Episodes

  • Check This Out: In "Retro," Jessica Goldstein creates a luxury time-travel agency

    Check This Out: In "Retro," Jessica Goldstein creates a luxury time-travel agency
    Oct 16 2026
    An unemployed actress lands her dream job guiding wealthy clients on luxury time-travel tours through history. And on the Book Biz, an unlikely theme night idea that’s sold out Fenway and selling books.
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    28 mins
  • Jodi Picoult

    Jodi Picoult
    Oct 6 2026
    Coming up on NHPR Books is a conversation between NHPR's Rebecca Lavoie and the New Hampshire Book Festival’s keynote speaker and bestselling New Hampshire author, Jodi Picoult. We’ll hear about her latest novel Hollow Bones – a striking reflection on coping with trauma, the lies we tell ourselves, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
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    51 mins
  • R.F. Kuang

    R.F. Kuang
    Sep 30 2026
    A conversation from Writers on a New England Stage with NHPR's Jackie Harris and NY Times bestselling author, Rebecca F. Kuang. We’ll hear about her newest novel Taipei Story – an intimate story of a Mandarin student, Lily Chen, and her summer in Taiwan. The trip quickly devolves into a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home. Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth. This conversation was recorded live at the Music Hall on September 21st, 2026.
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    51 mins
  • Lisa Gardner

    Lisa Gardner
    Sep 22 2026
    New York Times bestselling suspense author Lisa Gardner joins NHPR's Zoe Mitchell to discuss her latest standalone novel, You’ll Be Sorry. We dive into the dark complexities of family, deception, and greed in a town where the past refuses to stay buried.
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    51 mins
  • Writers on a New England Stage: Ariel Lawhon

    Writers on a New England Stage: Ariel Lawhon
    Sep 17 2026
    Join Ariel Lawhon & Julia Barnett at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate conversation about Lawhon's newest historical fiction novel, The Pirate Queen.
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    51 mins
  • Daniel Mason

    Daniel Mason
    Jul 14 2026
    Join Daniel Mason & Rachel Barenbaum at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate reading and conversation on their creative process and stories.
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    51 mins
  • Maggie O'Farrell

    Maggie O'Farrell
    Jun 26 2026
    Join novelist Maggie O'Farrell and host Julia Barnett as they discuss the book "Land" on Writers on a New England Stage.
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    51 mins
  • Barbara McQuade - The Fix

    Barbara McQuade - The Fix
    Aug 13 2026
    Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley, to talk about her book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
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    51 mins