Tag Archives: G P Putnam & Sons

E126: Interview with Steven Rowley author of The Celebrants

June 21, 2023Author Interviewfriendships, G P Putnam & Sons, grief, humor, relationships, Steven Rowley, The Celebrants, The Guncletopshelfatmerricklibrary

Anytime I host Steven Rowley there’s plenty to celebrate and this episode is no different! We celebrate Steven’s magical year: winning the 2022 Thurber Prize for American Humor for The Guncle, being a Read With Jenna Pick, once again making it onto the NYT bestseller list (this time for The Celebrants), and sharing a publication date with his amazing author husband, Byron Lane. We talk about all that and more in this terrific episode.Thank you for joining me once again Steven!

Steven Rowley recommends: Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane; A Star is Bored by Byron Lane. Click here to reserve your copy of The Celebrants and all Steven Rowley titles!

Listen to E62 as Steven and I talk about his Thurber Prize winner, The Guncle.

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E74: Interview with Naomi Krupitsky

November 16, 2021Author InterviewAuthor Interview, Book Discussion, book discussions, bqe, brooklyn, debut, debut author, family, Friday Reads, G P Putnam & Sons, historical fiction, mafia, Naomi Krupitsky, penguin random house, Readers Advisory, Staff Pick, The Familytopshelfatmerricklibrary

They say you can’t go home again but I sure did, right back to Brooklyn, NY with author Naomi Krupitsky’s debut novel The Family. Set in early 20th century Brooklyn, The Family is a captivating debut novel and coming-of-age story about the tangled fates of two best friends, Sophia and Antonia, who are both daughters of the Italian mafia. My copy of The Family is covered in sticky notes, Krupitsky’s prose is beautiful, and I can’t wait for you to read it. Thank you so much for joining me Naomi!

The Family is a November 2021 Read With Jenna Pick and a NYT Bestseller!

Naomi recommends: Matrix by Lauren Groff; and Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim

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Episode 69: Interview with Megan Abbott

August 19, 2021Author InterviewAuthor Interview, ballet, Book Discussion, book discussions, Friday Reads, G P Putnam & Sons, Megan Abbott, Nutcracker, penguin random house, Readers Advisory, sisters, Staff Picktopshelfatmerricklibrary

Just after being selected as the August Read with Jenna pick for her latest book, The Turnout, I was thrilled to host Megan Abbott! Abbott was waving to us from Queens when we spoke…

Taut and unnerving, The Turnout is Megan Abbott at the height of her game. With uncanny insight and hypnotic writing, it is a sharp and strange dissection of family ties and sexuality, femininity and power, and a tale that is both alarming and irresistible and I will not say another word about it, I was on the edge of my seat. Give a listen!

Megan Abbott recommends: Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears, both by S.A.Cosby; Dreamgirl by Laura Lippman; The Collective by Alison Gaylin

Place you hold for all Megan Abbott titles here.