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CAROL EDGARIAN on VERA
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - July 18, 2021 03:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 gl...
VIET THANH NGUYEN on THE COMMITTED
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - June 22, 2021 17:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 Pu...
ANNA SOLOMON on THE BOOK OF V.
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - May 30, 2021 18:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 an...
KILEY REID on SUCH A FUN AGE
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - May 04, 2021 07:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 J...
JANELLE BROWN on PRETTY THINGS
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - April 06, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 ...
YAA GYASI on TRANSCENDENT KINDOM
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - March 15, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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...
LISA SEE on THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - March 01, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 f...
LILY KING on WRITERS AND LOVERS
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - February 16, 2021 19:31 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 pub...
INAUGURAL POET RICHARD BLANCO
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - February 08, 2021 00:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe 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...
AYAD AKHTAR on HOMELAND ELEGIES
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - December 02, 2020 21:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAn 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 deep...
MARGOT LIVESEY on THE BOY IN THE FIELD
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - November 09, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 proc...
NICK HORNBY on JUST LIKE YOU
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - October 13, 2020 05:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAn 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
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - September 09, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAn 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...
BRIT BENNETT on THE VANISHING HALF
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - August 29, 2020 01:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAn 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 pas...
LIZ MOORE on LONG BRIGHT RIVER
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - April 19, 2020 05:10 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 d...
SUSAN ORLEAN on THE LIBRARY BOOK
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - November 15, 2019 20:55 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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...
LAILA LALAMI on THE OTHER AMERICANS
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - October 31, 2019 05:12 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 he...
WHITNEY SCHARER on THE AGE OF LIGHT
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - June 23, 2019 23:50 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 cove...
PAULA MCLAIN on LOVE AND RUIN
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - May 31, 2019 00:59 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 ...
MEDICI PRIZE WINNER MIN JIN LEE on PACHINKO
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - March 14, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 ...
DANI SHAPIRO on INHERITANCE: A MEMOIR OF GENEALOGY, PATERNITY, AND LOVE
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - February 15, 2019 23:53 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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...
RACHEL KUSHNER on THE MARS ROOM
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - November 25, 2018 17:45 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 indi...
LAUREN GROFF on FLORIDA
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - September 10, 2018 16:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 read...
MARK SARVAS on MEMENTO PARK
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - May 22, 2018 04:48 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 ...
MEG WOLITZER on THE FEMALE PERSUASION
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - April 22, 2018 19:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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...
MOSHIN HAMID on EXIT WEST
Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - April 13, 2018 03:59 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 A...
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