Ep 248: Reading on island time

At the end of last year, you heard us ask for your help to create this celebratory episode. For ten years now, you've been telling us how this show has bolstered your reading life, and in some cases, completely transformed it. We don't just talk book titles here: we love diving d ...  Show more

We're kicking off 2026 and a year of exciting milestones today! On January 12th, we are celebrating 10 years of our podcast: we'll be sharing a few special podcast episodes to mark this moment. And as you'll hear today, as we move into the rest of 2026, there is plenty more to ce ...  Show more

This is a replay of a previous episode with Dawn O’Porter. Dawn has actually come on this podcast 3 times, but this is a replay of the latest conversation we had in 2019, about her brilliant novel So Lucky. She is the author of 6 books including the award-winning YA books Paper A ...  Show more

My guest today is Pamela Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review. She oversees all books coverage at The New York Times and is also the host of the weekly Book Review podcast there too. Dream job alert!! She is also the author and editor of six books: including My Life ...  Show more

The Summer Book is a small, calm book of vignettes that makes one feel as if they are reading through memories unstuck in time. In this episode, John Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas discuss the physical setting of the island, the sneaky humor of characters like Grandma and Sophia, ...  Show more

In this week’s episode, Kendra and Joce chat with Lyssa Kay Adams, the author of The Bromance Book Club series. (Note: While we enjoyed this series, the title third book includes ableist language. The title has very little to do with the content, but we just wanted to give you a ...  Show more