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Episodes

Put It Down on Paper, by Phil Primack

The Words and Life of Mary Folsom Blair, A Fifty-Year Search.

Jan 09, 2023•1 min

The Midnight Ride, by Ben Mezrich

An MIT grad student uncovers a connection between the Gardner Museum heist and a dangerous secret from the past.

Jan 06, 2023•59 sec

Top Teen and Young Adult Novels for 2022

Jordan lists some of the critics favs of 2022.

Jan 06, 2023•58 sec

A Dinner Party, a By the Book series by The New York Times

You’re organizing a literary dinner party. Which three writers, dead or alive, do you invite?

Jan 06, 2023•1 min

Into the Light, by Mary McManus, MSW

Emerging From the 2020 Pandemic.

Jan 01, 2023•1 min

Terra Nova, by Henriette Lazaridis

A story of love, art, adventure, and betrayal and how it all intersects.

Jan 01, 2023•57 sec

The Strength of a Story, by Carmen Mariano, Ed.D.

Earn the eyes and ears of any audience.

Jan 01, 2023•58 sec

People Magazine

A look back at the top books of 2022.

Jan 01, 2023•59 sec

From Anti-Judaism to Anti-Semitism, by Robert Chazan

Ancient and Medieval Christian Constructions of Jewish History.

Dec 26, 2022•1 min

Green River, Running Red, by Ann Rule

The Real Story of the Green River Killer-America's Deadliest Serial Murderer.

Dec 26, 2022•1 min

The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams

Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative.

Dec 26, 2022•59 sec

Garbo, by Robert Gottlieb

A Greta Garbo biography.

Dec 26, 2022•1 min

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum

A classic Christmas story about the origins of Santa, illustrated by Charles Santore.

Dec 19, 2022•1 min

This Is What It Sounds Like, by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas

What the Music You Love Says About You.

Dec 16, 2022•1 min

Devotion, by Adam Makos

An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice.

Dec 16, 2022•59 sec

Novel, by George Singleton

This tale about a young man named Novel, set in the town of Gruel, South Carolina.

Dec 16, 2022•1 min

Dark Rivers to Cross, by Lynne Reeves

A book filled with family secrets and an explosive reveal.

Dec 12, 2022•57 sec

100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History, by Bonnie Juettner

A fact-filled biography for kids about the lives and impact of 100 extraordinary Native Americans.

Dec 09, 2022•59 sec

The Confidence Code, by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know.

Dec 09, 2022•1 min

Toughest Books To Finish

Jordan has a list of books you may never finish.

Dec 09, 2022•57 sec

Narrator, by Landon Beach

The story of a down-on-his-luck audiobook narrator.

Dec 03, 2022•59 sec

Eighty Silent Film Stars, by George A. Katchmer

Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known.

Dec 03, 2022•1 min

The Happiest Man on Earth, by Jaku Eddie

The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor.

Dec 03, 2022•59 sec

High-Level Leadership, Low-Level Stress, by Neeti Dewan

How to Win in Business without Losing Your Mind.

Dec 03, 2022•1 min

Who Can Hold the Sea, by James D. Hornfischer

The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960.

Nov 26, 2022•1 min

Agony and Eloquence, by Daniel L. Mallock

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and a World of Revolution.

Nov 26, 2022•1 min

The Cloisters, by Katy Hays

A mystery, thriller, and suspense novel.

Nov 26, 2022•58 sec

Somebody to Love, by Valerie June

A children's book about acceptance.

Nov 18, 2022•1 min

What If? 2, by Randall Munroe

Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.

Nov 18, 2022•1 min

Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout

A novel about a divorced couple stuck together during a lockdown.

Nov 18, 2022•1 min

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