New York Times Bestselling Author Mary Beth Keane talks about her newest, most personal novel yet: Whale Harbor, inspired by her father's lifelong regrets about leaving a younger brother behind when he left Ireland for New York as a teenager. Written with Keane's trademark empathy, wisdom, and crystalline prose, Whale Harbor is a sweeping, emotional family saga, a must-read for those who loved Keane's Ask Again, Yes.

Julie Orringer, the bestselling author of The Invisible Bridge, talks about her literary page-turner LUNA, PHOENIX, QUEEN, which The New York Times called "thrilling." A story of marital infidelity, literary theft, memory loss, and resilience, the novel also features an injured rescue dog who impacts the characters in profound and surprising ways. I absolutely loved this conversation (and obviously the book) and hope you will too!

In The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman, prize-winning short story writer Deesha Philyaw tells the outrageous, daring, and ultimately triumphant story of Scharisse Freeman, the wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor who upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight. It's a satirical wild ride of a novel that packs an emotional punch, touching on many of the same issues Philyaw addressed in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, but in a radically different package. Philyaw joins us to talk about the long path to finishing this novel, lying pastors and the lengths they'll go to protect the church at the expense of women and girls, and why she believes that books that are funny and sexy can be serious too.