Books Connect Us
We’re staying connected with each other and the stories and authors who inspire us. BOOKS CONNECT US brings you brand new conversations with some of your favorite authors.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 135
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2023
Emily Henry, romcom Queen and author of the #1 NYT Bestseller, HAPPY PLACE
On today’s season finale we welcome the delightful Emily Henry, author of bestsellers Beach Read, Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation and, most recently the #1 NYT Bestselling Happy Place. Alyssa…
Haley Jakobson, author of the astute and funny OLD ENOUGH
Happy Pride from Books Connect Us! In honor of Pride, today’s guest is Haley Jakobson, author of the astute and funny bisexual debut Old Enough, on sale June 20. Carolina chats with Haley about all t…
SUMMER READING SPECIAL! (with Carolina + Alyssa)
Join us for a super-fun, laugh-out-loud Summer Reading Picks episode! Carolina and Alyssa talk: books they love, books they can’t wait to read, horror movies, celebs they went to high school with, ti…
ROMANCE ROUNDTABLE! (Featuring Amanda Elliot and Kosoko Jackson)
On a very exciting episode of BOOKS CONNECT US, Carolina and Alyssa host their first Roundtable. Joined by Amanda Elliot (author of Sadie on a Plate and Best Served Hot) and Kosoko Jackson (author of…
Chrissy King, author of THE BODY LIBERATION PROJECT
Today on the podcast, Carolina and Alyssa interview Chrissy King, author of THE BODY LIBERATION PROJECT, about the way our intersecting identities impact our body image, how and why body and beauty s…
Szilvia Molnar, author of THE NURSERY
Today on BOOKS CONNECT US, Lisa Lucas, SVP and Publisher of Pantheon talks about motherhood and mental health with Szilvia Molnar, author of The Nursery. The two share a thought-provoking conversatio…
Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of All This Could Be Different
On today’s episode, we talk to National Book Award finalist Sarah Thankam Mathews about her debut novel, ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT, a warm, dazzling, and profound saga of queer love, friendship, wo…
Dani Shapiro, author of SIGNAL FIRES and INHERITANCE
This week on BOOKS CONNECT US, we welcome Dani Shapiro, author of eleven books , most recently Signal Fires, which won the National Jewish Books Award and Inheritance, which was a New York Times Best…
Lakiesha Carr, author of the intimate AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN
This episode, we welcome Lakiesha Carr and her Knopf editor, Maria Goldverg. Lakeisha is the author of AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN, a profound and tender look at Black womanhood. Maria and Lakiesha disc…
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of TAKE MY HAND
This episode, we welcome Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the unforgettable and deeply profound TAKE MY HAND, which won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction. Carolina talks to…
Eleanor Shearer, author of the beautiful RIVER SING ME HOME
In today’s episode, we talk to Eleanor Shearer, author of the gripping and beautiful RIVER SING ME HOME, which was a GMA Book Club Pick. Carolina chats with Eleanor about finding time for creative wr…
Joanne Lee Molinaro, author of the James Beard Award-Winning, NYT Bestseller THE KOREAN VEGAN COOKBOOK
Today, we talk to NYT Bestselling and James Beard Award-winning author of The Korean Vegan Cookbook , Joanne Lee Molinaro. Alyssa chats with Joanne about representation, the writing and publishing pr…
How Do Authors Portray Their Origin Stories? (Plus, meet your new hosts!)
In today’s episode, get to know Alyssa Adler and Carolina Meurkens, the new hosts of BOOKS CONNECT US! We chat about what’s in store for the new season, how authors portray their origin stories and …
An exciting new season of BOOKS CONNECT US!
This brand new season of BOOKS CONNECT US will keep you connected with the authors and stories that inspire you, and bring you the inside scoop on “the story behind the story”. Join hosts Alyssa Adl…
Sathnam Sanghera, author EMPIRELAND, on the hidden legacies and modern realities of the British empire
The new book EMPIRELAND is an illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its co…
George R.R. Martin, author of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, upon which the iconic HBO series GAME OF THRONES is bas…
George Saunders, author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and LIBERATION DAY
George Saunders is the author of nine books, including the novel LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, which won the Man Booker Prize, and the brand-new short story collection LIBERATION DAY. On today's episode Geor…
Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT
Sarah Thankam Mathews is a recipient of fellowships from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and her work has been published in Best American Short Stories. ALL THIS …
Clancy Martin, acclaimed author of HOW TO SELL and his new book HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF
Clancy Martin is the acclaimed author of the novel HOW TO SELL, numerous books on philosophy, and the viral essay, “I’m Still Here.” He is the survivor of more than ten suicide attempts and a recover…
Ali Hazelwood, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS and LOVE ON THE BRAIN
Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times bestselling author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, as well as the writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever-after is not…