WYPL Book Talk

Stephen Usery
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The podcast version of WYPL's syndicated radio program, Book Talk.

  1. 2D AGO

    Gayle Feldman - Nothing Random

    Gayle Feldman has been with the prestigious industry magazine Publisher’s Weekly for over forty years as a writer and a senior editor. She has previously written the memoir, You Don’t Have to Be Your Mother, as well as a look at the publishing industry called Best and Worst of Times: The Changing Business of Trade Books. Today Gayle and I continue our conversation about her newest title. Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built, which is published by Random House.

    1h 5m

  2. 12/13/2025

    Brian Earl - Of Christmases Long, Long Ago

    Brian Earl to the program today. Brian is the host of the podcast Christmases Past and the author of two books about the holiday, Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions and the recently published, Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past, which is available from Lyons Press.

    29 min

  3. 11/15/2025

    Peter Brannen - The Story of CO2..., pt. 2

    We welcome Peter Brannen to the program for the final installment of our two-part interview. Peter is a journalist, and his work has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wired.  His book The Ends of the World, about the five major mass extinctions in Earth's history, was published in 2017. Today we’ll conclude our discussion of his latest title, The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World, which is published by Ecco.

    29 min

  4. 11/08/2025

    Peter Brannen - The Story of CO2..., pt. 1

    We welcome Peter Brannen to the program for the first installment of our two-part interview. Peter is a journalist, and his work has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wired.  His book The Ends of the World, about the five major mass extinctions in Earth's history, was published in 2017. Today we’ll begin our discussion of his latest title, The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World, which is published by Ecco.

    29 min

  5. 11/01/2025

    Eli Cranor - Mississippi Blue 42

    Eli Cranor is a former professional football player turned crime fiction novelist. His previous novels are Don’t Know Tough, which won the Edgar Award in 2023 for Best First Novel, Ozark Dogs, Broiler, and today we’ll be discussing his most recent title, Mississippi Blue 42, which is published by Soho Crime.

    38 min

  6. 10/25/2025

    John T. Edge - House of Smoke

    Food historian and host of TV's TrueSouth John T. Edge returns to Book Talk to discuss his memoir, House of Smoke.

    29 min

  7. 10/18/2025

    Coltan Scrivener - Morbidly Curious

    Dr. Coltan Scrivner is a scientist who studies morbid curiosity, or why death and injury demand our attention, ranging from biological instincts to cultural mores. Today we’ll be discussing his new book, Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away, which is published by Penguin.

    40 min

  8. 10/11/2025

    Prue Shaw - Dante - The Essential Commedia, pt. 2

    We welcome Dr. Pue Shaw back to the program today for the final of a two-part interview. Dr. Shaw is a retired reader of Italian and Italian Literature, having taught at The University of Cambridge and the University of London. Much of her research is focused on the medieval poet Dante Alighieri. Her books for a general readership are Reading Dante: From Here to Eternity and the recently published Dante: The Essential Commedia, both are published by Liveright.

    32 min
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The podcast version of WYPL's syndicated radio program, Book Talk.

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  • Creator
    Stephen Usery
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2017 . All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    WYPL Book Talk