Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

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

Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen, "Tel Rehov: A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valle" (The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, 2020)

August 17, 2026

Tel Rehov

Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen
Gregorio Astengo and Davide Spina eds.,"Real Estate: Histories of Architecture and Capital" (gta Verlag, 2026)

August 16, 2026

Real Estate

Gregorio Astengo and Davide Spina
Hosted by Matt Wells
Art

Art

episodes

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

Ellery E. Foutch, "A Perfectionist Impulse: The Art of Stopping Time in the Nineteenth Century (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

August 14, 2026

A Perfectionist Impulse

Ellery E. Foutch
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
A Conversation with LeUyen Pham illustrator of "As I Dream of You" (First Second, 2026)

July 26, 2026

As I Dream of You

Jennifer Lee illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Jilanne Hoffmann, "HeartLand" (Little, Brown, 2026)

July 2, 2026

HeartLand

Jilanne Hoffmann
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities

episodes

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

Aarthi Vadde, "We the Platform: How the Internet Changed Twenty-First-Century Literature (Columbia UP, 2026)

August 15, 2026

We the Platform

Aarthi Vadde
Hosted by Arnab Dutta Roy
Fantasy

Fantasy

episodes

Interviews with fantasy writers about their new books.

M. H. Ayinde, "A Song of Legends Lost" (Saga Press, 2025)

August 11, 2026

A Song of Legends Lost

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

July 12, 2026

The Eye of Leviathan

M. A. Carrick
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
Film

Film

episodes

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

Tár

August 17, 2026

Tár

Linda Williams and eds. Christine Gledhill et al., "Melodrama As Provocateur" (Duke UP, 2026)

August 14, 2026

Melodrama As Provocateur

Linda Williams and Edited By Christine Gledhill, Laura Horak, and Elisabeth R Anker
Hosted by Alix Beeston
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

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

Jeana Jorgensen, "Sex Education 101: Approachable Essays on Folklore, Culture, & History" (Fox Folk Press, 2023)

August 17, 2026

Sex Education 101

Jeana Jorgensen
Hosted by Rachel Hopkin
Michelle Bigenho and Henry Stobart, "Heritage Fever: Law and Cultural Politics in a Decolonizing State" (Oxford UP, 2025)

July 26, 2026

Heritage Fever

Michelle Bigenho and Henry Stobart
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Food

Food

episodes

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

Matias E. Margulis, "Shadow Negotiators: How UN Organizations Shape the Rules of World Trade for Food Security" (Stanford UP, 2023)

August 15, 2026

Shadow Negotiators

Matias E. Margulis
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Sophie Chao, "Land of Famished Beings: West Papuan Theories of Hunger" (Duke UP, 2025)

August 15, 2026

Land of Famished Beings

Sophie Chao
Hosted by Natali Pearson
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.

Rhys Bowen, "The Castle in the Glen" (Lake Union Publishing, 2026)

August 14, 2026

The Castle in the Glen

Rhys Bowen
Hosted by C. P. Lesley
Tracy Borman, "The House of Boleyn" (Hachette, 2026)

August 4, 2026

The House of Boleyn

Tracy Borman
Library Science

Library Science

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in library science.

Lauren Stara, "Planning Library Spaces: A Practical Guide for Library Building Projects" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

August 12, 2026

Planning Library Spaces

Lauren Stara
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
James W. Cortada, "Beyond the Facts: Tacit Knowledge and the Hidden Infrastructure of Our Informed Times" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

August 3, 2026

Beyond the Facts

James W. Cortada
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Literary Studies

Literary Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of literature about their new books.

Aarthi Vadde, "We the Platform: How the Internet Changed Twenty-First-Century Literature (Columbia UP, 2026)

August 15, 2026

We the Platform

Aarthi Vadde
Hosted by Arnab Dutta Roy
Xiaofan Amy Li, "The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

August 15, 2026

The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures

Xiaofan Amy Li
Hosted by Gina Stamm
Literature

Literature

episodes

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

Aarthi Vadde, "We the Platform: How the Internet Changed Twenty-First-Century Literature (Columbia UP, 2026)

August 15, 2026

We the Platform

Aarthi Vadde
Hosted by Arnab Dutta Roy
Lauren Delapenha, "Supermarketing" (Spring, 2026)

August 14, 2026

Supermarketing

Lauren Delapenha
Hosted by Emily Everett
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

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

Ellery E. Foutch, "A Perfectionist Impulse: The Art of Stopping Time in the Nineteenth Century (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

August 14, 2026

A Perfectionist Impulse

Ellery E. Foutch
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Sarah Ellen Zarrow, "Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891–1941" (Cornell UP, 2025.)

August 14, 2026

Displays of Belonging

Sarah Zarrow
Hosted by Paul Lerner
Music

Music

episodes

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

Jehnie Burns on Mixtape Culture

August 17, 2026

Jehnie Burns on Mixtape Culture

Hosted by Lee Vinsel
Scott Peeples, "How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan" (Reaktion, 2026)

August 17, 2026

How Many Roads

Scott Peeples
Hosted by Jana Byars
Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

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

Scott Peeples, "How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan" (Reaktion, 2026)

August 17, 2026

How Many Roads

Scott Peeples
Hosted by Jana Byars
Linda Williams and eds. Christine Gledhill et al., "Melodrama As Provocateur" (Duke UP, 2026)

August 14, 2026

Melodrama As Provocateur

Linda Williams and Edited By Christine Gledhill, Laura Horak, and Elisabeth R Anker
Hosted by Alix Beeston
Photography

Photography

episodes

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

Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds., "Palestine in Transition: Frank Scholten's Visual Archive of the British Mandate Period" (CEU Press, 2026)

August 17, 2026

Palestine in Transition

Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri eds.
Hosted by CEU Press
Christopher R. Rogers, "My City Need Something" (Common Notions, 2026)

August 11, 2026

My City Need Something

Christopher R. Rogers
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

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

Christopher R. Rogers, "My City Need Something" (Common Notions, 2026)

August 11, 2026

My City Need Something

Christopher R. Rogers
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
The Letters of Emily Dickinson

July 30, 2026

The Letters of Emily Dickinson

Cristanne Miller and Domhnall Mitchell eds.
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

Jehnie Burns on Mixtape Culture

August 17, 2026

Jehnie Burns on Mixtape Culture

Hosted by Lee Vinsel
Tár

August 17, 2026

Tár

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

Amy B. Scher, "The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose" (Tiny Ghost Press, 2026)

August 6, 2026

The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose

Amy B. Scher
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
E.G. Young, "A (Dead) Thing Like Me" (Holiday House, 2026)

August 5, 2026

A (Dead) Thing Like Me

E. G. Young
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan