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On this week’s episode, actress Jamie Lynn Sigler  joins us to discuss And So It Is…: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope (Harper, May 5). Kirkus: “A memoir of pain, recovery, and, of course, an enduring classic TV series.” And in a sponsored interview, author Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrator Matt Tavares discuss their stunning new picture book, Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans (Candlewick, March 3, starred review). THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:The Big Dream by Owen ThomasEleven Elements by Robby JoshiSay My Name by Jerry LeverettSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell joins us to discuss True Crime: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing, May 5). “The life of a hugely popular crime novelist has been full of outsized violations and blessings,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of True Crime. “This literary memoir is as good as it gets, with more action and drama than many novels.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura ElliottMahatma Among the Revolutionaries by Vivek Verma See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode,  New York Times bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez joins us to discuss Last Night in Brooklyn (Flatiron Books, April 21). “Two Brooklyn women forge identities and careers in their rapidly gentrifying borough,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of Gonalez’s latest, calling it “smart, tough-minded, and passionate: a pleasure from start to finish.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Escala’s Wish by David JamesLoser* by Chris BeatyIn One Strength by Eric GlasseyThe Virtue of Vengeance by Brian McDonaldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On our special Indie Episode, indie author Kamla K. Kapur joins us to discuss The Privilege of Aging: Savoring the Fullness of Life (Park Street Press, 7/9/24). In this lyrical work of nonfiction, Kapur considers the pleasures of complexities of old age. Kirkus: “A moving celebration of life before death, balanced between plangent reflection and exuberant affirmation” (starred review).THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:The Mistake by Mara SchiffrenEmployment Ethics by Travis SchachtnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell joins us to discuss her eagerly anticipated new novel, Cherry Baby (William Morrow, April 14). The Times calls this vibrant second-chance romance, set in Omaha, Nebraska, “sexy, messy, raw and funny.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Stitchcraft by Jonna CarterDon’t Stop the Presses by Mike StetzAlmost Island by Terrence MurphyEmployment Ethics by Travis SchachtnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode,  Evelyn Clarke—a pseudonym for bestselling authors V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke—joins us to discuss their rollicking mystery novel, The Ending Writes Itself (Harper, April 7). “Fiction writers compete to finish a famous author’s abandoned novel,” Kirkus writes in an admiring review of this closed-circle mystery, calling it “high-concept and highly entertaining.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Rivennia by Jaime UrencioAcadia by Sterling NixonSquawk 7700 by H. Robert John, Michael McKinley & Nancy Merritt BellBoth Sides of Then by Jennifer GriffithBallad of the Wayward Child by Keven RenkenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson joins us to discuss How To Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself (Penguin Life, March 31). Kirkus calls Lawson’s latest, “Self-help with a twist of humor.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Acadia by Sterling NixonSong of Hummingbird Highway by K.M. CookieDuck Redux by Nic BettauerCome Up Big by Charles W.B. Wardell IIIRose Dhu by Mark MurphySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode, actor, director, and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy joins us to discuss Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America (Grand Central Publishing, March 24). Kirkus: “An exploration of male friendship and the difficulties of connection…. Thoughtful and well written—and a good prompt to call an old friend.”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Acadia by Sterling Nixon                                                                                                                               Killing Hope by Stephen H. ArnoldSecrets That Sparkle (And Secrets That Sting) by Joy Stephenson-Laws, illus. by Nzephany Madrigal UzokaThe Hollywood Illusion by Allegra PopeThe Messy Years by Alexandra SlaterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s special Debuts Episode—in honor of the 3/15 Debuts Issue of Kirkus Reviews, celebrating standout first books across genres—first-time novelist Rebecca Lehmann joins us to discuss The Beheading Game (Crown, March 24). “The further adventures of Anne Boleyn, post-decapitation,” Kirkus writes in a starred review. “Brilliantly imagined, stylishly written, satisfyingly plotted, full of delicious surprises: all in all, hella fun.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:The Biotech Murders by Ronenn RoubenoffDeepstone by Dean LappiMomentum Lost by Jeffrey E. DenningProse Pizza by Cynthia SchumacherThe Terminal Gene by John H. ThomasSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s episode, New York Times and internationally bestselling thriller writer Lisa Unger joins us to discuss Served Him Right (Park Row Books, March 10). Kirkus: “Breaking up isn’t just hard to do—it can be fatal,” in this “twisty, satisfying thriller” (starred review). THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:Dance With Me, Franny Nice Shirt by Elizabeth Kelly StephensonBlanket Party in Desert Storm by Darnnell Reese & Deidra WilsonEchoes of Fortune by David R. LengThe Past Is Not at Rest by Katherine BennettFrom the Cold by Mia K. RoseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.