Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews

Get the ultimate insider's scoop on the best new books. The editors at Kirkus Reviews interview your favorite authors, tell you whether or not the books on the bestseller list are worth the read, give you behind-the-scenes insights, and introduce you to great books you may otherwise never find.

Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews is a arts podcast hosted by PodcastOne, with 333 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

PodcastOne hosts Fully Booked by Kirkus Reviews, a arts show with 333 episodes published.

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  Episode #490

  Ep 490: Karin Slaughter

  Aug 17, 202633 min

  On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter joins us to discuss The Secrets We Keep (William Morrow/HarperCollins, Aug. 4), book two in her North Falls series. Kirkus: ““Every twist in the path to the truth is riveting—especially the final revelation, which puts all the others in the shade—but the most important relationship is between the two investigators, one of whom harbors a secret the other can’t imagine.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:  This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively The Hypókrisis Mirror and Other Stories by Raymond Fortunato Tapestries by Patrick Summers Virtuality, Book Two , by Ragnar Kroll Avatars of the Pantheon by Jackson Owens See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #489

  Ep 489: Lisa Gardner

  Aug 10, 202639 min

  On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner join us to discuss her latest thriller, You’ll Be Sorry (Grand Central Publishing, Aug. 4). “A small-town sheriff uncovers centuries’ worth of secrets,” Kirkus writes in an admiring review. “Gardner deftly juggles a number of characters, plot threads, secrets, time periods, and motives, delivering a satisfyingly layered novel that interrogates the insular lives and histories of small towns.” THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:  This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively   Blood Moon Over Bentonville by Bernard Doucette Death on Warriors Way by Dave Pyle The Murder Investigation of Adolf Hitler by Peter Clenott Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #488

  Ep 488: Chris Bohjalian

  Aug 3, 202636 min

  On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian joins us to discuss his new novel, The Amateur (Doubleday, Aug. 4). “An accident at the golf course cuts short one life and totally upends another,” Kirkus writes in a starred review. “It’s hard to think of any reason not to call this a perfect novel—our critic writes—a hole in one.”  THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:  This Never Happened by Kent Heckenlively Lifers by Keith G. McWalter Chemstories by Maya Mourshed See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #487

  Ep 487: Julie Buntin

  Jul 27, 202633 min

  On this week’s episode,  novelist Julie Buntin joins us to discuss Famous Men (Random House, July 14). “A personal and professional entanglement with an acclaimed writer shapes a young woman’s life,” kirkus writes in a starred review. Buntin’s stellar sophomore offering is “a searing, brilliant novel about power, and stories, and who gets to tell them.”   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:  The Book of Don by T.B. Calder Dear Laura, A Lost Chapter of WWII by Laura Elliott Blood Lasts Forever by Jeff Gunhus See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #486

  Ep 486: Colson Whitehead

  Jul 20, 202631 min

  On this week’s episode, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Colson Whitehead joins us to discuss Cool Machine (Doubleday, July 21). “Whitehead’s justly celebrated Harlem Trilogy comes to a triumphant, satisfying conclusion,” Kirkus writes in a starred review of Cool Machine, calling Whitehead “a master novelist in full command of his powers as a storyteller, prose stylist, and social observer.”   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:  Finding Our Voice by Adam Castillo   American Gyro by Jim Zervanos   The Needs of the Heart by Phillip Anderson See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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