Books Connect Us

Books Connect Us

69 episodes

We’re staying connected with each other and the stories and authors who inspire us. BOOKS CONNECT US brings you brand new conversations with some of your favorite authors.

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Emily Henry, romcom Queen and author of the #1 NYT Bestseller, HAPPY PLACE

Published: June 12, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 10 seconds

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Haley Jakobson, author of the astute and funny OLD ENOUGH

Published: June 5, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 33 seconds

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SUMMER READING SPECIAL! (with Carolina + Alyssa)

Published: May 30, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 59 seconds

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ROMANCE ROUNDTABLE! (Featuring Amanda Elliot and Kosoko Jackson)

Published: May 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 21 seconds

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Chrissy King, author of THE BODY LIBERATION PROJECT

Published: May 15, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 15 seconds

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Szilvia Molnar, author of THE NURSERY

Published: May 8, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 26 seconds

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Dani Shapiro, author of SIGNAL FIRES and INHERITANCE

Published: April 24, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 30 seconds

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Lakiesha Carr, author of the intimate AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN

Published: April 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of TAKE MY HAND

Published: April 12, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 28 seconds

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Eleanor Shearer, author of the beautiful RIVER SING ME HOME

Published: April 10, 2023, 12:42 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds

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Joanne Lee Molinaro, author of the James Beard Award-Winning, NYT Bestseller THE KOREAN VEGAN COOKBOOK

Published: April 5, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 14 seconds

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How Do Authors Portray Their Origin Stories? (Plus, meet your new hosts!)

Published: April 3, 2023, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 47 seconds

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An exciting new season of BOOKS CONNECT US!

Published: March 27, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 40 seconds

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Sathnam Sanghera, author EMPIRELAND, on the hidden legacies and modern realities of the British empire

Published: March 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds

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George R.R. Martin, author of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 55 seconds

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George Saunders, author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and LIBERATION DAY

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 46 seconds

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Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 5:47 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

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Clancy Martin, acclaimed author of HOW TO SELL and his new book HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 14 seconds

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Ali Hazelwood, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS and LOVE ON THE BRAIN

Published: Oct. 17, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the new thriller MOTHER DAUGHTER TRAITOR SPY

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds

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Laura Warrell, author of SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM

Published: Sept. 28, 2022, 4:32 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Laura Warrell, author of the new novel SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM

Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Laurie R. King, bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries and the new novel BACK TO THE GARDEN

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds

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Ava Glass, author of the new thriller ALIAS EMMA

Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 27 seconds

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Gabrielle Zevin, author of TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW

Published: July 6, 2022, 4:31 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds

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Grace D. Li, author of the exciting new novel PORTRAIT OF A THIEF

Published: June 6, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 29 seconds

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Cleyvis Natera, author of NERUDA ON THE PARK

Published: May 17, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 14 seconds

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Vanessa Hua, author of A RIVER OF STARS and FORBIDDEN CITY

Published: May 11, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 44 seconds

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Fiona Davis, author of THE CHELSEA GIRLS and THE MAGNOLIA PALACE

Published: May 5, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 43 seconds

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Heather McGhee, author of THE SUM OF US

Published: April 26, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

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Adriana Trigiani, author of BIG STONE GAP and the new novel THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE

Published: April 19, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 48 seconds

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Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, author of THE OTHER DR. GILMER, a powerful true story about a shocking crime

Published: April 11, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 25 seconds

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Kai Harris, author of WHAT THE FIREFLIES KNEW

Published: April 5, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 47 seconds

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Sarah Polley and Margaret Atwood in conversation

Published: March 28, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 44 seconds

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Judd Apatow, director of THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN and author of SICKER IN THE HEAD

Published: March 22, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 29 seconds

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Gretchen Rubin (THE HAPPINESS PROJECT) and Arthur C. Brooks (FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH)

Published: March 14, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 23 seconds

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Diana Gabaldon, author of the OUTLANDER series and the new novel GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 53 seconds

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Todd Doughty, author of LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE

Published: Nov. 24, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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Adam Kurtz, author of YOU ARE HERE (FOR NOW) and THINGS ARE WHAT YOU MAKE OF THEM

Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 19 seconds

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Jeffrey Kluger, author of APOLLO 13 and the new novel HOLDOUT

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 53 seconds

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David Bell, author of the thrillers SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER and KILL ALL YOUR DARLINGS

Published: July 7, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds

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Emma Brodie, author of the new novel SONGS IN URSA MAJOR

Published: June 16, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 13 seconds

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Patrick Radden Keefe, author of SAY NOTHING and EMPIRE OF PAIN

Published: June 9, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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Ian Manuel, author of MY TIME WILL COME

Published: June 2, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds

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Paul Rudnick, author of PLAYING THE PALACE, and screenwriter of IN & OUT and ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

Published: May 17, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 46 seconds

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Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN and PROJECT HAIL MARY

Published: May 10, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds

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Laura Hankin, author of the comedic novels A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN and HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT

Published: May 6, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 53 seconds

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Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of SLEEPERS and the new memoir THREE DREAMERS

Published: May 4, 2021, 3:19 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 44 seconds

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Michelle Zauner, the musician JAPANESE BREAKFAST and author of CRYING IN H MART

Published: April 20, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Jesse Q Sutanto author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES

Published: April 14, 2021, 5:05 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 45 seconds

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Joshua Chaplinsky, author of THE PARADOX TWINS

Published: April 11, 2021, 2:07 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds

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Rebecca Makkai, author of THE GREAT BELIEVERS, THE HUNDRED-YEAR HOUSE and THE BORROWER

Published: April 9, 2021, 2:43 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds

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Firoozeh Dumas, author of LAUGHING WITHOUT AN ACCENT, and Malaka Gharib, author of I WAS THEIR AMERICAN DREAM

Published: April 2, 2021, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 34 seconds

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Melanie Benjamin, bestselling author of THE AVIATOR'S WIFE and THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD | Ep74

Published: March 24, 2021, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 50 seconds

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Jen Spyra, author of the comedy collection BIG TIME and writer for "Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert" | Ep73

Published: March 17, 2021, 8:01 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 14 seconds

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Don Bentley, author of THE OUTSIDE MAN and the new Jack Ryan Jr. thriller TOM CLANCY TARGET ACQUIRED | Ep72

Published: March 10, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 39 seconds

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Charles Yu, author of INTERIOR CHINATOWN | Ep71

Published: March 3, 2021, 5:35 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 45 seconds

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Karen McManus, author of THE COUSINS on the Read It Forward Book Club | Ep70

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds

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Dr. Edward Hallowell author of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION and ADHD2.0 | Ep69

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 27 seconds

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Catherine Cohen, comedian and author of GOD, I FEEL MODERN TONIGHT | Ep68

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds

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Happy Holidays and talk to you in January!

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 31 seconds

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Stefanie Caponi, author of GUIDED TAROT | Ep66

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds

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Vincent Toro, author of TERTULIA, in conversation with Willie Perdomo, author of THE CRAZY BUNCH | Ep63

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 29 seconds

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Sophie Kinsella, author of SHOPAHOLIC and the new LOVE YOUR LIFE | Ep60

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 53 seconds

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Andrew Child, co-author of the new Jack Reacher novel THE SENTINEL | Ep59

Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 40 seconds

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Trung Le Nguyen, comic book artist, illustrator, and author of THE MAGIC FISH | Ep58

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a National Book Award Finalist and the author of SABRINA & CORINA | Ep57

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 6:50 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds

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Natasha Diaz, author of COLOR ME IN, a powerful debut coming-of-age novel about the meaning of friendship | Ep55

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds

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Jose Pimienta, author/illustrator of SUNCATCHER | Ep 54

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds

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Bishop Michael Curry, author of LOVE IS THE WAY | Ep52

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 36 seconds

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Ambi Kavanagh, author of CHAKRAS AND SELF-CARE and host of ALCHEMY WITH AMBI | Ep51

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 40 seconds

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic | Ep50

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 24 seconds

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Brit Bennett, author of THE MOTHERS and THE VANISHING HALF | Ep49

Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 49 seconds

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Janice Kaplan, author of THE GRATITUDE DIARIES and her latest book THE GENIUS OF WOMEN | Ep48

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds

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Wendy Benchley on the legacy of JAWS | Ep47

Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 47 seconds

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Rory Power, author of WILDER GIRLS and BURN YOUR BODIES DOWN | Ep46

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 5:01 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds

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Kate Reed Petty, author of the thrilling TRUE STORY | Ep45

Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 7 seconds

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Dr. Gina Senarighi, author of LOVE MORE, FIGHT LESS | Ep44

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 13 seconds

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Ingrid Persaud, author of LOVE AFTER LOVE | Ep43 Books Connect Us

Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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Riley Sager, author of FINAL GIRLS and HOME BEFORE DARK | Ep42 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: Aug. 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds

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Rob Hart, author of THE WAREHOUSE, and Alex Segura | Ep41 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 28 seconds

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Sarah Frey, author of THE GROWING SEASON | Ep40 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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Jennie Fields, author of THE AGE OF DESIRE and her latest novel ATOMIC LOVE | Ep39 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 41 seconds

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Diksha Basu, author of THE WINDFALL and her latest novel DESTINATION WEDDING | Ep 38 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 5:30 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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Karen Dionne, bestselling author of THE WICKED SISTER and THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER | Ep36 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 30, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds

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Kim Johnson, author of THIS IS MY AMERICA | Ep35 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 27, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 31 seconds

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Lindsey Daly, author of WOULD YOU RATHER? | Ep 34

Published: July 23, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 57 seconds

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Wes Moore, the author of FIVE DAYS and CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation | Ep32 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 16, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 1 second

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Kate Stayman-London, author of ONE TO WATCH | Ep31 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 13, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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Josh Malerman, author of BIRDBOX and the sequel MALORIE | Ep30 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 9, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 5 seconds

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Megha Majumdar author of A BURNING | Ep28 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 6, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 12 seconds

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Simran Jeet Singh, author of FAUJA SINGH KEEPS GOING | Ep27 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: July 2, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds

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Andrea Bartz, author of the suspense thrillers THE LOST NIGHT and THE HERD | Ep26 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 29, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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Lauren Ho, author of LAST TANG STANDING | Ep24 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 22, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 17 seconds

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J. Kelly Hoey (BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK) and Maxie McCoy (YOU'RE NOT LOST) | Ep23 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 18, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds

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Max Brooks, author of WORLD WAR Z and DEVOLUTION | Ep21 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 11, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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Chanel Cleeton, author of NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA and LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST | Ep20 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 8, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 18 seconds

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Dustin Lance Black, author of MAMA'S BOY and Academy Award winning screenwriter of MILK | Ep19 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: June 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 43 seconds

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Roselle Lim (Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop) and Soniah Kamal (Unmarriageable) | Ep16 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds

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Elizabeth Gilbert author of EAT PRAY LOVE and CITY OF GIRLS | Ep15 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 25, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 32 seconds

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Curtis Sittenfeld, author of RODHAM, asks "What if Hillary had NOT married Bill Clinton?" | Ep13 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 18, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds

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Nic Stone, author of DEAR MARTIN and DEAR JUSTYCE | Ep12 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 14, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 48 seconds

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Kwana Jackson on her romance novel REAL MEN KNIT | Ep11 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 11, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds

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Frances Cha on her debut novel IF I HAD YOUR FACE and the impossible standards of beauty | Ep10 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: May 7, 2020, 1:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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R. Eric Thomas (Elle.com, HERE FOR IT) on pop culture in the age of quarantine | Ep7 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: April 27, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds

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comedic author John Kenney (LOVE POEMS FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE) and the art of being "pants drunk" | Ep6 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: April 23, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 32 seconds

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Emma Straub on running a bookstore during a pandemic, plus her new novel ALL ADULTS HERE | Ep5 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: April 20, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 6 seconds

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The Office: The Untold Story with Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield | Ep4 BOOKS CONNECT US

Published: April 16, 2020, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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Introducing BOOKS CONNECT US, a new podcast from Penguin Random House

Published: April 2, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds

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The Windfall by Diksha Basu

Published: June 28, 2017, 9:14 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Published: April 30, 2017, 6:07 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 55 seconds

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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Published: Jan. 27, 2017, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 4 seconds

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