The Book Case Podcast
1) J. Ryan Stradal SELLS and A Bookstore with a Mission
We are so pleased that our Writer in Residence, J. Ryan Stradal, has sold his newest to Atria Publishing. He is here this week to tell us how he did it, and how Atria became his new home (and it appar...Show More
2) Megha Majumdar and Moral Ambiguity
Megha Majumdar was on the short list for the National Book Award, and we were rooting hard for her to win. She may not have won THIS year, but her talent and her world building skills had us clamoring...Show More
3) John Irving Creates a Queen
We DO love talking to John Irving. In our winding, wandering and wonderful conversation we cover it all from his newest, Queen Esther, the art of writing backwards, skiing in Vienna and the eccentric...Show More
4) Catherine Newman and Bittersweet Motherhood
Catherine Newman’s latest, Wreck, is a beautiful meditation on the act of motherhood. Revisiting the family from Sandwich as they enter a new phase of familial life. We all know that successful parent...Show More
5) R.L. Stine Loves Scaring Kids
It’s Halloween…so who better to follow up our conversations about middle school reading than R.L. Stine? With over 400 titles to his name (the latest being The Last Sleepover In the Goosebumps House o...Show More
6) Rick Riordan and Katherine Rundell Explore the Middle School Reading Crisis
We knew that reading levels were in fluctuation, but we had no idea there was a Middle School reading crisis. According to the NWEA (The Northwest Evaluation Association which measures academic and s...Show More
7) Lily King Writes her Heart
Lily King’s newest, Heart the Lover, is a sparing, funny, painful and beautiful novel about the first loves we have, and how they never really let go. The humanity, joy and sadness of the novel will k...Show More
8) Angela Flournoy’s Friendship Circle
Angela Flournoy’s newest, The Wilderness was on the long list of nominees for the National Book Award, and we believe if you read it, it’s easy to see why. The story of four friends growing apart and ...Show More
9) The Book Case’s Best of Summer Review
Sometimes we look back on a season of great podcasts (humble podcasts hosts that we are) and consider what we like best within a season. Today, we look at the summer that was. From the great epistol...Show More
10) Leigh Bardugo Makes Magic
Leigh Bardugo has written some masterful fantasy. And, the Six of Crows Duology (that means there is only two books in the series) is about to turn 10 years old. So we celebrate the anniversary of t...Show More