66 episodes

A literary podcast featuring author interviews and discussions with bookish content creators, hosted by Jaylen (aka @thebarandthebookcase on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok).

Reading the Room Jaylen Lopez (@thebarandthebookcase)

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A literary podcast featuring author interviews and discussions with bookish content creators, hosted by Jaylen (aka @thebarandthebookcase on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok).

    Sheila Heti, "Alphabetical Diaries"

    Sheila Heti, "Alphabetical Diaries"

    Reading the Room is BACK. The first episode of 2024 is an interview with one of my all-time favorite writers: Sheila Heti. Her new book, “Alphabetical Diaries,” is available today from @fsgbooks.

    • 43 min
    Alice McDermott, "Absolution"

    Alice McDermott, "Absolution"

    Alice McDermott, National Book Award winner and three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, joins me to discuss her new novel, "Absolution," available now from FSG.

    • 51 min
    Beauty, Drag, & Halloween w/ Mona Awad ("Rouge")

    Beauty, Drag, & Halloween w/ Mona Awad ("Rouge")

    A Halloween special! Mona Awad returns to the pod to discuss her new novel, "Rouge," available now from Marysue Rucci Books.

    • 47 min
    Bryan Washington, "Family Meal"

    Bryan Washington, "Family Meal"

    An interview with Bryan Washington about his new novel, "Family Meal," available now from Riverhead Books.

    • 50 min
    Justin Torres, "Blackouts"

    Justin Torres, "Blackouts"

    An interview with Justin Torres about his new novel, "Blackouts," a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction, available now from FSG.

    • 42 min
    Body Horror, Religion, & Working Class Narratives w/ Elle Nash ("Deliver Me")

    Body Horror, Religion, & Working Class Narratives w/ Elle Nash ("Deliver Me")

    An interview with Elle Nash about her new novel, "Deliver Me," available now from Unnamed Press.

    • 47 min

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