Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

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

Lynne B. Sagalyn, "Times Square Remade: The Dynamics of Urban Change" (MIT Press, 2023)

September 30, 2024

Times Square Remade

Lynne B. Sagalyn
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Art

Art

episodes

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

Scott Henderson, "Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame" (U Texas Press, 2019)

October 8, 2024

Comics and Pop Culture

Scott Henderson and Barry Keith Grant
Hosted by Joel Tscherne
For Some Odd Reason

October 7, 2024

For Some Odd Reason

Kate Carr
Hosted by Mack Hagood
Children's Literature

Children's Literature

episodes

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

Cathey Stefanec Ogren, "The Little Red Chair" (Sleeping Bear Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Little Red Chair

Cathey Stefanec Ogren
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
On Haya Shenhav's "100 Rooms": A Discussion with Yirmi PInkus

September 8, 2024

On Haya Shenhav's "100 Rooms"

Haya Shenhav
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels

episodes
Scott Henderson, "Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame" (U Texas Press, 2019)

October 8, 2024

Comics and Pop Culture

Scott Henderson and Barry Keith Grant
Hosted by Joel Tscherne
Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau, "Christie Pits" (Dirty Water Comics, 2019)

October 7, 2024

Christie Pits

Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities

episodes

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

Marco Bastos, "Brexit, Tweeted: Polarization and Social Media Manipulation" (Bristol UP, 2024)

October 6, 2024

Brexit, Tweeted

Marco Bastos
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Behind the Mic: How Danielle D’Orlando is Transforming Academic Audiobooks at Princeton UP

September 20, 2024

Behind the Mic

Danielle D’Orlando
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Fantasy

Fantasy

episodes

Interviews with fantasy writers about their new books.

Premee Mohamed, "The Siege of Burning Grass" (Solaris, 2024)

August 2, 2024

The Siege of Burning Grass

Premee Mohamed
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
Eric Reinders, "Reading Tolkien in Chinese: Religion, Fantasy and Translation" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

July 20, 2024

Reading Tolkien in Chinese

Eric Reinders
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Film

Film

episodes

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

Aviva Dove-Viebahn, "There She Goes Again: Gender, Power, and Knowledge in Contemporary Film and Television Franchises" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

October 10, 2024

There She Goes Again

Aviva Dove-Viebahn
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Scott Henderson, "Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame" (U Texas Press, 2019)

October 8, 2024

Comics and Pop Culture

Scott Henderson and Barry Keith Grant
Hosted by Joel Tscherne
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

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

Jason Ramsey, "Reckoning with Change in Yucatán: Histories of Care and Threat on a Former Hacienda" (Routledge, 2023)

September 17, 2024

Reckoning with Change in Yucatán

Jason Ramsey
Hosted by Yadong Li
Greg Eghigian, "After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 11, 2024

After the Flying Saucers Came

Greg Eghigian
Hosted by Ran Zwigenberg
Food

Food

episodes
Ellen T. Meiser, "Making It: Success in the Commercial Kitchen" (Rutgers UP, 2024)

September 27, 2024

Making It

Ellen T. Meiser
Hosted by Michael Johnston
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.

Jordan Minor, "Video Game of the Year: A Year-By-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977" (Abrams, 2023)

September 26, 2024

Video Game of the Year

Jordan Minor
Marta Fijak and Artur Ganszyniec, "How and Why We Make Games" (CRC Press, 2024)

September 18, 2024

How and Why We Make Games

Marta Fijak and Artur Ganszyniec
Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of historical fiction about their new books.

Emma Hinds, "The Knowing" (Bedford Square Publishers, 2024)

October 4, 2024

The Knowing

Emma Hinds
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Patrick Hicks, "In the Shadow of Dora: A Novel of the Holocaust and the Apollo Program" (Stephen F. Austin UP, 2020)

September 28, 2024

In the Shadow of Dora

Patrick Hicks
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Library Science

Library Science

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in library science.

Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning, "Conducting Original Research for Your Library" (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024)

September 25, 2024

Conducting Original Research for Your Library

Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Wayne A. Wiegand, "In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries" (UP of Mississippi, 2024)

September 23, 2024

In Silence or Indifference

Wayne A. Wiegand
Hosted by Jen Hoyer
Literary Studies

Literary Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of literature about their new books.

Dirt Bag Novels: Lydia Kiesling in Conversation with Megan Ward (CH)

October 10, 2024

Dirt Bag Novels

Lydia Kiesling and Megan Ward
Hosted by Novel Dialogue
Scott Henderson, "Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame" (U Texas Press, 2019)

October 8, 2024

Comics and Pop Culture

Scott Henderson and Barry Keith Grant
Hosted by Joel Tscherne
Literature

Literature

episodes

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

Dirt Bag Novels: Lydia Kiesling in Conversation with Megan Ward (CH)

October 10, 2024

Dirt Bag Novels

Lydia Kiesling and Megan Ward
Hosted by Novel Dialogue
Rohit Manchanda, "The Enclave: A Sharp and Hilarious Portrait of Womanhood in India" (Fourth Estate, 2024)

October 10, 2024

The Enclave

Rohit Manchanda
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

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

Alessandra Russo, "A New Antiquity: Art and Humanity as Universal, 1400-1600" (Penn State UP, 2024)

September 26, 2024

A New Antiquity

Alessandra Russo
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
John Schofield, "Wicked Problems for Archaeologists: Heritage as Transformative Practice" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 15, 2024

Wicked Problems for Archaeologists

John Schofield
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Music

Music

episodes

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

For Some Odd Reason

October 7, 2024

For Some Odd Reason

Kate Carr
Hosted by Mack Hagood
Kristina Kolbe, "The Sound of Difference: Race, Class and the Politics of 'Diversity' in Classical Music" (Manchester UP, 2024)

October 5, 2024

The Sound of Difference

Kristina Kolbe
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

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

Aviva Dove-Viebahn, "There She Goes Again: Gender, Power, and Knowledge in Contemporary Film and Television Franchises" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

October 10, 2024

There She Goes Again

Aviva Dove-Viebahn
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Photography

Photography

episodes

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

Yolonda Youngs, "Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)

October 9, 2024

Framing Nature

Yolonda Youngs
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, "The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places" (MIT Press, 2024)

October 2, 2024

The Cities We Need

Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

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

Tikva Hecht, "Tashlikh" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024)

October 10, 2024

Tashlikh

Tikva Hecht
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Nicholas Molbert, "Altars of Spine and Fraction" (Curbstone Press/Northwestern UP, 2024)

September 15, 2024

Altars of Spine and Fraction

Nicholas Molbert
Hosted by Megan Wildhood
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

Aviva Dove-Viebahn, "There She Goes Again: Gender, Power, and Knowledge in Contemporary Film and Television Franchises" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

October 10, 2024

There She Goes Again

Aviva Dove-Viebahn
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Yolonda Youngs, "Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)

October 9, 2024

Framing Nature

Yolonda Youngs
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

episodes

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

Francis Stevens, "The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories" (MIT Press, 2024)

September 23, 2024

The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories

Francis Stevens
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
David Kroening Seitz, "A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine" (U Nebraska Press, 2023)

September 20, 2024

A Different Trek

David Kroening Seitz
Hosted by Miranda Melcher