May 14, 202649 min
The House That Holds a Family
Mara Ellison · The Salt House
Mara Ellison discusses coastal Maine, inheritance, and the quiet architecture of a family story.
Global Book Club Archive
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Author notes, reader questions, and the ideas that keep a book club moving long after the live call ends.
April 16, 202655 min
Fiction in the Blue Hour
James Whitaker · Blue Hour in Chicago
A Chicago conversation about music, friendship, and finding beauty in the city after dark.
March 19, 202643 min
The Long Sentence of the Desert
Ruth Calder · A Map of Dust
Ruth Calder on the American Southwest, silence, and the landscapes that teach a novel how to breathe.
February 19, 202651 min
Portraits from the Boroughs
Naomi Price · The Last Green Line
Naomi Price traces the people, neighborhoods, and subway lines that shaped her New York novel.
January 22, 202648 min
What the Mountains Remember
Caleb Monroe · Appalachian Light
A wide-ranging discussion of Appalachia, oral history, and the stories passed down at kitchen tables.
June 18, 202658 min
Memory, Place, and the Rooms We Carry
Eleanor Vance · The Architecture of Memory
Eleanor Vance joins readers from 74 countries for a tender conversation about inherited rooms, unreliable maps, and the architecture of remembering.
May 21, 202646 min
Writing After Dark
Marcus Bell · After the Light
Marcus Bell talks craft, city lights, and the strange clarity that arrives when a writer follows one sleepless character through the night.
April 23, 202652 min
The Language Between Us
Priya Anand · Borrowed Tongues
A global conversation on translation, belonging, and how a sentence changes when it crosses a border.
March 26, 202641 min
Stories at the Tideline
Soren Aalto · Tideline
Soren Aalto explores the coastal landscapes, family archives, and saltwater stories behind his three-generation saga.
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The Curious Case of the Crooked Cobblestone
Julian Venn
Julian Venn explores the mystery, history, and unexpected stories behind The Curious Case of the Crooked Cobblestone.
July 20 · 3:00 PM EST
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Three Days: A Noir Psychological Thriller
Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr
Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr discusses the suspense, psychology, and human choices at the heart of his noir thriller.
August 10 · 4:00 PM EST
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Doing Your Research Project with Documents
Aimee Grant
Aimee Grant discusses practical research methods, working with documents, and moving from source material to meaningful results.
August 25 · 12:00 PM EST
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Songbird: Haiku by Steven Flint
Steven Flint
Steven Flint discusses the concise form, close observation, and quiet musicality behind his collection of haiku.
September 19 · 5:00 PM EST
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The House In The Wood
Paul Addy
Paul Addy discusses the woodland setting, mystery, and stories at the heart of The House In The Wood.
March 20 · 9:00 AM EST
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The Park Bench at the Edge of the World and Other Stories
Donald Benjamin
Donald Benjamin discusses the stories, landscapes, and human connections explored in his collection.
March 29 · 3:00 PM EST
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Mistress of the Persian Boarding House
Marina Nemat
Marina Nemat discusses resilience, identity, and the bonds that transcend generations in her powerful story.
June 17 · 9:00 AM EST
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A Realistic Path to Peace
Dee Knight
Dee Knight shares his insights on hope, unity, and the power of people to create lasting peace.
July 9 · 9:00 AM EST
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NOT A WORD: A Deadly Silence
Kay Elem · Author spotlight
Kay Elem discusses the chilling silence and deadly secrets at the heart of her suspenseful short story.
April 12 · 3:00 PM EST
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Guilit: Volume 1-3
Jordan Harrell
Jordan Harrell discusses the dark world, characters, and moral questions explored across the Guilit trilogy.
September 30 · 9:00 AM EST
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Restoration
Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain discusses love, ambition, and the price of change in her sweeping historical novel.
September 24 · 11:30 AM EST
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Priya Anand in conversation
Priya Anand · Live author spotlight
A global session on translation, belonging, and Borrowed Tongues with one of the most compelling voices in contemporary literature.
Thursday, July 23 · 16:00 UTC
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The Quiet Archive
Helen Ward · Author spotlight
Helen Ward on family papers, forgotten photographs, and writing toward what remains.
Thursday, August 13 · 16:00 UTC
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The River House
Daniel Brooks · Author spotlight
Daniel Brooks explores inheritance, the Mississippi River, and the emotional geography of a family novel.
Thursday, August 20 · 16:00 UTC
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The Night Library
Sofia Lane · Author spotlight
Sofia Lane talks public libraries, private reading, and the books that rescue us.
Thursday, August 27 · 16:00 UTC
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