Book of the Month Live

Mar 28 2025 148 ep. 27 mins 78
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Book of the Month Live is where we get authors out of the pages and into unexpected conversations. In person and off the cuff, with beverages, at our headquarters in NYC. Get a front-row seat to the book party you won’t forget.  Suggestions or ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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Krysten Ritter reveals her kryptonite.

Mar 28 2025 25 mins  
The best way to listen to Book of the Month LIVE is in our app. Actor and author Krysten Ritter stopped by our headquarters to talk about her new book, Retreat, and the real-life con artists who inspired the thriller. She revealed her superpower, her kryptonite, and her various skills and accomplishments as an author, actor, director, musician and, of course, professional knitter.

B.K. Borison hears our dating horror stories.

Feb 28 2025 19 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app. Author B.K. Borison visited our headquarters to discuss her new book, First-Time Caller. She got real about the transition from self-publishing to having the backing of a major publishing house—and how she’s not one to give dating advice, but our audience decided to share their horror stories with her

Daniel Black doesn’t need your applause.

Feb 25 2025 29 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app. Daniel Black, author of Isaac’s Song, joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss gospel music, masculinity, Black storytelling, bouquets, and that time he went viral. Oh, and how he wrote his new book. We manage to cover it all and even find time to dance. A young man finds himself at a crossroa

Layne Fargo on ice.

Jan 24 2025 21 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app. Layne Fargo, author of The Favorites, joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss her new book—plus love, hate, spite, and ice dancing. We cover everything from Tonya Harding, to early 2000s fashion, to Layne’s very first time ice skating. (Spoiler: It was the day before this episode was record

Kate Fagan does NOT want to be famous.

Jan 15 2025 23 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app. Author and former basketball player turned journalist turned ESPN commentator Kate Fagan joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss her new book, The Three Lives of Cate Kay. She talks about big fame (why she doesn’t want it), ambition (its highly addictive qualities), and the creative engine th

Daniel Aleman proves writing is the best form of revenge.

Dec 11 2024 21 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app. Author Daniel Aleman joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss his new book, I Might Be In Trouble. Inspired by a situationship gone awry, Aleman explains the evolution of his adult debut and reflects on the unexpected trajectory of his career as a writer. After the perfect first date, writer Dav

Anna Rasche leaves no stone unturned.

Oct 29 2024 23 mins  
Author Anna Rasche visits our headquarters for this week’s episode of VBT to discuss her new book, The Stone Witch of Florence. She covers writing about the Black Plague during a modern day-pandemic, the importance of wellness girlies, and why she loves crystals. After nearly a decade in exile for witchcraft, Ginevra di Gasparo is called upon to use her healing powers to save peo

Ann Liang on milking her JSTOR access.

Oct 09 2024 24 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app! Author Ann Liang joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss her newest book, A Song to Drown Rivers. From making the most of her JSTOR access while it lasted, to thinking deeply about beauty standards across centuries, she breaks down how her historical fantasy novel got made. Xishi is beautiful�

Coco Mellors wants you to cry in public.

Oct 02 2024 33 mins  

Laura Dave has a complicated relationship with thrillers.

Sep 25 2024 20 mins  
The best way to listen to Virtual Book Tour is in the Book of the Month app! Repeat author Laura Dave joins us on this week’s episode of VBT to discuss her newest book, The Night We Lost Him. We talked about the question she wanted to answer with this story, how grief is an extension of love, and her complicated relationship with the thriller genre. Estranged siblings discover t