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Author interviews and literary news w/ host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Explore Booksellers.

Bookin‪’‬ Jason Jefferies

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Author interviews and literary news w/ host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Explore Booksellers.

    238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke

    238--Bookin’ w/ Junior Burke

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Junior Burke, author of Buddha Was a Cowboy, which is published by our friends at Gibson House Press.  Topics of conversation include zen koans, mindful instruction, gurus, the concept of Jesus of Nazareth rooting for a football squad, key holders, hypocrisy, writing for a market, Colorado Springs as the evangelical Vatican, and much more.  Copies of Buddha Was a Cowboy can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

    • 32 min
    237--Bookin’ w/ Jinwoo Chong

    237--Bookin’ w/ Jinwoo Chong

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux, which is published by our friends at Melville House.  Topics of discussion include Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, fake television shows, art that is ahead of its time, whether a relationship can succeed if one person is intolerant of the other person's passions, subscription rate hikes, whether society can handle a glitch in the infrastructure, retail therapy, fanny packs, social media influencers, and much more.  Copies of Flux can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

    • 28 min
    236--Bookin’ w/ David Hollander

    236--Bookin’ w/ David Hollander

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Hollander, who discusses his newest book How Basketball Can Save the World, which is published by our friends at Harmony.  Topics of discussion include advising ESPNW, basketball as an existential matter, how basketball can save us from climate destruction, Nikola Jokic, the MVP award, James Naismith, Bill Russell vs. Wilt Chamberlain, Ja Morant, Draymond Green, and much more.  Copies of How Basketball Can Save the World can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

    • 25 min
    235--Bookin’ w/ Shelley Read

    235--Bookin’ w/ Shelley Read

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Shelley Read, author of Go as a River, which is published by our friends at Spiegel & Grau.  Topics of discussion include long-term projects, how the bottom of a lake is like the moon, peaches in Colorado vs. peaches in the southeastern USA, parenting towards Judgement Day, farming, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, differing concepts of home and place, rooting for drama, and much more. Copies of Go as a River can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

    • 34 min
    234--Bookin’ w/ Kathryn Bromwich

    234--Bookin’ w/ Kathryn Bromwich

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kathryn Bromwich, who discusses her new novel At the Edge of the Woods, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics of conversation include Richard Powers' The Overstory, wilderness narratives that captivate our imaginations, a female protagonist living off the grid, how one's mind works first thing in the morning, a mountain as a sentient being, practicing one's smile in the mirror, guilt over not attending church, and much more.  Copies of At the Edge of the Woods can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.

    • 27 min
    233--Bookin’ w/ Rita Zoey Chin

    233--Bookin’ w/ Rita Zoey Chin

    This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by prize winning author Rita Zoey Chin, who discusses her new novel The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern, which is published by our friends at Melville House Publishing.  Topics of conversation include writing in the COVID-era, carnivals, elephants, South Carolina, the confederate flag, 21st birthdays, Eddie Murphy, contemplating infinity, midterm elections, and much more.  Copies of The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING for members of Explore More+.  

    • 26 min

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Just listened to my first episode and while I loved the content I found the background noise very distracting. Surely someone could figure out how to record this without the noise???

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