Smothermoss by Alisa Alering is an atmospheric, haunting and sometimes mystical family story set against the backdrop of 1980s Appalachia. Alering joins us to talk about the importance of nature in the novel, the blurred lines between fantasy and reality and writing the relationship between two sisters with cohost Jenna Seery. We end this episode […]
Organ Meats by K-Ming Chang connects lyrical, dreamy prose and visceral reality in the story of two girls who navigate their complicated friendship in a world they build with feral dogs and otherworldly connection. Chang joins us to talk about writing in a nonlinear way, creating personal and cultural mythologies and finding connection through literature. […]
The author of Fingersmith and The Little Stranger returns to London’s mean streets in her latest work of quiet excellence.
We’re terrifically pleased to announce our Fall 2018 Discover Great New Writers selections—our third collection for 2018, another exciting mix of fiction, essays, memoir, and journalism from writers who aren’t yet household names, writers our booksellers believe we’ll continue to read for years to come. How it works: Every week, a team of our booksellers […]
In Ruth Ware’s twisty thriller In a Dark, Dark Wood, homebody mystery novelist Nora Shaw receives a fateful invitation: Clare, a high school friend she hasn’t seen in a decade, is having a bachelorette weekend at an isolated cabin in the woods. Two days after she arrives at the cabin, Nora awakens in a hospital room, with a policeman […]