WYPL Book Talk

Podcast version of WYPL-FM's syndicated radio program Book Talk, featuring in-person interviews with Southern and national writers. Most podcasts feature bonus material not available in the broadcast version.

WYPL Book Talk is a arts podcast hosted by Stephen Usery, with 100 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.

Stephen Usery hosts WYPL Book Talk, a arts show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #811

  Lamar Alexander - The Education of a Senator, part two

  Jul 11, 202627 min

  We are delighted to welcome Lamar Alexander back to the program today for the second of a special two-part interview. Mr. Alexander served three terms as a United States Senator from Tennessee, two terms as the governor of the Volunteer State, served as secretary of education during George H.W. Bush’s administration, and was also the president of the University of Tennessee. He's also authored several previous books including Six Months Off and Lamar Alexander’s Little Plaid Book. Today, we conclude our discussion of his new memoir The Education of a Senator: from JFK to Trump , which is published by Post Hill Press.

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  Episode #810

  Lamar Alexander - The Education of a Senator, part one

  Jul 4, 202628 min

  We are delighted to welcome Lamar Alexander to the program today for the first of a special two-part interview. Mr Alexander served three terms as a United States Senator from Tennessee, two terms as the governor of the Volunteer State, served as secretary of education during George H.W. Bush’s administration, and was also the president of the University of Tennessee. He's also authored several previous books including Six Months Off and Lamar Alexander’s Little Plaid Book. Today we begin our discussion of his new memoir The Education of a Senator: from JFK to Trump , which is published by Post Hill Press.

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  Episode #809

  Ruth Franklin - The Many Lives of Anne Frank

  May 30, 202639 min

  Ruth Franklin is an acclaimed American literary critic and biographer, known for her award-winning works Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Liveright/W.W. Norton, 2016) and A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction (Oxford University Press, 2011). Today, we’ll be discussing her latest release, The Many Lives of Anne Frank, which is published by Yale University Press.

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  Episode #808

  Max Brallier - Last Comics on Earth: Across the Doodleverse

  May 23, 202629 min

  Max Brallier is a prolific and NY Time Bestselling author who has been working most recently in the field of children’s literature. His book series include Mister Shivers, Eerie Elementary, Galactic Hot Dogs, and The Last Kids on Earth. Several years ago, he began a graphic novel spin off from The Last Kids on Earth called The Last Comics on Earth, which he co-writes with Joshua Pruett and is drawn by Jay Cooper and Douglas Holgate. Max stopped by the studio to discuss the fourth and final installment called The Last Comics on Earth: Across the Doodleverse , which is published by Viking Books for Young Readers

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  Episode #807

  Adam Ross Playworld, part two

  May 2, 202633 min

  I’m pleased to welcome Adam Ross back to the program today for the second of a two-part interview. Adam is the editor of the legendary literary journal, The Sewanee Review . He’s also a novelist and appeared on Book Talk for his debut Mr. Peanut and for the follow-up short story collection Ladies and Gentlemen. Today we will be discussing his second novel, Playworld , which was published last year and has been recently released in trade paperback by Vintage Contemporaries.

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