NEW EPISODE: Writer Omar El Akkad joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his recent nonfiction book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which was just nominated for the National Book Award. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/omar-el-akka...

NEW EPISODE: Novelist Jessica Francis Kane joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her new novel Fonseca, which fictionalizes writer Penelope Fitzgerald’s 1952 trip to Mexico. @literaryhub.bsky.social #books #podcast lithub.com/jessica-fran...

NEW EPISODE: Fiction writer and editor Patrick Ryan joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his debut novel, Buckeye, which traces two generations of two Midwestern families connected by a secret. @literaryhub.bsky.social #smalltown #Midwest #books lithub.com/patrick-ryan...

NEW EPISODE: New York Times book critics JenniferSzalai and @alexandrajacobs.bsky.social join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss their recent article, “Love Jack Kerouac? Read These Great American Road Trip Books Next.” @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/jennifer-sza...

NEW EPISODE: Biographer Nicholas Boggs joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his groundbreaking new book, Baldwin: A Love Story, the first major biography of James Baldwin to be published in three decades. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/nicholas-bog...

Journalist Will Bardenwerper joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America, which explores the consequences of MLB cutting 40 minor league teams. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/will-bardenw...

NEW EPISODE: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her support of Higher Ground, a long-term residence for women recovering from addiction. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/barbara-king...

NEW EPISODE: Vanity Fair’s Dan Adler on Jeffrey #Epstein and What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows, in conversation with @sugi.bsky.social & Whit Terrell cc @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/vanity-fairs...

NEW EPISODE! Gary Shteyngart @shteyngart.bsky.social on Vera, or Faith, and American #Authoritarians, in conversation with @sugi.bsky.social and Whit Terrell cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social lithub.com/gary-shteyng...

Is political discourse under attack getting help from mainstream media? Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk with writer Jeff Sharlet about “sanewashing” and “fascism.” #FNFpodcast #writers #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/a... lithub.com/jeff-sharlet...

Tributes to Poet Andrea Gibson, who died this last week, speak of her simple authenticity. Many writers present very differently. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk with writer Lan Samantha Chang about personas. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... lithub.com/lan-samantha...

Haitian families see cracks in the American Dream. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk with Myriam J.A. Chancy about the perils facing Haitian communities in Trump’s picture of America. #FNFpodcast #writers www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter... lithub.com/myriam-j-a-c...

NEW EPISODE: Pulitzer Prize finalist Ed Park joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his debut short story collection, An Oral History of Atlantis. Park talks about short stories, humor, and New York underwater. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/ed-park-on-a...

NEW EPISODE: Writer @Raina Lipsitz joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. @literaryhub.bsky.social #politics #podcast #DemocraticSocialist #news #books #nycprimary lithub.com/raina-lipsit...

Lena Dunham’s new Rom-Com is one is a series of new romance shows and books having a hot moment. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to romance writers Elle Everhart and Elllie Palmer about the industry. #FNFpodcast www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/a... lithub.com/elle-everhar...

The Feud: Part 2. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to the South African author of Scatterlings, Resoketswe Manenzhe, about Elon Musk’s formative years in South Africa. #FNFpodcast #writers #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u... lithub.com/resoketswe-m...

Indirect consequences of Artificial Intelligence open a dark story of those opposed to the technology. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to writer Vauhini Vara about how AI works. #FNFpodcast #writers www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/b... lithub.com/chatbot-vs-w...

NEW EPISODE: Prize-winning Iranian American author Dina Nayeri joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss the complicated reality of survival on the ground during Israel’s recent bombing of Iran. @literaryhub.bsky.social #politics #podcast #iran lithub.com/dina-nayeri-...

NEW EPISODE: New York Times reporter ‪‪@londonoe.bsky.social‬ joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss the murder of Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman, a rare assassination of a local politician in the U.S. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/ernesto-lond...

As LA deals with massive wildfire cleanup, creative entrepreneurs aid the effort. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the climate of wildfires with writer Sarah S. Grossman. #fnfpod #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/d... lithub.com/sarah-s-gros...

Many Americans are caught in a heat wave, but some are suffering more than others. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the inequities of climate change with author, Emily Raboteau. #FNFpod #climatechange #writers www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c... lithub.com/emily-rabote...

The Ukraine-Russia War rages on with Zelensky building support where he can find it. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the history of this war with journalists Tatyana Ogarkova and Volodymyr Yermolenko. #FNFpod www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/w... lithub.com/journalists-...

New York politics grinds forward with the leading mayoral candidate bringing significant baggage. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to NYT reporter Nicholas Fandos about how this moment evolved. #FNFpod #writers www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n... lithub.com/nicholas-fan...

The Senate continues debate over the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss Trump’s plan to seize spending power with ProRepublica reporter Molly Redden. #FNFpod #writers www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u... lithub.com/molly-redden...

Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss the Supreme Court and current legal processes with Harry Siegel. #FNFpodcast #writers #writerscommunity apnews.com/article/supr... lithub.com/harry-siegel... Harry Siegel on the Supreme Court, Bribery, and Scofflaws ‹ Literary Hub

NEW EPISODE: Writer Geoff Dyer joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new memoir HOMEWORK, which covers Dyer’s working-class youth in England during the 1960s and ’70s. @literaryhub.bsky.social #homework #writing #books #podcast lithub.com/geoff-dwyer-...

NEW EPISODE: Fiction writer Jess Walter joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new novel So Far Gone, in which a former environmental reporter living off the grid is jolted back by the arrival of his grandchildren. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/jess-walter-...

As Juneteenth takes on new challenges to the history of freedom in America, listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to Tracy K. Smith about the differences between free and freedom. #FNFpodcast #writers #writingcommunity apnews.com/article/june... lithub.com/tracy-k-smit...

James Frey's new novel reminds us about truth and ethics in writing. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell discuss biographical ethics with Iris Jamahl Dunkle and Kelly McMasters. #FNFpodcast #writers #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/s... lithub.com/iris-jamahl-...

ICE raids intensify. Reactions escalate. Ruben Reyes, Jr.'s conversation with @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell pre-inauguration now seems prescient. Listen to their discussion on deportation. #FNFpodcast #writers #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06... lithub.com/ruben-reyes-...

As Robert F. Kennedy's misinformation campaign regarding autism continues to make news, listen to Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talk with Jodie Hare about the science of neurodiversity. #FNFpodcast #autism apnews.com/article/rfk-... lithub.com/jodie-hare-o...

NEW EPISODE: Acclaimed fiction writer Susan Choi joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her new novel, FLASHLIGHT. She reflects on her character's childhood as an ethnic Korean raised in Japan in the 1940s. @literaryhub.bsky.social #podcast #book lithub.com/susan-choi-o...

Edmund White, author of more than 30 books, died Tuesday at age 85. Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social interview White about his new book, March 2025. #FNFpod #writers #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b... lithub.com/edmund-white...

Lawsuits opposing executives orders raise questions about the White House's actions. Listen as Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan talk to Molly Redden on the fight for the nation's purse. #FNFpod #writerscommunity #writers #lithubpod apnews.com/projects/tru... lithub.com/molly-redden...

Eliminating student visas put universities in diminishing roles. Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talk with @meghanor.bsky.social about what might be changing. #writers #fnfpod #writingcommunity www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/u... lithub.com/meghan-orour...

Once again, art imitates life as the House fails to hold members accountable. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell interview @timothyschaffert.bsky.social on the ins and outs of farce. #fnfpodcast #writingcommunity #writers www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u... lithub.com/timothy-scha...

Nonfiction writer Paul Elie joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about how Pope Leo XIV compares to John Paul II whose conservative views shaped Catholic identity, faith, sex, and "crypto religious" art of the 1980s. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/paul-elie-on...

Novelist and journalist @mirzawaheed.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about brewing tensions between two nuclear powers: India and Pakistan. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/mirza-waheed...

NEW EPISODE: Writer @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about opinion journalism. Nolan reads from his book, The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/hamilton-nol...

Jodie Hare on how neurodiverse populations are viewed in terms of production value. Listen to the rest in our bio! @literaryhub.bsky.social @sugi.bsky.social #politics #neurodiversity #journalism #books #literature #podcast

Rešoketšwe Manenzhe on South Africa’s perspective on America’s political climate, from our most recent episode! Watch the rest on our Youtube channel now! @literaryhub.bsky.social @sugi.bsky.social #america #politics #southafrica #literature #trump #musk

NEW EPISODE: NEW EPISODE: South African writer Rešoketšwe Manenzhe joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about the influence that wealthy South African immigrants like Elon Musk are having on the Trump administration. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/resoketswe-m...

NEW EPISODE: Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about autism, writer Jodie Hare joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about the politics of neurodiversity and the importance of autistic communities. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/jodie-hare-o...

NEW EPISODE: Acclaimed novelist and journalist @vauhinivara.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her new essay collection, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/vauhini-vara...

NEW EPISODE: Following ICE’s detention of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, professor and novelist Sheila Sundar joins hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about the targeting of international students by the Trump administration. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/sheila-sunda...

NEW EPISODE: Essayist, poet, and Yale Review editor Meghan O'Rourke joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about her recent New York Times piece, “The End of the University as We Know It.” @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/meghan-orour...

NEW EPISODE: Novelist @alexhigley.bsky.social joins host @sugi.bsky.social to talk about his new novel, True Failure. Higley also discusses how he experiences the news in Trump 2.0; lying as emotional refuge; and two big American lies. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/alex-higley-...

NEW EPISODE: Novelist, memoirist and biographer Edmund White joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about his recent book, The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/edmund-white...

NEW EPISODE: Bestselling fiction writer @csittenfeld.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about her new collection of stories, Show Don’t Tell. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/curtis-sitte...

The 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist 15 unforgettable works of fiction by women writers in the U.S. and Canada, spanning novels, short story collections, and fiction in translation. Learn more: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2025-longlist