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Podcast #221 – Charlotte Jacobs

90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey, published by Potomac Books this month, is this author’s biography of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow—a passionate Japanese individual whose lifelong endeavors helped safeguard mankind. Jacobs is a

June 12, 2025 24:01 Speakers: Charlotte Jacobs, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #220 – Prathibha Kanakamedala

Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough is this author’s first full-length book. It was published by New York University Press in September 2024. Originally from Liverpool, England, Kanakamedala is a public

June 4, 2025 29:21 Speakers: Eric K. Washington, Prathibha Kanakamedala

Podcast #219 – Alex Beam

In Wallace Stegner: Dean of Western Writers, published by Signature Books in February 2025, this longtime Boston Globe columnist and author takes readers on a brisk and riveting journey through Stegner’s life and complicated legacy. As one of the most di

May 30, 2025 27:16 Speakers: Alex Beam, John A. Farrell

Podcast #218 – Adam Plunkett

Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost’s Poetry is literary critic Adam Plunkett’s first biography. His exploration of the life and creativity of one of America’s favorite 20th-century poets was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in February 2025. P

May 22, 2025 28:19 Speakers: Adam Plunkett, Heather Clark

Podcast #217 – David Levering Lewis

In this special episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, National Humanities Medal recipient, and New York University history professor emeritus David Levering Lewis discusses his latest book—a sweeping exploration of his own family history. The Stained G

May 15, 2025 46:11 Speakers: David Levering Lewis, John A. Farrell

Podcast #216 – Janice Engel

This award-winning filmmaker, showrunner and Academy of Art University professor, talks about her documentary film, Raise HELL: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and won the Audience Award at SXSW, alon

May 8, 2025 20:37 Speakers: Janice Engel, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #215 – Caitlin Cass and Lisa Napoli

These authors talk about a few of the different forms of biography. Caitlin Cass’s graphic book, Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., was named a Best Art Book of 2024 by Hyperallergic. Since 2009, Cass has s

May 2, 2025 34:28 Speakers: Caitlin Cass, Jennifer Skoog, Lisa Napoli

Podcast #214 – Steve Paul

Photo: Julie Denesha As the president of the Biographers International Organization, Steve Paul talks about the organization’s exciting new initiatives in 2025 and beyond. Paul spent more than 40 years in daily journalism and now, as an independent schol

April 24, 2025 21:45 Speakers: Jennifer Skoog, Steve Paul

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