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A sweeping four-century debut novel that travels from France to Acadia to the bayous of Southern Louisiana. Plus, New York Times literary critic Dwight Garner on today's literary landscape.

An unemployed actress lands her dream job guiding wealthy clients on luxury time-travel tours through history. And on the Book Biz, an unlikely theme night idea that’s sold out Fenway and selling books.

Coming up on NHPR Books is a conversation between NHPR's Rebecca Lavoie and the New Hampshire Book Festival’s keynote speaker and bestselling New Hampshire author, Jodi Picoult. We’ll hear about her latest novel Hollow Bones – a striking reflection on coping with trauma, the lies we tell ourselves, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.

A conversation from Writers on a New England Stage with NHPR's Jackie Harris and NY Times bestselling author, Rebecca F. Kuang. We’ll hear about her newest novel Taipei Story – an intimate story of a Mandarin student, Lily Chen, and her summer in Taiwan. The trip quickly devolves into a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home. Writers on a New England Stag...

New York Times bestselling suspense author Lisa Gardner joins NHPR's Zoe Mitchell to discuss her latest standalone novel, You’ll Be Sorry. We dive into the dark complexities of family, deception, and greed in a town where the past refuses to stay buried.

Join Ariel Lawhon & Julia Barnett at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate conversation about Lawhon's newest historical fiction novel, The Pirate Queen.

Authors on Main brings world-class writers to Concord, N.H. In this episode, beloved author Colson Whitehead visits the Capitol Center for the Arts to sit down with NHPR’s Julia Barnett and discuss the third and final novel in his Harlem trilogy, Cool Machine.

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley, to talk about her book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government

Join Daniel Mason & Rachel Barenbaum at Writers on a New England Stage in NH for an intimate reading and conversation on their creative process and stories.

Authors on Main brings world-class writers to Concord, N.H. In this episode, beloved author Jenny Lawson visits the Capitol Center for the Arts to sit down with NHPR’s Rebecca Lavoie and discuss her latest book, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay. This conversation was recorded live on April 1, 2026.

Some favorite authors offer their suggestions for summer reading, plus host Rachel Barenbaum has some books by New England authors to recommend.

Join novelist Maggie O'Farrell and host Julia Barnett as they discuss the book "Land" on Writers on a New England Stage.

This debut novel is about an itinerant Singaporean ex-con hiding from her past in different countries. And on our Book Biz segment, author Katherine Center reflects on her 20-year publishing career.

The debut novel "Homebound'" features four lives entangled across time by a computer game, saved to a floppy disk in the 1980s. And on our Book Biz segment, how audiobooks are changing publishing.

Harvard historian Jill Lepore joins NHPR’s Hannah McCarthy to discuss her book "These Truths: A History of the United States."

Jenna Bush Hager and Shannon Garvey join NHPR's Rebecca Lavoie on The Music Hall stage in Portsmouth, NH, to discuss Hager's publishing journey and Garvey's debut novel, June Baby.

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley to talk about her book "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government"

An unsettling debut novel blending romance, horror, and fairy tale elements, with nods to Frankenstein, plus in our Book Biz segment, the future of literary criticism.

A viral dystopian romance set in a corrupt surveillance state, following a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son. And on the Book Biz segment, the romance genre as the engine of publishing.

Matt Haig joined NHPR's Jackie Harris at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on June 1 to discuss his book The Midnight Train.

A sweeping family saga that traces the intertwined lives of three generations of women, moving from war-torn Germany and Ireland to coastal Maine.

In this debut novel, we meet a Nigerian-American family set on a crash course towards each other. Plus, on our Book Biz segment, the role of agents in publishing today.

In this romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by vampires, a young woman faces a deadly competition where survival depends on mastering forbidden powers.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout joins NHPR's Casey McDermott to talk about her novel The Things We Never Say.

Through intertwining narratives, the novel follows a cast of characters in Pakistan, taking us from the chaotic cities to lawless feudal countryside. And in the Book Biz segment, how A.I. is affecting publishing.