The B&N Podcast

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We're no longer producing new episodes of this show, but you can find us now at Poured Over on Apple Podcasts. Every author has a story beyond the one that they put down on paper. The Barnes & Noble Podcast goes between the lines with today's most interesting writers, exploring what inspires them, what confounds them, and what they were thinking when they wrote the books we’re talking about.

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The B&N Podcast • Jun 22nd ’20 Dean Atta on The Black Flamingo
Our guest today is Dean Atta, author of The Black Flamingo—our June YA Book Club Pick. The Black Flamingo is a fierce coming-of-age story told in verse about identity and the power of drag. Michael, the main character of the story, is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London and navigating...
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The B&N Podcast • Jun 16th ’20 Mike Birbiglia & J. Hope Stein on The New One
Our guests today are Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein, authors of The New One. The hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt Broadway show is now essential reading for all parents (new and old) — or really anyone who has ever resisted change. With laugh-out-loud observations and whimsical poetry perfectly placed throughout, Birbiglia and Stein offer a devastatingly honest, yet beautiful look at parenthood. Be sure...
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The B&N Podcast • Jun 9th ’20 Megha Majumdar on A Burning
Our guest today is Megha Majumdar, debut author of A Burning—our June Discover Pick of the Month. A Burning is an astonishing, heartbreaking story about power—who has it, who doesn’t, and what some will do to get it. In a deceptively slim package like Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys and There,...
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The B&N Podcast • Jun 2nd ’20 Brit Bennett on The Vanishing Half
Our guest today is Brit Bennett, author of our June Barnes & Noble Book Club selection The Vanishing Half. [ean1]The lives of identical twin sisters diverge when they leave their tiny hometown in this indelible story of identity, family and home. As the narrative cuts across the country and across decades,...
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The B&N Podcast • May 11th ’20 Emma Straub on All Adults Here
Our guest today is Emma Straub, author of our May Barnes & Noble Book Club selection All Adults Here. All Adults Here is a sharp, yet sincere look at how we define our lives and the profound effects we have on those we love most. This deeply fulfilling story of sibling relationships,...
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The B&N Podcast • May 4th ’20 Elizabeth Gilbert on City of Girls
Our guest today is Elizabeth Gilbert, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love here to discuss her latest bestseller City of Girls. With City of Girls, beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater...
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The B&N Podcast • Apr 20th ’20 N.K. Jemisin on The City We Became
Our guest this week is the three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin. She joins us today to discuss her latest novel, The City We Became. A story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City....
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The B&N Podcast • Apr 17th ’20 Monica Hesse on They Went Left
In this episode, we dive into They Went Left, A tour de force historical mystery from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat. They Went Left is also our Barnes & Noble YA Book Club selection for the month of May....
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The B&N Podcast • Apr 13th ’20 Wes Moore on Five Days
Our guest this week is Rhodes Scholar, bestselling author, decorated combat veteran, former White House fellow, and CEO of Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty nonprofits in the nation, Wes Moore. He joins us to talk about his latest book, Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an...
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The B&N Podcast • Apr 10th ’20 Lisa Wingate on The Book of Lost Friends
Our guest today is Lisa Wingate, bestselling author of Before We Were Yours. Lisa joins us to discuss her new historical novel The Book of Lost Friends. A dramatic story of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day...

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