Sarah LaBrie is the author of the debut memoir No One Gets to Fall Apart, available from Harper Books. LaBrie is a... more

Volume 22 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira's stiletto nails...Drew Barrymore gets handsy with Martha Stewart...John Mulaney pees in a... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about how to write a poem. My guest is Matthew Zapruder, author of the poetry collection... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the art of world-building. My guest is Francesca Segal, author of the novel Welcome to... more

Sebastian Smee is the author of Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, available from W.W. Norton... more

A special episode about Election 2024, featuring A.M. Homes, author of the novel The Unfolding. I spoke with A.M. Homes... more

Volume 21 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...listener mail...Trump's hate rally at MSG ...Gisele's love child, Tom's landslide....the return of... more

Sarah Gerard is the author of Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, available... more

Volume 20 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Abercrombie Sex Events...Woody Allen at the Merkin sex app party....Swifties of the Caribbean...One... more

Mark Haddon is the author of the story collection Dogs and Monsters, available from Doubleday. It is the official October... more

Volume 19 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad's insane, Alec Baldwin-esque voice memos about food....Trump's senior moment town hall DJ... more

Betsy Lerner is a longtime literary agent and the author of the debut novel Shred Sisters, available from Grove Press.... more

Volume 18 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira jumps on the Mets bandwagon...Taylor's football social life...Leo wines and dines the... more

Emily Witt is a New Yorker staff writer and the author of the memoir Health and Safety: A Breakdown, available... more

Volume 17 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Lizza leaks, Nuzzi lawyers up...the Diddy storm gathers...Britney almost burns her face off...Brad... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the art of literary collage. My guest is David Shields, author of How We Got Here:... more

Volume 16 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...RFK Jr and Olivia Nuzzi's sexting scandal...Bennifer in mediation...Jeff Bezos's top secret campfire... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the business of selling books. My guest is Kathleen Schmidt, publishing industry veteran, founder of... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about the art of literary translation. My guests are Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary, co-translators of... more

Volume 15 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Taylor Swift endorses Kamala (Bras was right)...the downfall of Diddy...Dave Grohl's surprise love... more

Regina Porter is the author of the novel The Rich People Have Gone Away, available from Hogarth Books. Porter is an award-winning... more

Volume 14 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the return of the Royals...deciphering the Damon/J-Lo heart-to-heart...Anna Wintour shushes famous people...Harvey Weinstein's... more

Elizabeth Strout is the author of the novel Tell Me Everything, available from Random House. Strout is the #1 New York Times bestselling author... more

Volume 13 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira's heat stroke journey...the silly glory of Pitt and Clooney...Anna Wintour vs. Naomi... more

Kerry Howley is the author of Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs, now available in trade paperback from Vintage. Howley is... more

Volume 12 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the great Beyonce hoax...RFK Jr., a chainsaw, and a whale...Taylor Swift and cults... more

Lena Valencia is the author of the debut story collection Mystery Lights, available from Tin House. It is the official... more

Volume 11 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...healthy garbage foods...artificial Trump endorsements...the Taylor Swift debate...cults of personality....Alicia Silverstone's street berry... more

Keziah Weir is the author of the debut novel The Mythmakers, available in trade paperback from Marysue Rucci Books. Weir is a senior... more

Francine Prose is the author of the memoir 1974: A Personal History, available from Harper. Prose is the author of twenty-two... more

Volume 10 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...listener mail...sad about David Lynch...Tom Cruise's stuntman death wish....Vanna White vs. Ryan Seacrest...RFK... more

Kevin Barry is the author of the novel The Heart in Winter, available from Doubleday. Barry is the author of... more

Volume 9 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...developments in the Timberlake DWI narrative...analyzing the subtext of a Mormon trad wife's... more

Elisa Gabbert is the author of the essay collection Any Person is the Only Self, available from FSG Originals. Gabbert is... more

Volume 8 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira recounts her battle with Covid...celebrities weigh in on Biden's exit from the... more

Nina Sharma is the author of the debut memoir-in-essays The Way You Make Me Feel: Love in Black and Brown,... more

Juliet Escoria is the author of the story collection You Are the Snake, available from Soft Skull Press. Escoria is the... more

Aleksandr Skorobogatov is the author of Russian Gothic, available from Rare Bird. Translated by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse. Skorobogatov was born... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode—all about the practice of fasting and its many implications. My guest is John Oakes, author of... more

In this week's monologue, I talk about the presidential election and how I've been finding it unusually difficult to talk... more

Porochista Khakpour is the author of the novel Tehrangeles, available from Pantheon. Khakpour was born in Tehran and raised in... more

Volume 7 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the fall of the house of Jennifer...Swifties v Julia...Andy Cohen's Oprah regrets...the Hawk... more

Volume 6 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...deep fakes...edibles in Las Vegas...Liam Gallagher's neighbors...Kourtney Kardashian inducing labor...the rise of Hawk... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode about writing deeply personal narratives. My guest is Rachel Krantz, author of the debut memoir Open:... more

Volume 5 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...juice cleansing....RIP Donald Sutherland...J-Lo's Photogenic Ass....Bill Belichick's Geriatric Gen Z Romance...J-Law's New... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 774, my conversation with Kathryn Miles. It first aired on May 25, 2022. ... more

The fourth episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture'...O'Reilly Auto Parts...Ozempic...John Travolta at the gym...Justin Timberlake's DUI...and more... 'Brad &... more

Ayana Mathis is the author of the novel The Unsettled, now available in trade paperback from Vintage. Mathis's first novel, The Twelve... more

The third episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' in which we cover Grimace— McDonald's character, gay icon, and... more

Teddy Wayne is the author of the novel The Winner, available from Harper. Wayne is the winner of a 2011 Whiting... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 574, my conversation with Richard Chiem. It first aired on April 3, 2019. Chiem is the... more

Kimberly King Parsons is the author of the debut novel We Were the Universe, available from Knopf. The official June... more

The second episode of 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' in which we cover a wide range of subject... more

Morgan Talty is the author of the debut novel Fire Exit, available from Tin House. Talty is a citizen of the... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 409, my conversation with author Tony Tulathimutte. It first aired on April 13,... more

Max Porter is the author of the novel Shy, available in trade paperback from Graywolf Press. Porter is the author of Lanny, which... more

Another new experimental content offering! This one is called 'Brad & Mira For the Culture,' and for the next few... more

Rita Bullwinkel is the author of the debut novel Headshot, available from Viking. Bullwinkel is the author of Belly Up,... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 381, my conversation with author and literary agent Bill Clegg. It first aired... more

R.O. Kwon is the author of the novel Exhibit, available from Riverhead Books. Kwon is the author of the nationally... more

Colombe Schneck is the author of Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories, available from Penguin Press. Translated by... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 545, my conversation with author and poet Mark Leidner. It first aired on October... more

Hari Kunzru is the author of the novel Blue Ruin, available from Knopf. Kunzru is the author of six other... more

Myriam Lacroix is the author of the debut novel How It Works Out, available from The Overlook Press. It is... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 708, my conversation with author and comedian Sam Tallent. It first aired on... more

Carvell Wallace is the author of the debut memoir Another Word for Love, available from MCD Books. Wallace grew up between Southwestern... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode entitled 'The Life of a Bookseller.' My guest is Paul Yamazaki, principal book buyer for City Lights... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 626, my conversation with author Garth Greenwell. The episode first aired on February... more

Hanif Abdurraqib is the bestselling author of the memoir There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, available from Random... more

Helen Tworkov is the author of the debut memoir Lotus Girl, available from St. Martin's Essentials. Tworkov is founding editor of Tricycle:... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 732, my conversation with author Alexandra Kleeman. The episode first aired on October... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about the power of names in writing and real life. My guest is Ethel Rohan, author... more

Alejandro Zambra is the author of the story collection My Documents, available from Penguin Books. Official April pick of the... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 373, my conversation with author Bud Smith. The episode first aired on July... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to structure a novel. My guest is Mark Cecil, author of the debut novel... more

Annell López is the author of the debut story collection I'll Give You a Reason, available from The Feminist Press.... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 377, my conversation with author Karolina Waclawiak. The episode first aired on August 26,... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to build a rewarding creative life. My guest is Ben Tanzer, author of the... more

José Vadi is the author of a memoir-in-essays called Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, available from Soft Skull Press. Vadi... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 455, my conversation with author Min Jin Lee. The episode first aired on... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to write good stories. My guest is Steve Almond, author of a new book... more

Lydia Millet is the author of We Loved It All: A Memory of Life, available from W.W. Norton & Co. Millet is... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 559, my conversation with poet, artist, and television writer Tommy Pico. The episode... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to get (somewhat) better at art. My guest is Nicholson Baker, author of Finding... more

Alexandra Tanner is the author of the debut novel Worry, available from Scribner. Tanner is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor.... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 762, my conversation with author John Keene about his poetry collection Punks, which... more

Catherine Lacey is the author of the novel Biography of X, available in trade paperback from Picador. Lacey is the author of... more

Rowan Beaird is the author of the debut novel The Divorcées, available from Flatiron Books. Beaird is a writer whose work has... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 666, my conversation with author Stephen Graham Jones. It first aired on August... more

Téa Obreht is the author of the novel The Morningside, available from Random House. Obreht is the internationally bestselling author of The Tiger's... more

Adelle Waldman is the author of the novel Help Wanted, available from W.W. Norton & Co. Waldman is the best-selling... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 521, my conversation with author Tao Lin. It first aired on May 20, 2018. Lin is... more

Katya Apekina is the author of the novel Mother Doll, available from The Overlook Press. Apekina is a novelist, screenwriter, and translator.... more

Tana French is the author of the novel The Hunter, available from Viking Books. It is the official March pick... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 679, my conversation with author Sebastian Castillo. It first aired on November 4,... more

Tommy Orange is the author of the novel Wandering Stars, available from Knopf. Orange is a graduate of the MFA program... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to write flash fiction. My guest is author and editor Tommy Dean. Dean is the... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 613, my conversation with author Leland Cheuk. It first aired on November 20, 2019. Cheuk is... more

Sloane Crosley is the author of the memoir Grief Is for People, available from MCD Books. Crosley is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The... more

Lauren Markham is the author of A Map of Future Ruins, available from Riverhead Books. Markham is the author of the award-winning The... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 29, my conversation with author Ben Loory. It first aired on December 25,... more

Vanessa Chan is the author of the bestselling debut novel The Storm We Made, available from Marysue Rucci Books. It... more

Leslie Jamison is the author of the memoir Splinters, available from Little, Brown & Co. Jamison is the author of... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 264, my conversation with author Jacinda Townsend. It first aired on March 30,... more

Sarah Tomlinson is the author of the novel The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers, available from Flatiron Books. Tomlinson, a former... more

Paul Theroux is the author of the novel Burma Sahib, available from Mariner Books. Theroux is the author of many... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 531, my conversation with author Bethany C. Morrow. It first aired on July 4, 2018. Morrow is... more

Margot Livesey is the author of the novel The Road from Belhaven, available from Knopf. Livesey was born and... more

Brandi Wells is the author of the debut novel The Cleaner, available from Hanover Square Press. Wells' other books include... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 13, my conversation with author Megan Boyle. It first aired on October 30,... more

Christina Cooke is the author of the debut novel Broughtupsy, available from Catapult. Cooke's writing has previously appeared in The Caribbean Writer, Prairie... more

Annie Liontas is the author of the memoir-in-essays Sex with a Brain Injury, available from Scribner. Liontas is also... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 370, my conversation with author Lidia Yuknavitch. It first aired on July 15, 2015. Yuknavitch... more

Venita Blackburn is the author of the debut novel Dead in Long Beach, CA, available from MCD Books.   Blackburn's other... more

Ishmael Reed is the author of the play The Slave Who Loved Caviar, now available in print from Archway Editions. Ishmael... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 331, my conversation with Atticus Lish. It first aired on November 19, 2014. Lish... more

Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of the novel Beautyland, available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Bertino's other books include the... more

De'Shawn Charles Winslow is the author of the novel Decent People, now available in trade paperback from Bloomsbury. Winslow's debut novel,... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 659, my conversation with Jean Kyoung Frazier. This episode first aired on July... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode. A conversation with Kathleen Schmidt, an expert on the book business and the author of a... more

Julie Myerson is the author of the novel Nonfiction, available from Tin House. It is the official January pick of... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 507, my conversation with author Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi. This episode first aired on... more

Susannah Breslin is the author of the memoir Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment, available from Legacy Lit.... more

In this, the final episode of 2023, I'm sharing my ten favorite books of the year. Incredibly difficult to choose—and... more

The third in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the... more

The second in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the... more

The first in a series of episodes, looking back on 2023 and breaking down the most popular conversations of the... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 400, my conversation with author Alexander Chee. This episode first aired on February 16,... more

Lauren Elkin is the author of Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art, available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Elkin's essays... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how meditation can inform creative writing. My guest is Melissa Broder, author of the novel... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 308, my conversation with poet Michael Earl Craig. This episode first aired on August... more

E.J. Koh is the author of the debut novel The Liberators, available from Tin House. It is the official December... more

Rumaan Alam is the bestselling author of the novel Leave the World Behind, available in trade paperback from Ecco Books.... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 423, my conversation with bestselling author Chuck Klosterman. This episode first aired on July... more

Blake Butler is the author of the memoir Molly, available from Archway Editions. Butler is the author of five books of... more

Wendy Chin-Tanner is the author of the debut novel King of the Armadillos, available from Flatiron Books. Chin-Tanner is the author of... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 99, my conversation with author and publisher Elizabeth Ellen. This episode first aired on August... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, all about the art of book publicity. My guest is longtime literary publicist Lauren Cerand. Lauren... more

A new 'Craftwork' episode, all about ghostwriting. My guest is Stuart Horwitz, founder and principal of Book Architecture. Horwitz has spent over... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 647, my conversation with author Susan Choi. She won the National Book Award in... more

Lindsay Hunter is the author of the novel Hot Springs Drive, available from Roxane Gay Books.   Hunter received her MFA in... more

Lexi Freiman is the author of the novel The Book of Ayn, available from Catapult. Freiman is an Australian writer and... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 520, my conversation with author Jonathan Ames. Ames is the author of several books, including... more

Michael Cunningham is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of the novel Day, available from Random House.  Cunningham is a novelist,... more

Jami Nakamura Lin is the author of the memoir The Night Parade, available from Mariner Books. It is the official... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 627, my conversation with author and poet Megan Fernandes. Her books include The Kingdom and... more

Thurston Moore is a founding member of the band Sonic Youth and the author of a new memoir entitled Sonic... more

Justin Torres is the author of the novel Blackouts, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. Available... more

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 436, my conversation with Wendy C. Ortiz. Her books include Excavation: A Memoir,... more

A conversation with Dan Sinykin, author of Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature, available from... more