Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBeyond the Book is presented by Literary Affairs a literary lifestyle company that has been promoting great literature and fostering a community of book lovers for two decades. Beyond the Book offers book club style salons with best-selling and literary debut authors, literary talks on classic novels, professionally facilitated book groups, panel discussions and cultural conversations related to current books. Each audio or video episode is curated by Literary Affairs founder and leader Julie Robinson to inspire thoughtful conversations and continue our mission of bringing together readers and writers. We know that we are not alone in feeling that reading books enriches our lives, deepens our humanity and helps us better understand and have compassion for the world we live in. With Beyond the Book podcasts you don’t just have to read a book you can experience it along with us.
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Episodes
CAROL EDGARIAN on VERA
July 18, 2021 03:22 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Carol Edgarian was recorded at an online Books & Bathrobes event in April 2021. The in-depth book club style discussion about her most recent novel Vera is an exploration of the aftermath of a catastrophe as we ourselves are emerging from the isolation of a global pandemic. Julie Robinson and Carol talk about the overarching themes of home, of being the outsider and survival.
VIET THANH NGUYEN on THE COMMITTED
June 22, 2021 17:53 - 1 hour - 137 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen was recorded in April 2021 at an online Books & Bathrobes event to benefit Stop AAPI Hate. The in-depth book club style conversation about The Committed was a wonderful continuation of the discussion Julie Robinson had with Viet about his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Sympathizer. Readers will appreciate the insight into the continued confessional writing of his unnamed narrator, the long term cost of colonialism on individuals and c...
ANNA SOLOMON on THE BOOK OF V.
May 30, 2021 18:21 - 1 hour - 127 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Anna Solomon was recorded in May 2020 at an online Books & Bathrobes event. In celebration of the paperback release, we are sharing this conversation about The Book of V. Read the book, then enjoy this in depth book club-style conversation with Anna Solomon and Julie Robinson.
KILEY REID on SUCH A FUN AGE
May 04, 2021 07:20 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Kiley Reid was recorded in May 2020 at an online Books & Bathrobes event. In celebration of the paperback release, we are sharing this conversation about Such a Fun Age. Read the book, then enjoy this in depth book club-style conversation with Kiley Reid and Julie Robinson.
JANELLE BROWN on PRETTY THINGS
April 06, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 130 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Janelle Brown was recorded in May 2020 at an online Books & Bathrobes event. In celebration of the paperback release, we are sharing this conversation about Pretty Things. Read the book, then enjoy this in depth book club-style conversation with Janelle Brown and Julie Robinson.
YAA GYASI on TRANSCENDENT KINDOM
March 15, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn this episode we welcomed back Medici Book Club Prize winner Yaa Gyasi to discuss her latest novel Transcendent Kingdom. In this book club style conversation, Yaa talks about the shifts she had to make to create a completely different novel from her debut. She also told us what she read before and during the writing process that impacted her craft and how she approached race, culture and geography in her work.
LISA SEE on THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN
March 01, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour - 122 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Lisa See was recorded April 2020 at an online Books & Bathrobes event. In celebration of Women’s History Month we are publishing Lisa’s discussion about The Island of Sea Women. The in depth book club-style conversation with Julie Robinson focused on female friendships, loss, resilience and forgiveness.
LILY KING on WRITERS AND LOVERS
February 16, 2021 19:31 - 55 minutes - 102 MBThis Beyond the Book interview with Lily King was recorded at our first online Books & Bathrobes event. Lily discussed her novel Writers and Lovers in an in depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson. We are releasing this fun and informative talk in celebration of the paperback publication of Writers and Lovers. We know it will appeal to writers, readers and lovers alike as we are still experiencing life in a pandemic.
INAUGURAL POET RICHARD BLANCO
February 08, 2021 00:19 - 1 hour - 165 MBWe ended our conversation last April hoping for another inaugural poet to speak to our nation and we were gifted with that and more. In celebration we are releasing our private America’s Food Fund fundraising event, with inaugural poet Richard Blanco in conversation with Julie Robinson, talking all things poetry and inclusive of poetry readings by Blanco.
AYAD AKHTAR on HOMELAND ELEGIES
December 02, 2020 21:17 - 1 hour - 166 MBAn online Books & Bathrobes conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar about his novel Homeland Elegies. In this in-depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson, Ayad discusses his delight in heightened language and takes us through this fascinating, brilliant and deeply personal novel and how it reflects the post 9/11 American landscape.
MARGOT LIVESEY on THE BOY IN THE FIELD
November 09, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour - 155 MBA Beyond the Book interview with the always charming Margot Livesey recorded at an online Books & Bathrobes event. Margot discussed her novel The Boy in the Field in an in depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson. Margot gave a lot of insight into her characters, her writing process, and her luminous body of work.
NICK HORNBY on JUST LIKE YOU
October 13, 2020 05:55 - 1 hour - 154 MBAn online Books & Bathrobes conversation with international best selling author Nick Hornby about his novel Just Like You. This conversation with Julie Robinson and Nick Hornby is insightful, interesting, and just plain fun.
COLUM MCCANN on APEIROGON
September 09, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour - 160 MBAn online Books & Bathrobes conversation with Colum McCann about his New York Times bestselling and Booker Prize shortlisted novel Apeirogon. In this in-depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson, Colum discussed visiting the Middle-East, meeting Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan, and how their shared grief and friendship led to him creating this unique hybrid of fact and fiction.
BRIT BENNETT on THE VANISHING HALF
August 29, 2020 01:33 - 1 hour - 150 MBAn online Books & Bathrobes conversation with Brit Bennett about her New York Times and L.A. Times bestselling novel The Vanishing Half. In this in-depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson, Brit discussed colorism, mother-daughter relationships, the bonds of sisterhood, and the past and contemporary representation of racial constructs in America.
LIZ MOORE on LONG BRIGHT RIVER
April 19, 2020 05:10 - 50 minutes - 93 MBA Beyond the Book interview with Liz Moore recorded live at a Books and Breakfast event in Beverly Hills. Liz Moore discussed her New York Times best-selling literary thriller Long Bright River in an in depth book club style conversation with Julie Robinson. Liz gave a lot of insight into the development of her characters, overarching themes, and the impact of our nation wide opioid epidemic on families, individuals, and the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.
SUSAN ORLEAN on THE LIBRARY BOOK
November 15, 2019 20:55 - 56 minutes - 104 MBA Beyond the Book interview with Susan Orlean recorded live as a fundraiser for The Friends of The Beverly Hills Public Library. This is a freewheeling conversation between Julie Robinson and Susan Orlean about her bestselling work, The Library Book. Her book has touched many hearts and minds as all readers have a deep history with our public libraries. Susan Orlean expanded on the stories in her book and her own experiences as a daughter, mother, reader, writer, and journalist.
LAILA LALAMI on THE OTHER AMERICANS
October 31, 2019 05:12 - 55 minutes - 102 MBA Beyond the Book conversation with Laila Lalami recorded live at Koutoubia, a Moroccan restaurant in Los Angeles. Julie Robinson and Laila Lalami discussed with a book club audience her acclaimed novel The Other Americans. Laila offers a great deal of insight into the far-reaching themes in her novel, the architecture required to balance her multiple narrative threads and the importance of minority voices being heard. It was recorded in May 2019.
WHITNEY SCHARER on THE AGE OF LIGHT
June 23, 2019 23:50 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBThis very special Beyond the Book conversation with Whitney Scharer was recorded live at ROSEGALLERY in Santa Monica, California. Julie Robinson and Whitney Scharer engaged in a book club style discussion about Whitney's novel, The Age of Light, followed by a brief Q & A. Their conversation covered Lee Miller's life and photography of course but also food, art, and love. Recorded live April 2019.
PAULA MCLAIN on LOVE AND RUIN
May 31, 2019 00:59 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBA Beyond the Book interview with Paula McLain recorded live at The Literary Escape at Miraval Tucson. Paula McLain and Julie Robinson talked to a book club audience about Paula’s latest novel Love and Ruin, that led to a conversation about The Paris Wife, Martha Gellhorn and of course lots and lots about Ernest Hemingway. It was recorded in March 2019.
MEDICI PRIZE WINNER MIN JIN LEE on PACHINKO
March 14, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBA Beyond the Book interview with Min Jin Lee recorded live at The Beverly Hills Literary Escape. Min Jin Lee’s novel Pachinko was awarded the 2018 Medici Book Club Prize and she joined Julie Robinson on stage for a freewheeling book club style conversation about her novel, libraries, books and more. This is the first in a series of podcasts from the yearly book festival to be released. It was recorded on November 3, 2018.
DANI SHAPIRO on INHERITANCE: A MEMOIR OF GENEALOGY, PATERNITY, AND LOVE
February 15, 2019 23:53 - 58 minutes - 47 MBA very special Beyond the Book Conversation recorded Live with Dani Shapiro about her memoir Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson sat down with her friend Dani Shapiro for an intimate book club discussion about her memoir, her writing life, identity, and family secrets. Our Beyond the Book podcast is the full live and in-depth conversation, that took place at our exclusive Books & Breakfast event on February 12, 2019.
RACHEL KUSHNER on THE MARS ROOM
November 25, 2018 17:45 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBA Literary Affairs Beyond the Book Conversation with Rachel Kushner about her most recent novel The Mars Room. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson called Rachel Kushner for a book club style discussion about her novel. This Beyond the Book podcast is the full in-depth conversation, we hope individual readers and book clubs enjoy.
LAUREN GROFF on FLORIDA
September 10, 2018 16:46 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBA Beyond the Book Conversation with Lauren Groff about her most recent short story collection Florida. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson called Lauren Groff for a book club style discussion about her book. This Beyond the Book podcast is the full in-depth conversation, we hope individual readers and book clubs enjoy.
MARK SARVAS on MEMENTO PARK
May 22, 2018 04:48 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBA Beyond the Book Conversation with Mark Sarvas about his novel Memento Park. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson sat down with Mark Sarvas for an intimate book club discussion about his novel answering a lot of the questions that were discussed in many of our Literary Affairs book clubs. Our Beyond the Book podcast is the opening of an hour long in-depth conversation, that took place in the hip bar at the Hotel Bel-Air, and was followed by a Q&A with the audience.
MEG WOLITZER on THE FEMALE PERSUASION
April 22, 2018 19:27 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBA Beyond the Book Conversation with NYT best-selling author Meg Wolitzer about her most recent novel The Female Persuasion. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson sat down with Meg Wolitzer for an intimate book club discussion that takes readers beyond the headlines surrounding the release as they discuss female friendships, coming of age, mentors, sexuality, power, and ambition. Their in depth discussion about the book is followed by a Q&A.
MOSHIN HAMID on EXIT WEST
April 13, 2018 03:59 - 24 minutes - 19.2 MBA Beyond the Book Conversation with Mohsin Hamid about his internationally acclaimed novel Exit West. Literary Affairs own Julie Robinson sat down with Mohsin Hamid for an intimate book club discussion about his novel answering a lot of the questions that were discussed in many of our Literary Affairs book clubs. Highlights included the genesis of some of the beautiful passages in the novel, how he differentiated his story from other migrant stories, love, parenting, and maintaining hope in ...