Episodes 200
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.3 (10)
Since Jun 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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About This Podcast

Author interviews and book discussion with host Jason Jefferies. Presented by Page 158 Books.

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337--Cormac McCarthy's Cities of the Plain w/ Dan Hawkins

Apr 13, 2026 1h 10m

On this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies and longtime Bookin' guest Dan Hawkins continue their Cormac McCarthy read through with Cities of the Plain, volume three of The Border Trilogy. Also…

336--Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing w/ Dan Hawkins

Jan 27, 2026 50m

On this episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies and longtime Bookin' guest Dan Hawkins continue their Cormac McCarthy read through with The Crossing, volume two of The Border Trilogy. Also discussed…

335--Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses w/ Dan Hawkins

Oct 13, 2025 47m

This week, Jason and Dan continue their Cormac McCarthy readathon with the first book of The Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses.  Topics of conversation include the yin and yang of Blood Meridian,…

334--Bookin' w/ Kraig Finstad

Oct 02, 2025 29m

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes Kraig Finstad, author of Problem Play and The Inn at the Crossroads. Topics of conversation include cognitive psychology and statistics, ghosts and pirates,…

333--Bookin' w David Haynes

Sep 15, 2025 35m

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes David Haynes, author of Martha's Daughter, which is published by our friends at McSweeney's.  Topics of conversation include workshopping short stories vs.…

332--Bookin' w/ Pat Lipsky

Aug 25, 2025 31m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pat Lipsky, artist and author of Brightening Glance: Art and Life, which is published by our friends at the University of Iowa Press. Topics of…

331--Bookin' w/ David Levithan and Jens Lekman

Aug 18, 2025 30m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by David Levithan and Jens Lekman, authors of Songs for Other People's Weddings, which is published by our friends at Abrams Press.  Topics of conversation…

330--Cormac McCarthy's The Stonemason with Dan Hawkins

Jul 14, 2025 1h 6m

This week, Dan Hawkins and Jason Jefferies continue to read through the works of Cormac McCarthy with The Stonemason. Child of God is also discussed (by way of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita), and Dan and…

329--Bookin' w/ Gary Graff

May 23, 2025 30m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Gary Graff, editor of 501 Essential Albums of the 80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide, which is published by our friends at Quarto Publishing Group.…

328--Cormac McCarthy's The Gardener's Son with Dan Hawkins

May 15, 2025 58m

On this episode, host Jason Jefferies and award-winning poet Dan Hawkins continue their read through of the works of Cormac McCarthy, this time with his first screenplay, The Gardener's Son. Further,…

327--Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Dan Hawkins

Mar 31, 2025 57m

This week, host Jason Jefferies welcomes back Bookin' favorite Dan Hawkins, librarian at The Citadel and Cormac McCarthy aficionado. This time, Jason and Dan talk about Blood Meridian, and oh boy is…

326--Bookin' w/ Keon West

Feb 24, 2025 30m

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies interviews Professor Keon West, author of The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know But Probably Don't--Yet, which is published by our friends at…

325--Bookin' w/ Elaine Neil Orr

Feb 18, 2025 38m

On this week's Bookin', host Jason Jefferies welcomes Elaine Neil Orr, who discusses her new novel Dancing Woman, which is published by our friends at Blair.  Topics of discussion include people who…

324--Bookin' w/ Mark Kingwell

Feb 10, 2025 36m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mark Kingwell, professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a contributing editor of Harper’s…

323--Cormac McCarthy's Suttree with Dan Hawkins

Feb 05, 2025 50m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by frequent guest and Librarian at The Citadel Dan Hawkins, who discusses Suttree by Cormac McCarthy.  Topics of conversation include Vanity Fair, James…

322--Bookin' w/ Andy Corren

Jan 21, 2025 35m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Andy Corren, author of Dirtbag Queen, which is published by our friends at Grand Central Publishing.  Topics of conversation include bookstores in New…

321--Bookin' w/ Julian Zabalbeascoa

Jan 15, 2025 39m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Julian Zabalbeascoa, author of What We Tried to Bury Grows Here, which is published by our friends at Two Dollar Radio.  Topics of discussion include the…

320--Bookin' w Paul Jones

Dec 23, 2024 36m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by the legendary poet Paul Jones, who discusses his new collection Something Necessary, which is published by our friends at Redhawk Publications.  Topics of…

319--Cormac McCarthy's Child of God with Dan Hawkins

Dec 16, 2024 1h 25m

This week, Dan Hawkins and Jason Jefferies talk about Cormac McCarthy's Child of God by way of the recent Vanity Fair article that exposes Cormac McCarthy's relationship with Augusta Britt, which…

318--Bookin' w/ David Aldridge

Dec 09, 2024 38m

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by award-winning journalist David Aldridge in a discussion about The Basketball 100: The Story of the Greatest Players in NBA History, which is published by…

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Bookin’ has published 200 episodes since June 2021, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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Bookin’ is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 33m.

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