In Knocking Myself Up (Dey St.), Michelle Tea brings all her characteristic passion, wit and occasionally alarming candour to bear on the trials, tribulations and joys of trying to become, and becoming, a queer parent. Witch-enhanced honey, intrusive medical procedures, impertinent questions and generous drag queens collide in a memoir that is both hugely en ... Show More
Nov 12
Ken Worpole & Melissa Benn: Brightening from the East
Ken Worpole, ‘a literary original, a social and architectural historian whose books combine the Orwellian ideal of common decency with understated erudition’ (New Statesman), has written on many subjects during his long career, from cemeteries to hospices to the novels of Alexand ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 5
Paul B. Preciado & Nathalie Olah: Dysphoria Mundi
With Testo Junkie, Pornotopia, An Apartment in Uranus and Can the Monster Speak, Paul B. Preciado became established as one of the most exciting and challenging social thinkers of our time. His latest book Dysphoria Mundi (Fitzcarraldo), a mutant text assembled from essays, philo ... Show More
1h 12m
Jul 2021
A Heartbreaking Novel About Mothers, Daughters and Secrets
<p>The latest pick for Group Text, our monthly column for readers and book clubs, is Esther Freud's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/books/i-couldnt-love-you-more-esther-freud-group-text.html" target="_blank">“I Couldn’t Love You More,”</a> a novel about three generati ... Show More
56m 44s
Sep 2016
Magic Lessons Ep. 208: “Leap Into the Fire” featuring Martha Beck
This week on Magic Lessons, Elizabeth Gilbert advises Hope, a spoken-word poet in Ohio. A self-described introvert, Hope wants to take her poetry to the next level, but she's scared to submit her work to journals and enter poetry slams. She's paralyzed by a deep fear of rejection ... Show More
1h 19m
Mar 2022
Rosie Walsh - THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
Rosie and I discuss The Love of My Life, having her book selected as a GMA Book Club pick, the obituary writing business, the tortuous process she went through when writing this book, how book covers are selected and the way covers vary by country, and much more. Rosie's recommen ... Show More
29m 51s
Feb 2021
#311 Georgina Lawton: On Her Book 'Raceless'
Georgina Lawton is a twenty-something journalist, weekly Guardian columnist, travel writer and host of Audible's DNA podcast, The Secrets In Us — a series that looks into 'do-it-yourself' DNA testing kits and Georgina follows the stories of those learning to live with the results ... Show More
29m 41s
Apr 2024
Rebel Wilson’s Memoir Rebel Rising (with Misha Brown)
Join Chelsea and The Big Flop host Misha Brown as they unpack Rebel Wilson's memoir, “Rebel Rising.” Rebel spills the tea about her sex life, body image struggles, and her battles with the media. Plus, we dive into the Sasha Baron Cohen saga and discuss why we're officially over ... Show More
1h 25m
Oct 2021
Elizabeth Strout with Isy Suttie
<p>The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout joins Isy Suttie to discuss the third book in her Lucy Barton series, ‘Oh, William!’.</p><br><p>Using objects like a ring gifted to her by a great aunt and a postcard of the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald as a starting point, Stro ... Show More
38m 10s
Feb 2022
Elena Armas- THE SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION
Elena and I discuss The Spanish Love Deception, her unusual and very cool publishing journey, winning the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award and what the selection process was like, her favorite romance trope, how being a romance blogger and bookstagrammer prepared her to wr ... Show More
30m 12s