We're joined one last time by fan favorite Katherine Hill (A Short Move) to talk about Nora Ephron's 1983 novel... more

A season of endings, but also beginnings: our first Barbara Pym! The celebrated British novelist had a bit of a... more

The problem with writing very short stories is that it forces you to write more endings, which are the hardest... more

We kick off the final season of Book Fight with a guest-free episode--like the old days! Our reading this week... more

It's that time of year again: our annual holiday episode, where we invite several members of the Barrelhouse editorial team... more

We wrap up our noir season with one final episode, this one discussing the 1963 Peter Sellers movie The Pink... more

We welcome Nadira Goffe (culture writer for Slate) to talk about a Black, Southern noir from S.A. Cosby. We learn... more

We welcome back best-selling crime novelist Tod Goldberg to talk about one of his favorite books, by one of his... more

We're joined by novelist and high-school music teacher Daniel DiFranco (Panic Years, Devil on My Trail) to discuss the Margaret... more

We welcome Joanna Pearson (author, most recently, of Bright and Tender Dark), who makes the case that we should put... more