When Joy revisits her family's old cabin, she's reminded of childhood memories of a pond in the woods and its mysterious powers.
For more from Tananarive, check out her works at tananarivedue.com and look for her new novel THE REFORMATORY and graphic novel THE KEEPER, both due out in 2022.
Content advisory: Depiction of dementia/illness, brief mention ... Show More
Apr 2024
"The November Story" by Rebecca Makkai
A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is from MUSIC FOR WARTIME by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.Find LeVar on Instagram Live on Monday, ... Show More
49m 59s
Apr 2024
"She Builds Quick Machines" by Lyndsie Manusos
Robotics, quick machines, fugitives -- none are exactly what they seem on the surface. Find more from the author at https://lyndsiekay.wordpress.com. And find LeVar on Instagram Live on Monday, May 6th from 6:30-8pm Pacific, celebrating 13 seasons of LeVar Burton Reads! Join us f ... Show More
38m 33s
Dec 2024
The Adventure of the Speckled Band: Part One
April, 1883. A terrified young woman named Helen Stoner arrives at 221B Baker Street seeking Sherlock Holmes's help. Two years prior, her twin sister died under mysterious circumstances at Stoke Moran, their family's decaying manor house, her final words an enigmatic warning abou ... Show More
30m 8s
Nov 2024
An Interview With Farzana Doctor, author of The Beauty of Us
This week, we're sitting down with psychotherapist, activist and author, Farzana Doctor. We're discussing her recent novel, The Beauty of Us. It's a stunning book about two girls and a teacher in a boarding school in the 80s all trying to find their way and solve a mystery. We' ... Show More
24m 29s
Sep 2024
Book Club: 'The Hypocrite,' by Jo Hamya
<p>Jo Hamya’s novel <strong>“The Hypocrite”</strong> follows a famous English novelist as he watches a new play by his daughter, Sophia, in London. The lights go down in the theater, and immediately the novelist realizes: The play is about him, the vacation he took with Sophia a ... Show More
41m 55s
Sep 2025
T. Coraghessan Boyle Reads “The Pool”
<p>T. Coraghessan Boyle reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/22/the-pool-fiction-t-coraghessan-boyle"><strong>The Pool</strong></a>,” from the September 22, 2025, issue of the magazine. A winner of the Rea Award for the Short Story and the PEN/Ma ... Show More
28m 28s
May 2023
Jessica Stilling, "After the Barricades" (DX Varos, 2023)
Today I talked to Jessica Stilling about her new novel After the Barricades (DX Varos, 2023).
After her mother dies in a tragic accident, Anna cleans out her closet and finds a striking painting that she’d never seen before. She also finds a trove of letters from Stefan Terre, a ... Show More
29m 22s
Mar 2025
265 | Advanced - Short Story: The Ghost of the Lake [English Listening Practice]
Title: The Ghost of the LakeLevel: Advanced (C1)#Story :Evelyn, a curious young woman drawn to the mysteries of the supernatural, finds herself at the edge of a lake known for ghostly tales. Intrigued by the local legends of a haunting, she decides to spend the night camping by t ... Show More
7m 51s
Aug 2025
A new mystery novel by Liza Tully pairs a green assistant with a seasoned detective
In a new murder mystery, a young woman, Olivia Blunt, is eager to impress her new boss, a no-nonsense detective named Aubrey Merritt. This intergenerational pairing is at the center of The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant, the latest novel from Liza Tully, w ... Show More
9m 49s