Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

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

Somaesthetic Design with Michael Arnold Mages and Stephen Neely (Transcript Publishing, 2026)

November 7, 2026

Somaesthetic Design

Michael Arnold Mages and Stephen Neely
Hosted by Kelvin Vu
The Phoenix Rises: On Restoring Notre Dame Cathedral with Philippe Villeneuve

November 4, 2026

The Phoenix Rises

with Philippe Villeneuve
Hosted by Ryan Shinkel
Art

Art

episodes

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

Somaesthetic Design with Michael Arnold Mages and Stephen Neely (Transcript Publishing, 2026)

November 7, 2026

Somaesthetic Design

Michael Arnold Mages and Stephen Neely
Hosted by Kelvin Vu
The Invisibility Of Religion In Contemporary Art with Jonathan A. Anderson and James Elkins

November 2, 2026

The Invisibility Of Religion In Contemporary Art

Jonathan A. Anderson and James Elkins
Children's Literature

Children's Literature

episodes

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

Ren's Pencil: A Picture Book with Bo Lu (Abrams, 2026)

October 31, 2026

Ren's Pencil

Bo Lu
Hosted by Lucas Tse
The Haunted Playground with R. J. Palacio (Random House, 2026)

October 21, 2026

The Haunted Playground

R. J. Palacio
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels

episodes
The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel - Bereshit Volume 1: The Beginning with Jordan B Gorfinkel (Koren Publishers, 2026)

October 20, 2026

The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel

Jordan B Gorfinkel
Hosted by Marc Katz
Huda F Would Love You?: A Graphic Novel with Huda Fahmy (Dial Books, 2026)

October 19, 2026

Huda F Would Love You?: A Graphic Novel

Huda Fahmy
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities

episodes

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

Fantasy

Fantasy

episodes

Interviews with fantasy writers about their new books.

A Time of Witches with Madeline Martin (Hanover Square Press, 2026)

October 31, 2026

A Time of Witches

Madeline Martin
Wickhills with Premee Mohamed (Tor Books, 2026)

October 4, 2026

Wickhills

Premee Mohamed
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
Film

Film

episodes

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

Cinderella: A Cultural History with Michelle Anya Anjirbag (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026)

November 9, 2026

Cinderella

Michelle Anya Anjirbag
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
The Edges of Cinema: Essays on Twenty-First Century Film Culture with Erika Balsom (Columbia UP, 2026)

November 9, 2026

The Edges of Cinema

Erika Balsom
Hosted by Alix Beeston
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

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

Cinderella: A Cultural History with Michelle Anya Anjirbag (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026)

November 9, 2026

Cinderella

Michelle Anya Anjirbag
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Satirical Tibet: The Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo with Timothy Thurston (U Washington Press, 2025)

October 15, 2026

Satirical Tibet

Timothy Thurston
Hosted by Magna Mohapatra
Food

Food

episodes

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

Introduction to Migrant Foodways and Culinary Mobilities in Japan

November 6, 2026

59 Introduction to Migrant Foodways and Culinary Mobilities in Japan

James Farrer and Alejandra Dorado-Vinay
Hosted by Gastronomica
Eating Grasshoppers: Chapulines and the Women Who Sell Them with Jeffrey H. Cohen (U Texas Press, 2025)

October 30, 2026

Eating Grasshoppers

Jeffrey H. Cohen
Hosted by Yadong Li
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.

Super Mario Galaxy with Jordan Minor (Boss Fight Books, 2026)

November 3, 2026

Super Mario Galaxy

Jordan Minor
BAM!: John Madden, the NFL Explosion, and the Video Game that Changed Sports with Scott Howard-Cooper (Diversion Books, 2026)

October 27, 2026

BAM!

Scott Howard-Cooper
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of historical fiction about their new books.

The Resurrected with Joost Hiltermann (Afsana Press, 2026)

November 5, 2026

The Resurrected

Joost Hiltermann
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Christina Ståhle, " Before He Was Red" (Pebble Press, 2025)

November 2, 2026

Before He Was Red

Christina Ståhle
Hosted by Melissa Chim
Library Science

Library Science

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in library science.

AI for the Information Professional: A Critical Guide with Andrew Cox (Facet, 2026)

November 9, 2026

AI for the Information Professional

Andrew Cox
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Upskilling for Library Workers: A Guide for Future-Ready Professionals with Ann Medaille (ALA Editions, 2026)

November 2, 2026

Upskilling for Library Workers

Ann Medaille 
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Literary Studies

Literary Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of literature about their new books.

Between Two Millstones, Book 2: Exile in America, 1978-1994 with Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Daniel Mahoney, and Carter Snead (U Notre Dame Press, 2023)

November 9, 2026

Between Two Millstones, Book 2

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Translated by Clare Kitson and Melanie Moore
Cinderella: A Cultural History with Michelle Anya Anjirbag (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026)

November 9, 2026

Cinderella

Michelle Anya Anjirbag
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Literature

Literature

episodes

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

The Brightness with Chad Harbach (Little, Brown and Co., 2026)

November 10, 2026

The Brightness

Chad Harbach
Hosted by Chris Holmes
The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays with Andrew Forbes (Invisible Publishing, 2026)

November 10, 2026

The Utility of Boredom

Andrew Forbes
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

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

Art for the White House: A Changing Portrait of America with Leslie Greene Bowman (White House Association, 2026)

November 1, 2026

Art for the White House

Leslie Greene Bowman
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Art for War: Heritage Looting, Blood Antiquities, and the International Fight Against Terrorism Financing with Costanza Musu (Stanford UP, 2026)

October 23, 2026

Art for War

Costanza Musu
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Music

Music

episodes

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

Intersectional Listening: Gentrification and Black Sonic Life in Washington, DC with Allie Martin (Oxford UP, 2025)

November 8, 2026

Intersectional Listening

Allie Martin
Hosted by Sadie Couture
Henry T. Drummond, "The Cantigas de Santa Maria: Power and Persuasion at the Alfonsine Court" (Oxford UP, 2024)

November 6, 2026

The Cantigas de Santa Maria

Henry T. Drummond
Hosted by Áine Palmer
Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

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

The Edges of Cinema: Essays on Twenty-First Century Film Culture with Erika Balsom (Columbia UP, 2026)

November 9, 2026

The Edges of Cinema

Erika Balsom
Hosted by Alix Beeston
Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity with Jennifer A. Kokai and Tom Robson (Lexington Books, 2024)

November 9, 2026

Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity

Jennifer A. Kokai and Tom Robson
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Photography

Photography

episodes

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

Book Talk 70: Neil Selkirk on Why Photographs?

October 21, 2026

Neil Selkirk on Why Photographs?

Hosted by Uli Baer
Ben Westhoff ed.,"Lives Interrupted: The Fentanyl Tragedy" (Arsenault Family Foundation, 2026)

September 9, 2026

Lives Interrupted

Ben Westhoff
Hosted by Emily Dufton
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

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

Digging Beneath Bones with teri elam (Finishing Line Press, 2026)

November 10, 2026

Digging Beneath Bones

teri elam
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Poetry in General: How a Literary Form Became Public with Keegan Cook Finberg (Columbia UP, 2025)

October 27, 2026

Poetry in General

Keegan Cook Finberg
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

Cinderella: A Cultural History with Michelle Anya Anjirbag (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026)

November 9, 2026

Cinderella

Michelle Anya Anjirbag
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
The Edges of Cinema: Essays on Twenty-First Century Film Culture with Erika Balsom (Columbia UP, 2026)

November 9, 2026

The Edges of Cinema

Erika Balsom
Hosted by Alix Beeston
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

episodes

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

Exploring Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fantasy Masterpiece

September 20, 2026

Exploring Earthsea

With Karen Joy Fowler, Nghi Vo, and Brian Attebery
Hosted by Max Rudin
Brian Jay Jones, "George Lucas: A Life" (Little, Brown and Company, 2016)

August 26, 2026

George Lucas

Brian Jay Jones
Hosted by Daniel Moran
Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of Young Adult Literature

Cinderella: A Cultural History with Michelle Anya Anjirbag (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2026)

November 9, 2026

Cinderella

Michelle Anya Anjirbag
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
The Age of Fury with John Stephens (Random House, 2026)

October 19, 2026

The Age of Fury

John Stephens
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan