Latest Beach reads Podcast Episodes
The Adaptables Podcast — Little Fires Everywhere, Episode 1 with R. Eric Thomas
Read it Forward - March 18, 2020 07:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsThe Adaptables is a podcast from Read it Forward and Penguin Random House that dives into your favorite book-to-screen adaptations. This season, we’re watching the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Join hosts Abbe Wright and Emma Shafer as we interview authors, insiders an...
Episode 52 - Marlon James and The Giver of Stars
Read it Forward - January 08, 2020 14:47 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe chats with author Marlon James about his novel, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, and his new podcast, Marlon and Jake Read Dead People. He tells listeners about his new American citizenship, having a genre novel nominated for a National Book Award, being promiscuous when it comes to writing fiction...
Episode 51 - Holly Whitaker and Green
Read it Forward - December 31, 2019 11:39 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe talks sobriety with Quit Like a Woman author and sober influencer, Holly Whitaker. If you're thinking about doing dry January, or considering the role alcohol plays in your life, this is a must-listen interview. Abbe also chats with psychologist Kelly McGonigal, and author of The Joy of Mo...
Episode 50 - Isabel Allende and Saints for All Occasions
Read it Forward - December 24, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe reviews one book she recently re-read: Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan. She finds that the book definitely holds up to the first time and rediscovers this family of characters all over again. Abbe also sits down with the legendary author Isabel Allende to ...
Episode 50 - Isabel Allende and Saints for All Occasions
Read it Forward - December 24, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe sits down with the legendary author Isabel Allende to discuss the Spanish Civil War, the current refugee crisis, Greta Thunberg, and her latest novel, The Long Petal of the Sea.
Episode 49 - Abbe and Penguin Random House’s CEO, Madeline McIntosh, Share Their Favorite Books of 2019
Read it Forward - December 17, 2019 23:28 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsRecently, Abbe Wright, Read it Forward’s Senior Editor, was invited to be in conversation with Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House to talk about a topic they both love. Books! Specifically, what their favorite reads of 2019 were and what books they’re looking forward to giving to frie...
Episode 48 - Jeff Gordinier and The Glass Hotel
Read it Forward - November 26, 2019 22:15 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe talks tacos and rock star chefs with food critic Jeff Gordinier, who has just published his travelogue-cum-memoir, Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World. The book details the several years he spent following perhaps the best c...
Episode 47 - Elissa Altman and The Editor
Read it Forward - November 20, 2019 20:25 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, author Elissa Altman talks about her memoir Motherland, and her fraught—yet loving—relationship with her own mother. Next, Abbe welcomes fellow podcast host, Alli Hoff Kosik, into the studio to discuss her podcast SSR (Sh*t She Read), as well as re-reading and re-inspecting the...
Episode 46 - Tiffany Jenkins and The Nickel Boys
Read it Forward - November 13, 2019 03:45 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn "What Abbe's Reading," Abbe reviews The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, which was Read it Forward's October Book Club pick. Later, Abbe sits down with comedian and Juggling the Jenkins blogger, Tiffany Jenkins, about her inspiring and harrowing memoir, High Achiever, and why sometimes the t...
Episode 45 - Meg Wolitzer and The Other's Gold
Read it Forward - November 05, 2019 18:26 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe hears from author Meg Wolitzer about her latest book, The Female Persuasion, her mentors (Nora Ephron!), and varying kinds of feminism. Abbe also sits down with novelist Christy Lefteri to talk about the Syrian refugee crisis and how it informs her book, The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Finally, ...
Episode 44 - Neil Patrick Harris and Normal People
Read it Forward - October 29, 2019 04:08 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe chats with actor and author Neil Patrick Harris about magic, Gone Girl, being a bookseller, and the stories he reads with his twins. Oh, and his latest middle-grade series, The Magic Misfits, and his Choose Your Own Autobiography that puts the reader into his life story. She also talks fem...
Episode 43 - Oyinkan Braithwaite and The Swallows
Read it Forward - October 22, 2019 14:38 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsAbbe Wright sits down with Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite to discuss her award-winning novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, about older siblings, and not judging the actions of her characters. Later, Abbe chats with Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse, about setting his book in the undetermi...
Episode 42 - Deepak Chopra and The Bluest Eye
Read it Forward - October 15, 2019 17:40 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn the first episode of the fourth season of the Read it Forward podcast, Abbe interviews Deepak Chopra, M.D., about mindfulness and his latest work, Metahuman. Dr. Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, the founder of the Chopra Foundation...
Episode 41 - Pop Culture Powerhouses Panel with Emily Nussbaum, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Jia Tolentino, and Linda Holmes
Read it Forward - August 12, 2019 21:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this special episode of the Read it Forward podcast, we invite you to listen to a live-stream of the Pop Culture Powerhouses Panel. This recent event brings together four preeminent voices in cultural journalism as they celebrate their hotly anticipated summer books and discuss the ways in wh...
Episode 40 - Beck Dorey-Stein and City of Girls
Read it Forward - August 05, 2019 21:29 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe talks about her summer vacation read, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. Then, she sits down for lots of laughs with author Beck Dorey-Stein to talk about her memoir, From the Corner of the Oval, now out in paperback, Obama, and the power of Craigslist. Finally, Abbe cha...
Episode 39 - Melissa de la Cruz and Trick Mirror
Read it Forward - July 29, 2019 17:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about Trick Mirror, New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino's meditation on culture and her place within it. Then, she sits down with author Melissa de la Cruz about her thriller, The Birthday Girl, and the enduring appeal of the love story between Alexander Hamilton and ...
Episode 38 - Joanne Ramos and The Chelsea Girls
Read it Forward - July 22, 2019 21:18 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: The Chelsea Girls, a brand new work of historical fiction from Fiona Davis, which takes place in the Chelsea Hotel. Then, she sits down with author Joanne Ramos to discuss her debut novel, The Farm, and what, if any, inspiration she dr...
Episode 37 - Jasmine Guillory and How Could She
Read it Forward - July 15, 2019 18:34 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about a great summer read about female friendship, How Could She by Lauren Mechling, which Elle, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan also raved about. Then, she sits down with author Jasmine Guillory to talk romance, diverse heroines, and Michelle Obama, as well as her latest...
Episode 36 - Nic Stone and I Like to Watch
Read it Forward - July 08, 2019 15:16 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe binge-reads I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum, combining her two loves of reading and TV. Then, she sits down with author Nic Stone about her third YA novel, Jackpot, and why it's important to talk to young people about real issues. Finally, Abbe welcomes Evvie Drake Star...
Episode 35 - Riley Sager and Very Nice
Read it Forward - July 01, 2019 15:36 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe raves about Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky, and the love triangle (love square?) that carries the plot. Then, she sits down with author Riley Sager about his latest thriller, Lock Every Door, and his love of scary movies. Finally, Abbe and colleague Amy Brinker talk about a...
Episode 34 - Delia Owens and Educated
Read it Forward - June 24, 2019 13:44 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe, despite being late to the game, raves about Tara Westover's memoir, Educated. Then, she chats and laughs with author Delia Owens about her novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, elephant behavior, and what it was like to meet fellow southern gal, Reese Witherspoon. She even shar...
Episode 33 - Taffy Brodesser-Akner and The New Me
Read it Forward - June 18, 2019 14:34 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe reviews The New Me by Halle Butler, and the book's relatable, albeit unlikeable, protagonist. Then, she sits down with author and journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner about her novel, Fleishman is in Trouble, marriage, and Bradley Cooper. Finally, Abbe and author Camille Perr...
Episode 32 - Dani Shapiro and Next Year in Havana
Read it Forward - June 10, 2019 17:40 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about a work of historical fiction with a dual narrative, Next Year in Havana. Then, she sits down with author Dani Shapiro about her latest memoir, Inheritance, and the power of secrets. Finally, Abbe teams back up with Emma to try and guess celebrity audiobook ...
Episode 31 - Helen Ellis and The Spies of Shilling Lane
Read it Forward - June 05, 2019 21:44 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about a new WWII-set novel, The Spies of Shilling Lane. Then, she sits down with author, professional poker player, and all-around funny gal Helen Ellis about her new book of essays, Southern Lady Code. Southern Lady Code means: if you don’t have something nice to...
Episode 30 - Abby Maslin and Ghosted
Read it Forward - May 29, 2019 13:14 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about the perfect paperback to take to the pool, Ghosted by Rosie Price. Then, she sits down with author Abby Maslin and her husband TC about Abby's memoir, Love You Hard, which details TC's brain injury and the way it changed their marriage. Finally, Abbe chats ...
Episode 29 - Minnie Darke and Something in the Water
Read it Forward - May 20, 2019 16:51 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about the summer thriller she's been enjoying, Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman. Then, she sits down with author Minnie Darke about her novel, Star-Crossed, love, and astrology. Finally, Abbe chats with Sophie and Danielle from the Random House social...
Episode 28 - Nell Freudenberger and Dear Martin
Read it Forward - May 13, 2019 19:03 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about the young adult novel she's been devouring, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, which touches on the Black Lives Matter movement. Then, she sits down with author Nell Freudenberger about her novel, Lost and Wanted, and the physics involved in the plotline. Finally, A...
Episode 27 - Megan Griswold and Gingerbread
Read it Forward - May 06, 2019 16:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe tells us about the fairytale-inspired book she's been reading: Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi. Then, our book correspondent, Emma, sits down with Megan Griswold about her memoir, The Book of Help, which follows her quest for alternative remedies to the pain and problems she'...
Episode 26 - Sophie Kinsella and Daisy Jones & The Six
Read it Forward - April 29, 2019 18:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a uniquely-told novel that is rife with rock 'n roll drama. Then, she sits down with Shopaholic series author Sophie Kinsella about her latest standalone book, I Owe You One. Finally, Abbe ...
Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin and A Gentleman in Moscow
Read it Forward - April 22, 2019 18:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsIn this episode, Abbe talks about what she's been reading: Book club fave A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Then, she sits down with life guru Gretchen Rubin to discuss her latest book, Outer Order, Inner Calm, and how to declutter your life in order to feel better. Spoiler alert: you need ...
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