The Book Case

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Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with Kate and Charlie Gibson and meet fascinating characters who will open your appetite to new categories while deepening your hunger for books. This weekly series will journey cover to cover through the literary world, featuring interviews with best-selling authors, tastemakers, and independent bookstore owners. New episodes post every Thursday. Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now. 

  1. 7 hr ago

    Stephanie Soileau and the Richness of Cajun History

    Should the Waters Take Us a is a novel of great beauty…centered around the swamp letters in the south of Louisianna. Whereas so many novels focus on story and character-this one focusses on place and how this place has shaped the lives of the characters that live there. As climate change shifts the land beneath our feet and oil companies have raided the Acadian swamps for their natural resources, the Cajun background is ever changing, and often full of tragedy. We also talk to Final Draft, the bookstore in Kansas that JUST opened. We check in to see how their opening went and how they are feeling now. Join us! Find books mentioned in The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this episode: Should the Waters Take Us by Stephanie Soileau Last One Out Shut Off the Lights by Stephanie Soileau On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward Gilead by Marilynne Robinson As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The Hill by Harriet Clark Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  2. 23 Jul

    An Injustice in the Justice System

    Pamela Colloff is an accomplished investigative journalist and has written "Catch the Devil" about a frighteningly prolific jailhouse snitch.  Paul Skalnik testified in dozens of cases that inmates in Florida prisons had confessed their guilt to him.  Often prosecutors won convictions based largely on Skalnik’s testimony including four cases where he was instrumental on putting men on Florida’s death row.  One of them, Jim Dailey, was convicted of murdering a 14 year old girl.  Despite evidence that has come out since Dailey’s conviction, he sits on Florida’s death row.  He has been there over 40 years unable to get a new trial.  Colloff repeatedly met Skalnik who said he would tell her the truth about all his testimonies.  He never did.   But Colloff has reported the story in brilliant detail and writes about how often prosecutors use jailhouse snitches knowing their testimony may be tainted.  Skalnik’s repeated claims of jailhouse confessions defied credulity... so why did prosecutors continue to put him on the stand?  Why didn’t judges disallow his testimony?  Why did appellate courts accept his word?  It’s a compelling story - worth a reader’s time. Find books mentioned in The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this episode: Catch the Devil by Pamela Colloff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  3. 16 Jul

    Double Header: Jenny Jackson and Scott D. Reich

    Jenny Jackson’s newest, The Shampoo Effect, tells the story of an insular gang of year-round beach residents who have known each other all their lives. Until one member of their clique begins to date outside of the group-they are generally an exclusive “they go out on and off” type of friends. So how will they handle a new girlfriend they don’t know or with whom they have so little in common? The book is nuanced, funny and asks the question: what does marriage mean in the current world? We also talk to Scott D. Reich whose book One Day in September tells the story of a historic baseball game that evolved into the All-Star game we know today. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson One Day in September by Scott D. Reich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. 9 Jul

    Paul Tremblay: AI and the Not So Distant Future

    Paul Tremblay has written a science fiction book that will prompt all sorts of important questions about AI, the role of consciousness in humanity, and how writers might have to work around AI in order to keep their work original and sustainable and it’s called DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP. We love a book that poses important questions like these while still being a good page turner, and this is one of those. This is the story of Julia, a semi professional video gamer asked to take remote control of a body in a vegetative state. It’s suspenseful, strange, and will leave you with all sorts of questions about the age in which we live. We also talk to Final Draft Books in Wichita Kansas, which is opening this weekend (TAKE NOTE WICHITA). This husband and wife owner team bring a starry eyed excitement to the store that will charm the pants of all our listeners. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Phillip K. Dick The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed by Christof Koch 2666 by Robert Balano Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  5. 2 Jul

    Kevin Powers and the Art of Writing War

    Kevin Powers’ Children of the Wild is a book about Roy and Ennis, two friends on a farm who sign up for WWI, one excited for battle, one a feral child baffled by war. What does war do to friendship? To the minds of men? We talk to Kevin, a veteran of the war in Iraq, about his ability to write war so well and the effects of PTSD on his characters. We also talk to Bartleby Books in Vermont…join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers A Shout in the Ruins by Kevin Powers Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Catch-22 by Joseph Heller The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. 25 Jun

    Our Favorites of 2026….So Far

    2026 is half over. And Kate turned 50 on June 16th. So in honor of all of this half life, we decided to talk about our favorite books so far of 2026. Tana French, Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett and Allegra Goodman all made the list, but there are so many books we have loved this year that we think we mention just about all of them. Then we quiz each other on rapid fire and get sort of gooey about it. Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠ https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302   Books mentioned on this week's episode:  Kin by Tayari Jones The Keeper by Tana French This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman Whistler by Ann Patchett The Godfather by Mario Puzo A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving The Hero Next Door by Martha Raddatz On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen The Things We Do Not Say by Elizabeth Strout Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott The Power Broker by Robert Caro The Holy Bible Martyr by Kaveh Akbar There, There by Tommy Orange The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  7. 18 Jun

    Carlos Barragan Shows Us Why Online Scams Work

    Carlos Barragan’s book The Yahoo Boys schooled us on the huge and terrifying world of online moneymaking scams. From the romance scams (pretending to be a man or woman you are not, wooing others into sending you money), to celeb scams (pretending to be a celebrity for money), all the way to adoption scams (send us money, we will get you a baby). As horrible as these schemes are, Barragan takes an in depth look at the scammers, specifically in the community of Ikotun, Nigeria, painting a thorough portrait of the scammers and the loneliness in our world that allows them to thrive. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: ⁠https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. 11 Jun

    Martha Raddatz Recognizes the Heroes Next Door

    Martha Raddatz is a war correspondent, one of the biggest household names in front line reporting. Her newest book, The Hero Next Door tells the story of the service men, women and the caregivers who bring honor to the uniform. From celebrations to heartbreak, these are the stories that have stayed with Martha throughout her decade of brave work, shadowing families and soldiers both on and off the battlefield. We are also talking to a mother daughter team that run LALA Books in Lowell, MA. Join us for two great conversations! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this week's episode: The Hero Next Door by Martha Raddatz The Long Road Home by Martha Raddatz Eragon by Christopher Paolini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with Kate and Charlie Gibson and meet fascinating characters who will open your appetite to new categories while deepening your hunger for books. This weekly series will journey cover to cover through the literary world, featuring interviews with best-selling authors, tastemakers, and independent bookstore owners. New episodes post every Thursday. Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now. 

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  • Channel
    GMA
  • Creator
    ABC News | Charlie Gibson, Kate Gibson
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    221
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    Clean
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