The Public Library with Helen Little

Helen Little and Hannah Orenstein discuss her debut novel, "Playing With Matches." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE INTERMISSION offers readers a tightly-wrought “he said, she said” portrait of a relationship, where neither party is quite as innocent as we first think. Readers will find themselves riveted by this thought-provoking story that ponders how much we know – and how much we should want to know – about the people we love the most. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Father-daughter duo Douglas and Bailey Harris just released the second book in their Stardust Science series: Stardust Explores the Solar System. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Poeppel discusses her new book "Limelight" with Helen Little. "Limelight" follows Allison Brinkley—wife, mother, and former unflappable optimist— as she discovers that a carefully weighed decision to pack up and move her family from suburban Dallas to the glittery chaos of Manhattan may have been more complicated than she and her husband initially thought. Allison learns that New York is unrul...

When a young widow's reclusive life in a charming beach town is interrupted by a surprise visitor, she is forced to reckon with dark secrets about her family, her late husband, and the past she tried to leave behind. Jamie Brenner talks her sophomore novel, the inspiration behind it, and more with Helen Little. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cleo Wade is being called "the voice of a generation blending positivity with arresting honesty to inspire people of all ages." With her new book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life, she's poured her spiritually and poetically infused wisdom into an accessible book you won't want to be without. With Cleo's practical and relatable advice for everyday life, each page will leave you feeling e...

David Burr Gerrard talks with Helen Little about his novel The Epiphany Machine, which is about junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users’ forearms. Venter Lowood decides to give the epiphany machine a try and his experience changes everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was killed by an Oakland police officer. He's been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks ever since. Now in his junior year of High School, Moss and his friends find themselves being treated like criminals by the Oakland police in their own school. When they decide to push back against the discrimination, their lives change in ways they couldn't have imagi...

Carrie Kerpen talks about her book Work It, which is an empowering career guide featuring bold advice from 50 high-profile women on how to succeed in work, leadership and life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helen Little talks to Dara Horn about her epic novel "Eternal Life," which tells the story of an immortal woman named Rachel. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, she's tried everything to free herself, and only one other person in the world understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her...

Lorraine Massey speaks with Helen Little about her book Silver Hair : A Handbook and why she decided to stop covering her natural, silver hair hair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin Forbes is still in her teens, but she's already published two books in her epic Fire & Ice fantasy series. Erin talked to our host Helen Little about writing at a such a young age, as well as where her series is headed next! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi sat down with Helen Little to discuss her debut novel Call Me Zebra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. Amber has a plan to infiltrate Daphne's life, which is only the beginning of a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne’s closest confidan...

Sukey & Elizabeth Novogratz wrote the life changing meditation guide book Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don't. On this episode of The Public Library with Helen Little podcast they talk about the inspiration behind the book, as well as how meditation has changed their own lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Renee Shafransky's Tips for Living, Nora Glasser flees NYC after discovering her husband's infidelity. When her ex husband and his new family move to the small seaside town Nora has made home, all of the hurt, jealousy, and anger resurface. So it's not surprise that Nora becomes the main suspect after he's murdered.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruby Karp is 17-years-old, a senior in high school, and just released her first book. Earth Hates Me is a book for teenagers by a teenager. Ruby captures what it's like to grow up in the first generation with social media, as well as how to deal with serious issues like how rape is talked about in classrooms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? Chloe Benjamin expertly explores how four different people answer this question in her sophomore novel The Immortalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Van Patten talks about his novel "Killer Genius," which follows an assassin as she aims to take out racists, sexists, uneducated bullies, and even career criminals in order to create a new world order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolyn Murnick opens up about the tragic murder of her childhood best friend Ashley, why she decided to write about it, and the deep, unforgettable bonds forged in girlhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Khary Lazarre-White talks to Helen Little about his stunning novel "Passage," which follows Warrior, a young black man, as he navigates snowy winter streets of Harlem and Brooklyn in 1993. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LA Smith images an alternate reality where a Fukushima-scale nuclear meltdown happened only a few dozen miles from New York City. Fukushima on the Hudson is a fictional, eco-political thriller based on a very real threat to the city of New York and the United States as a whole. He talks to Helen Little about his masterful thriller and more on this episode of The Public Library. See omnystudio.com/...

Caitlin Brodnick opens up about why she needed to write about her experience getting a preemptive mastectomy, having the BRCA gene, and how comedy helped her deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laurie Gelman talks about her laugh-out-loud-funny debut novel "Class Mom," jumping from broadcast journalism to being an author, and spills details on her highly anticipated follow up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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