If you're bored, here's a short interview I gave to ESPN this past week on "Moses and the Doctor": www.espnrichmond.com/episode/auth...

In "Only God Can Judge Me," Jeff Pearlman Provides a Nuanced View of the Short, Dynamic Life of Tupac Shakur - Chicago Review of Books Jeff Pearlman’s Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur is a tutorial on the power of layered stories and dogged research in creating full-bodied protagonists and nuance. Even 29 years a...

"What oftentimes comes with fame is isolation, and a mistrust of people’s intentions-with good reason." @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social's interview with @jeffpearlman.bsky.social on "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur” (Mariner Books) is out now.
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Here in America—the greatest nation on earth—we work 80 hours a week in a feverish attempt to survive and on the weekends we unwind by reading the Epstein Files.

A tale of two Albaneses: Francesca is a tireless advocate for the victims of the genocide

In this Episode 320 clip, @lstrauss.bsky.social discusses the balance between advocating and agitating for change and continuing to be a passionate and always-learning teacher.

Buy A Lasting Impact...from @routledgehistory.bsky.social

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▶️ NOW PLAYING: My conversation w Karl Ove Knausgaard. His latest novel, THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT, is now available from Penguin Press. Translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken.

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College sports was never innocent. But man, has it changed. I can show you how in four simple slides. Check them out and preorder HEARTLAND today wherever books are sold! It's the Larry Bird story like it's never been told before, coming on 3/3/26 @atriabooks.bsky.social.

In an Ep315 clip, Cole from Dissect Podcast traces seeds for the creation of his podcast, w/ inspiration from becoming a father and ⁦‪@kendricklamar‬⁩ "To Pimp a Butterfly"

Listen to Dissect on all streaming platforms and set reminder for upcoming Netflix!

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Today on the program, a conversation with the great Susan Straight, whose latest (and tenth!) novel is called SACRAMENT (Counterpoint Press).

We had a great talk—she’s a good interview—candid, funny, and utterly down-to-earth.

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Episode 313 with Jackie Domenus, Author of No Offense: A Memoir in Essays, and Standout Builder of Subtlety and The Macro and Micro, The Societal and the Personal

If you’re looking for something literary to listen to, I got to chat with Pete on the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social! Grateful for a wonderful convo.

That's a BATTLE to the top/bottom...lotta (un)qualified candidates

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“Safety,” by Joan Silber It horrified me to be from a species that did such things, over and over, but what good did my horror do?

“It horrified me to be from a species that did such things, over and over, but what good did my horror do?” Read a new short story from Joan Silber. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_pKdGr

Episode 311 with Kurt Baumeister, Author of Twilight of the Gods, and Skilled Worldbuilder, Craftsman of the Subtle and Resonant, and Curious Student of History Podcast Episode · The Chills at Will Podcast · 11/26/2025 · 53m

Had a wonderful talk about TWILIGHT OF THE GODS with Peter Riehl for the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social. Other guests this year have included/will include Alex Chee, Myriam Gurba, and Amber Sparks. There's a rundown of what we discussed with timestamps on the site.

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The absolute whiplash of these morally-bankrupt, racist, fly-by-night organizations!

This was EVERYTHING, THE end-all-be-all for "draining the swamp.

Now it's just quietly over.

"Does he have a name, or should I call him 'Lawyer?' "

Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!

Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...

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We interviewed Jazmina Barrera and Christina MacSweeney on the process of writing and translating THE QUEEN OF SWORDS! It's a great book to add to your TBR pile. Check it out here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

In an Ep308 clip, @jeffpearlman.bsky.social talks about his philosophy of deep, layered research, and expectations for writerly research.

The superb, nuanced Only God Can Judge is available @marinerbooks.bsky.social: www.harpercollins.com/products/onl...

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Nurses and Lowriders Susan Straight’s Sacrament depicts the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southern California.

such a treat to talk lowriders, Art Laboe, and SoCal history w/ Susan Straight, author of SACRAMENT, for @altajournal.bsky.social 🏥

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Today on the program, a conversation w author Chris Kraus.

Her new novel, THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER, is available now from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social.

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Fictionalizing the Disenfranchisement and Desperation of the Vietnam War Generation I don’t like coffee, but I find myself repeatedly seduced by it anyway. Especially when I am trying to write. It could be the weight of its warmth, its smell a sister smell to that of book pages, t…

@nicolethecuffy.bsky.social recounts immersing herself in the disenfranchisement and desperation of the Vietnam War generation while writing a novel.

In an Ep305 clip, @lesbrains.bsky.social‬⁩ talks about the power of renaming, as her book so brilliantly interrogates colonial land grabs and revisionist and erased histories.

Buy Poppy State @timberpress.bsky.social‬⁩: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/myria...

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Interview with Erin Somers Millennial moms on Millennial moms in the multiverse

Today’s newsletter post is a conversation with @somers.bsky.social, whose book THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is out today!

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The National Book Award Interviews: Jazmina Barrera and Christina MacSweeney - Words Without Borders Jazmina Barrera and Christina MacSweeney discuss The Queen of Swords, longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Author Jazmina Barrera and translator Christina MacSweeney discuss The THE QUEEN OF SWORDS, longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Read the full interview here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Me, when I inexplicably follow the convoluted directions from a guy, instead of going with GPS directions