We’re kicking off BOOKS ON THE BED Season 3 with a visit to see Rachel Beanland in Richmond, VA. 📚

Go listen now!!

I met Henry Wise for the first time last September at the Mississippi Book Fest. Yesterday we met again at a farmhouse in rural Virginia that has been in his family since the 1830s!

A joy to talk about HOLY CITY, his family’s roots in Virginia, & the dope Books on the Bed he brought to the table.

Check out my interview with Joseph Earl Thomas about his novel GOD BLESS YOU, OTIS SPUNKMEYER
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The Department of Defense wants to cancel #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but we won't let them erase our history, culture & contributions! From Code Talkers to Native veterans, we demand recognition & honor. Join us in this fight against cultural erasure!

10 states use funds from STOLEN Indigenous lands to fund prisons. A stark reminder of the ongoing legacy of colonialism and land theft. Stand with Native communities to demand justice and reparations! #LandBack
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(2/2) has tried to block the ICC from prosecuting Americans.

Check out my interview with the wonderful Julia Phillips at the Mississippi Book Festival, where we discuss her latest novel BEAR, working class stories, and telling old stories in new ways.

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Check out my interview with Richard Grant at the 2024 Mississippi Book Festival discussing his latest book “A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from Arizona”:

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My interviews from the 2024 Mississippi Book Festival are finally being released! Here’s the first with the wonderful photographer Kate Medley discussing her book THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN.

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If you’re on this app and love literature, check out my new-ish literary podcast where I travel to authors’ houses and ask them to share books with me. Listen to the trailer for the backstory to the concept.

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