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Kerry Jones is an English professor and time traveler. Sort of. Today, she takes us back to the dawn of the 20th century on Why Should I Read This?

On today's episode, we're pleased to have Jenny Jackson back on the show. Beth Golay visits with Jackson about her new novel, "The Shampoo Effect." Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez says Ann Patchett's "Whistler" manages to be sentimental without being saccharine.

In this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author C.J. Farley about his novel, "Who Knows You By Heart," which dives into the implications AI has on one woman who begins working at a Big Tech company

Most readers probably associate Nathaniel Hawthorne with Hester Prynne and her scarlet ‘A’; but Wichita State English professor Rebeccah Bechtold thinks a later Hawthorne character is also deserving of fame. She tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This?

Ann Patchett's new novel, "Whistler," is not a horse book. But it is a tender account of a family’s past, including secrets, misconceptions, and traumas both major and minor.

On this week's episode, Beth Golay visits with Pulitzer Prize–winner Andrew Sean Greer about his new novel, "Villa Coco." Plus, we welcome David Enyeart, manager of Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul, Minnesota, to talk about genre fiction.

This week on Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Dave Eggers about his newest novel, "Contrapposto."

Ulysses is one of those books that people want to say they’ve read – but haven’t. In today’s Why Should I Read This, Fran Connor tells us why you shouldn’t be intimidated by it and why it’s actually worth your time.

Julia Langbein's new novel, "Dear Monica Lewinsky," is part comedy, part fairy tale, part historical reckoning — a clever and creative work that will have you rethinking much of what you have come to believe.

On this episode, Beth Golay speaks with author Claire Fuller about her novel, "Hunger & Thirst."