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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).

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The Big Dream by Owen Thomas
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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.”
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Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott
Mahatma Among the Revolutionaries by Vivek Verma

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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.”
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Escala’s Wish by David James
Loser* by Chris Beaty
In One Strength by Eric Glassey
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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).
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The Mistake by Mara Schiffren
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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.”
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Stitchcraft by Jonna Carter
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Almost Island by Terrence Murphy
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