Elissa Washuta

On this week’s episode, New York Times bestselling novelist Jenny Jackson joins us to discuss The Shampoo Effect (Pamela Dorman Books, June 30). Kirkus: “A beginning author gets in over her head, personally and professionally” in a winning novel that “combines a literary rom-com ...  Show more

On this week’s episode, Eva zu Beck joins us to discuss The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life (Gallery Books, June 2). In a starred review, Kirkus calls this bold debut by the YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host “an inspiring, action ...  Show more

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Elissa Washuta the author of White Magic, which out now from Tin House Thanks to our sponsors! Go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code readingwomen at checkout. Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your ...  Show more

<span>Clare Sestanovich joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span>The Moons of Jupiter<span>” by Alice Munro, which was published in<span> </span></span>The New Yorker<span><span ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author and philosopher Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). In her lifetime she was most celebrated for her novels such as The Bell and The Black Prince, but these are now sharing the spotlight with her philosophy. Responding to the horrors of the Secon ...  Show more

It's gonna be a busy spring! On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz talks with Tina Jordan and Joumana Khatib about some of the upcoming books they’re anticipating most keenly over the next several months.

Books discussed in this week’s episode:

“Knife,” by Salman Ru ...