Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

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

Tania Sengupta and Stuart King eds., "Reclaiming Colonial Architecture" (Routledge, 2024)

June 9, 2026

Reclaiming Colonial Architecture

Tania Sengupta and Stuart King eds
Hosted by Matt Wells
Sierra Bainbridge and James Kitchin, "Seeking Abundance: Design, Ecology and a Flourishing Planet" (Axio, 2026)

May 31, 2026

Seeking Abundance

Sierra Bainbridge and Alan Ricks
Hosted by Kelvin Vu
Art

Art

episodes

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

Emily Doucet, "Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts" (Duke UP, 2026)

June 16, 2026

Inventing Nadar

Emily Doucet
Hosted by Sadie Couture
Karl Whittington, "Queer Making: On Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe" (Pennsylvania State UP, 2025)

June 15, 2026

Queer Making

Karl Whittington
Hosted by Jana Byars
Children's Literature

Children's Literature

episodes

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

Mary R. Lanni, "Using Nursery Rhymes with Today’s Kids: Their Legacy and Evolution" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

June 4, 2026

Using Nursery Rhymes with Today’s Kids

Mary R. Lanni
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels

episodes
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
Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, "In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2025)

May 2, 2026

In the Land of the Lacandón

Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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.

Justin C. Key, "The Hospital at the End of the World: A Novel" (Harper, 2026)

June 13, 2026

The Hospital at the End of the World

Justin C. Key
Shannon Chakraborty, "The Tapestry of Fate" (Harper Voyager, 2026)

May 12, 2026

The Tapestry of Fate

Shannon Chakraborty
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
Film

Film

episodes

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

Blue Jasmine

June 15, 2026

Blue Jasmine

Shikha Jhingan, "The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema: Voice, Body, Technology" (Wayne State UP, 2025)

June 9, 2026

The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema

Shikha Jhingan
Hosted by Khadeeja Amenda
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

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

Gregory Kenicer, "Scottish Plant Names: An A–Z" (Birlinn, 2026)

May 29, 2026

Scottish Plant Names

Gregory J. Kenicer
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Angela Byrne, "Finding Mary: The untold story of an Inishowen murder, 1844" (Four Courts Press, 2025)

May 26, 2026

Finding Mary

Angela Byrne
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Food

Food

episodes

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

Helen Veit, "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History" (St Martin's Press, 2026)

June 1, 2026

Picky

Helen Zoe Veit
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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.

Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)

June 9, 2026

The 21st Century in 100 Games

Aditya Deshbandhu
Hosted by Khadeeja Amenda
Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of historical fiction about their new books.

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
Christopher D. Stanley, "A Ram for Mars" (NFB Publishing, 2026)

June 9, 2026

A Ram for Mars, A Slave's Story Book 3

Christopher D Stanley
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.

Literature

Literature

episodes

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

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
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
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

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

Music

Music

episodes

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

Anna Harwell Celenza, "On the Record: Music that Changed America (Norton, 2026)

June 17, 2026

On the Record

Anna Harwell Celenza
Hosted by Kristen Turner
Shikha Jhingan, "The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema: Voice, Body, Technology" (Wayne State UP, 2025)

June 9, 2026

The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema

Shikha Jhingan
Hosted by Khadeeja Amenda
Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

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

Cheryl Thompson, "Staging Blackface in Canada: Public Amusements, Variety Shows, and Racial Acts in an Age of Imitation, 1898-1919" (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2026)

June 16, 2026

Staging Blackface in Canada

Cheryl Thompson
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 12, 2026

Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World

Kristen Abbott Bennett
Hosted by John Yargo
Photography

Photography

episodes

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

Emily Doucet, "Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts" (Duke UP, 2026)

June 16, 2026

Inventing Nadar

Emily Doucet
Hosted by Sadie Couture
Jonatan Leer and Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, "Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age" (Bristol UP, 2026)

May 31, 2026

Food Porn

Jonatan Leer and Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

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

Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

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
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

episodes

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

Deb Olin Unferth, "Earth 7: A Novel" (Graywolf Press 2026)

June 11, 2026

Earth 7: A Novel, (Graywolf Press 2026)

Deb Olin Unferth
Hosted by Chris Holmes
Deb Olin Unferth, "Earth 7" (Graywolf Press 2026)

June 9, 2026

Earth 7

Deb OIin Unferth
Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb
Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of Young Adult Literature

Mackenzi Lee, "Masters of the Universe: Teela: Daughter of Eternos" (Mattel, 2026)

June 1, 2026

Masters of the Universe

Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Maria Ingrande Mora, "A Wild Radiance" (Peachtree Teen, 2026)

May 13, 2026

A Wild Radiance

Maria Ingrande Mora
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan