Florida vs. California, "influencer" as a job title, writers as mentally disturbed individuals, cli-fi novels, and much more.  Copies of Blue Skies can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Junior Burke, author of Buddha Was a Cowboy, which is published by our friends at Gibson House Press.  Topics of conversation include zen koans, mindful instruction, gurus, the concept of Jesus of Nazareth rooting for a football squad, key holders, hypocrisy, writing for a market, Colorado Springs as the evangelical Vatican, and much more.  Copies of Buddha Was a Cowboy can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.