Between The Covers

On today's episode we welcome Portland-based author Caroline Miller, author of the new memoir Getting Lost and Finding Home. Caroline has published four novels, 12 short stories, and a children's radio play. She is the creator of the blog "Write Away" and hosts the YouTube ... Read more

Join us as we welcome Jena Friedman, comedian, writer, director, and author of the new book Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Etcetera from Atria Books.  In the words of Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, and author Samantha Bee, "Jena Friedman is brilliant at m... Read more

Leora Skolkin-Smith joins us to talk about her new novel Stealing Faith, the tale of a young woman struggling to survive her mind and the world-famous writer who helped her find the voice that saved her life. Caroline Leavitt says of Stealing Faith: "Skolkin has created an ... Read more

De’Shawn Charles Winslow, the award-winning author of In West Mills, joins us to talk about his new novel Decent People. Set in the same fictional small town in North Carolina, Decent People is a murder mystery, a family saga, and a nuanced examination of race and class. “... Read more

Novelist Caroline Leavitt joins us to talk about publishing, believing in your writing, her latest novel With or Without You,  as well as her upcoming book. Caroline is the New York Times bestselling author or Pictures of You and nine other novels. Her writing has appeared ... Read more

Lynn Steger Strong, author of Want, graces Between the Covers with an interview on her new novel Flight, a poignant inquiry on social class, love, and family.   Lily King calls Flight "arresting and powerful". Read more

Listen in to the second of our two-part interview with poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest, and humanitarian Chris Abani. We'll be talking about Chris's latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile, and... Read more

On today's BTC, we talk with John Vercher, author of the novel After the Lights Go Out from Soho Press. The book tells the tragic and suspenseful story of an MMA fighter trying to stay on the circuit, as the brain damage he's suffered takes its toll. John is a contributing... Read more

From poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest and humanitarian Chris Abani, comes his latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile and rebirth. Part 1 of 2. Read more

Halloween is just around the corner, so we have a double treat for you on today's episode. Mary Helen Stefaniak is here to talk about her two new books: The World of Pondside, a rollicking, cyber mystery set in a retirement home, and The Six-Minute Memoir: Fifty-Five Short ... Read more