Episodes

  • Check This Out: Jennifer Croft & 'The Extinction of Irena Rey'

    Check This Out: Jennifer Croft & 'The Extinction of Irena Rey'
    Jun 8 2024
    "The Extinction of Irena Rey" is the new novel by famed translator Jennifer Croft. Eight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Inci Atrek & 'Holiday Country'

    Check This Out: Inci Atrek & 'Holiday Country'
    Jun 1 2024
    Inci Atrek brings readers a seductive and lyrical debut novel. “Holiday Country" follows a young woman’s dangerous summer romance during an idyllic vacation on the Aegean coast.
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    50 mins
  • Check This Out: Aube Rey Lescure & 'River East, River West'

    Check This Out: Aube Rey Lescure & 'River East, River West'
    May 25 2024
    Set against the backdrop of developing modern China, Aube Rey Lescure’s “River East, River West” is part coming-of-age tale and part family and social drama. It follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity in a rapidly changing world.
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    55 mins
  • Check This Out: Leo Vardiashvili & 'Hard By a Great Forest'

    Check This Out: Leo Vardiashvili & 'Hard By a Great Forest'
    May 18 2024
    Author Leo Vardiashvili’s latest novel is “Hard By a Great Forest” –a story about a man who fled the republic of Georgia in the midst of war. It’s a unique story about the traumas of war and the lasting effects of those families driven not just to survive but to remember, love, and live.
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    55 mins
  • Check This Out: Maura Cheeks & 'Acts of Forgiveness'

    Check This Out: Maura Cheeks & 'Acts of Forgiveness'
    May 13 2024
    Author Maura Cheeks talks about her new novel Acts of Forgiveness. Set in a speculative America, readers navigate a world where the government has approved reparation payments for black Americans – but only if they can prove they are descended from slaves.
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    48 mins
  • Check This Out: Vauhini Vara discusses her debut collection of stories 'This is Salvaged'

    Check This Out: Vauhini Vara discusses her debut collection of stories 'This is Salvaged'
    Dec 29 2023
    From New Hampshire Public Radio and the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire, Check This Out is a new 7-part literary series where host Rachel Barenbaum dives deeply into the works of emerging and diverse authors.
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    53 mins
  • Check This Out: Local librarians pick their favorite books of 2023

    Check This Out: Local librarians pick their favorite books of 2023
    Dec 27 2023
    Host Rachel Barenbaum sat down with New Hampshire librarians to discuss their favorite reads from 2023.
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    51 mins
  • Check This Out: Emma Törzs' debut novel links together the power of magic and family

    Check This Out: Emma Törzs' debut novel links together the power of magic and family
    Dec 15 2023
    This week on Check This Out, host Rachel Barenbaum sits down with Emma Törzs, author of "Ink Blood Sister Scribe."
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    57 mins