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Literature
Interviews with writer of creative fiction and non-fiction about their new books.
June 19, 2026
The Last Supper
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Wendy J. Fox about her novel, The Last Supper, published by Sante Fe Writer's Project, 2026. As…
June 18, 2026
A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord
Romance novels—especially historical romance novels—thrive on heroes and heroines who don’t match in terms of social class. There must be conflict, af…
June 18, 2026
Batman and the Classics
Fans of Batman are used to seeing the Caped Crusader associate with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman, but what if one were to put the Dark Knigh…
June 16, 2026
Someone Else's Husband
New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense with her latest novel, Someone Else's Husba…
June 12, 2026
“Naow’s Boutique”
Ro Skelton speaks to Emily Everett about her essay “Naow’s Boutique,” which appears in The Common’s Spring issue. The essay explores Ro’s time living …
June 11, 2026
Earth 7: A Novel, (Graywolf Press 2026)
Well, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows i…
June 9, 2026
The Great Mann
In 1945, Charlie Trammell steps off a cross-country train into the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles. Lured by his cousin Marguerite’s invitation to the…
June 9, 2026
Earth 7
With thanks to “forever” plastics, the earth has reverted to sand and dust. Dylan has been raised by her scientist mother, in a pod under the sea, and…
June 9, 2026
A Ram for Mars, A Slave's Story Book 3
What would you do if you were pressured to support a rebellion that you believed was misguided and doomed to failure? What if the safety of your f…
June 8, 2026
As the Earth Dreams
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with editor, poet, and author, Terese Mason Pierre about As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculati…
June 5, 2026
Contemporary French and Francophone Futuristic Novels
Contemporary French and Francophone Futuristic Novels: The Longing to be Written and its Refusal (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) sheds a new light on the m…
June 3, 2026
Spent Bullets
With Taiwan Travelogue winning the 2026 International Booker Prize, Taiwanese literature in translation has achieved new heights of visibility in the …
June 2, 2026
We Meet Apart
It’s 1940 and Gaby’s parents and sister succumb to Typhus after staying in France to care for Gaby and Sabine’s dying grandmother. The war is in full …
June 1, 2026
Masters of the Universe
Mackenzi Lee's Masters of the Universe: Teela: Daughter of Eternos (Mattel, 2026) is a young adult tie-in for the Masters of the Universe (2026) film.…
May 26, 2026
Without Terminus
In his first work of nonfiction, poet chaun webster blends memoir, archival research, visual poetics, and cultural criticism to trace the ways structu…
May 26, 2026
What AI Means for Fiction
How is the tool of Artificial Intelligence shaping the writing of fiction? Is AI emerging as more than just a potentially handy aid to an author—and, …
May 24, 2026
Nightberries
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Elina Penner about her translated novel, Nightberries (CMU Press, 2026, translated by Bradley Sch…
May 21, 2026
171 Elizabeth Bradfield's Books in Dark Times (JP)
For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfield, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writ…
May 19, 2026
Canon
In Canon (Viking, 2026), two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel that an…
May 18, 2026
A Death in Arcadia
In Mike Papantonio's A Death in Arcadia (Arcade Publishing, 2026) Nicholas “Deke”Deketomis Returns to Face His Darkest Case Yet—And His Own Haunted Pa…