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Books That Matter: Rob Franklin on CRUSH by Richard Siken
Welcome to the FictionMatters Podcast. I’m your host Sara Hildreth and this is Books That Matter. In this series, I’ll speak with writers I admire to learn about their lives as readers and deep dive…
Books That Matter: Nora Lange on A LIFE'S WORK by Rachel Cusk
Welcome to the FictionMatters Podcast; this is Books That Matter. In this series, I’ll speak with writers I admire to learn about their lives as readers and deep dive into a book that matters to…
Olympic Figure Skating Debrief
Your girls are back! This Olympics was too dramatic to keep our commentary in the group chat so we’re back on mic to debrief it all. We chat through every event sharing our highlights and heartbreaks…
Books That Matter: Alli Hoff Kosik on PREP by Curtis Sittenfeld
Welcome to the FictionMatters Podcast. This is Books That Matter. In this series, I’ll talk with writers about reading to learn about their tastes, their habits, and the books that matter to…
The Best Stories in Olympic Figure Skating with Layne Fargo and Denne Michele Norris
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan have begun. The torch is lit and the figure skating team event is underway. As you may know, I’m a former figure skater, and I love the winter Olympics. And so, I…
Books That Matter: A. Natasha Joukovsky on EVELINA by Frances Burney
Welcome to Books That Matter. Today, I’m joined by A. Natasha Joukovsky. a. natasha joukovsky is the author of the novels The Portrait of a Mirror and Medium Rare (forthcoming March 2026). Her…
Books That Matter: Anika Jade Levy on THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger
Welcome to Books That Matters. Today, I’m joined by Anika Jade Levy. Anika is a writer from Colorado, a founding editor of Forever Magazine, and an instructor in the Writing program at Columbia. Her…
The FictionMatters Best Books of 2025
This episode needs no introduction. Today Liz and I are share our favorite books of the year--all new releases. This was a weird year in books, but we each managed to come up with lists we feel…
Books That Matter: Jade Chang on THE WOMAN WARRIOR by Maxine Hong Kingston
Welcome to the FictionMatters Podcast. I’m your host Sara Hildreth and this is Books That Matter. In this series, I’ll speak with writers I admire to learn about their lives as readers and deep dive…
Books That Matter: Rickey Fayne on SONG OF SOLOMON by Toni Morrison
Welcome to the FictionMatters Podcast; this is Books That Matter. In this series, I’ll speak with writers I admire to learn about their lives as readers and deep dive into the books that matters to…
Reading without pressure: a little book therapy for the end of the year
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Books That Matter: Emily Adrian on LOITERING WITH INTENT by Muriel Spark
Welcome to the Fiction Matters podcast. This is Books That Matter, an author interview series where we’ll get to know writers as readers and talk about the books that matter to them.Since this is the…
Best Books of 2025 (so far)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fictionmatters.substack.comIt’s time! Liz Hein and I are here with our annual Best Books of the Year (so far) episode and this one is…
Summer Reading Guide Chat with Sara Hildreth
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Celebrating Ordinary Time with Annie B. Jones
In today’s special podcast episode, I’m joined by independent bookstore owner, podcaster, and debut author Annie B. Jones. Annie has been a favorite follow and a trusted source for book…
Reading in Public No. 68: Five year anniversary "Ask Me Anything"
I truly can’t believe that I’ve been writing on Substack for five years now! It feels like it was just yesterday that I decided to test the waters on this brand new platform. It’s been five years of…
🎧📚October 2024 Ranked Reading Recap
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fictionmatters.substack.comHey, readers!Today I’m sharing my October Ranked Reading Recap. In these monthly episodes, I walk you through…
Prize lists, pairings, and books that got under our skin
Welcome to This Month in Books, a brand new exclusive podcast series for FictionMatters subscribers. In these monthly chats, I’ll be joined by my friend and voracious reader of new releases, Liz…
Best Books of 2023 with Liz Hein
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Best books season is upon us and I had the pleasure of talking about favorites with reader extraordinaire and recurring FictionMatters contributor, Liz Hein.…
Reading in Public No. 22: The state of book criticism with Traci Thomas of The Stacks
Hey, readers!It’s a Reading in Public first today. I have the pleasure of sharing an extremely fun and impassioned conversation with one of my favorite book people—IN PODCAST FORM!! Traci Thomas is…
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