Upstart Crow Podcast
1) Cristina Jimenez - Dreaming of Home
Cristina Jimenez – Dreaming of HomeThe subtitle of Cristina Jimenez’s memoir is, “How we turn fear into pride, power, and real change.” In the book, she defines “home” as a place of self-acceptance, w...Show More
2) Shubha Sunder - Optional Practical Training
Shubha Sundra – Optional Practical TrainingIn 2006, when this novel is set, American immigration law allows students, scholars, trainees, teachers, etc., on temporary visas to have a year of practical...Show More
3) Margaret Hutton - If You Leave
Margaret Hutton – If You LeaveWith the intrusive, catalytic forces of two wars, World War II and Vietnam, Margaret Hutton’s debut novel, If You Leave, tells of two women who mother one baby girl into ...Show More
4) Linda Chavez - The Silver Candlesticks: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition
Linda Chavez – A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition: The Silver CandlesticksLinda Chavez began working on The Silver Candlesticks after appearing on the PBS series Finding Your Roots during which she di...Show More
5) Ralph Eubanks - When It's Darkness on the Delta
Ralph Eubanks – When It’s Darkness on the DeltaSome today would cross off the Mississippi Delta as a backwater beyond redemption or a region where bad history happened, but W. Ralph Eubanks drives the...Show More
6) Mary Kay Zuravleff – American Ending
Mary Kay Zuravleff – American EndingMary Kay Zuravleff is the author most recently of the novel American Ending, a story inspired by the experiences of her grandparents, Old Believer Russian Orthodox ...Show More
7) Library Reads Special Edition – Fairfax Local Author Festival - Fairfax, VA
Upstart Crow: Library Reads Special Edition – Fairfax Local Author FestivalIn this special edition of Upstart Crow, host Jennifer Disano visits the Fairfax Regional Library for the Local Author F...Show More
Library Reads Special Edition – Fairfax Local Author Festival - Fairfax, VA
40:44 | Nov 28th, 2025
8) Andy Shallal - A Seat at the Table
Andy Shallal – A Seat at the TableAndy Shallal has been a voice for social causes in and around Washington, DC, so consistently and for so many years that many who stop in at one of his Busboys and Po...Show More
9) Amy Stuber & Rebecca Burke – Sad Grownups
Amy Stuber wrote the stories and Rebecca Burke edited them to produce the book Sad Grownups that won the 2025 PEN/Bingham Prize for Best Debut Short Story Collection. A big deal in literary circles, t...Show More
10) Matthew Davis – A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore
In his new book, Matthew Davis explores one of the most iconic monuments in America—and perhaps the world. For nearly a century, Mount Rushmore has loomed large in the American imagination, but its or...Show More