On this episode, Kristy, Kristin, & MKA welcome USA Today bestselling author May Cobb to discuss our November 2026 Pick of the Month, her “sexy, scandalous and completely addictive” (Mary Kubica) new novel All the Little Secrets, the highly anticipated follow-up to her instantly bestselling January 2026 release, All the Little Houses. May is the bestselling author of six novels including My Summer Darlings, A Likeable Woman, Big Woods, and The Hunting Wives, which was adapted last year as a Netflix series, quickly climbing to the platform's No.1 spot, with its second season set to release on Thanksgiving. With an M.A. from San Francisco State University, May’s essays and interviews have appeared in The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, and Texas Highways, and her books have received attention from Book of the Month, the Today Show, and O Magazine. She joins us from her home in Austin, TX to discuss All the Little Secrets, the deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to All the Little Houses, as the fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every margarita and through every pine-lined street in Longview.

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On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome prominent American literary critic and journalist Ron Charles, best known for his long tenure as the editor of Washington Post Book World. After more than a decade teaching American literature, Ron served for seven years as the book review editor and staff critic for The Christian Science Monitor. He was hired by The Washington Post in 2005, where he spent 21 years working as a book reviewer and the editor for Book World, becoming a leading voice in contemporary literary culture. After The Washington Post eliminated its book section in early 2026, Ron transitioned to independent journalism on Substack where he has quickly amassed nearly 40,000 subscribers. We are eager to talk to Ron about the rapidly shifting environment of books coverage and the future of how readers will discover new books in this changing landscape.

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On this episode, Kristin Harmel, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger to discuss our October 2026 Pick of the Month, Life Out of Order, her exhilarating new speculative story set in a dystopian future where virtual reality and real life converge. Audrey Niffenegger is a visual artist and writer whose book art, prints, and paintings are included in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Newberry Library, and the Library of Congress. A former Professor at Columbia College, she helped found their Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, and also founded Artists Book House, a non-profit center for the literary and book arts. She has published eight books, including the novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry, as well as the graphic novels Raven Girl and The Night Bookmobile. A modern classic that has captivated readers worldwide, The Time Traveler's Wife has been adapted into a film, an HBO series, and a West End stage musical. We are eager to talk to her about Life Out of Order, an epic genre-bending tale told through a kaleidoscope of perspectives, that moves through a boundless, unfolding universe of virtual reality, and skims the wildest reaches of technology and the natural world.

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