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Steve Bertrand on Books: Rachel Pologe
How about a little romance? Rachel Pologe’s Now That We Don’t Talk follows Nora and Henry in this sweet, funny holiday romance. They’re in love and loathe at the same time. The iss…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Jack Stewart
Long after Tom Clancy’s death, his character Jack Ryan lives on. Clancy died in 2013. Since then, several authors have continued the Ryan series. The latest is Jack Stewart with Pr…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves has filled library shelves and BritBox TV lineups for years. Whether it’s beloved Vera, my pet, Shetland, or her new Mathew Venn series, Ann brings the north of England…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Jane Hamilton
Jane Hamilton is known for her novels A Map of the World and The Book of Ruth. Her latest is The Phoebe Variations, which was nearly 10 years in the making. In this week’s podcast,…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Henry Wise
Novelist Henry Wise joins Steve Bertrand on Books this week to talk about Promised Land, a story of loyalty and simmering antagonism set in the swamps of Virginia. Of particular in…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Alex Hay
Did you know there’s a book genre called the feminist caper? It’s having its moment with help from Alex Hay’s novel The Midnight Guests. This is a fun read that follows Diana Gold…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Elizabeth Letts
Author Elizabeth Letts’ novel Fallen for France takes us from the farthest reaches of Morocco to the front lines in France during the early days of World War l with a captivating s…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Joe Bond
Hope House is described as a tender, and yet profane, study of masculinity. Put another way: Hope House follows a group of delinquents trying to find a better life (in most cases)…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Stephanie Soileau
The Mississippi Delta and the Cajuns who live there are under threat. When the land dwindles, the culture erodes. That’s the setting behind Stephanie Soileau’s novel, Should the Wa…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Imogen Willetts
Nightlife is under attack. In Imogen Willetts’ book Up All Night, she says the UK lost half of its nightclubs from 2013 to 2024. And the story is the same elsewhere. Why is that an…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Catherine Ryan Howard
Would you buy a house where you know something terrible had happened in the past? That’s the question behind “Buyer Beware,” the latest novel from Irish writer Catherine Ryan Howar…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Mark Billingham
If you’re a fan of British crime drama, you probably know Mark Billingham. His Tom Thorne series, and other projects, have made the jump to TV. His latest novel is The Shadow Step,…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Steven Rowley
You might know novelist Steven Rowley for his book The Guncle or The Guncle Abroad. His lead character really travels in his latest, Take Me With You. Imagine waking up in the midd…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Ben Reeves
Ben Reeves has written a beautiful debut novel about…death. Travis seems like an ordinary guy; he’s single and lives alone with his cat in his apartment. But his job is to be with…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Courtney Maum
You have too much stuff and Alan Anderson is the guy who convinced you to buy it. Now he sees the error of his ways and he’s shunned his worldly goods, living in a shed in his back…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Bobby Finger
You might know Bobby Finger from his two earlier novels, The Old Place and Four Squares, or maybe you follow his podcast, Who? Weekly, where he and his cohost Lindsey Weber keep tr…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Lisa See
New York Times bestselling author Lisa See’s latest book is Daughters of the Sun and Moon. Publisher’s Weekly calls it one of the best books of the summer. She talks with Steve abo…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Phil Melanson
In this week’s podcast, Steve catches up with author Phil Melanson as he teaches in London. Phil is the author of Florenzer…it’s a great account of life in Medici Florence told thr…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Melanie Benjamin
Chicago writer Melanie Benjamin has made a career out of writing historical fiction with stories that largely center around women. Put another way, Melanie has given us fictional a…
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Steve Bertrand on Books: Djamel White
Djamel White is being called a powerful new voice in Irish literature. His debut novel, All Them Dogs, takes a look inside the crime underworld of west Dublin, focusing on a lost y…