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Join host Angela Ledgerwood as she chats to the authors she loves most about books, life, and what lights them up.

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Join host Angela Ledgerwood as she chats to the authors she loves most about books, life, and what lights them up.

    Re-release: Isaac Fitzgerald on Dirtbag, Massachussets.

    Re-release: Isaac Fitzgerald on Dirtbag, Massachussets.

    Hi everyone!
    In celebration of the release of Isaac Fitzgerald's DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS in paperback, we are re-releasing our episode with him from last year.
    We'll be back in two weeks with Bianca Bosker, author of CORK DORK, to talk about wine for the holidays.

    Enjoy!


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    • 54 min
    Re-release: Cody Keenan on Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America.

    Re-release: Cody Keenan on Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America.

    Angie's got a cold, and it's making her think about hot toddys. And the time she sipped some bourbon and talked with with Cody Keenan, President Obama's speech writer and author of Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America.
    Grace has just arrived in paperback, so it's a perfect time to revisit this conversation. We hope you enjoy it!


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    • 40 min
    Re-release: Esther Perel on rethinking infidelity (from 2018)

    Re-release: Esther Perel on rethinking infidelity (from 2018)

    This week. we're re-releasing of our best and most popular conversations: Angie's 2018 conversation with Esther Perel.
    Psychotherapist Esther Perel joins Angie to talk about her latest book "The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity," the provocative follow up to her New York Times best-seller "Mating in Captivity." This conversation, like Esther's book, will no doubt push some buttons and leave you questioning--and perhaps rethinking--the boundaries of your romantic relationships!


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    • 54 min
    Adriana Trigiani on how she's written over 20 books and why she reinvents herself every seven years.

    Adriana Trigiani on how she's written over 20 books and why she reinvents herself every seven years.

    Angie speaks with Adriana Trigiani, the author of 20 best-selling books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently the novel THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE. She is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed the greats such as Whoopi Goldberg and Ashley Judd and now she’s hosting a new podcast, You Are What You Read, with Book of the Month. Angie and Adriana talk about how her Appalachian and Italian heritage shaped her, why she reinvents herself every seven years, and how her time as a temp on Wall Street in the 80s has shaped how she organizes her days ever since.


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    • 35 min
    Shaina Feinberg and Julia Rothman on How We Got By.

    Shaina Feinberg and Julia Rothman on How We Got By.

    This week Angie is joined by writer and filmmaker Shaina Feinberg and illustrator Julia Rothman to talk about their new book, How We Got By: 111 People Share Stories of Survival, Resilience & Hope through Hardship. The book was inspired by the success of their illustrated column for the business section of The New York Times called Scratch about people’s relationship with money, small businesses, and resilience. They talk about how writing a book can help you find a husband (!), how speaking with strangers has encouraged them to live more fully, and the quirks that define their friendship.


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    • 32 min
    Anya Von Bremzen on the national dishes of Japan, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and more.

    Anya Von Bremzen on the national dishes of Japan, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and more.

    This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with the James Beard award-winning food writer Anya von Bremzen about her book National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home. Angie and Anya also talk about what makes a memorable meal, the joy of Neapolitan pizza, and how the ongoing war in Ukraine has irrevocably changed her relationship with Borscht.


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    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
117 Ratings

117 Ratings

Brendan Borrell ,

A thoughtful and graceful interviewer!

Angela offers up a great forum to learn about new books and bookish things. I enjoyed my own conversation with her about my book, but the episodes with Reeves Wiedeman and Adrienne Westenfeld were such treats as well.

bobebst ,

Lights me up

Such delightful and fascinating conversations! Whether I’ve read the book or not I always am left with a new perspective.

Terrili ,

It's back!!!

Sooo happy new episodes have been posted :') This is the most soothing podcast I subscribe to.

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