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#183 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

On this episode, we discuss our June 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, an award-winning coming-of-age story about Lily, a teenage girl exploring her sexuali

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Mental Cellophane

Jeff and Rebecca talk about “the book of the year,” Barnes & Noble and TikTok collaborating, follow up on book censorship stories, and more.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The

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A Novel About Brilliant Young Game Designers

Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” is set in the world of video game design, and follows two friends named Sadie and Sam as they collaborate on what becomes a very su

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BFRH 2022 07 01: Target: Terror; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 14. Video at baen.com/podc

Michael Z. Williamson talks military thriller omnibus Target: Terror and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 14. View the podcast in video form at

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A Feather in the Trap

Jenn Northington joins Jeff to talk about a sweeping New York Times piece on diversity in publishing, the most popular GoodReads books of the moment, and how much Americans do and do not read books.Fo

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Sensing the World Anew Through Other Species

Ed Yong’s new book, “An Immense World,” urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience their

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#182 - June 2022 Book News

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our June 2022 mid-month check-in, and maybe get a little heated about what a certain white dude said

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Title: BFRH 2022 06 24: Into the Real; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 13. Video at baen.co

John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer talk Into the Real and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 13. View the podcast in video form at

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The Implied Headline

Rebecca is joined by Book Riot’s managing editor, Vanessa Diaz, while Jeff is on vacation. They discuss the relaunch of MTV Books, James Patterson’s hot take on racism, and more.Follow the podcast via

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Jackie, Before Marrying Jack

Elisabeth Egan, an editor at the Book Review, curates our Group Text column — a monthly choice of a book that she feels is particularly well suited to book clubs and their discussions. On this week’s

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BFRH 2022 06 17: Robosoldiers: Thank You for Your Servos; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 1

Sean C.W. Korsgaard talks to editor Stephen Lawson and contributors Sean Patrick Hazlett, Monalisa Foster, and Phillip Kramer about new anthology Robosoldiers: Thank You for Your Servos and Cobra by T

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#181 - Author Chat w/ Joseph Han

On this episode, author Joseph Han joins us to chat about his debut novel Nuclear Family, a story about a Korean American family that runs a plate lunch diner in Hawaii, and the ghosts that haunt them

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Two Questions and a Comment

Jeff and Rebecca talk about Barnes & Noble’s picks for the best books of the year so far, Spotify coming for audiobooks, the quiet end of Oprah’s Book Club on AppleTV, Tiny Beautiful Things being adap

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Tom Perrotta on the Return of Tracy Flick

Few fictional characters in recent decades have been as intensely discussed as Tracy Flick. The ambitious teenage protagonist of Tom Perrotta’s novel “Election” (1998) and the ensuing film adaptation,

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BFRH 2022 06 10: Mercedes Lackey Career Celebration; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 11 Vid

We celebrate the career, works, and legacy of Mercedes Lackey; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 10. View the podcast in video form at

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#180 - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

On this episode, we discuss our May 2022 pick is Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, a story about 5 Chinese American college students who form a heist crew to steal back stolen Chinese art from weste

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I’ve Got No Animal Paraphernalia

Jeff and Rebecca discuss the results of their summer preview draft, go through a bunch of listener feedback, talk about a cookbook being adapted for the screen, a huge study of bookselling patterns on

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One Island, Two Men and Lots of Big Questions

Karen Jennings’s novel “An Island,” which was on the longlist for the Booker Prize in 2021, is set on a fictional unnamed island off the coast of Africa, where a man named Samuel has worked as a light

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BFRH 2022 06 03: D.J. Butler discusses new Star Kingdom se-ries entry A New Clan with autho

D.J. Butler discusses new Star Kingdom series entry A New Clan with authors David Weber and Jane Lindskold, part two; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 10. View the podcast in video form at baen.com/pod

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Playing by the Ruled

Jeff and Rebecca talk about book sales, Amazon’s new book club, the bookstore of the year, recent reading, and more.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found

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Remembering the Great Stewardess Rebellion’

With current-day labor movements at Amazon, Starbucks and other big employers in the news, Nell McShane Wulfhart is on the podcast this week to discuss her new book about a vivid moment in labor histo

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BFRH 2022 05 27: D.J. Butler discusses new Star Kingdom se-ries entry A New Clan with autho

D.J. Butler discusses new Star Kingdom series entry A New Clan with authors David Weber and Jane Lindskold; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 9. View the podcast in video form at

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From Talk Easy: Jennifer Egan on Writing Through Time

Today we're sharing a special preview of a podcast we've been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites a

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#179 - Author Chat w/ Grace K. Shim

On this episode, we chat with another member of the infamous kimchingoos, this time with author Grace K. Shim about her debut novel, The Noh Family, a story about a Korean American girl who discover

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Foley Artist on Mars

Jeff and Rebecca talk about a striking attempt to sue Barnes & Noble for obscenity and pornography, admit we were wrong but for dumb reasons, talk about a hero of the week, and more.Follow the podcast

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Brian Morton on Tasha: A Son’s Memoir’

Brian Morton, an accomplished novelist, has turned to nonfiction for the first time in his new book, “Tasha: A Son’s Memoir.” On this week’s podcast, he discusses his mother’s life, the difficulties i

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BFRH 2022 05 20: Josh Hayes and Toni Weisskopf discuss The City Who Fought; and Cobra by Ti

Josh Hayes and Toni Weisskopf discuss The City Who Fought by Anne McCaffrey and S.M. Stirling;and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 8. View the podcast in video form at

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#178 - May 2022 Book News

On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our May 2022 mid-month check-in!New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news:Ila Nguyen-Hay

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Manga Eyes of Desire

Jeff and Rebecca talk about the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes, the reMarkable 2….tablet?, recent reading, and more.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. The show can also be found on Stitche

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John Waters Talks About His First Novel

The filmmaker, artist, author and general cultural icon John Waters visits the podcast this week to talk about his first novel, “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance.” The book features three generations of

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BFRH 2022 05 13: D.J. Butler on Abbott in Darkness; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 7 Video

D.J. Butler sits down with podcast host David Afsharirad to dis-cuss his latest novel, Abbott in Darkness; and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 7. View the podcast in video form at

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#177 - Author Chat w/ Vanessa Hua

Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” is set in the world of video game design, and follows two friends named Sadie and Sam as they collaborate on what becomes a very su3