Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

Interviews with architects and scholars of architecture about their new books.

Mark Crinson, "Aviationland: Heathrow and the Making of an Airport Landscape" (Paul Mellon Centre, 2026)

July 22, 2026

Aviationland

Mark Crinson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Dmytro Soloviov, "Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine" (Fuel, 2025)

July 3, 2026

Ukrainian Modernism

Dmytro Soloviov
Hosted by Megan Buskey
Art

Art

episodes

Interviews with artists and scholars of art about their new books.

David Denby, "Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer" (Henry Holt, 2025)

July 22, 2026

Eminent Jews

David Denby
Hosted by Marc Katz
Lucy D. Curzon, "Art and Citizenship in Conflict: British Women War Artists, 1939–45" (Manchester UP, 2025)

July 20, 2026

Art and Citizenship in Conflict

Lucy D. Curzon
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Children's Literature

Children's Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of children's literature about their new books

Yevgenia Nayberg, "Another Tongue" (Neal Porter, 2026)

July 24, 2026

Another Tongue

Yevgenia Nayberg
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Celebrating "Piece by Piece: How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive" with Stacy Innerst

July 19, 2026

Piece by Piece:

Erin Frankel
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels

episodes
Jilanne Hoffmann, "HeartLand" (Little, Brown, 2026)

July 2, 2026

HeartLand

Jilanne Hoffmann
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Michael D. Nichols, "Batman and the Classics: Echoes of Mythology, Literature and Philosophy in the Comics and Films" (McFarland, 2026)

June 18, 2026

Batman and the Classics

Michael D. Nichols
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities

episodes

Interviews with digital humanists and scholars of digital humanities about their new work.

Eivind Røssaak, "The Cory Arcangel Hack: Digital Culture and Aesthetic Practice" (MIT Press, 2025)

April 4, 2026

The Cory Arcangel Hack

Eivind Røssaak
Ian M. Cook, "Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How" (Routledge, 2022)

January 12, 2026

Scholarly Podcasting

Ian M. Cook
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
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Fantasy

Fantasy

episodes

Interviews with fantasy writers about their new books.

M. A. Carrick, "The Eye of Leviathan" (Orbit, 2026)

July 12, 2026

The Eye of Leviathan

M. A. Carrick
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
David Ly, "Not All Dragons" (Poplar Press, 2026)

June 30, 2026

Not All Dragons

David Ly
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Film

Film

episodes

Interviews with film makers and scholars of film about their new books.

Anja Foerschner, "Female Art and Agency in Yugoslavia, 1971–2001" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

July 19, 2026

Female Art and Agency in Yugoslavia, 1971–2001

Anja Foerschner
Hosted by Iva Glisic
Adam Geczy, "Glasses" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

July 15, 2026

Glasses

Adam Geczy
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

Interviews with folklorists and scholars of folklore about their new books.

Gullah-Geechee Diasporas: Knowledge, Culture, and Black Lowcountry Legacies

July 7, 2026

Gullah-Geechee Diasporas

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and Elizabeth J West eds.
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Gregory Kenicer, "Scottish Plant Names: An A–Z" (Birlinn, 2026)

May 29, 2026

Scottish Plant Names

Gregory J. Kenicer
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Food

Food

episodes

Interview with authors and scholars about books on food and the culinary arts.

Lily Kelting, "Against Heritage: The Reinvention of Traditional Foods" (UNC Press, 2026)

July 24, 2026

Against Heritage

Lily Kelting
Hosted by Kelly Spivey
Game Studies

Game Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of games and gaming about their new books. For more information about the Game Studies special series, please contact Rudolf Thomas Inderst at rudolf.inderst@googlemail.com.

David I. Waddington, "The Hidden Curriculum of Video Games" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

The Hidden Curriculum of Video Games

David I. Waddington
Daniel L. Gardner, "Thresholds of Digital Gameplay" (MIT Press, 2025)

July 21, 2026

Thresholds of Digital Gameplay

Daniel L. Gardner
Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of historical fiction about their new books.

April Howells, "The Unforgettable Mailman" (Alcove Press, 2026)

July 15, 2026

The Unforgettable Mailman

April Howells
Hosted by C. P. Lesley
Shana Galen, "A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord" (Berkley, 2026)

June 18, 2026

A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord

Shana Galen
Hosted by C. P. Lesley
Library Science

Library Science

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in library science.

Angela I. Fritz, "AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

May 15, 2026

AI and Digital Leadership

Angela I. Fritz
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Are Libraries the Hidden Book Market? with Erin Cox of Words & Money

April 29, 2026

Are Libraries the Hidden Book Market?

Erin Cox
Hosted by Sarah Russo
Literary Studies

Literary Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of literature about their new books.

Ashton Lazarus, "Performing Transgression: Crowds and Bodies in Heian Japan" (Harvard UP, 2026)

July 24, 2026

Performing Transgression

Ashton Lazarus
Hosted by Jingyi Li
Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 18, 2026

Middlemen

Laura B. McGrath
Hosted by Karishma Koshal
Literature

Literature

episodes

Interviews with writer of creative fiction and non-fiction about their new books.

Mohamed Alyahyai, "The War" (Dararab for Publishing and Translation, 2026)

July 23, 2026

The War

Mohamed Alyahyai translated by Christiaan James
Hosted by Tugrul Mende
Julie Buntin, "Famous Men" (Random House, 2026)

July 21, 2026

Famous Men

Julie Buntin
Hosted by Chris Holmes
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

Interviews with authors and scholars about new books in museum studies.

Sadiah Qureshi, "Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction" (Penguin, 2025)

July 4, 2026

Vanished

Sadiah Qureshi
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Music

Music

episodes

Interviews with musicians and scholars of music about their new books.

Stacey Copeland, "Lavender Sounds: From Lesbian Radio to Queer Feminist Soundwork" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

July 17, 2026

Lavender Sounds

Stacey Copeland
Hosted by Jana Byars
Gayle F. Wald, "This Is Rhythm: Ella Jenkins, Children’s Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

July 15, 2026

This Is Rhythm

Gayle F. Wald
Hosted by Kristen Turner
Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

Interviews with performing artists and scholars of the performing arts about their new books.

Ashton Lazarus, "Performing Transgression: Crowds and Bodies in Heian Japan" (Harvard UP, 2026)

July 24, 2026

Performing Transgression

Ashton Lazarus
Hosted by Jingyi Li
Anja Foerschner, "Female Art and Agency in Yugoslavia, 1971–2001" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

July 19, 2026

Female Art and Agency in Yugoslavia, 1971–2001

Anja Foerschner
Hosted by Iva Glisic
Photography

Photography

episodes

Interviews with photographers and scholars of photography about their new books.

Nick Yablon, "From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: C. G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower

Nick Yablon
Hosted by Robert Snyder
Nancy Micklewright, "Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Photography and Identity in a Global City" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

June 30, 2026

Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul

Nancy Micklewright
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

Interviews with poets and scholars of poetry about their new books.

Molly Peacock, "The Widow’s Crayon Box" (WW Norton & Co, 2025)

July 23, 2026

The Widow's Crayon Box

Molly Peacock
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Phillip B. Williams, "Lift Every Voice" (Penguin, 2026)

July 14, 2026

Lift Every Voice

Phillip B. Williams
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

David Denby, "Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer" (Henry Holt, 2025)

July 22, 2026

Eminent Jews

David Denby
Hosted by Marc Katz
David I. Waddington, "The Hidden Curriculum of Video Games" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

The Hidden Curriculum of Video Games

David I. Waddington
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of science fiction and scholars of science fiction about their new books.

Inside Science Fiction Studies

July 15, 2026

Inside Science Fiction Studies

Phoenix Alexander, Stephen Darren Dougherty, Colin Milburn, Patrick Sharp, and Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanstrom
Hosted by Sherryl Vint
Soraya Murray, "Technothriller: Film and the American Imagination" (MIT Press, 2026)

July 14, 2026

Technothriller

Soraya Murray
Hosted by Ailin Zhou
Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of Young Adult Literature

April Henry, "In the Blood" (Christy Ottaviano Books, 2026)

July 16, 2026

In the Blood

April Henry
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
S. C. Bandreddi, "The Game of Oaths" (Candlewick Press, 2026)

July 5, 2026

The Game of Oaths

S. C. Bandreddi
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan