Fíona Scarlett’s debut novel Boys Don’t Cry was an international bestseller, and she was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. Her new novel, May All Your Skies Be Blue is a dual timeline story about young love, friendship, and the things that happen to us that we cannot control. This episode was recorded at the Gothenburg Book Fair. ... Show More
Jan 24
Yael Van Der Wouden: The Safekeep [Book Club]
A debut novel being shortlisted for The Booker Prize and WINNING the Women's Prize -- yeah, it doesn't get much bigger than that. Yael Van Der Wouden's The Safekeep totally floored me. It considers ownership, property, lust, yearning, repression, and the echoes of war that richoc ... Show More
1h 14m
Jul 2024
Best July Books With Meriam Metoui
On our Best July Books, Kirkus’ editors share their top titles for the month. Then debut novelist Meriam Metoui joins us to discuss one of the best books of July, Portrait of a Shadow (Henry Holt, July 16), in which “a girl’s search for her missing sister peels back a deeper myst ... Show More
51m 56s
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
Dec 2023
BEASTLY DEAL by Alexa Riley
Anabelle Winter wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there, let alone the giant brooding man who claims to be her husband. How can she trust him when her head tells her no… but her body says yes, yes, yes.
Damien Shadow made a deal and Anabelle belongs to him ... Show More
1h 11m