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We've interviewed a wide variety of authors over the past few years. Check out this list of recent guests or subscribe to our podcast to browse our archive of past shows. If you subscribe, you'll be able to hear the entire show from each week.

All of the sound files below are in mp3 format. Click "listen" to stream the interview over the web or option-click to download the file.
sylvia engdahl

8/30/06

An interview with Sylvia Engdahl, author of the Newberry Honor Book Enchantress From the Stars and the recently updated and re-released novels Journey Between the Worlds, The Far Side of Evil, and Children of the Star. Hosted by Malini Sridharan.

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RL Stine

8/23/06

An interview with RL Stine, author of the Goosebumps, Fear Street, and Mostly Ghostly series as well as other books. Hosted by Sarah Rubin. Originally broadcast in 2004.

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jenny_han

8/16/06

An interview with Jenny Han, author of Shug, a novel that follows twelve-year-old Annemarie Wilcox as she enters junior high school and reaches adolescence in a small Southern town. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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alex_mcaualy

8/9/06

An interview with Alex Mcaulay, author of Bad Girls and the new thriller Lost Summer, recently released by MTV books. In Lost Summer, Caitlin Ross, a rich California teen, spends an all too eventful summer on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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zoe_rice

8/2/06

An interview with Zoe Rice, author of the blog Real Girl Beauty and Pick Me Up, a fun new chick-lit novel set in the New York art scene. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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Victor_Navasky

7/26/06

An interview with Victor Navasky, editor of The Nation from 1978 to 1995 and editorial director from 1995 to 2005. Mr. Navasky's new book A Matter of Opinion explores his experiences with and thoughts on the journalism of opinion. Hosted by Malini Sridharan.

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Frank_portman

7/19/06

An interview with Frank Portman, aka Dr. Frank of The Mr. T Experience. King Dork, Frank Portman's well received first novel, follows the misadventures of a rock and roll obsessed California teenager. Hosted by Malini Sridharan.

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Megan_Mccafferty

7/12/06

An interview with Megan McCafferty. Her most recent novel is Charmed Thirds, a new installment in the adventures of Jessica Darling. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan. (Originally aired 4/18/2006)

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Tara_Altebrando

7/5/06

An interview with Tara Altebrando, author of The Pursuit of Happiness and Love Will Tear us Apart (under the name Tara McCarthy). Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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Ted_Libbey

6/28/06

An interview with Ted Libbey. His most recent work is The NPR Guide to Classical Music. Hosted by Ashley David.

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Deb_Caletti

6/21/06

An interview with Deb Caletti. Her most recent novel is Wild Roses. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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Jen_Babcock

6/14/06

An interview with Jennifer Babcock, author of the comic C'est La Vie. Hosted by Malini Sridharan.

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sara_gruen

6/07/06

An interview with Sara Gruen. Water for Elephants is her most recent novel. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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ally_carter

5/31/06

An interview with Ally Carter. Her most recent novel is I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, the first installment of the Gallagher Girls series. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan.

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fast_forward

5/24/06

An interview with Eric Spitznagel, author of Fast Forward. Hosted by Sarah Stedman.

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sarah_dessen

5/17/06

An interview with Sarah Dessen. Just Listen is her most recent novel. Hosted by Sarah Stedman and Malini Sridharan. (Originally aired 4/18/2006)

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