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A debut novel about a woman who inherits her father’s share of a Tennessee farm along with some opinionated ghosts. And on the Book Biz, one of the leading experts on the business of books.

A paranormal YA romance from the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and a conversation on the Book Biz about reinvention and the journey to book-fluencer.

In Eli McCann's ‘Stitched,'unlikely friendships develop in competitive quilting circles. On the Book Biz, Becca Freeman on whether authors need to be social media content creators.

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 Stage is a partnership between NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth. This conversation was recorded live at the Music Hall on September 21st, 2026.

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.