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Playwright and podcaster Janielle Kastner on C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair, a winter literature party for the books and finding her meaningful narrative resolution. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin, as well as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. You can listen to Janielle's podcast, Untitled Dad Project, here.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Dani Shapiro on Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, growing up as an Orthodox Jew and writing from trauma. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume, the Book of Ruth from the Hebrew Bible, The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Inheritance by Dani Shapiro.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Novelist Cherise Wolas on John Berger's Portraits, visiting museums, and finding her way back to writing. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcast Case Closed, and the brand-new audiobook The Last Book Party from Macmillan Audio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back at the Book Expo America for a live panel filled with candid conversation. Will sits down with authors Aarti Shahani, Stephen Chbosky and Nicole Dennis-Benn to discuss a book that changed their lives, as well as their own works. For more great stories from Macmillan Podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at http://bit.ly/mpnnewsletter.  -- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and activist Larry Kramer on D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love, the merits of rereading, and the best advice he's ever had. To learn more about the books we've mentioned in this week's episode, check out The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence, and The Normal Heart and The American People by Larry Kramer. A remastered version of the film Women in Love is available on The Criterion Collection. --You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. This episode is sponsored by the podcasts The Thing About France and Start with This, and the book The Escape Room Megan Goldin (bit.ly/readescaperoom)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Hanna Rosin on Gay Talese's Thy Neighbor's Wife, the joy of debate, and learning how to be an American. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Howard's End by E.M. Forster,  The End of Men and God's Harvard by Hanna Rosin, the Sweet Valley High series, and Thy Neighbor's Wife by Gay Talese. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Book Foundation Executive Director Lisa Lucas on Robert Caro's The Power Broker, her political awakening, and the power of knowing. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes,  the Bunnicula series, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg, and The Power Broker by Robert Caro. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesswoman and philanthropist Melinda Gates on James Baraz's Awakening Joy, spirituality, and the books that come into our lives later — and put everything into perspective. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, The Moment of Liftby Melinda Gates, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretby Judy Blume, Awakening Joyby James Baraz, and The Book of Awakeningby Mark Nepo. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Keith Gessen on Saul Bellow's Humboldt's Gift, Russian literature, and figuring out which stories to tell. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out All the Sad Young Literary Menand A Terrible Countryby Keith Gessen, War and Peaceby Leo Tolstoy, Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace, and Humboldt's Giftby Saul Bellow. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and editor Veronica Chambers on Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits, demanding a better education, and the power of family lore. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out The Exorcistby William Peter Blatty, Queen Beyand Mama's Girlby Veronica Chambers, and The House of the Spiritsby Isabel Allende. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and Dirty Tips network, and the Start Doing collection from Macmillan Audio. For more great stories from Macmillan Podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at http://bit.ly/mpnnewsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s a podcast recommendation for you: LeVar Burton Reads. Experience the best short fiction, handpicked and narrated by the world’s most legendary storyteller. Let host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Roots, Star Trek) transport you to unknown worldsthrough immersive soundscapes and unmatched narration as he tells stories fromauthors like Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Octavia Butler, Ray Bradbury and more.Hear all-new Season 4 episodes on Apple Podcasts now. applepodcasts.com/levarLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're bringing you a different kind of episode: a live panel that we taped at the Book Expo of America last summer. Will sat down with Wayetu Moore, Leigh Bardugo, and Rich Benjamin about the books that changed their lives. Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and Dirty Tips network. For more great stories from Macmillan Podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at http://bit.ly/mpnnewsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Julie Buntin on Lorrie Moore’s Who Will Run The Frog Hospital, her rebellious youth, and the magnitude of girlhood friendships. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out As Meat Love Salt by Maria McCann, The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt, Who Will Run The Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore, and Marlena by Julie Buntin.You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub.Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and Dirty Tips network. For more great stories from Macmillan Podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at http://bit.ly/mpnnewsletter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Evan Ratliff on Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels, his love of mysteries, and the future of longform journalism. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasby Hunter S. Thompson, The Mastermindby Evan Ratliff, theHardy Boysseries, the Dragonlance Chroniclesby Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, There Are No Children Hereby Alex Kotlowitz, and Hell's Angelsby Hunter S. Thompson. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and Dirty Tips network, and the Start Doing collection from Macmillan Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Maris Kreizman on Elizabeth McCracken's The Giant's House, the publishing industry, and gut feelings. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary, the Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal, The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken, and Slaughterhouse 90210 by Maris Kreizman. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcasts Literary Salon and Grammar Girl, and the Start Doing collection from Macmillan Audio.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and director Peter Hedges on Daniel J. Boorstin's The Image, writing What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and the power of books in our darkest moments. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver, An Ocean in Iowa and What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, and Daniel J. Boorstin's The Image. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcast Get Booked, and the Start Doing collection and Nine Perfect Strangers from Macmillan Audio.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Illustrator Mari Andrew on Maira Kalman’s The Principles of Uncertainty, her new memoir, and the beauty of ordinary things. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Warrior Cats by Erin Hunter, Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman, and Am I There Yet? by Mari Andrew. Check out the podcast Grammar Girl, and the audiobook for Nine Perfect Strangers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NPR host Sam Sanders on Danzy Senna’s New People, the 2016 election, and how people can surprise us — if we let them. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, New People by Danzy Senna, and Animal Farm by George Orwell. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcasts Better at Everything and Grammar Girl, and the audiobook for Nine Perfect Strangers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Academy Award winner Jodie Foster on J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey, her career, and finding your tribe. To learn more about the books we've mentioned in this week's episode, check out The Ice Storm by Rick Moody, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcasts Better at Everything and Grammar Girl, and the audiobook for Nine Perfect Strangers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodreads co-founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, her high school ballerina days, and the lessons she carried — and continues to carry — with her. To learn more about the books we've mentioned in this week's episode, check out Heidi by Johanna Spyri, The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, and Dune by Frank Herbert. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the podcasts Grammar Girl and Case Closed, and the audiobook for A Well Behaved Woman.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices