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Katie Kitamura & AUDITION

Jeff talks to the great Katie Kitamura about her new novel, Audition (it is very, very good). Subscribe to First Edition via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. For episode extras, subscribe to the First...

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Jon Hickey & BIG CHIEF

Jeff talks to Jon Hickey about his debut novel, Big Chief. Jon Hickey earned his MFA at Cornell University and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. He has received scholarships from the Bread...

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Trying to Make English Spelling EZ: Gabe Henry & ENOUGH IS ENUF

Jeff talks to Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell. For centuries, a series of thinkers, writers, politicians, and bankers have been...

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The Books of Marie-Helene Bertino…with Marie-Helene Bertino

Jeff is joined by one of his favorite writers, Marie-Helene Bertino, and the talk about all five of her books in order, including her new short story collection, Exit Zero. Marie-Helene Bertino’s...

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The Business of Being a Writer with Jane Friedman

Jeff talks to Jane Friedman about the new edition of her book, The Business of Being a Writer. She has been writing about the publishing industry for years (and Jeff has been reading her work for...

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The “Hey I Just Might” Books of May PLUS: Books on the Blockchain

Jeff goes over a couple dozen May new releases that he definitely might consider thinking about reading. Then, Book.io co-founder and CEO Joshua Stone comes on to talk about what the blockchain could...

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Wisdom, Aphorisms, and THE SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin returns to the show to talk about wisdom, aphorisms, and her new book, The Secrets of Adulthood. PLUS: a silent reading challenge coming in June that anyone can do. Subscribe to First...

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Susan Choi on FLASHLIGHT & Damon Young on THAT’S HOW THEY GET YOU

June new releases are hopping. Jeff talks to Susan Choi about her new novel, Flashlight. Then, Damon Young comes on to talk about his new anthology, That’s How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of...

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The “I Wish I Could Read All Day” Books of June

I am working on a permanent title for this episode format, where I just run through a bunch of books I am interested in that are coming out in the current month. You get the idea. Subscribe to First...

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An Agent’s View on Publishing and Writing a Book

Kate McKean joins Jeff to talk about her new book, Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. Kate is a literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency and writes...

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