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Bookin’

Jason Jefferies

Author interviews and book discussion with host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Page 158 Books.

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255--Bookin’ w/ Christine Lai

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2023/09/25

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Christine Lai, who discusses her new novel Landscapes, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio. Topics of discussion include novels about art, what you can learn about a character based on their attitude towards another character's art (through the lens of Nabokov's Pale Fire), whether a critic can ever become a part of the art they are criticizing, Penelope as a name in literature, documentation, climate fiction, capitalism and possession,

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254--Bookin’ w/ Nathan Hill

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2023/09/18

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Nathan Hill, bestselling author of The Nix, who discusses his new novel Wellness, which is published by our friends at Alfred A. Knopf. Topics of discussion include Florida, voyeurism, neckties as a positive or negative, present day internet vs. internet 1.0, hypertext literature, video games, reality vs. the ideal, Kidz Bop, Minecraft, truthiness, and much more. Copies of Wellness can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore

34:31

253--Bookin’ w/ Adam Bessie

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2023/09/11

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Adam Bessie, author of Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey, which is published by our friends at Seven Stories Press and The Censored Press. Topics of conversation include teaching in the COVID-era, the education system as a waterway, surviving brain cancer, the Matrix, Literature of the Apocalypse, the state of public education, and much more. Copies of Going Remote can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

26:52

252--Bookin’ w/ Chuck Palahniuk

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2023/09/04

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back New York Times bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk, who discusses his new novel Not Forever, But For Now, which is published by our friends at Simon & Schuster. Topics of discussion include book tours, changing publishers, shock value, punk rock, nature films, kangaroos, Portland, OR, Amy Hempel, Winnie the Pooh, serial killers as pen pals, Pericles and Agamemnon, Kurt Cobain and Jonestown, and much more. Copies of Not Forever, But For Now can be

33:47

251--Bookin’ w/ Hugh Hodges

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2023/08/28

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Hugh Hodges, author of The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes, which is published by our friends at PM Press. Topics of conversation include Bob Marley, music as a unifier, Margaret Thatcher, the BBC, Donald Trump, Heaven 17, mixed tapes, Chumbawamba, Rage Against the Machine, and much more. Copies of The Fascist Groove Thing can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

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250--Bookin’ w/ Sarah Rose Etter

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2023/08/21

This week is Bookin's 250th episode! Host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning & bestselling author Sarah Rose Etter, who discusses her new novel Ripe, which is published by our friends at Scribner. Topics of conversation include moving, the smell of a train in San Francisco, class divides, tech industry Believers, screen time, Voyager, parental relationships, black holes, panic attacks, religion, abortions, and more. Copies of Ripe can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of

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249--Bookin’ w/ Stephen Markley

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2023/08/14

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Stephen Markley, who discusses his new novel The Deluge, which is published by our friends at Simon and Schuster. Topics of discussion include remarkable reading experiences, methane hydrates, Easter as a "lesser holiday", text abuse, LOST, audiobooks, Tom Cruise, using Blood Meridian to pick up dates, Tinder, Opie, Kanye West, Nikola Jokic, and much more. Copies of The Deluge can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

36:09

248--Bookin’ w/ Ben Purkert

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2023/08/07

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ben Purkert, author of The Men Can't Be Saved, which is published by our friends at The Overlook Press. Topics of conversation include Hanif Abdurraqib, jobs and what they do to our souls, 15 minutes of fame, adult men's diapers, David Foster Wallace, Nabokov, non-profits, workplace romances, video games, and more! Copies of The Men Can't Be Saved can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

34:40

247--Bookin’ w/ Wilton Barnhardt

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2023/07/31

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Wilton Barnhardt, who discusses his new novel Western Alliances, which is published by our friends at St. Martin's Press. Topics of conversation include North Carolina, William T. Vollmann, bourbon, travel, photography, the 2008 financial collapse, the bond market, Henry Miller, European elevators, Zelda Fitzgerald, Norway, and much more. Copies of Western Alliances can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of

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246--Bookin’ w/ Lisa See

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2023/07/24

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, who discusses her new novel Lady Tan's Circle of Women, which is published by our friends at Scribner. Topics of discussion include foot binding, medicine as practiced in China vs. the USA, suffering as love, gender roles in 15th century China, concubines, lavish homes, the Chinese zodiac, and more. Copies of Lady Tan's Circle of Women can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

26:46

245--Bookin’ w/ Adrienne Brodeur

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2023/07/17

This week's Bookin' features bestselling author, founder of Zoetrope, and Executive Director of Aspen Words Adrienne Brodeur, who discusses her new novel Little Monsters, which is published by our friends at Simon & Schuster. Topics of discussion include Aspen Words, the nature of secrets, possession, privilege, the Barnes & Noble Book of the Month, art and science in literature, friends as editors, mania, choosing one's own family, and much more. Copies of Little Monsters can be purchased

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244--Bookin’ w/ Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya

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2023/07/10

This week's Bookin' features Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya, author of The Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio. Topics of conversation include Two Dollar Radio, the relativity of time, sports novels, pain pills, basing one's decision to have or not have children on the news cycle, birds flying into windows, Colombia, dating teachers, the value of literature, and much more. Copies of The Holy Days of Gregory Pasos can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for

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243--Bookin’ w/ Jim Ruland

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2023/07/03

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning author Jim Ruland, who discusses his newest novel Make It Stop, which is published by our friends at Rare Bird. Topics of discussion include Bad Religion, Keith Morris, the intersection of music and literature, bars that offer tattoos, cults, hospital bills, shopping mall culture, work colleagues as family members, and much more. Copies of Make It Stop can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

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242--Bookin’ w/ Kevin Gosztola

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2023/06/26

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kevin Gosztola, author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case against Julian Assange, which is published by our friends at 7 Stories Press and The Censored Press. Topics of discussion include the Shadowproof news outlet and Unauthorized Disclosure podcast, Julian Assange, whistleblowers and the prosecution of whistleblowers by the United States of America, Barack Obama's approach to governmental leaks vs. Donald Trump's, Joe Biden's assertion that

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241--EMERGENCY CORMAC McCARTHY EPISODE w/ Dan Hawkins

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2023/06/19

This week, host Jason Jefferies discusses one of the greatest authors to ever put pen to page, Cormac McCarthy, with Dan Hawkins, Librarian at the Daniel Library at The Citadel. Topics of conversation include the author as celebrity, violence, genre fiction vs. literary fiction, writing for film and the stage, the Coen Brothers, Faulkner vs. Hemingway, new year's resolutions, fatherhood, Oprah's Book Club, mythological underworld narratives, and a whole lot more. Cormac McCarthy's novels,

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240--Bookin’ w/ Ken Jennings

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2023/06/12

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author and host of Jeopardy Ken Jennings, who discusses his new book 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife, which is published by our friends at Scribner. Topics of conversation include religious skepticism, Dante and Milton vs. George Lucas and George R.R. Martin, the afterlife as the DMV, the Bardo (both traditionally and as written by George Saunders), The Leftovers vs. LOST, Grim Fandango, whether

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239--Bookin’ w/ T.C. Boyle

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2023/06/05

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by legendary author T.C. Boyle, who discusses his new novel Blue Skies, which is published by our friends at Liveright. Topics of discussion include using animals as jewelry, pets as substitutes for children, narrative structures, the desire to save the earth vs. the desire to keep consuming, raising insects as sources of food, Florida vs. California, "influencer" as a job title, writers as mentally disturbed individuals, cli-fi novels, and much more

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238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke

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2023/05/29

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Junior Burke, author of Buddha Was a Cowboy, which is published by our friends at Gibson House Press. Topics of conversation include zen koans, mindful instruction, gurus, the concept of Jesus of Nazareth rooting for a football squad, key holders, hypocrisy, writing for a market, Colorado Springs as the evangelical Vatican, and much more. Copies of Buddha Was a Cowboy can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

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237--Bookin’ w/ Jinwoo Chong

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2023/05/22

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux, which is published by our friends at Melville House. Topics of discussion include Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, fake television shows, art that is ahead of its time, whether a relationship can succeed if one person is intolerant of the other person's passions, subscription rate hikes, whether society can handle a glitch in the infrastructure, retail therapy, fanny packs, social media influencers, and much more. Copies

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236--Bookin’ w/ David Hollander

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2023/05/15

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Hollander, who discusses his newest book How Basketball Can Save the World, which is published by our friends at Harmony. Topics of discussion include advising ESPNW, basketball as an existential matter, how basketball can save us from climate destruction, Nikola Jokic, the MVP award, James Naismith, Bill Russell vs. Wilt Chamberlain, Ja Morant, Draymond Green, and much more. Copies of How Basketball Can Save the World can be ordered here with

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