Bookin’

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Sam Sax, author of Yr Dead, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation include ITALIC lecturers, trigger warnings, queer planets, a myth buried in blood, Apple stores, books as objects, text message conversations in literature, laser discs, the

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Dan Hawkins for a conversation about Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark, the second episode in an ongoing series that will feature a read through of McCarthy's works.  Topics of conversation include second novels, imagery, hell, the most American religion, brothers and sisters, ho

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by bestselling author Charles Bock, who discusses his new book I Will Do Better, which is published by our friends at Abrams Books.  Topics of conversation include New York, James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, the nature of memoirs vs. fiction, raising a child after a spouse'

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Georgann Eubanks and Debra Kaufman, editor and contributors to Paul Green: North Carolina Writers on the Legacy of the State's Most Celebrated Playwright, which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of conversation include the Paul Green Foundation, Blair, Playwright

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Chris Koslowski, author of Kayfabe, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation include the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, amateur professional wrestling, the physical demands of professional wrestling, sleazy showmen of the southeast,

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia, who discusses his new book Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek, a Freedom Fire title.  Topics of discussion include Freedom Fire, young adult literature vs. middle grade literature, Freeman as a name, North Carolina in literatur