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
Charles Yu, author of INTERIOR CHINATOWN | Ep71
Charles Yu has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the HBO series, WESTWORLD. He is also the author of four books, including INTERIOR CHINATOWN, winner of the 2020 …
Karen McManus, author of THE COUSINS on the Read It Forward Book Club | Ep70
Karen McManus is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ONE OF US IS LYING, and its sequel ONE OF US IS NEXT. In her novel THE COUSINS, a rich and mysterious grandmother reveals a family's dark …
Dr. Edward Hallowell author of DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION and ADHD2.0 | Ep69
Dr. Edward Hallowell is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, a world-renowned keynote speaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including DRIVEN TO DIST…
Catherine Cohen, comedian and author of GOD, I FEEL MODERN TONIGHT | Ep68
Catherine Cohen is a comedy sensation who hosts the very popular podcast Seek Treatment. She has been featured in The New York Times and Vogue, and has appeared in the Netflix film The Lovebirds and …
Mother-daughter authors Lisa Scottoline (ETERNAL) and Francesca Serritella (GHOSTS OF HARVARD) in conversation | Ep67
Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times-bestselling author and Edgar Award-winning author of thirty-two novels. Her latest, ETERNAL, is a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by sh…
Happy Holidays and talk to you in January!
BOOKS CONNECT US is going on a little break. But we'll be back later in January with all new episodes. We're lining up lots of great authors for Season 2 of the podcast, and we look forward to connec…
Stefanie Caponi, author of GUIDED TAROT | Ep66
Stefanie Caponi (she/her) is an intuitive writer and illustrator. She has been reading tarot for more than 20 years and established her business as a professional tarot reader after creating her firs…
Alicia Garza, co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, and author of THE PURPOSE OF POWER | Ep64
Alicia Garza is an organizer, political strategist, and cheeseburger enthusiast. She is the principal at the Black Futures Lab, and co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global N…
Vincent Toro, author of TERTULIA, in conversation with Willie Perdomo, author of THE CRAZY BUNCH | Ep63
On today's show we have a conversation between authors Vincent Toro and Willie Perdomo. Vincent Toro’s new poetry collection TERTULIA examines immigration, economics, colonialism and race via the sub…
Gabriela Herstik, author of INNER WITCH and BEWITCHING THE ELEMENTS, and her new inspirational spellbook EMBODY YOUR MAGICK
Gabriela Herstik is the author of INNER WITCH and BEWITCHING THE ELEMENTS. In her new inspirational journal and spellbook EMBODY YOUR MAGICK will help readers embrace their inner witch, no matter whe…
Toni Jensen, author of CARRY, a powerful memoir about what it means to exist as an Indigenous woman in America | Ep61
Toni Jensen teaches in the MFA programs at the University of Arkansas and the Institute of American Indian Arts, and she is a 2020 recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowme…
Sophie Kinsella, author of SHOPAHOLIC and the new LOVE YOUR LIFE | Ep60
Sophie Kinsella is the author of the bestselling SHOPAHOLIC series as well as the novels CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET, THE UNDOMESTIC GODDESS, and many more. Her latest is LOVE YOUR LIFE, an utterly delight…
Andrew Child, co-author of the new Jack Reacher novel THE SENTINEL | Ep59
Andrew Child is the author of thrillers such as TOO CLOSE TO HOME and INVISIBLE. Andrew is now embarking on his highest profile work yet, teaming up with his brother Lee Child to co-write the newest …
Trung Le Nguyen, comic book artist, illustrator, and author of THE MAGIC FISH | Ep58
Trung Le Nguyen, also known as Trungles, is a comic book artist and illustrator working out of Minnesota. He is particularly fond of fairy tales, kids’ cartoons, and rom-coms of all stripes. His debu…
Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a National Book Award Finalist and the author of SABRINA & CORINA | Ep57
Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a National Book Award Finalist and the author of SABRINA & CORINA, a moving narrative of unrelenting feminine power and an exploration of the universal experiences of abandonm…
Isabel Allende, author of bestselling and critically acclaimed books THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS and A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA | Ep56
Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, OF LOVE AND SHADOWS, EVA LUNA, and IN THE…
Natasha Diaz, author of COLOR ME IN, a powerful debut coming-of-age novel about the meaning of friendship | Ep55
As a screenwriter, Natasha Diaz has been a quarterfinalist in the Austin Film Festival and a finalist for both the NALIP Diverse Women in Media Fellowship and the Sundance Episodic Story Lab. Her per…
Jose Pimienta, author/illustrator of SUNCATCHER | Ep 54
Jose Pimienta was raised in Mexicali, Baja California, and now resides in Los Angeles, CA where he works on comics and storyboards for animation and film. SUNCATCHER is his debut author/illustrator g…
Karen McManus, author of ONE OF US IS LYING, its sequel ONE OF US IS NEXT, TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET, and her new novel THE COUSINS
Karen McManus is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ONE OF US IS LYING, its sequel ONE OF US IS NEXT, and TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET. In her new novel THE COUSINS, estranged family members travel…
Bishop Michael Curry, author of LOVE IS THE WAY | Ep52
The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and the first African-American to lead the denomination. A noted advocate for human rights and author of several b…