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A group of passengers on a grand,and fortress-like train known as the Trans-Siberian Express set out across a magical landscape known as the “Wastelands.” Can they trust each other even as the rules seem to be changing?

This debut novel uncovers the story of three generations of Black women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. A story of friendships, family secrets, and how history shapes us.

Set around Maine’s Penobscot Reservation, a novel about one man’s family, divided, like the river that separates him from his childhood home. The novel is about belonging, the shifting nature of memory - and bloodlines.

Mo Rocca joined us on June 18, 2024 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest, Roctogenarians.

Doris Kearns Goodwin joined us on June 5, 2024 to discuss her latest book, An Unfinished Love Story.

Law professor and MSNBC analyst Barabara McQuade joined us on March 14th, 2024 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her book Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. Head to https://www.nhpr.org/wnes for more episodes and to sign up for our newsletter!

Heather Cox Richardson joined Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America . Best known for her wildly popular newsletter, Letters from an American , in Democracy Awakening Richardson takes on the current state of affairs in American politics and history. This conversation was recorded live on Septem...

Palahniuk joined Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest novel Not Forever, but For Now . The book traces one notorious family of killers, responsible for some of history’s greatest crimes, and tells the story of the two brothers set to take over the family business. This conversation was recorded live on September 12th, 2023. Please note: Th...

Writers on a New England Stage with Colson Whitehead. Whitehead joined Morning Edition host Rick Ganley on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss his latest novel, Crook Manifesto , the second in a trilogy that began with Harlem Shuffle . Crook Manifesto takes Whitehead’s main character, furniture salesman and fence Ray Carney, into the tumultuous Harlem of the 1970s. This conversation w...

Writers on a New England Stage with Geraldine Brooks. Brooks joined All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa on stage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth to discuss her latest novel Horse - a story of the legendary racehorse Lexington, the enslaved groom who became his companion, a painting traced through history, and America’s unfinished reckoning with racism. This conversation was recorded live on...

Writers on a New England Stage with John Irving, recorded virtually in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Huma Abedin, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Nina Totenberg, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Amor Towles, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Erik Larson, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2022. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Kevin Kwan, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Erin Brockovich, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Paul Krugman, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Diane Rehm, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Rebecca Carroll, recorded virtually in 2021. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with David Blight, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2020. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Malcolm Gladwell, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2019. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Tommy Orange, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2019. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Jared Diamond, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2019. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Writers on a New England Stage with Lidia Bastianich, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2019. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.